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Municipal repair officer containing malfunctioning robots in a bright civic plaza.$1.99PLANNED
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Arena action / rescue score attack

Short Circuit

Your score comes from keeping the arena functioning, not from flattening it.

A twin-stick rescue arena game where protecting people and controlling space matter more than simply destroying every machine. You are a municipal repair officer containing runaway service robots in public spaces.

Planned price$1.99
Session4–10 minute arenas; 60–80 minute campaign
Playable now2 complete civic incidents
DRMNone
Open the incident boardJoin launch list

Checkout remains disabled until a tested commercial build and final product details exist.

WHAT IS SHORT CIRCUIT?

You are a municipal repair officer containing runaway service robots in public spaces.

A twin-stick rescue arena game where protecting people and controlling space matter more than simply destroying every machine. You are a municipal repair officer containing runaway service robots in public spaces.

Best for: Players who enjoy readable arcade action, expressive movement, quick restarts and short missions.

WHY IT IS DIFFERENT

Your score comes from keeping the arena functioning, not from flattening it.

  • Your score comes from keeping the arena functioning, not from flattening it.
  • Twenty handcrafted arenas across a station, shopping street, hospital, museum, and power plant.
  • Players unlock gadgets and can equip two per mission.

CORE LOOP

From first decision to completed run.

a museum blackout where security bots misidentify visitors as exhibits.

  1. 1Enter an arena with civilians, infrastructure, and malfunctioning machines
  2. 2Guide civilians toward safe exits while disabling or redirecting threats
  3. 3Use switches, barriers, water, magnets, and power relays to control the field
  4. 4Complete the rescue quota and optional infrastructure goals
  5. 5Choose a new gadget and face a more complex arena

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

A complete arc, not an endless grind.

Twenty handcrafted arenas across a station, shopping street, hospital, museum, and power plant. Each location introduces one civilian behavior and one environmental system.

Players unlock gadgets and can equip two per mission. Campaign stars come from rescue, property, and efficiency goals, but only basic completion is needed to progress.

CONTROLS & ACCESSIBILITY

Clarity and assists are part of the design.

Move, aim, pulse tool, gadget, dash, and command beacon. Auto-aim can prioritize the nearest hostile or interactable object.

Standard mode slows while the command wheel is open. Assists include stronger auto-aim, slower civilians, reduced friendly collision, and automatic beacon placement.

CORE SYSTEMS

  • Your score comes from keeping the arena functioning, not from flattening it.
  • Twenty handcrafted arenas across a station, shopping street, hospital, museum, and power plant.
  • Players unlock gadgets and can equip two per mission.

PLAYABLE CAMPAIGN

Two complete handcrafted civic incidents

Contain a museum blackout in Please Do Not Touch, then repair Central Interchange and evacuate its stranded commuters in Last Train Out.

Phaser 3.90 deterministic browser build with shared incident definitions, independent records and offline replay.

Launch station response

QUICK ANSWERS

Short Circuit FAQ

What kind of game is Short Circuit?+
A twin-stick rescue arena game where protecting people and controlling space matter more than simply destroying every machine. You are a municipal repair officer containing runaway service robots in public spaces. Its central hook is: Your score comes from keeping the arena functioning, not from flattening it.
How long is a session of Short Circuit?+
The planned play pattern is 4–10 minute arenas; 60–80 minute campaign. The first browser demo is a 10-minute vertical slice.
What is included in Short Circuit?+
Twenty handcrafted arenas across a station, shopping street, hospital, museum, and power plant. Each location introduces one civilian behavior and one environmental system. Players unlock gadgets and can equip two per mission. Campaign stars come from rescue, property, and efficiency goals, but only basic completion is needed to progress.
Will Short Circuit be DRM-free?+
Short Circuit is planned as a complete $1.99 DRM-free download for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a separate browser demo and no proprietary launcher.

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