For your first session, aim to see the target, move onto it, and then shoot. The homepage trainer lets you start with peeks from a fixed direction, then check your consistency in a timed accuracy challenge. You can begin without an account or experience with the hardest modes.
1. Choose a mode that fits your starting point
Select Play from the main menu. There are two types of play: five continuous streak modes and three timed accuracy challenges.
Continuous streaks: practice pre-aim and first-shot hits
- Left: targets peek from the left angle, giving you a consistent position to watch while learning the rhythm.
- Right: targets peek from the right angle, letting you practice the other side.
- Oni: targets can appear on either side with shorter reaction windows, so watch both angles.
- Expert: faster peeks for practicing quick target acquisition and first-shot timing.
- Hell: the tightest reaction window; save it for when your basic movements feel controlled.
Start with Left, then practice Right. These names describe the target angle; the weapon-side setting is a separate visual preference. Select a mode with the mouse or arrow keys, then press Space or Enter to start.
Timed accuracy: check your consistency
| Mode | Duration | Minimum shots to qualify |
|---|---|---|
| 60s Accuracy | 1 minute | 30 |
| 120s Accuracy | 2 minutes | 60 |
| 300s Accuracy | 5 minutes | 150 |
Begin with 60s Accuracy. These challenges score your hit percentage and show hits, shots, and hits per minute. You must reach the minimum shot count to qualify; a few perfect shots alone do not make a qualifying result. Get comfortable with one minute before extending to two or five.
2. Read the peek, then click the target
Targets peek briefly before disappearing. Move the mouse to place your crosshair over the target's valid hit area, then shoot with the left mouse button. Keep your crosshair near the expected peek position before the target appears to reduce unnecessary travel.
In continuous modes, each hit adds to your streak. An empty shot or letting a target disappear without hitting it breaks the streak; your next hit starts a new streak at 1. Play continues after a mistake, so you do not need to restart every time.
In accuracy challenges, an empty shot increases your shot count and lowers your accuracy without immediately ending the challenge. A target disappearing does not itself count as an empty shot. Some waves include two targets: finish one deliberate hit, then switch to the second instead of clicking frantically.
If you keep overshooting, slow down the final part of your movement. If targets disappear before you can hit them, first reduce the distance your crosshair needs to travel, then work on speed.
3. Read the right metrics for the mode
- Score in continuous modes: the current streak's hit count. Best score is your best streak for that mode.
- Accuracy challenge score: hits divided by shots. Read it alongside shot count and hits per minute so that protecting your percentage does not turn into waiting without shooting.
- Reaction time: the time from a target appearing to your hit. It includes seeing, aiming, and clicking; it does not isolate physiological reaction speed. Compare your own results in the same mode.
Work on one issue at a time: reduce empty shots before pushing your pace. Modes differ in difficulty and scoring, so a streak count and an accuracy percentage are not directly comparable.
4. Try this first routine of about 10 minutes
- Play Left for 2 minutes. Watch the fixed angle and click after your crosshair arrives.
- Play Right for 2 minutes. Keep the same rhythm and notice which side causes more overshoots or missed targets.
- Complete one 60s Accuracy challenge. Take at least 30 shots and note your accuracy and hits per minute.
- Rest for 1 minute. Release the mouse and relax your hand and shoulders.
- Practice your weaker side for 2 minutes, then complete another 60s Accuracy challenge and compare the results.
This is a starting routine, not a required performance standard. Take a break earlier if your movements become tense or your clicks careless. Once Left and Right feel consistent, try Oni; add Expert and Hell gradually as you gain control.
5. Adjust settings and learn the controls
Open Settings from the main menu or pause menu to change crosshair style, color, and size, toggle bullet trails, choose the weapon side, and adjust volume. Choose a clear crosshair that does not cover the target, then keep your setup consistent when comparing results.
- Esc: open the pause menu.
- R: restart; timed challenges reset the timer and the current run's statistics.
- Tab: toggle the in-game score list.
On a phone or tablet, follow the landscape-orientation prompt and use touch controls. For useful comparisons, keep your device and input method consistent.
6. Understand local bests and account records
Guests can train immediately, with best scores stored in the current browser. Clearing browser data or switching devices can make those local records unavailable. Signing in enables best-score syncing and saving eligible training records, which you can review in Training Records.
Not every short attempt becomes an account record: saving currently requires a valid training session and a score of at least 10, plus a valid play session for continuous modes. In accuracy challenges, also check the result screen's minimum-shot qualification message. A missing record does not mean the practice itself was wasted.
Return to the homepage, choose Left, and spend two minutes making deliberate hits. Then finish one 60s Accuracy challenge to establish your starting point.