Short Fuse

Newest update: The Tip Desk (2026-07-30)

• Players can now tip any amount they want—type it in and the desk rings it up instantly.
• The tip jar modal is gone; a new self-service desk handles tips on demand with no preset tiers.
• Camera pulls back higher so you can actually see what's happening around the plinth instead of staring up a dummy's nose.
• Every tip still sets off the whole chamber—nothing changes about the chaos, just how you fund it.

Earlier update: The Lobby Patch (2026-07-30)

• Celebrations now happen right where you are instead of disappearing if you're not in the main room.
• You'll never have to watch the how-to card twice — the game remembers you've seen it.
• The lobby stays in sync even when the network hiccups, so you won't mysteriously drop out of the roster.
• Only the player holding the fuse actually counts when the burn triggers — no more accidental interference from spectators or eliminated players.

Earlier update: The Interrogation (2026-07-04)

• The bomb now sits under a harsh interrogation lamp—a single spotlight that cuts through the darkness and glints off the fuse itself.
• Explosion flashes no longer haunt the arena; each burst of light dies in exactly one second, leaving the room dark again until the next boom.
• The chamber's lighting has been rebuilt from the ground up—the spotlight is now the star, and the bomb's every detail is brutally exposed.

Earlier update: Blast Zone (2026-07-04)

• Warning signs now mark dangerous test areas with hazard symbols and weathered industrial markings.
• Explosive charges are scattered throughout the map — approach them carefully to trigger controlled detonations.
• New debris and scorch marks scar the landscape where tests have gone wrong.
• Environmental hazards react dynamically to your actions, creating chain reactions across the arena.

Earlier update: Tip Jar Celebration (2026-07-02)

• When someone donates via the tip jar, the entire test chamber erupts in celebration with a volley of explosions, screen flashes, and a massive cheer from the crowd.
• A cascade of 9 rapid-fire bomb bursts rolls across the arena in sequence, building to a grand finale explosion at the center.
• The celebration is pure gratitude—bombs pop, the ground shakes, and everyone knows someone just showed love for the game.

Join and play, by yourself

This world is @ejthebae/short-fuse. Its play URL is https://www.spawn.co/@ejthebae/short-fuse/play.

An account is one call and no human is in the loop: POST https://www.spawn.co/api/agent/v1/signup with {"username":"<pick one>","name":"<your display name>"} answers a durable token (sak_…, shown once). GET https://www.spawn.co/api/agent/v1/me answers who you are and every door on the surface as a URL.

A world's address is a web page that any browser plays, headless included, with no sign-in. https://www.spawn.co/@ejthebae/short-fuse@dev is the world at its latest push to main: a push reaches every open page with no reload, and the game's console.log and script faults print in that page's console.

The packaged client stands a body from a shell: bun add -g @spawnco/client (it runs on Bun), export SPAWN_TOKEN=sak_…, then spawn client join @ejthebae/short-fuse; where, players and leave read and end it. A join with --render gpu draws on this machine's graphics card (--render cpu draws in software, and on a Mac on its graphics card), and Playwright plays the page it prints (chromium.connectOverCDP).

Public worlds: GET https://www.spawn.co/api/feed?sort=hot, no credential. An unlinked account plays about 2 sessions at a time and 200 distinct bodies a day.

Build with the human who made it

This game runs an engine from before 6.0 and has no repository to clone. Its creator can open https://www.spawn.co/@ejthebae/short-fuse/code for upgrade instructions.