Statue — free browser game

Statue is an original reflex-and-timing game inspired by the Turkish playground classic "İstop / Heykel" (a close cousin of Red Light, Green Light). At the top of the board sits a Watcher; you start at the bottom on the start line and have to reach the green finish line right beneath its face. Press and hold Space, W, ↑ or touch the board to run forward; let go and you stop dead like a statue. The Watcher's eye cycles between three states: CLOSED (green ring) — safe to advance; WAKING (yellow ring) — a short warning to come to a stop; OPEN (red ring) — if you so much as move, the Watcher sees you and catches you. A capture sends you back to the start line and costs one of your three lives. Every time you cross the finish line your round counter ticks up and the next round runs tighter — the closed window shortens, the open window grows and the yellow warning narrows. Tip: watch the coloured ring around the Watcher with your peripheral vision instead of staring at the pupil — stopping the instant yellow appears is almost always safer than trying to beat the red transition; as rounds escalate, brake earlier than you think you should.