🎮 ARK — Pulse Drop

Feel the beat. Tap the pulse. Chase perfection.

ARK Pulse Drop is a premium rhythm-timing game where every millisecond counts. A pulsing ring contracts toward the center — tap at the perfect moment to score big, build combos, and climb the leaderboard.

Simple to learn. Impossible to master.

✨ Features

🎯 4-Level Judgment System
Every tap is graded — PERFECT, GOOD, OK, or MISS. Your accuracy is tracked and displayed as a beautiful ring chart at the end of each game.

🔥 Combo & Fever Mode
Chain PERFECT and GOOD hits to build combos. Hit 15x and trigger Fever Mode — a neon overdrive that boosts your score by 1.5x with rainbow visual effects!

⚡ 3 Difficulty Modes

  • 🌿 EASY — Wider timing windows, 7 lives. Great for beginners.
  • ⚡ NORMAL — The balanced experience. 5 lives.
  • 🔥 HARD — Tight timing, 3 lives, 1.5x score multiplier. For the brave.

💎 8 Unlockable Skins
Earn coins by playing and unlock stunning ring skins:

  • Pulse Blue (Free) → Neon Mint → Deep Violet → Sunset Blaze → Rose Gold → Arctic Ice → Pure Gold → Prismatic (Rainbow!)
  • Premium skins feature unique trail effects.

🏆 8 Achievements
Unlock badges like First Light, On Fire, Godlike, Precision, and more. Track your next achievement's progress on the Game Over screen.

📊 Global Leaderboard
Compete with players worldwide. Sign in with Google or play as a Guest — your scores are recorded either way.

🔄 Coin Revive System
Game over? Spend coins to continue right where you left off. The cost doubles each time — choose wisely!

📱 Mobile-First Design
Built for touch. Optimized for mobile screens. Plays beautifully in portrait mode.

🎵 Audio Feedback
Crisp sound effects powered by Web Audio API — every tap, every combo, every miss has its own satisfying sound.

✨ Stunning Visuals
Neon grid backgrounds, reactive particle bursts, ripple effects, glassmorphism UI, and a living menu ring — all rendered on HTML5 Canvas.

🕹️ How to Play

  1. Tap when the pulsing ring is at its smallest point
  2. PERFECT timing = maximum points + combo bonus
  3. Build combos to trigger Fever Mode (15x+)
  4. Earn coins to unlock new skins in the Shop
  5. Miss too many times and it's Game Over!

🛠️ Tech

  • Pure HTML5 Canvas — No frameworks, no bloat
  • Vanilla JavaScript
  • Web Audio API
  • Firebase Realtime Database (Leaderboard)
  • Google Authentication
  • PWA-ready (installable on mobile)

🎨 Made by

Solo Alchemist | ARK
A solo indie dev crafting premium web-native games.

Tap the pulse. Feel the rhythm. Beat your best. 💎

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