Ghost Trail — free browser game
The path you travel turns red two seconds later and tries to burn you. Plan ahead, don't embrace your past, and collect the gold.
Controls
Arrow keys or WASD: direction · Space: start / retry · R: reset · Mobile: direction buttons
How to play
Tips and detailed strategy
You are a small, glowing orb moving across a dark arena without ever stopping. Everywhere you move is being recorded — but the trail is INVISIBLE. Exactly 2 seconds later your old positions surface as ghosts: bright red dots appear, stay deadly for 1.5 seconds, then fade. Your one rule in a single line: don't touch an active red ghost. That means don't rewind into your past; if you complete a loop you've drawn, the start of the loop will have turned red just as you're about to close it, and it will catch you. Collecting the yellow gold orb earns +1 point; every 5 points your speed increases, and every 10 points the delay before a ghost surfaces gets a little shorter — so the arena narrows quickly. Change direction instantly with the arrow keys or WASD; Space starts/retries and R resets. On mobile, use the direction buttons. Strategy: avoid small, tight turns — a sharp reversal keeps the loop small and the ghost surfaces right in front of you; draw wide arcs, and plan which way you'll escape before you grab the gold. Touching the wall also ends the run; when moving along the edge of the arena, start curving away one step early. Your best score is saved in your browser.