S SMW Studios

Out now on Google Play

Comet Cadet

Tap to fly, dodge, blast, and evolve Pip — the one-tap arcade high-score flyer.

Get it on Google Play Press & playtesting
🎮 Arcade · one-tap 💸 Free to play 🍎 App Store — coming soon
Pip, a round purple comet-bird with gold hair, soaring past glowing teal-and-purple pillars.
The hook

Play to evolve Pip

Meet Pip — a plucky comet-bird cadet who levels up the more you fly. Tap to flap, weave through the gaps, and survive as the run gets faster and wilder.

The further you push, the more your blaster grows and the closer Pip gets to the next evolution — from Hatchling all the way up to Legend. No purchase can do it for you.

  • One tap to start. Easy to pick up, tough to put down — the whole game runs on a single tap.
  • You're not defenseless. Blaster → Laser → Spread → Side Missiles → Max Power, plus power-ups that turn the tide.
  • The skies fight back. Drifting mines, homing chasers, and gun drones — stack shields and keep flying.
Two ways to play

A quick run, or a long climb

Chase a high score in a couple of minutes, or take on a hand-built campaign that runs all the way to the Aurora.

Endless

Survive as long as you can

Ramping survival with weapons, shields, and power-ups. Flip on PURE for classic one-tap flying: no guns, no help, one mistake and you're out.

The Ascent

100 levels, 5 worlds, 10 bosses

A hand-built campaign across five worlds with ten boss fights, climbing all the way to the Aurora — with a progress leaderboard to chase.

Screenshots

A look at the game

Straight from the current build.

Endless mode: Pip flying past neon pillars, collecting coins with a 2x multiplier active.
Endless run
The evolution screen showing Pip's progression through escalating forms.
Evolve Pip
A boss fight in The Ascent — Pip versus a large serpent boss with health bars.
Boss fights
The global leaderboard screen ranking players by score.
Leaderboard
The collection screen showing unlockable costumes, trails and milestones.
Collection
What's in it

Built to keep you coming back

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Evolve & customizeUnlock costumes, trails, auras, hats and flap effects, and complete your Collection.
🎯
Daily goalsThree fresh goals every day for bonus coins.
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Global leaderboardClimb the Endless board — and The Ascent's progress board.
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Power-upsRapid fire, slow-motion, double points, magnet, bombs, ghost mode and the ground-slam dive.
☄️
Five worldsHand-built levels that keep changing shape as you climb toward the Aurora.
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Made for short sessionsA run takes minutes — perfect for a queue, a break, or just one more try.
Fair by design

Nothing pay-to-win. Ever.

Coins are earned by playing and can't be purchased, and nothing you buy makes you stronger — money buys how Pip looks, or removes the ads. The leaderboards stay honest and the climb stays yours.

Download free on Google Play 🍎 App Store — coming soon

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