Your target is right over there, but the knife still needs to take the scenic route, while the gold coins along the way tempt you to collect the whole lot. Imposter Galaxy Killer on Woko Games is an HTML5 drawing puzzle game where each spaceship compartment gives you a target and a set of obstacles to work around. The round little astronauts with their oversized visors will look familiar to Among Us players, while your job is to study the layout, draw an attack route, and let the blade follow your lead.
The opening level gives you plenty of room, with two characters standing on opposite platforms and a single coin between them, so it’s easy to see how a line could collect the coin before reaching the target. Once the knife follows the route and takes out your opponent, the level ends with a score of 100, while your blue line remains stretched across the compartment. By the second level, a cluster of barriers blocks the direct approach, so you need to find room around the side before bringing the knife back toward its target.
Here, the two characters stand at different heights, while a curved trail of coins on the right practically invites you to follow it. The compartment is cramped, so you need to plan both the bend around the barriers and the final stretch toward your opponent; focusing on the destination can make you overlook what’s directly in the way. The challenge is finding a route that gives your hand enough room to draw comfortably while still passing through the spots you want to reach. Your opponent doesn’t have to move an inch to make you work for it.
The coins tend to add a detour to your original plan, because just as you’re ready to head for the target, you notice some gold nearby and want to swing a little wider. The knife needs to pass through each coin to collect it, which means a neat attack route won’t necessarily pick up everything, while a more profitable one might take you closer to an obstacle. Watching the blade follow a trail of coins has some of the appeal of connecting dots on paper, except there’s an astronaut waiting to get taken out at the end. You can chase a few extra coins, as long as you leave yourself a clear route to the target.
The controls are easy to pick up, although the turns still need a steady hand because your line can pass closer to the end of a barrier than you intended. With the blue trail clearly visible against the floor, you can look back over your route, spot a bend that needs more room, and replay the level if you want to try another approach. I like being able to adjust individual sections this way, because an attempt that doesn’t quite work out leaves you with a route to examine and improve. Sometimes a slightly wider turn makes drawing much easier, especially when you’re trying to avoid a barrier and pick up a coin along the same stretch.
The game keeps everything you need to watch inside one small compartment, so both characters, the obstacles, and the coins stay visible together. The gray floor helps the gold coins and blue line stand out, while the deep purple space backdrop and firing engines give the impression that the ship is still traveling as you figure out your route. The characters retain their slightly goofy look even after an attack, when one is still standing on a platform and the other has gone down beneath your handiwork. The most satisfying moment comes when the knife clears the barriers, collects the coins you planned for, and reaches its target; if you leave one coin just off your route, though, you might find yourself replaying a level you’ve already cleared.
