Playable browser prototype

Buffer
Overrun.

You are the misaligned AI.

A rogue process has slipped containment. That’s you. Auto-fire through waves of safety-themed enemies, merge hacking weapons, and survive the final review. Solo or with up to four players in local co-op.

Illustration of a rogue AI process escaping a swarm of hostile programs
Concept illustration / Buffer Overrun

The loop

Survive. Upgrade.
Break the rules.

01 / SURVIVE

Escape the safety review

Keep moving while your weapons auto-fire. Dodge projectiles and face bosses like The Prompt Engineer and The Red Teamer.

02 / BUILD

Make a dangerous build

Shop between waves, merge duplicate weapons into higher tiers, and combine weapon classes, status effects, and corrupted gear.

03 / CO-OP

Bring your own process

Up to four local players, individual builds, and a shared bank. Revive a downed teammate and keep the run alive together.

Input / output

Pick your controls.

The prototype runs in your browser. Click into the game to give it keyboard focus.

Keyboard
Move with WASD or the arrow keys. Pause with Esc or P. Mute with M. Weapons fire automatically.
Controller
Move with the left stick or D-pad. A selects, B goes back, and Start pauses. Join local co-op from the lobby.
Touch
Drag on the game canvas to move with a virtual joystick. Keep moving, collect credits, and spend them between waves.

Ready to escape containment?

A browser prototype, actively in development.

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