Hotseat Gunner

Hotseat Gunner was one of those straightforward Flash games you'd find in the late 2000s. It didn't try to be anything more than a quick test of reflexes, the kind of thing you'd play for a few minutes between other tasks. The screen was simple, usually just you and a single opponent waiting to see who would fire first.

You control a crosshair, aiming with your mouse at a robot on the other side of the screen. Your goal is simple: shoot the robot before its laser charges and shoots you. You have to navigate your shots around barriers that block your line of fire, which adds a small puzzle element to each frantic click. The pacing is tense and immediate, with each round lasting only seconds. It feels like a digital version of a quick-draw duel, where a moment's hesitation means you lose.