A modern digital pinball game that reimagines the classic Ice Cold Beer arcade mechanics with a neon cyberpunk aesthetic.
Circuit Breaker in action - Experience the neon cyberpunk pinball gameplay with professional loading screens, attract mode, and immersive audio-visual effects. Now featuring a dramatic audio-reactive main title that pulses and glows in sync with the music!
"Navigate the digital frontier in Circuit Breaker - where every pixel pulses with neon energy and every move could fry your data packet. Master the art of precision tilting as you guide glowing data through a maze of live electrical nodes. Can you become the ultimate circuit runner?"
- Realistic Pinball Physics: Heavy steel ball with authentic weight and bounce
- Tilting Bar Control: Independent left/right bar movement for precise navigation
- Level Progression: Multi-goal system with increasing difficulty
- Animated Holes System: Dynamic holes that appear/disappear with spring animation (v1.0.0)
- Power-Up Saucer System: Pinball-style saucers that collect balls and grant power-ups
- Dynamic Audio Feedback: Velocity-based sound effects for all interactions
- Audio-Reactive Main Title: The main menu and attract mode now feature a neon title that pulses and glows in sync with the music, with dramatic stroke and opacity changes for maximum impact (v1.1.0)
- Attract Mode Title Update: Attract mode now displays the main "CIRCUIT BREAKER" title at the top, using the same audio-reactive effect as the main menu (v1.1.0)
- Realistic Pinball Physics: Heavy steel ball with 6x mass for authentic weight (80-100g equivalent)
- Velocity-Based Audio Integration: Collision sounds dynamically adapt to impact intensity
- Complex Tilting Bar Mechanics: Independent left/right control with realistic friction and bounce
- Sprite Atlas System: Professional sprite rendering with procedural fallbacks
- Dynamic Depth Management: Proper layering system (holes → bar/glow → ball)
- Saucer Visual Effects: Phase-specific animations for sinking, waiting, and ejecting
- Attract Mode: Automated gameplay demonstration with AI-controlled bar movement and now a dramatic audio-reactive title
- Game Systems: Powerups, bonus', meta progression
- Particle Effects: Electrical sparks and ball impact effects
- Dynamic Lighting: Enhanced glow effects around holes and bars
- Mobile Optimization: Touch controls and responsive design
- Level Editor: Custom level creation tools
- Leaderboard System: Global high scores
- Enhanced Power-ups: Advanced power-up effects and combinations
- Multiplayer: Turn-based competitive gameplay
# Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/sl4ppy/circuit-breaker.git
cd circuit-breaker
npm install
# Development
npm run dev # Start development server
npm run build # Build for production
npm run deploy # Deploy to GitHub Pages- A/Z: Control left side of bar (up/down)
- ↑/↓: Control right side of bar (up/down)
- SPACE: Place/respawn ball
Created by Chris Van Doren in July of 2025