EraPlane

Everyone starts in a 1915 scout biplane. Score by downing other aircraft and the ships below, and every score mark hands you the next era’s aircraft, eight tiers from fabric and wire to a supersonic jet, in one life. Get downed and you start again in 1915, so the climb is the game.

Fight against 31 other pilots who climb the ranks with you in a leaderboard. It’s king of the hill, like an arcade game: whoever is on top is the one everyone wants to shoot down, and when that’s you, you’ll feel it. The other pilots are bots, and I’ve spent a lot of time making them fight like people: they chase, they break off, and they gang up on the leader.

Plays in the browser on desktop and phone. No account, no download, no chat.

Controls (desktop): Mouse to aim and turn · hold click to fire · W or Shift to boost · S to brake · R to repair · M for the big radar · H for help · Esc for the menu.
Controls (phone): Drag the stick to steer. BOOST, BRAKE and FIRE on the right; auto-fire is on by default.

If itch is slow for you the game is also at eraplane.io, same build, nothing extra.

Feedback in the comments is very welcome, this is a soft launch.

AI disclosure: the logo was made with AI image tools and AI coding tools were used in development. Every aircraft, ship and island in the game was modelled by hand in Blender; the cover and screenshots are in-game captures.