Stacked
Game Overview
A one-tap 3D tower-stacking timing game. A block slides back and forth above the tower; tap to drop it. Whatever overlaps stays, the rest shears off. Build the tallest, prettiest tower you can.
How to Play
Tap the screen (or press Space) to drop each block onto the tower below. Stack them perfectly to keep your block size. Misalign and the overhang shears off. Too many sloppy stacks and you'll run out of block. Miss completely and your shift is over.
About Stacked
Stacked is a one-button tower stacker, the kind of game made famous by arcade lobby machines and the mobile game Stack. A block slides back and forth above your tower. Tap (or press space) and it drops. Whatever part of it overlaps the block below stays put, and the overhang shears off and tumbles away as debris. Your next block is only as big as what survived, so every sloppy drop makes the rest of the game harder. Miss completely and the run is over.
We built it in 3D, with a camera that rides up the tower as it grows, and we spent a surprising amount of time on a part nobody notices, the offcuts. When you clip a block, the piece you cut off actually falls off the tower and disappears below. It's a small detail, but it makes each mistake feel like something physically happened.
How scoring works. Each block you place is worth a point, but the real game is the perfect streak. Land a drop almost exactly on the previous block, within a whisker of dead center, and it counts as a perfect. Your block keeps its full size and a streak bonus starts building. Each perfect in a row is worth more than the last, so one clean stretch in the middle of a run can outscore everything else you did. The slide speed also goes up as your score climbs and tops out at around fifty placements, which is where good runs usually go to die.
My one tip is to stop watching the moving block. Watch the edge of the tower instead and let the block come into the spot you're focused on. Rhythm works better than reaction here. Most long streaks come from tapping on a steady beat, not from eyeballing each drop. Your best height is saved on your device, so you're really just trying to beat your own record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a 'perfect' drop?
If your block lands within a tiny tolerance of dead center on the block below, it snaps into place at full size (nothing shears off) and your perfect streak grows. The bonus scales with consecutive perfects, so streaks are where big scores come from.
Does the game get faster?
Yes. The sliding speed increases with your score and tops out at roughly fifty placed blocks. After that it stays constant, so a great run is about consistency, not surviving endless acceleration.
Is my high score saved?
Your best tower height is stored locally in your browser, so it persists between visits on the same device. There's no account and nothing is uploaded.
Can I play on my phone?
Yes, tap anywhere to drop a block. On desktop you can click or press the spacebar. The 3D renderer automatically reduces effects on touch devices so it stays smooth.