Emoji Survivors
Survive the swarm. Slay the ☠️ Reaper. Fifteen minutes that get harder every wave.
How it plays
If you have played Vampire Survivors, you already know it. If you have not, it takes about forty seconds to learn.
WASD, arrow keys, or a thumb on the joystick. Your weapons fire on their own, so your only job is not being where the enemies are.
Every kill drops experience. Fill the bar and choose a new weapon or a passive boost. Your build is different every run.
The waves get denser, bosses arrive on a schedule, and the Reaper comes for you at the end. Beat it, or switch to Endless and see how far you get.
12 heroes
Three are open from the start. The rest unlock with coins you earn by playing, never by paying.
Long-range fireballs. The classic starter.
Faster cooldown, chain lightning starter.
Lighter on its feet — Star Toss starter.
Stronger pull — pizza boomerangs in 4 directions.
250 coinsDrains life on hit. Starts with chain lightning.
500 coinsBorn of fire — 30% damage bonus from the start.
1000 coinsPhases through pain — 25% damage reduction baseline.
1500 coinsSpreads poison — 50% XP gain, 2× magnet from the start.
2000 coinsQuick on its paws — 12% faster, 30% chance to dodge hits.
750 coinsWounded fury — below 30% HP gain +50% dmg, +20% spd, regen.
1200 coinsEvery level-up grants a free random arcana.
2500 coinsRevives once per run at 1HP with 2s invuln.
3500 coins13 weapons, 8 evolutions
Level a weapon to five, pair it with the right passive, and it becomes something else entirely.
Homing fireballs that seek the nearest enemy.
Stars circle you and grind whatever touches them.
Lightning that jumps from target to target.
Boomerang slices that come back for seconds.
Dropped bombs with a wide blast radius.
A freezing aura that slows the swarm around you.
A homing star that pierces straight through a line.
A lingering cloud that poisons anything standing in it.
An orbiting totem that zaps the nearest enemy on a timer.
A slow vortex that drags enemies in and grinds them down.
Arrows fall from above onto random targets.
A singularity that pulls enemies in and crushes them.
A wide cone of droplets at close range.
Today's best runs
Endless mode, top five. Everybody plays the same daily seed, so these are comparable.
Nobody has set a score yet. The first name here is available.
Questions
Is Emoji Survivors free?
Yes, completely. There is no paid tier, no sign-up, and no account. Every hero and every weapon unlocks by playing.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in the browser tab you already have open. You can also add it to your home screen, and it will open like an app.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. On a touch screen you get a joystick and an ability button. The game is built for one thumb.
How long is one run?
A full run is 15 minutes and ends with the Reaper. Endless mode keeps going until you die.
What is the daily seed?
Every day everybody gets the same map, the same spawn order and the same modifier, so the leaderboard compares like with like.
Do I lose my progress if I close the tab?
No. Coins, unlocks and mastery are stored in your browser, so they survive a refresh.