Drone Rush: a drone combat racer in your browser
Twelve pilots, three laps, one steel track floating in black space. Pick one of four drone frames, hold the throttle, hit the glowing pads, tuck in behind a rival for a slipstream, then shoot them down before the line.
How to play
Four frames, four ways to race
Kestrel is balanced, Needle is the fastest, Anvil has the thickest armour and Mistral boosts the longest. Each has its own pace, armour, cooling and fuel.
A 4 km orbital circuit
A floating steel deck with glowing rails, a launch crest for airtime, a shipyard full of cranes and a tube through a space station.
Weapons and defence
A laser that heats up as you fire, homing missiles, mines dropped behind you, a barrier that blocks missiles and pushes rivals, and a short overdrive surge.
Style pays
Boost pads, slipstreams and clean near misses all add Style points. Chain them to build a combo up to x15.
Rivals that fight back
Eleven AI drones at three skill levels pass, dodge mines, raise barriers against missiles and spread their fire across targets.
Phone and desktop
Touch controls on phones, keyboard or gamepad on computers. Graphics quality steps down automatically on slower devices.
Controls
- W / S
- Throttle and brake
- A / D
- Steer
- Shift
- Boost
- Space
- Hold to fire the laser
- F
- Fire a missile or drop a mine
- Q
- Barrier
- E
- Overdrive
- Esc
- Pause
Frequently asked questions
- Is Drone Rush free?
- Yes. It is free to play in the browser, with no install, no account, no real money and no redeemable items.
- Does it work on phones?
- Yes. Phones get a steering pad plus Laser, Boost, missile, barrier and overdrive buttons. Graphics quality drops automatically on slower phones to keep the frame rate smooth.
- What languages does it support?
- The in-game interface is in English, with short labels like Race, Boost and Lap.
- What is it built with?
- Three.js (WebGL) for the 3D graphics, Vite for bundling and Web Audio for synthesized sound. The whole build is under 1 MB and runs straight in the browser.