Rock Splitter
Play Rock Splitter free online. Fly a drifting mining tug through a nebula, blast big space rocks into smaller ones, scoop up glowing ore and mind the gun heat.
How to Play Rock Splitter
You pilot a small amber mining tug inside a purple nebula full of drifting rocks. The tug keeps sliding after you let go of the engine, just like a real ship in space, so to slow down you turn around and fire the engine the other way.
Shoot a big rock and it splits into two middle rocks. Shoot those and they split into small rocks, and small rocks break into dust. Small rocks are worth the most points, and they sometimes drop a piece of glowing ore. Fly through the ore to collect it for a bonus.
Your gun heats up as you fire. If the heat bar fills, the gun jams until it cools down, so fire in short bursts. Flying off one edge of the screen brings you back on the opposite edge, and the rocks do the same.
Clear every rock to start the next wave, which brings more and faster rocks. A rock hitting your tug costs one of your three tugs.
Controls
Touch
- Use the on-screen buttons: turn left, turn right and engine on the left side, fire on the right side.
Keyboard
- Left and Right (or A and D) turn the tug, Up (or W) fires the engine, and Space fires the gun. P pauses, M mutes.
Tips and Tricks
- Keep your speed low. A fast tug is hard to stop and easy to crash.
- Break one big rock at a time, so the screen never fills with small fast pieces all at once.
- Watch the heat bar and stop firing just before it fills, so the gun never jams.
- Grab ore quickly, because it fades away after a few seconds.
About the Game
Rock Splitter is a classic style space shooter with its own twists: a gun that overheats and ore to collect. The tug drifts with real momentum, which makes careful flying as important as good aim.
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Rock Splitter FAQ
Why does my mining tug keep drifting?
There is no air in space to slow it down. Turn around and fire the engine to brake.
What makes the mining gun jam?
Firing too much without a break. Let the heat bar cool down and fire in short bursts.
What is the glowing ore worth?
Each piece of ore you collect adds 25 points.
How many tugs do I get in Rock Splitter?
Three. A rock hitting your tug costs one.
