# Whirlcap

> Play Whirlcap online: tap to swing a propeller cap between steel girders and spiked mines, in a one-button pixel game with a highest score card.

- Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/whirlcap/
- Category: Arcade, Original Games
- Made by: Yes This Game (an original game written by the site)
- Price: free, no download, no sign-up
- Inside the game: no ads, works on phones, tablets and computers, progress saved in the browser
- Guide: [Propeller Game Tips: 40 Runs, and Only 7 Scored](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/propeller-game-tips.md)

## In short

Whirlcap is a one-tap swinging game in pixel art. Tap to flip the swing of a little propeller cap, slip through the gaps between steel girders and spiked mines on chains, and beat your highest score on the Game Over card.

**How to control it:** Press play, then tap or click once to start: nothing moves before the first tap. Keep tapping to flip the swing direction and stay near the middle. Slip between the spiked mines that hang from the girders; each girder you pass adds a point, and a mine or a wall ends the run.

**Whirlcap** is a one-tap swinging game in pixel art. A round creature with an orange cap and a golden propeller rises through a night sky, and every tap flips the direction it swings. Your job is to slip through the narrow gaps between steel girders and spiked mines.

## How to play

1. Press the **play** button on the start screen.
2. **Tap** (or click) once. Nothing moves until that first tap.
3. Keep tapping to flip the swing: the cap speeds up sideways in the direction it is pointed, so tap again before it reaches a wall.
4. Stay near the middle and slip between the **spiked mines** that hang on chains from the girders.
5. Each girder you pass adds a point. A mine or a wall ends the run.
6. When the **Game Over** card shows your score and your highest score, press play for another try.

## What you see on screen

- **Start screen:** the WHIRL CAP title, two swinging mines and a play button.
- **Tutorial hint:** a small cap with arrows and a TAP label before the first tap.
- **While playing:** your score at the top, a crescent moon, rows of girders and mines scrolling down.
- **Game Over card:** the score for the run and the highest score the game remembers.

## Tips

- The cap does not move until your first tap, so there is no rush at the start.
- A single tap from the middle sends the cap into a wall in under half a second. Tap again quickly to turn it back.
- In our runs, only a script that kept the cap within a few pixels of the middle scored; the first pair of mines arrives about 1.6 seconds after the start.
- Read our [propeller game tips](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/propeller-game-tips/) for the numbers behind these tips.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I start moving?

Tap or click once. The cap stays still until you do.

### What do the taps do?

Each tap flips the direction the cap swings, so you can steer left and right with one button.

### What ends a run?

Touching a mine or a wall shows the Game Over card.

### Does the game remember my score?

Yes. It keeps your highest score in your browser and shows it on the Game Over card.

### Can I play on a phone?

Yes. The game is built for one finger, and it fits a tall phone screen as well as a computer window.

### Is Whirlcap free to play?

Yes. You can play it in your browser on Yes This Game with no download and no sign-up.