Overview
A minute of motion. A universe at stake.
Cadence Zero is a precision platformer where the player moves through collapsing worlds, collects flow fragments, avoids unstable geometry and reaches collapse gates — all in rhythm.
Genre
Atmospheric sci-fi precision platformer
Target platforms
Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS · Android (in development)
Session
One run ≈ one minute. Mastery ≈ a season.
Mood
Calm chaos. Monumental. Lonely, not sad.
Players
Single player — race the ghost of your previous run
Sync
Offline-first. Runs sync when a signal returns.
The loop
Run. Collect. Reach. Refine.
01
Enter the collapse
Each level is a world mid-ruin with its own tempo and light.
02
Move in rhythm
Jumps, dashes and slides rewarded for landing on the beat.
03
Collect fragments
Flow fragments raise your score and mark a flawless route.
04
Reach the gate
Cross the collapse gate before the track ends. Rank. Repeat. Refine.
Controls
Learned in seconds. Felt forever.
The first level teaches everything in the world itself — no manuals, no walls of text. Contextual hints appear when you need them and dissolve once you have learned.
- A / D · ← →
- Move
- SPACE
- Jump — on the beat for height
- SHIFT
- Dash — perfect timing extends it
- CTRL
- Slide under unstable geometry
- R
- Instant restart
- Touch
- Stick + gesture buttons on mobile
Progression
Five worlds, unlocked by flow.
Clearing a collapse opens the next. Ranks C through S+ measure the quality of the run — accuracy above speed, and S+ reserved for the flawless.
FIRST SIGNALTUTORIAL
The first echo in the void. A gentle start.
Target
0:38.00
NEON PULSEEASY
Feel the rhythm. Find your flow.
Target
0:44.00
GRID RUNNERNORMAL
Navigate the grid. Stay in motion.
Target
0:50.00
COLLAPSEHARD
When everything breaks, adapt.
Target
0:56.00
ZERO HOURBOSS
The end is not the end.
Target
1:08.00