TAG! — Don’t be IT when the clock hits zero!

TAG! is a fast, family-friendly chase game for 2–4 players sharing one keyboard — or play solo against a smart AI bot. One player is IT. Tag someone to pass it on. Whoever is IT when the timer runs out loses the round.

Features

Local multiplayer for 2–4 players on a single keyboard — instant party fun
VS AI mode with 3 bot difficulties — bots stalk you when IT and panic-evade when hunted
4 hand-crafted maps: Meadow, Frostbite, Sun Dunes and Sky Temple — each with its own theme, parallax clouds and hills
5 power-ups: Speed, Shield, Freeze, Ghost and Swap — with crisp hand-drawn vector icons
Bounce pads & teleporters on every map
Built-in 8-step interactive tutorial — new players learn by doing, automatically on first launch
Procedural chiptune soundtrack + full sound effects — zero audio files, composed in code
Juicy game feel: hit-stop on tags, particles, confetti, screen shake, ticking final 10 seconds
Ranked round podium with medals and instant rematch
Pause menu, auto-pause on tab switch, persistent settings, fullscreen

Controls

Player	Move	Jump / Double Jump
P1 — Blue	A / D	W
P2 — Pink	← / →	↑
P3 — Green	J / L	I
P4 — Orange	F / H	T

ESC = pause · F = fullscreen · M = mute

Technical Details

Pure HTML5 Canvas + Web Audio — no frameworks, no libraries, no build step
Zero external dependencies — works fully offline from any static host
No database, no server-side code — upload and play
Resolution-independent 16:9 stage, scales to any window; 1280×720 internal canvas
Works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari (desktop, keyboard required)
Well-commented single source file + detailed documentation with a visual customization guide for non-coders, troubleshooting and FAQ
Easily customizable: physics, power-ups, bot difficulty, maps, themes and player colors are all plain data at the top of one file

Credits

Original code, artwork, maps, music and sound effects — created from scratch for this product.

TAG | HTML5 Arcade Chase Game