FROM THE STORM

The global leaderboard is now open. Lightning mode runs can be submitted to compete with players worldwide — daily, weekly, and all-time boards are live and refreshing every ten minutes.

Submission is opt-in and requires no account. Your handle — the nickname you set in Settings, or the auto-generated one assigned at first launch — is the only identifier attached to a score. It can be renamed any time in Settings.

The first storm rider on the All-Time board will be remembered there permanently. At the time of writing, the hall is still empty. Scores are signed and validated server-side to keep the board honest — no hand-edited runs, no inflated waves. The leaderboard reflects the game.

Runs now pass through four named sectors: Warmup, Pressure, Stormfront, and Overdrive. Each sector introduces harder operators and faster fall speeds. The progression is deliberate — you earn the difficulty.

Between each sector, there is a four-second cooldown beat. The equations pause, the music ducks, a short three-note motif plays. Then the next sector opens harder than the last. That beat is intentional design: it gives you a moment to exhale, to reset your hands and your attention, before the stakes rise again.

Before sectors, runs escalated too quickly without rhythm. A player could be overwhelmed in the first thirty seconds, or cruise through the first two minutes without any meaningful pressure. Sectors give each run a beginning, middle, and end — a shape that makes improvement legible. You know when you've reached Stormfront. You know what Overdrive means.

NumStorm is now available on Android via Google Play. iOS is not currently supported — the team is small and the focus is on making the Android version excellent first. The game is free.

Players are warmly invited to send feedback, bug reports, and feature requests directly to [email protected]. Every email is read by the developer. If something feels off, broken, or unfair — say so.