Fight for the ROUTEs.

A2Z is won through coordinated destruction and repair—not by chasing the most ship kills.

  1. Choose a side.

    BLUE destroys A2Z. ORANGE defends it. Your faction remains locked for the current parallel world.

  2. Enter the live front.

    Your SORTIE is a 15-minute slot, but the five-minute BATTLE CYCLE is shared worldwide. Each ROOM fields 25 BLUE and 25 ORANGE ships, with NPCs filling open positions.

  3. Find the CUT POINTs.

    Three ROUTEs protect the CORE, with three CUT POINTs on each ROUTE. Use SWITCH to focus the circuit, SCAN to find priority targets, and LOCK up to three valid targets.

  4. Break or restore.

    BLUE uses FIRE to destroy CUT POINTs. ORANGE uses REPAIR to rebuild them. Ship combat matters when it creates space for the objective.

  5. Fight for the CORE.

    Cut all nine CUT POINTs—three on each ROUTE—to expose the CORE. BLUE attacks it; ORANGE can reconnect a ROUTE to restore its shield. Damage already dealt to the CORE remains.

  6. Shape the shared world.

    Every ROOM affects the same structure, letter, and battle clock. The next letter begins only after the CORE is destroyed. If all human pilots leave, the structure holds its state until someone returns.

Essential systems.

The controls are simple; choosing the right target at the right time is the strategy.

LOCK

Select up to three structures, ships, or projectiles and act across all valid targets.

SCAN

Automatically lock up to three high-priority CUT POINTs, CORE targets, or incoming projectiles.

SWITCH

Focus the circuit display on all ROUTEs or one of the nine CUT POINTs.

FIRE / REPAIR

Your main objective action changes with your faction: destroy as BLUE, restore as ORANGE.

EVADE

React to incoming fire with a short high-speed invulnerable maneuver.

COMMANDER

A rotating commander assigns Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie units to priority targets.

PC controls.

Touch controls remain visible on mobile and tablet. These shortcuts apply to desktop play.

MoveW A S D / Arrow keys / Left-drag
LOCK / unlockLeft click
FIRE / REPAIRX / Right click and hold
SCANQ
Clear LOCKsE
ITEMZ (1 / 2 selects a ticket)
WEAPONC
EVADEShift
Change distanceMouse wheel

Ready for your first SORTIE?

Play A2Z