Hedge & Fern · v0.3
Beetle Derby
Tap or press Space to sprint — four beetles, one track, zero mercy.
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What's in v0.3
Four-lane track
Race against three CPU beetles — Grub, Dot, and Cricket — each with a slightly different pace and wobble.
Tap or Space to sprint
Rapid taps accelerate your beetle; velocity decays between presses so rhythm matters more than raw speed.
Best-time memory
Your personal best is saved in the browser and displayed on the track. No account required, no data leaves your device.
Local leaderboard
Winning times are posted to a shared leaderboard stored in localStorage — useful in shared-browser settings like a museum kiosk or a kitchen laptop.
Touch-friendly
Works on phones and tablets. Tap anywhere on the track area to sprint — no buttons to fumble with mid-race.
Zero dependencies
The whole game is vanilla JS and CSS. It loads in one request and runs offline once cached.
Press kit: Beetle Derby is a free browser game made by Hedge & Fern, a two-person indie studio. Version 0.3 was released [Month Year]. The game runs entirely client-side with no backend, no ads, and no tracking. Screenshots, a short description, and studio contact details are available at [press@hedgeandfern.com]. Coverage, streams, and embed links are all welcome.