Quick answers to the questions we receive most. Cannot find yours? Write to contact@vectofly.com.
VectoFly is a free endless 3D flying game that runs in your web browser. You slide, move the mouse or use the keyboard to steer a plane through spikes and map hazards, collect pills and fuel, and try to reach the top of the world leaderboard.
Yes. It is free to play, needs no account and has no real-money purchases. The five cheapest planes and four cheapest maps are free from your first flight, and everything else is unlocked with coins earned by flying.
No. VectoFly runs in a modern browser on phones, tablets, laptops and desktops. Just open vectofly.com and press Play.
Any current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari with WebGL enabled, on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS. Older or very low-end devices may need the Low graphics option in the menu.
Put a thumb anywhere on the screen and slide up or down. The plane moves by the amount you slide, so your thumb never hides it. Sliding left or right changes your speed slightly.
Arrow keys or W A S D steer, Space starts a flight, P pauses and M mutes the sound.
Score = (distance flown + 5 for every pill) x the difficulty multiplier: Easy x1, Medium x1.25, Hard x1.5, Hell x2.
At the end of a flight you earn (pills x your plane's coin bonus + score / 200) x the difficulty multiplier, plus bonus coins for pill combos (3 coins per 5 pills in a row) and close calls (1 coin each, up to 15). You also get a daily gift that grows with your streak, from 20 up to 100 coins.
Coins, planes, maps, settings and personal bests are stored in your browser on your device. Clearing site data or using a private window removes them, and they do not move to another device.
Most often the browser data was cleared, a private window was used, or a different browser or device was opened. The game cannot recover progress that is not stored in the browser. Your best score on the world leaderboard stays online.
Scores are checked by an anti-cheat system. A very slow device, a manipulated game or a lost connection can cause a rejection. Reload the page and play again. If it keeps happening, email contact@vectofly.com with your device and browser.
No. Every pilot gets a randomly generated name, so nobody can type their own text and no personal information ends up on the public leaderboard. The New name button in the menu gives you a different random name.
Homing spikes. They follow your height and lock on shortly before reaching you, so keep moving and dodge at the last moment. A flashing exclamation mark at the screen edge warns you where one is coming from.
Staying at one height for a few seconds calls a homing spike. This keeps the game active, so there is no safe corner. Drift gently through the middle of the screen instead.
Every map has its own special threats on top of the spikes: enemy fighters, alien saucers, bombers, meteors, bird flocks, lightning, lasers, fireballs, icicles or wind gusts. Each one shows a warning first. Read the hazards guide for how to dodge each one.
It depends on your goal. For survival choose armor (the free Tank Bomber has 40% less damage). For coins choose a coin-bonus plane (Golden Jet 2x, Royal Zeppelin 2.5x). For pills choose a big magnet (the free Falcon). See the planes page for all 32.
Start on Easy to learn how waves work, move to Medium when you regularly reach level 4 or 5, and to Hard or Hell for higher score multipliers. All difficulties share one world leaderboard.
The game needs an internet connection to load and to send leaderboard scores. Progress is stored locally in your browser.
There are no accounts, no chat, no custom names and no real-money purchases. Pilot names are generated randomly. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children; see the privacy policy for details.
VectoFly is made by a small independent team. The original concept and low-poly look come from The Aviator by Karim Maaloul for Codrops (MIT licence). VectoFly adds new planes, maps, hazards, difficulties, touch controls and a leaderboard.
Turn on Low graphics in the menu, close other tabs and apps, update your browser, enable hardware acceleration and turn off battery saver. The controls and performance guide has the full list.
Use the Report a bug / send feedback link at the bottom of the menu, or email contact@vectofly.com. We read every message.