The table
About Asteroids 3D
Fly from inside the cockpit through a wrapping three-dimensional asteroid field. The ship keeps drifting until you brake. Start with 100 shield points: small, medium and large collisions cost 15, 35 and 70 points; giant rocks destroy the ship immediately. Shots split rocks into two smaller pieces. Each cleared wave repairs 25 shield points and brings more, faster asteroids. Exact saves preserve flight, projectiles and shields locally, with account sync for signed-in players.
Rules in brief
How to play Asteroids 3D
- 01
Turn with A/D or Left/Right and fire with Space. Down pitches up; Up pitches down, like an airplane. Move the mouse, finger or stick down to pitch up, and up to pitch down. Hold W or Thrust + to increase power; hold S or Thrust − to decrease power and brake. Release the controls to keep your thrust setting. Click the flight view for mouse aim, or drag to aim on touch screens. Controller: left stick aims, LT increases thrust, RT/A fires and B decreases thrust and brakes.
- 02
Shoot giant, large and medium rocks into two smaller pieces; shoot small rocks to remove them. Small, medium, large and giant destructions score 100, 60, 35 and 20 points, multiplied by 1, 2 or 3 for Cadet, Pilot or Ace.
- 03
Protect your shields: giant collisions are always fatal, and other hits accumulate until shields reach zero. Clear every rock for the next wave and a 25-point shield repair, capped at 100. P pauses and saves the exact flight. Start a new flight after the ship is destroyed.
Arcade Noir validates legal actions inside the game and shows the controls for the current state. This short guide introduces the flow; the playable table remains the final rules authority.
Common questions
Playing Asteroids 3D in Arcade Noir
Can I play Asteroids 3D for free?
Yes. Open the Arcade Noir browser app as a guest and start Asteroids 3D without buying or downloading the game.
Does Asteroids 3D need an internet opponent?
No. Asteroids 3D is a local solo game and does not wait for another player.
Can I leave and continue later?
Yes. In-progress local play autosaves so the same position can be resumed instead of starting over.