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WinchTrap

Run, lay a steel rope around monsters and stakes, then fire the winch: one squeeze crushes everything inside the loop.

WinchTrap title art: a glowing steel cable runs from a winch on a stone floor and loops around four frightened monsters, with a large x5 combo above the loop, a golden gear post and bursts of ice and red shards nearby.

Play on Playgama

About the game

WinchTrap is an arena game built on one idea: a rope you run out behind you. Dash around the arena and a steel cable pays out from your winch. Bend it around stakes, loop it around monsters, then press the winch. The cable reels in, drags everything inside the loop to one point and squeezes it until it bursts. The more monsters in one squeeze, the bigger the combo.

The rope has a length limit, so every loop is a decision. A monster the rope has gone around lights up and panics, and a green ring means the squeeze will finish it.

  • Four kinds of monsters, including Cable Biters that gnaw through your rope and Heavy Brutes that need two wraps
  • TNT barrels that blow up everything near them, and spinning gear posts that supercharge the winch
  • 30 levels in 3 worlds: Dusty Ranch, Deep Iron Mine and Glacial Peak
  • 3 stars per level, and your progress is saved

Controls

  • Move: WASD or the arrow keys, or move the mouse and the character follows the cursor.
  • Winch: Space, E, Enter or a click.
  • Touch: drag anywhere to steer, tap the big gear button to fire the winch.
  • P or Esc pauses the game, R restarts the level and M mutes it.

Devices

Desktop and mobile. WinchTrap plays with a keyboard, a mouse or by touch, in landscape or portrait.

Who made it

WinchTrap was made with AI assistance by Atesen Software. It is free to play in the browser. The play link above opens the game on Playgama, which is a separate site; Atesen Software is not affiliated with it.

More from us: all sixteen games. Questions or a bug to report: support@atesensoftware.com.