Friction

How to play

WASD or arrow keys steer the entire swarm. Release to let it drift. Space stops motion. Gamepad left stick / D-pad steers; left shoulder stops. On touchscreens, drag to steer. Adjust the seven settings below the game; Escape releases the mouse and pauses.

Experiment freely. Restart restores the original cube layout with your current settings.

On desktop, starting the game captures the mouse. Press Escape to release it and pause. Touch controls stay available on mobile.

From the archive

Rebuilt from the decompiled friction.exe, cross-checked against the Friction GMX sources in Cubes_2.zip. Uses its original 2,104-cube layout, 8-pixel sprite, white playfield, 30 Hz motion rules, and seven default settings. Directional gravity follows the last steering direction. Browser collision separation, population limits, and a speed ceiling keep it stable. Its original 2013 background music is restored. Its two mazes remain available under Cubes; the unfinished battle and third puzzle are excluded.