TAG | HTML5 Arcade Chase Game

TAG! — Don’t be IT when the clock hits zero!

TAG! is a fast, family-friendly chase game for 2–4 players sharing one keyboard — or play solo against a smart AI bot. One player is IT. Tag someone to pass it on. Whoever is IT when the timer runs out loses the round.

Features

• Local multiplayer for 2–4 players on a single keyboard — instant party fun
• VS AI mode with 3 bot difficulties — bots stalk you when IT and panic-evade when hunted
• 4 hand-crafted maps: Meadow, Frostbite, Sun Dunes and Sky Temple — each with its own theme, parallax clouds and hills
• 5 power-ups: Speed, Shield, Freeze, Ghost and Swap — with crisp hand-drawn vector icons
• Bounce pads & teleporters on every map
• Built-in 8-step interactive tutorial — new players learn by doing, automatically on first launch
• Procedural chiptune soundtrack + full sound effects — zero audio files, composed in code
• Juicy game feel: hit-stop on tags, particles, confetti, screen shake, ticking final 10 seconds
• Ranked round podium with medals and instant rematch
• Pause menu, auto-pause on tab switch, persistent settings, fullscreen

Controls

ESC = pause · F = fullscreen · M = mute

Technical Details

• Pure HTML5 Canvas + Web Audio — no frameworks, no libraries, no build step
• Zero external dependencies — works fully offline from any static host
• No database, no server-side code — upload and play
• Resolution-independent 16:9 stage, scales to any window; 1280×720 internal canvas
• Works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari (desktop, keyboard required)
• Well-commented single source file + detailed documentation with a visual customization guide for non-coders, troubleshooting and FAQ
• Easily customizable: physics, power-ups, bot difficulty, maps, themes and player colors are all plain data at the top of one file

Credits

Original code, artwork, maps, music and sound effects — created from scratch for this product.