Burst Point

Blow balloons past the line without popping them, with ten difficulty steps. Each hides its own burst point, and they change every day; a wobble is the only warning.

Controls

Hold the screen, the mouse button, or Space

Time limit

40 seconds

Score

Nerve, higher is better

Type

Skill

How to play Burst Point

1. Hold to inflate the balloon. It takes one long breath: let go before the dashed line and the air rushes out, so it shrinks back and you start again.
2. Once it’s past the dashed line, letting go banks it and the next balloon comes up. Difficulty 5 has six balloons.
3. Pump past its burst point and it pops, which ends the run.
4. You start on difficulty 3 of 10. Clear a difficulty to unlock the next: more balloons, less room between the line and the burst point, and a little faster. Pick any unlocked difficulty with the arrows on the start card.

Tips

• A balloon starts to wobble and creak shortly before it bursts. That’s the moment to let go.
• Each balloon inflates at its own speed, so watch it rather than counting.
• The score is your nerve: how close to bursting each balloon was when you banked it.
• Everyone gets the same balloons all day, and new ones at midnight UTC. “Practice a new layout” deals fresh balloons any time, off the leaderboard.