Eternal Dance

The pitch

Eternal Dance is a calm, meditative arcade game about keeping balance. Two koi — one black, one white — endlessly circle a glowing orb in a hand-painted zen pond. Drifting ink threatens the orb from the dark, and only the koi of the matching color can dissolve it. Guide their dance, protect the orb, and lose yourself in the flow. Easy to learn, hard to master — a one-touch game that trades frantic reflexes for focus and serenity.

Controls & how it runs

Goal: Protect the blue orb at the center. Two koi orbit it — spin them so each koi meets the ink of its own color: • Black koi dissolves black ink • White koi dissolves white ink Wrong-color koi can't stop the ink — it strikes the orb and cracks it. If the orb shatters, the dance ends. Modes: • Levels — survive until the timer runs out to clear each level. • Endless — last as long as you can; your survival time is ranked on the leaderboard. Powers (Shield, Slow, Cleanse, Heal) unlock as you progress, to help you hold the balance longer. Controls: • Desktop: hold SPACE (or ↑) to spin the koi; release to ease them to a stop. • Touch: tap and hold anywhere to spin; release to slow down.

Getting a run going takes exactly one press: Press start, up top, and the game boots inside this page — nothing downloads in the background and no form wants your details before the first jump. The cabinet is drawn for a flexible screen and listens to mouse, keyboard or touch, whichever the game prefers. It reshapes itself for tall and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all get the full picture. Given a fullscreen button, use it — scores look better at full size, that's just science.

Eternal Dance — quick-fire questions

Does Eternal Dance cost anything to play?

Not a token. The cabinet is free from the first run to the five-hundredth — no wallet, no sign-up, no toll booth hiding three levels in. The adverts around the page are what keep the floor's lights on.

What sort of game is Eternal Dance?

It stands on our Coloring row — that's the family it plays most like. The pitch above is the publisher's own rundown of what it throws at you and what it hands back.

Can I play Eternal Dance on my phone?

Happily, yes. It runs inside the browser on phones and tablets the same way it does on a computer. It reshapes itself for tall and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all get the full picture.

Do I need to install anything first?

Nothing whatsoever. Eternal Dance is an HTML5 game: hit the start button and it boots on this page, and shutting the tab sweeps the cabinet clean behind you.

Before you wander off

Personal best banked, or still chasing it? Either way the full Coloring row is powered on and waiting — Fifteen coloring cabinets: fill, blend and tidy your way through pictures at a pace set by you. The chill-out corner of a loud floor.