Dogfight (Spitfire)

Dogfight is the game we play when there are ten minutes left of lunch and someone says they’re a better pilot than you. Everyone opens it on their phone, one person creates a room and sends the link, and then it’s you against your friends in the sky. Up to five pilots can join the same game and the first one to five kills wins.

You fly by tilting the phone. Lean it left or right to turn, push it forward to dive and pull it back to climb. It takes about a minute to get the feel for it and after that it’s hard to put down. When someone gets on your tail you hold the evade button and slide to pull a hard turn or a loop, and if you time it right you end up behind them instead.

There’s a public arena that’s open all day if you just want to jump in, and you can practice against a drone first so you don’t embarrass yourself in front of your friends. If you’d rather sit at a computer it works with the keyboard too.

It runs in the browser, so there’s nothing to download and nothing to sign up for. It’s free, there are no ads and it’s fine for all ages. Turn your phone sideways and go.