Establishing signal…

Select your ship
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ZUBSPACE / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Credits

To the original creators

Inspired by the original Subspace and Subspace Continuum — a favorite from the dial-up days.

Thank you to the original creators and the community who kept this classic space battler flying.

Keep it flying

zubspace is a community-minded remake for the browser. Pull requests, contributions, and mods are welcome. Built entirely with AI.

Explore the source on GitHub

ZUBSPACE / PILOT REFERENCE

Flight keyboard controls

Your flight deck. We support Classic and Modern layouts, and both work at the same time: the arrow keys with X or CTRL for bullets, Z or TAB for bombs and Q to repel, or WASD with , . and /. The highlighted keys are all you need to get started.

Swipe the keyboard to explore all controls →

ESCMenu
1Burst2Rocket3Decoy4Brick5Thor6Stealth7Cloak8X-radar9Antiwarp0Portal / use-Multifire=BACKSPACE
TABBombsQRepelWThrustERTYUIOP[]\
CAPSATurn leftSReverseDTurn rightFGHJKL;'ENTERChat
SHIFTAfterburnerZBombsXBulletsCVBNM,Bullets.Bombs/RepelSHIFTAfterburner
CTRLBulletsWINALTSPACEHold: player listALTWINCTRLBullets

FLIGHT

↑Thrust
←Turn left↓Reverse→Turn right
Movement & weaponsAfterburner & repelSpecial equipment

SHIFT + ↑ / ↓ or W / S Afterburner

SHIFT + CTRL Repel (or Q)

SHIFT + X or , Fire while afterburning

SHIFT + TAB, Z or . Lay a mine (or M)

0 Place / use portal

SHIFT + 0 Random warp

ENTER opens chat. ESC opens the game menu. Special abilities require the matching equipment.

Hold SPACE: player list · UP / DOWN scroll · release to resume.
Spectator: ARROWS or WASD pan · CTRL, X or , next player · TAB, Z or . previous player · ESC menu to rejoin.

Take a moment to explore. You’ll enter the arena only when you’re ready.

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