Brass Skies
Fly a steam-powered airship, shoot down enemy ships, and dock for upgrades.
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What to expect
You can lose
Your airship can be shot down. Then you fly again, and it always starts fresh.
Gems at risk
Gems and cargo you are carrying are lost if you go down. Gems in the bank are always safe.
Dock when you like
You can land at the end of each stretch, or fly past it and keep going.
Pause anytime
There is a Pause button, and the game pauses by itself if you switch away.
About this game
You pilot a steam-powered airship that always flies forward and fires on its own. Steer it around the lower half of the sky, shoot the enemy ships, and pick up the gems they drop. Crates of cargo float by too, and so do brass supply balloons: shoot one to release a power-up. Some power-ups work at once and some last for a few seconds. At the end of each stretch there is a dock where you can bank your gems, repair, and spend gems on upgrades. Every stretch is harder than the last, and you can always try again.
How to play
Drag to steer.
Put your finger anywhere on the sky and drag. Your airship follows, and it fires all the time. On a computer, use the arrow keys.
Gems, cargo and power-ups.
Fly over the gems that enemies drop and over floating crates. Shoot the brass supply balloons that drift down, then fly over the power-up each one releases. You can see what you are carrying at the top of the screen.
Land at the dock.
At the end of a stretch a brass dock drifts down. Fly onto its ring and hold still for a moment to land. Landing banks your gems, turns cargo into bonus gems, repairs your hull and refills your shield.
Buy upgrades.
At the dock, spend gems on seven upgrades: more guns, faster firing, a stronger shield, quicker steering, longer power-ups, more supply balloons and better power-ups. Or fly past the dock and keep your gems on board for the next one, if you dare.
Hints and saving
Hints: There are no hints in this game, but there is no timer either. Pause whenever you need to think.
Saving: Your bank, your upgrades and your best score are saved on this device. A run in progress is not saved, so finish it or leave it before you close the game.