v1 ¡ updated 2026-06-21
Manage geothermal energy at the brink of reactor meltdown in Heat Vent, a high-stakes, pressure-balancing puzzle-action game. Deep beneath the volcanic crust, four pipelines channel superheated gas into separate compression chambers (North, South, East, West). As pressure bubbles accumulate, you must spin a central mechanical valve core to connect pressurized chambers to the main exhaust exhaust line, venting the dangerous steam before the pipes rupture. Maintain structural stability under heavy thermal loads, seal volatile lines to buy time, and purge the chambers with split-second timing to score major multipliers.
đšī¸ **Controls:**
- **Left/Right Arrows:** Rotate the central valve index clockwise or counter-clockwise by 90-degree steps.
- **O (Z key):** Activate Emergency Seal. Temporarily blocks incoming gas to the active chamber for 2 seconds, but doubles the pressure build-up in the other three chambers.
- **X (X key):** Purge Vent. Connects the active chamber directly to the surface exhaust, releasing steam and venting all accumulated pressure.
đĨ **Reactor Hazard Protocols:**
- **Overpressure Ruptures:** If any of the four chambers reaches 100% pressure, it suffers a physical breach. Reactor core integrity drops by 25%, and the screen shakes violently.
- **Critical Perfect Purges:** Purging a chamber while its pressure is in the red hazard zone (80% to 99%) triggers a Perfect Purge bonus, multiplying your score and letting off massive clouds of cooling steam.
- **Meltdown State:** If core integrity hits 0%, the containment field fails, resulting in an instant reactor meltdown and game over.
đ Changelog
v1 â 2026-06-21
- Initial release.
- Balance four geothermal chambers as superheated gas floods in â spin the central valve to vent the hottest before it ruptures.
- Seal a line to block its gas (it deflects to the other chambers); vent a chamber straight out of the red zone for a Perfect Purge bonus.
- Survive the 60-second thermal surge to stabilise the reactor.