# Action games

> Free action and reflex games for your browser: survive the swarm, steer Snake, dodge traffic, slice fruit and time perfect locks. Short rounds, touch and keyboard controls.

Fast rounds that test reflexes and timing. Survive three waves and a boss in Neon Swarm, grow the longest Snake, weave through traffic in Micro Racer, dodge falling hazards in Dodge Dash, slice fruit, hit moving targets, or lock a satellite and a pulse with perfect timing.

## Games

- [Neon Swarm](https://taprusharcade.com/games/neon-swarm.md): Neon Swarm is a free survival shooter for the browser. Your ship fires automatically while you steer it through three 30-second waves of enemies, choose an upgrade each time you level up and save a charged Pulse for emergencies. A boss arrives near the end of the 90-second run.
- [Snake](https://taprusharcade.com/games/snake.md): Snake is an arcade game in which you steer a growing snake around a walled board. Each piece of fruit you eat makes it longer and faster, and the run ends when the snake hits a wall or its own tail.
- [Pulse Lock Daily](https://taprusharcade.com/games/pulse-lock-daily.md): Pulse Lock Daily is a free daily timing game. Seven times in 45 seconds you tap when an expanding ring matches a target ring. Each lock scores up to 100 points, for a daily total out of 700 that everyone can compare.
- [Slice Dash](https://taprusharcade.com/games/slice-dash.md): Slice Dash is a free fruit-slicing game. You swipe through falling fruit, grab gold stars and avoid bombs across three faster waves in 30 seconds; five missed fruit or two bomb hits end the run.
- [Micro Racer](https://taprusharcade.com/games/micro-racer.md): Micro Racer is a free lane-switching racing game. For 30 seconds you move between three lanes to avoid traffic, read the warning marks to find the open lane, and use a charged Nitro to slow traffic down.
- [Dodge Dash](https://taprusharcade.com/games/dodge-dash.md): Dodge Dash is a free reflex game. You move left and right to avoid falling blocks across three ten-second waves, using the flashing warnings to find the safe lane and picking up green shields to stay in the run.
- [Orbit Escape](https://taprusharcade.com/games/orbit-escape.md): Orbit Escape is a free one-button timing game. A satellite circles a planet and you tap to lock it inside a moving gate; the orbit speeds up and the timing window narrows across three ten-second phases.
- [Tap Rush](https://taprusharcade.com/games/tap-rush.md): Tap Rush is a free target-tapping reflex game and the arcade’s namesake. In 30 seconds you hit moving targets to clear three missions of 5, 7 and 9 hits, with gold targets and unbroken streaks worth extra points.

**Where to start:** New to action games? Tap Rush and Dodge Dash are simple to pick up. One-button fans should try Orbit Escape and Pulse Lock Daily. For a longer run with upgrades, play Neon Swarm, and for the classic, Snake.

## Questions and answers

### How long is an action game round?

Most rounds last 30 seconds; Pulse Lock Daily lasts up to 45 and Neon Swarm 90. Snake lasts until you crash.

### Do the action games work on phones?

Yes. Each game supports touch, with swipes, drags or taps depending on the game, and keyboard controls on a computer.

### Can I pause an action game?

Yes. Every game has a pause button above the arena, and switching away from the tab pauses it too.

Web page: https://taprusharcade.com/action-games.html