Archery Master: free archery game online
Archery Master is a free archery game you can play online in any browser. Draw your bow and watch the view zoom in, hold your breath to steady the shaking aim, read the wind and release to hit the bullseye. Follow the Journey of 20 levels through a meadow, a snowy valley, a red canyon and a castle, with moving targets, balloons and fruit, or shoot a Classic round and the Daily game for the leaderboard. Painted art, animated arrows, funny forest animals, music and sound effects, no download and no sign-up.
How to play Archery Master
- Choose a mode: the Journey, a Classic round or the Daily game.
- Move the mouse, or drag with your finger, to aim the cross-hair.
- Hold DRAW (or the mouse button, or Space) to pull the bow and watch the view zoom in.
- Read the flag: the wind pushes the arrow, so aim against it. Hold BREATH to steady the aim.
- Release to shoot. Hit the gold centre for 10 points and clear the goals for stars.
On a computer you can also use the keyboard: โ โ โ โ or W A S D move the cross-hair, hold Space to draw and release to shoot, hold Shift to hold your breath, and Esc pauses.
Aim, draw and sway
The cross-hair follows your mouse or finger. It never stays perfectly still: the aim sways like a real archer's, and the sway is bigger at long distances. As you hold DRAW the bow bends, the string and arrow come back and the picture zooms in on the target, which makes the sway bigger on screen but also makes it easier to see where you are aiming. When the ring around the cross-hair is full and gold you are at full draw. A weak draw makes the arrow drop low, and holding the draw for more than four seconds tires your arms and the aim shakes more.
Hold BREATH while you draw to steady the aim for a couple of seconds: the shaking drops to about a quarter, the edges of the screen darken and you can hear your heartbeat. Your breath comes back slowly.
Reading the wind
The flag in the top-left corner shows how fast and which way the wind blows. The wind changes a little all the time. It pushes the arrow sideways and the push grows with the distance, so at 60 metres a strong wind can carry the arrow across several rings. Aim into the wind: a wind blowing to the right means aim a little to the left. The red cross shows the landing point for the current wind. You can switch it off in the settings if you want to judge the wind yourself.
Scoring
| Ring | Colour | Points |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ก Gold centre | Gold | 10 and 9 (the inner X also counts 10) |
| ๐ด Red | Red | 8 and 7 |
| ๐ต Blue | Blue | 6 and 5 |
| โซ Black | Black | 4 and 3 |
| โช White | White | 2 and 1 |
| โ Miss | Outside the target | 0 |
Balloons and fruit on the Journey are worth 10 points each. Reach the goal scores of a level for one, two or three stars.
Journey, Classic and Daily
The Journey is the story mode with 20 levels and 60 stars. Classic is five ends of three arrows at 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 metres, with the wind getting stronger each end, for a best score of 150. The Daily game has the same distances and the same wind for every player on the same day. Your score is the total of your 15 arrows, and both modes have free leaderboards for this month and all time. The game sends your 15 arrow scores and the server adds them up, so only real rounds count. The Journey is saved on your device only.
The Journey
Four worlds, five levels each. A star on a level unlocks the next one, and every world has its own look, weather and wind.
| World | Distance | Wind | Challenges |
|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ผ Sunny Meadow | 20 to 30 m | Light | Target, balloons, fruit stand, a moving target |
| โ๏ธ Snowy Valley | 30 to 45 m | Breezy | Falling snow, balloon blizzard, sliding target, a long shot |
| ๐๏ธ Red Canyon | 35 to 50 m | Strong | Dust devils, a fast moving target, a cactus orchard |
| ๐ฐ Castle Courtyard | 45 to 70 m | Very strong | Royal balloons, the dragon target and the Master Shot at 70 m |
Four kinds of level: a target, a moving target that you must lead (the arrow takes time to arrive), balloons that float and bob, and fruit sitting on posts that you knock off.
