DASH: Slash the Swarm

Drag back anywhere and let go, and your blade cuts everything in its lane. Every kill in one dash multiplies the next. Free, and it plays offline.

Drag back. Let go. Cut through the swarm in one line.

DASH is a one-finger sword game drawn like a comic. Pull back anywhere on the screen and release: your blade rips the other way and cuts everything in its lane. Every kill in one dash is worth more than the last, so the thicker the swarm, the bigger the chain.

THE SWARM IS YOUR SCORE • Every kill in one dash multiplies the next: ×1, ×2, ×3… • Hold the aim and the road shows where you'll land and what you'll cut. Aiming slows time while your focus lasts. • Fourteen kinds of enemy, each with its own rule: shells you cut twice, splitters that burst in two, a lucky cat, ghosts that slip your aim, powder kegs, captains, chargers, and five more you'll have to reach to meet. • Every fifth wave from the tenth is a STORM: everything at once, and two hearts to dash through for extra lives.

BIG CHAINS SWITCH ON POWER-UPS Chain 7 in one dash for LONG BLADE, 9 for RICOCHET, 11 for FRENZY, 14 for PIERCE, 16 for CHAIN, which hops your blade from kill to kill. Five seconds each, and you earn every one.

AIM DECIDES IT Two quick strikes in a row are free; a third leaves you winded and open. A flick let go too soon is dropped. Pick your lines, then cut them.

PICK YOUR COMIC Three looks for the same fight: Bride (black ink on yellow), Joyride (a bright cartoon panel) and Midnight (dark paper, a yellow blade).

MORE WAYS TO PLAY PANELS: five still formations a day, the same for everyone; time moves only with your blade. CLIMB: a shaft with no ceiling, and ink rising from below. LEGACY: the run as it first was.

Also: a world board for the main run, 19 achievements, career stats, ten sound packs or your own mix, a run that waits for you if you leave mid-way, and reduce motion honoured.

Free, and it plays offline.