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Screen · Touch, Mouse

Stick Catch

Eight sticks drop at random moments. Tap each one before it hits the ground: a quick reaction game for touch screens.

Surface: Landscape touch screen, 1920×1080 (the game fills any window; a portrait 1080×1920 screen also works)
Input: Any touch screen; one that reports several touches at once lets a group play. Test with a mouse. Touch drivers are not included.
PC: Windows PC with Chrome or Edge (one-click kiosk launcher included), or Chrome or Edge on a Mac. No internet needed.

Free · Windows & macOS · 78 KB · Download appears right after the form

See it with real people

In real use

See it with real people

A player catching falling sticks on a portrait touch kiosk.

Filmed in Korea on an earlier build, so any on-screen text is in Korean. The evaluation build is in English.

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Who it's for

Made for spaces like yours

Family venues and arcades with a large touch screen
Event and exhibition booths that want a game anyone can play in under half a minute
Lobbies and waiting areas where groups can play together

What it does for you

For you and your visitors

Explains itself: the sticks hang at the top, a flash and a beep warn of each drop, and one tap catches a stick. A round takes about 12–22 seconds, so the line keeps moving.
More than one pair of hands: on a multi-touch screen every finger counts at once, so a group can play together and share one score.
A reason to try again: the combo bonus doubles with every catch in a row, from 1 point a stick up to 262 for all eight.
Set up in minutes, run it yourself: it runs offline and returns to the start screen by itself. Change the speed, stick count, title, logo and background in one file.

Eight colored sticks hang from the top and drop in a random order, sometimes close together.

On a multi-touch screen every finger counts: two fingers catch two sticks at once, and the combo keeps climbing.

Let a stick land and it is a MISS: the combo is gone while the next stick is already on its way.

Each round ends with sticks caught, total score and best combo, then counts down back to the start screen.

Press ESC for settings: music volume, effects volume and a start screen background image.

Hardware

What it runs on

Runs on any touch screen your computer sees as a touch device. Looking for hardware? Ask us which MP Series unit fits your space.

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Make it yours

Change it yourself, or let us

These settings live in customize/config.js inside the download. Edit, save, reload.

Setting	What it changes	Default
Window title`text.page_title`	Browser tab and window title.	`Stick Catch`
Title`text.title`	Big title on the start screen. "" hides it.	`Stick Catch`
Line under the title`text.subtitle`	One line under the title on the start screen. "" hides it.	`Catch each stick before it hits the ground!`
Start button label`text.start_button`	Text on the start button.	`▶ START`
Logo`logo.file`	Your PNG or JPG, shown above the title on the start screen, e.g. "customize/logo.png". "" = no logo.	empty
Logo height`logo.height`	Logo height in pixels on a 1920×1080 screen (40 to 300).	`120`
Start screen background`start_screen.background`	Image behind the start screen, path relative to index.html. It fills the window and is cropped to fit. A 1080×1920 sample is included for portrait screens. "" = dark background.	empty
Settings note`start_screen.show_settings_hint`	The small "ESC = Settings" note in the corner of the start screen.	`true`
Sticks per round`game.stick_count`	3 to 8. Fewer sticks make a shorter round, and each one gets a wider lane.	`8`
Fall speed`game.fall_speed`	0.3 to 2. Below 1 is easier, above 1 is harder. At 1 a stick takes about 0.7 seconds to fall on a landscape screen.	`1.0`
Wait between drops`game.drop_pace`	0.5 to 3. 2 means twice as long between drops, so a longer round. 0.5 means a shorter, busier one.	`1.0`
Warning before drops`game.warning`	All the sticks flash and a beep sounds half a second before each drop. Turn off for a harder game.	`true`
Result time`game.result_seconds`	How long the result screen stays before going back to the start screen (3 to 300 seconds).	`20`
Music volume`audio.music_volume`	Background beat, 0 to 100. All sounds are generated in the browser. Also adjustable on site with ESC.	`55`
Effects volume`audio.effects_volume`	Beeps and catch and miss sounds, 0 to 100. Also adjustable on site with ESC.	`75`

Need more than settings?

Your logo and colors, another language, your own questions or content, or a new piece on the same idea.

Specs

Technical details

Package size: Windows & macOS: 78 KB 79,845 bytes
Operating system: Windows & macOS
Entry file: index.html
Resolution: 1920x1080
Orientation: Landscape
Offline: Yes, no internet needed
UI language: English
Input: Touch, Mouse
Players: 1 player or a small group at once, sharing one score
Session length: About 12–22 seconds per round. The result screen then stays for 20 seconds, adjustable.
Version: 1.1 · built Nov 2, 2026

Checksums (SHA-256)

stick-catch-game-all.zip0de53bad6606ea94c24cd56ee56913187fb70f7d39bb91c40e69e4c85bed9116

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