Neon Core Arena

Blast the arena apart, steal the vault and outgun the bot squads. Neon Core Arena by @taylrw is a destructible sci-fi arena shooter built from glowing cubes, played solo against bots on one device.

Why you'll play

• Break the arena: blast walls, shatter glass and knock out supports to collapse ceilings and open new sightlines.
• Battle bot squads: fight 3v3v3 Cashout, 5v5 Team Deathmatch and Search & Destroy, or an eight-fighter Gun Game.
• Slide, vault, zipline: sprint, slide, vault, mantle, grab ledges, ride ziplines and launch off jump pads.
• Fight for the cashout: carry the vault to the safe and hold it while rival squads close in. Cashouts appear at ground level, upstairs and on rooftops, and each payout moves the safe.
• Arm your operator: pick a class, a weapon, grenades and gadgets, then unlock six neon exo-suits.

Modes

• Cashout (3v3v3): steal the vault, carry it to a metal safe and hold it while rival squads try to steal it.
• Team Deathmatch (5v5): first squad to 30 eliminations wins.
• Search & Destroy (5v5): one life per round. Plant or defuse at A or B, then switch sides.
• Gun Game (8 combatants): kills with your current weapon advance an eight-weapon ladder. Finish with an Energy Sword kill to win.

Maps

Core Tower (central tower and corner blocks), Orbital Dock (cargo pods, hangars and gantry), Neon Ruins (high-rises, shells and rubble) and Xeno Rift (alien mesas, rock arch and jump pads).

Movement and loadouts

Unlock the Jetpack with coins (V or JET): two seconds of thrust, six-second recharge. High falls deal damage. Choose Phantom (cloak), Vanguard (heal burst) or Juggernaut (breach charge). Equip a pulse rifle, SMG, rail, launcher, Nova Scattergun, Helix Beam, Ion Hand Cannon or Energy Sword, plus Frag or Pulse grenades, holo or iron sights, suppressor or compensator, and grapple, jump-pad or sonar gadgets. Earn coins from eliminations and match bonuses, then upgrade suits to level three for plating, light strips and damage reduction.

Controls and settings

Use keyboard and mouse (WASD or AZERTY, Space to jump, C to slide) or icon-based touch controls in landscape or portrait. Settings include keyboard layout, sensitivity, audio sliders, graphics quality and a render resolution picker (Full, 75%, Low 50%, Very Low 35%) for older hardware. Menus and HUD come in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Record Gameplay in Settings or press F9 to save clean clips with game audio for sharing.

The icon, hero art and listing images are AI-generated promotional illustrations in the game's cube-built neon style. The trailers are cut from real captured gameplay.