About Vapor Trails
Vapor Trails is a cyberpunk Metroidvania game set in Vapor City in the year 20XX. You fight your way back up to the surface of the city to take revenge, exploring a pastel, vaporwave world drawn in pixel art.
Combat has a neat quirk: punching and kicking sit on separate buttons, so you choose your arm or your leg for every hit. Bosses hand over new attacks when you beat them, and some give you movement abilities that open up more of the map, the classic Metroidvania pattern.
There's a story to follow, with characters to meet and friends to make. A full run takes about an hour, and the game is friendly to speedrunners. You can play Vapor Trails online in this tab.
How to Play Vapor Trails
- Click inside the game window, then pick New Game from the title menu.
- Look through Options on the title screen, then try the keyboard to find your punch and kick buttons.
- Explore Vapor City and talk to the people you meet.
- Fight with your arm and leg attacks, mixing the two.
- Beat bosses to earn new attacks and movement abilities.
- Head back to places you could not reach before once you have a new ability.
What to Expect in Vapor Trails
Expect a compact, hour-long Metroidvania game with a strong look. The title screen alone sets the mood, with a bright blue sky, piled white clouds and a chain-link fence along a road.
The story and its characters matter here, so take time with them. The split punch and kick buttons give fights their own feel, and each boss you beat changes what you can do and where you can go next.
Tips for Vapor Trails
- Get comfortable switching between punch and kick in early fights, before the bosses arrive.
- After each boss, try your new move on old obstacles. It may open a path you walked past earlier.
- Talk to everyone. The characters are a big part of what makes Vapor Trails worth playing.
- Set aside about an hour if you want to finish in one sitting.
- Play Vapor Trails free a second time once you know the map. It rewards a faster, cleaner route.
Who Made Vapor Trails
Vapor Trails was made by sevencrane, who released it on itch.io. It was built in Unity, with pixel art made in Aseprite and audio work done in Audacity. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Vapor Trails page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Vapor Trails free?
Yes. Vapor Trails is free to play here in your browser. It runs in this tab with nothing to install, and the full run takes about an hour. Click into the game window, choose New Game, and you're in Vapor City within seconds.
How do you play Vapor Trails?
Click the game window and choose New Game. Use the keyboard to move, punch and kick. The arm and leg attacks are on separate buttons, and the Options menu is a good first stop. Explore Vapor City, beat bosses for new moves, and use those moves to reach new areas.
What is the goal in Vapor Trails?
It's 20XX, and your goal is to climb back to the surface of Vapor City and get your revenge. Along the way you explore, pick up new abilities from bosses and meet the city's characters. A complete run takes about an hour, and speedrunners can push that much lower.
Who made Vapor Trails?
Vapor Trails was made by sevencrane, who built it in Unity with art in Aseprite. It was released on itch.io, and FunClicker embeds that original browser version with a credit link back to it, so the credit for the design, code and art stays with the creator.
Can I play Vapor Trails on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook can run it, since Vapor Trails plays in the browser, but it's a Unity game, so a newer machine helps. You'll need a keyboard for moving and fighting. A phone is a poor fit, because the game is built for keyboard play on a computer.
Is Vapor Trails unblocked at school?
Vapor Trails needs only a browser tab, with nothing to download. Whether it opens on a school network depends on that network's filters, which we do not control. It's an hour-long game, so if it loads, it's better saved for a longer break than a quick gap.
Is Vapor Trails a Metroidvania?
Yes. Vapor Trails follows the Metroidvania pattern: a connected world, bosses that grant new attacks and movement abilities, and areas that open up as your toolkit grows. On top of that it adds a cyberpunk setting, vaporwave colors and separate punch and kick buttons.
How long is Vapor Trails?
A full run of Vapor Trails takes about an hour. That's long enough for a proper story, several bosses and a map worth exploring, but short enough to finish in one evening. Once you know the route, a second run goes much faster.
