How to play DODGLY
DODGLY is a free, skill-based dodge game that runs in any modern browser on desktop and mobile. No download, no account required. Survive as long as you can, pass hazards as closely as you dare and push your score up the global leaderboard.
PLAY DODGLY NOWControls
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| W A S D or arrow keys | Move. Instant and precise, no acceleration. |
| Shift | Focus: move slower and see your exact hitbox. |
| Space | Dash: a short burst with a split second of invulnerability. A ring around you shows the cooldown. |
| Esc / R | Pause / instant restart. |
On phones and tablets, drag anywhere to move. Tap DASH or put a second finger down to dash. All keys can be rebound in the settings.
Read the warnings
Every hazard in DODGLY is announced first. Amber dashed shapes show where danger will be, and the faster they pulse or the fuller they get, the sooner it hits. Red means danger now. Nothing is random: every gap, corridor and exit is placed where you can actually reach it in time.
Near misses and the multiplier
Passing a hazard closely scores a near miss: CLOSE, GREAT or PERFECT, depending on the distance. Near misses fill your multiplier from x1 up to x10 (x16 in Perfect mode). Getting hit halves it. A PERFECT dodge gives you a short GUARD that protects your multiplier from the next hit. Dashing straight through a hazard scores a Phase Dodge.
Game modes
- Endless: five phases from Warm-up to Endless. How long can you last?
- Time Attack: the highest score in 60 seconds.
- Perfect: one hit ends the run, but multipliers go up to x16.
- Chaos: special events back to back.
- Reaction: fewer hazards with very short warnings.
- Zen: slow and relaxed, no game over.
- Daily Challenge: the same seed for every player worldwide, every day.
Difficulties
Easy, Normal, Hard, Insane, Nightmare and DODGLY. Each one changes more than speed: warning times, how many patterns overlap, predictive aiming, a shrinking arena and an overclock that speeds up the whole game.
Special events
CHAOS, PRECISION, BLACKOUT, BULLET STORM, ZERO GRAVITY and SQUEEZE change the rules for a few seconds. Each is announced with a countdown, and surviving one without a hit gives a bonus.
Tips for a high score
- Stay near the center: you have escape routes in every direction.
- On Hard and above, shots aim where you are going. Change direction right before they arrive.
- Save your dash for walls, rings and cages: it phases straight through them.
- Use training mode and Pattern Practice to learn one hazard at a time.
- Brave play pays off: multipliers drain if you only play safe.