# Ectobounce

![Ectobounce icon](pwa-192x192.png)

Catch ghosts, pass them to friends and bounce them through a haunted hotel. Ectobounce is a single-screen arcade platform game for **one to six players**, with local touch/keyboard play or separate phone controllers.

## Features

- Ten haunted rooms with different platform layouts and ghost varieties.
- Stun, capture, launch, rebound and teammate passing.
- Shared team spirit, revivals and score chains up to 4×.
- Room-specific music, optional sound effects and lighter graphics for slower screens.

## Start playing

On a phone or touchscreen, open **Ectobounce** and choose **Play here**. On a shared display, scan the QR invitation with each phone. The first player is captain and can start from the controller's **Menu**. Up to six people can join, including one local player; extra phones wait for a space.

Enter **Your name** in the lobby, Settings or controller Menu. It can be changed without losing your place or score. The illustrated guide appears at first check-in and can be reopened later.

## Catch and launch

1. Move left or right to face a nearby ghost.
2. Press **Zap** to stun it, then touch it with an empty lantern to capture it.
3. The same button becomes **Launch**. Fire within five seconds to hit other ghosts or bounce off a wall.
4. An empty-lantern teammate can catch your shot and pass it onward. Passes alone do not earn points; successful chains can reach 4×.

Hold **Jump** for more height and release for a shorter hop. Clear all ten waves before the team-spirit meter runs out. New players can enter during a wave with brief protection.

## Spirits and rescue

When you become a spirit, Jump and Zap change to **Up** and **Down**. Fly toward a teammate, including through platforms, so they can touch you to revive you. Otherwise you return automatically within five seconds.

## Keyboard and display controls

Press **K** on the main display to join at any time if a place is available. **Arrows** or **A/D** move, **Space/Up/W** jumps, and **X/Z** zaps or launches. In spirit form, Space flies up and X/Z flies down. Local keyboard and touch controls share one player place.

The toolbar offers invitations, pause and Settings. On narrower screens **Invite players** opens the QR panel. Rotate during a wave without losing the match; the arena adopts its new arrangement between waves.

## Sound and another game

Open **Settings → Enable sound** on the display, or press Enter there. A phone controller cannot unlock the display's audio. Music and effects have separate switches; slower devices may show **Preparing sound…** before playback is ready.

After victory or defeat, any joined controller can select **Play again**. A quick controller reconnect retains its place for a short time. A full reload of the main viewer starts a new lobby.

## Screenshots

![Six players jumping, catching and launching ghosts in the Moonlit Lobby](screenshot01.jpg "Ectobounce — six-player gameplay")

![Six-player gameplay in the Glasshouse of Whispers](screenshot02.jpg "Ectobounce — Glasshouse of Whispers")

![Portrait gameplay with built-in touch controls below the arena](screenshot03.jpg "Ectobounce — touch gameplay")

![Connected Ectobounce smartphone controller with movement arrows, Jump and Zap buttons](screenshot-controls.jpg "Ectobounce — smartphone controls")