Badges
There are 24 badges for tens and X hits, perfect ends and rounds, scores of 100 to 150, hot streaks, wind shots, held breath, balloons and fruit, daily games and clearing each world of the Journey. Open the medal button in the game to see your progress.
| Badge | How to earn it |
|---|---|
| ๐ฏ Bullseye | Hit the gold centre of the target (a 10). |
| ๐ Ten Collector | Hit 25 tens in total. |
| ๐ซ Sharpshooter | Hit 100 tens in total. |
| โ Dead Centre | Hit the inner X ring. |
| ๐ Robin Hood | Hit the X ring 10 times. |
| ๐ฅ Perfect End | Score 30 with the three arrows of one end. |
| โ Century | Score 100 or more in a Classic game. |
| ๐ฅ Club Archer | Score 125 or more in a Classic game. |
| ๐ฅ Master Archer | Score 140 or more in a Classic game. |
| ๐ Perfect Round | Score the maximum 150 in a Classic game. |
| ๐ฅ Hot Streak | Hit five arrows in a row scoring 9 or 10. |
| ๐จ Wind Reader | Hit 10 arrows scoring 8 or more in strong wind. |
| ๐ซ Steady Hands | Hold your breath for 25 shots. |
| ๐ Balloon Popper | Pop 50 balloons. |
| ๐ William Tell | Knock 25 fruits off their posts. |
| ๐น Quiver Emptier | Shoot 500 arrows. |
| ๐ฎ Regular | Finish 10 games or levels. |
| ๐ Daily Archer | Play the Daily game. |
| ๐๏ธ Week at the Range | Play the Daily game on 7 days. |
| ๐ผ Meadow Master | Clear all 5 levels of the Sunny Meadow. |
| โ๏ธ Snow Hunter | Clear all 5 levels of the Snowy Valley. |
| ๐๏ธ Canyon Champion | Clear all 5 levels of the Red Canyon. |
| ๐ฐ Castle Guard | Clear all 5 levels of the Castle Courtyard. |
| โญ Star Collector | Earn all 60 stars on the Journey. |
Archery Master tips
- Watch the sway. The cross-hair drifts in a slow loop. Release when it passes over the centre instead of chasing it.
- Use your breath late. Draw first, then hold BREATH for the last second before you release.
- Aim into the wind. Put the red cross on the gold, not the cross-hair.
- Do not hold the draw too long. After four seconds the aim shakes more, so shoot.
- Lead the moving target. The arrow needs time to fly, so aim ahead of the way the target is moving.
- Take the easy stars first. You can replay any level to earn more stars.
Frequently asked questions
Is Archery Master free?
Yes. Archery Master is completely free to play online, with no sign-up, no download and no in-app purchases. It runs in your browser on computers, tablets and phones, and your stars, stats and badges are saved on your device.
How do I play Archery Master?
Move the mouse (or drag with your finger) to aim the cross-hair, then hold the DRAW button, the mouse button or the Space key to pull the bow. The view zooms in as the bow bends. Release to shoot. Hold BREATH (or Shift) while drawing to steady your aim for a moment, and aim against the wind.
How is a shot scored?
The target has ten rings, worth 1 point on the outside to 10 points in the gold centre. The inner part of the gold is the X ring, which also counts 10 and has its own badge. An arrow that misses the target scores 0. A Classic round is 5 ends of 3 arrows, so the best possible score is 150.
How does the wind work?
The flag in the corner shows the wind speed and direction. Wind pushes the arrow sideways, and the push is bigger at longer distances. Aim into the wind to compensate. The red cross shows where your arrow will land with the current wind and draw, and you can turn it off in the settings for a bigger challenge.
What does holding my breath do?
While you hold your breath the shaking of the aim drops to about a quarter and the view zooms in a little more. Your breath lasts about two and a half seconds and slowly comes back, so use it just before you release. Drawing the bow for too long makes your aim shake more.
What is the Journey?
The Journey has 20 levels in four worlds: a sunny meadow, a snowy valley, a red canyon and a castle courtyard. Each level has a goal score for one, two and three stars and a different challenge: a target, a moving target, balloons to pop or fruit to knock off posts. Clearing a level with one star unlocks the next.
What are the Classic and Daily games?
Classic is 5 ends of 3 arrows at 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 metres, with the wind getting stronger. The Daily game uses the same distances and the same wind for every player on the same day. Both have a free leaderboard for this month and all time.
How does the leaderboard stop cheating?
When you finish a round the game sends the list of your 15 arrow scores and the time it took. The server adds them up, checks that the scores are possible and that the round was not faster than a real round, and only then saves your score.
What are the forest animals?
A fox, an owl, a squirrel, a bear cub, a rabbit and a frog pop in from the side to cheer your bullseyes and laugh or cry at your misses. They are just for fun and you can switch them off in the settings.
Can I play on a phone?
Yes. Archery Master works on phones and tablets in portrait and landscape. Drag on the screen to aim, hold the big DRAW button to pull the bow and let go to shoot, and hold the BREATH button to steady your aim. On a computer you can use the mouse or the keyboard.
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