About Asteroids
Asteroids is the 1979 arcade legend rebuilt for the browser: pilot a tiny triangular ship through a rock field, spin, thrust and blast asteroids into smaller and smaller pieces.
How to play Asteroids
Rotate with left/right arrows, thrust with up, and fire with space. Big rocks split into medium, medium into small — clear the field to advance, and remember the screen wraps around.
Questions & answers
- How do you play Asteroids?
- Turn and thrust your ship with the arrow keys and shoot with the spacebar. Momentum keeps you drifting, so short bursts of thrust beat holding the gas.
- What age is Asteroids for?
- Around 7 and up — the drifting physics take a little practice, which is exactly the fun of it.
- Is Asteroids free?
- Yes — free, browser-based, no downloads, on crumble.lol.