Coil Arcade: a close look, tips and whether it is worth your time

If you enjoy short sessions that are hard to walk away from, give this one a look. Below is everything you need before the first launch: the gist, the controls and some working techniques.

What this game is

An arcade game of skill: steer a glowing trail and close a loop around your enemies to defeat them. Just do not touch them with the trail itself — one hit and the round restarts.

Controls

Controls: mouse steers the trail, a finger across the screen on mobile. Sound, pause and demo buttons are on the game page.

A few final tips

• Check out the demo mode on the game page — the AI shows how it is played, and repeating it yourself gets much easier.
• Play in short sessions: the best results come with a warmed-up head.

A perfect way to kill ten minutes — and suddenly an hour is gone. Ready to try? "Coil Arcade"