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Yar-Man

Eat dots · break barriers · destroy the Qotile.

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About this game

Yar-Man is a neon arcade mashup that fuses Pac-Man's dot-munching mazes with the boss assault of Yars' Revenge. Every level is a glowing maze guarding a color-shifting boss — the Qotile — caged behind a ring of barrier cells at its heart.

Devour the maze to fill your meter and unlock the barrier, then gnaw away the Qotile's rainbow shield to charge your cannon. With the cannon ready and the core exposed, fire down the central beam to destroy the boss and punch through to the next, bigger maze.

All the while a relentless homing missile hunts you down, and a combo multiplier rewards chaining dots quickly. Prefer to spectate? Tap A and let the built-in AI stalk the Qotile for you.

How to play

  1. Move through the maze eating dots — they fill the meter that unlocks the boss barrier.
  2. Eat the freed barrier cells to charge your cannon (it reads "NOT READY" until charged).
  3. Dodge the red homing missile and grab the color-cycling power-pellets in the corners.
  4. With the cannon charged and the Qotile core exposed, press Space to fire down the central beam.
  5. Destroy the Qotile to clear the level and warp into a larger maze.