Aim Trainer

How to play

Targets pop up one at a time and you have 30 seconds to hit as many as you can. Each hit is worth 10 points plus a speed bonus of up to 50 for a fast reaction. Clicking empty space or letting a target expire costs you 5 points. Every 5 hits the targets get smaller and vanish sooner, so the pressure keeps building.

Tips

• Accuracy first: a stray click costs 5 points, which wipes out half a basic hit.
• The speed bonus drops by 1 point per 10 milliseconds, so commit the instant a target appears.
• Rest your cursor near the center of the field so no spawn is ever far away.
• Targets shrink to half size by the late game. Trading a little speed for clean hits pays off.

How the scoring rewards different skills

Every hit is worth a flat 10 points plus a speed bonus of up to 50, so a fast hit can be worth six times a slow one. That single design decision means the game is not really about how many targets you can hit in 30 seconds, it is about how quickly you can hit each one. Two players who both clear the same number of targets can finish with very different scores.

The penalties pull the other way. A click on empty space or a target that vanishes unhit costs 5 points, so flailing at the screen is expensive. Every 5 hits the targets shrink and expire sooner, which is why a good run gets harder as it goes rather than settling into a rhythm.

Where players lose points

• Chasing the bonus with a wild first click. A miss costs 5 and the bonus you were chasing is gone anyway.
• Watching the target instead of the whole screen. The next one spawns somewhere else, and the time you spend finding it is speed bonus you are not earning.
• Letting a target expire. That costs 5 and it is the same 5 you would have lost clicking empty space.
• Slowing down when the targets shrink. They also vanish faster at that point, so hesitation is doubly punished.
• Using a trackpad. This is a mouse game. A trackpad adds latency and travel that the speed bonus measures directly.

Common questions

How many points is a hit worth?

10 points plus a speed bonus of up to 50, so the fastest hits are worth up to 60 and slow ones only 10.

What costs points?

Clicking empty space or letting a target expire unhit, both of which cost 5 points.

How does the game get harder?

Every 5 hits the targets get smaller and disappear sooner. The round is always 30 seconds.