Mabayui

A small rail shooter in which sound and light build up as you play

Shapes drift towards you along a rail. Catch them, let go, and every shot lands on the beat and adds a note. The more you catch at once, the more the music layers up and the colour spreads across the screen.

How to play

Press and trace
Press on the screen and trace across the shapes. Up to eight are caught; each caught one is marked with a small hexagon.
Let go
Letting go fires at everything you caught. The shots land on the beat, each one adds a note, and catching eight at once gives the biggest swell.
Leave it
Take your finger off and wait about four seconds: Mabayui starts playing itself; its ring moves more slowly and breathes with the beat. Touch the screen again to take over. You can also just watch and listen.

Sound

Every sound is synthesized on the device from sine waves; there are no recordings. Headphones or a speaker are worth it.

If the sound does not come back after a phone call, Siri or a timer, switch to another app and back and it plays again.

Privacy

Mabayui collects nothing and sends nothing, and keeps nothing about you on the device.

Privacy policy

Requirements

iPhone or iPad, iOS 15 or later. Played in landscape, either way round.

Contact

. It reaches one person, so give it a day or two.