Upgrade your starship and dodge bullet barrages in the legendary 1995 PC arcade shooter.
OpenTyrian is an open-source port of the DOS shoot 'em up Tyrian, originally developed by Eclipse Productions. Re-written in C and compiled with SDL2 Emscripten to WebAssembly, it brings authentic vertical scrolling, weapon upgrades, and Destruct arcade mini-games to the browser.
Tyrian was created by Eclipse Software and published by Epic MegaGames. OpenTyrian is an open-source project using freeware assets.
| Action | Input / Key | Supported Device |
|---|---|---|
| ● Move | Arrow Keys | Keyboard & Gamepad |
| ● Fire Primary | Space | Keyboard & Gamepad |
| ● Fire Secondary | Ctrl | Keyboard & Gamepad |
| ● Menu. | Enter | Keyboard & Gamepad |
OpenTyrian (Classic Vertical Shmup) is powered by OpenTyrian C / SDL2 Emscripten. It executes code directly inside modern browsers via WebAssembly (WASM) and WebGL 2.0 with hardware acceleration and 60 FPS performance.
Game progress is handled through Browser LocalStorage/IndexedDB. Save states are stored inside your browser's private IndexedDB sandbox. Avoid clearing browser cache or cookies to preserve your saves.
Yes! Modern Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch gamepads are supported natively via the browser Web Gamepad API. Connect your controller before launching.
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Initial verified release in the PortedToBrowser technical index.
