Flux Ahead
The current is already moving. Stay one wire ahead.
Flux Ahead is a puzzle game for iPhone. Lay wire on a board that is already live, turn each part into place, and light every lamp before the spark finds a dead end.
Three moves on a live board
A few seconds into each level the current sets off from the generator, and it never waits. Every part you lay down goes onto a board that is already live.
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1
Place
Tap an empty socket to drop in the next part from the tray. You can see the parts that follow, so plan a few moves ahead.
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2
Turn
Tap a part to give it a quarter turn. Once the current is inside, it is locked in place.
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3
Light up
Reach every lamp to win. Run the current into a wall or a loose end and it shorts out, and one tap puts you straight back in.
Each level has three stars, and each star is a goal of its own: waste few parts, connect the network fast, and win on the first try. Collect them one at a time.
Every chapter adds a new part
Eight levels per chapter, all built around one new component. The first ones show you what it does. By the last, you will be using it in ways you did not expect.
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Chapter 1
Power On
Straights and corners. Learn to build in front of a moving current.
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Chapter 2
Split Load
Splitters send the current two ways at once, so one generator can light many lamps.
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Chapter 3
Buy Time
A capacitor holds the current for seven seconds. Spend them well.
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Chapter 4
Crossroads
A crossing carries one wire over another, so two branches can pass straight through each other.
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Chapter 5
One Way
Diodes conduct in one direction only. Point one the wrong way and it shorts.
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Chapter 6
Switchgear
When the current reaches a coil, the switches flip. Send a side branch there first to open the main line in time.
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Chapter 7
Both Hands
A twin lamp lights only when two currents reach it within two seconds of each other.
A control panel that glows
Brass sockets, glass bulbs and wire that lights up behind the current. Relays click, the generator hums and every lamp has its own sound.
One circuit a day, the same for everyone
Monday's is gentle and Sunday's is tricky. The clock runs from your first try until your network is connected, retries included, so your time is worth sharing. Solve it every day to keep your streak going. Seven days in a row earn a freeze that covers a day you miss.
How far can you go?
Level after level, each a little harder than the last, until you short out. Then go again and beat your record.
Leaderboards and achievements
Compare daily times, streaks, Endless runs and chapter times with your friends, and chase achievements for clean runs, quick connections and parts laid with no time to spare. Game Center is optional.
Fair about ads
Flux Ahead is free, and its ads stay out of your game. If you would rather have none at all, one purchase removes them.
Free
Every level, no account
- All 56 levels in seven chapters
- The Daily Circuit and Endless
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- Never an ad while you play or after a short circuit
- One banner on the win screen, and one ad before each new chapter
- An optional video for a streak freeze, only if you want one
Remove Ads
One-time purchase
Buy it once and the game is ad-free for good.
- No banner on the win screen
- No ad before a new chapter
- No subscription
- Restore it on your other devices
The video for a streak freeze is still there if you want it. Watching it is always your choice.
No account. Your progress stays on your phone.
There is nothing to sign up for, and we run no servers. Your stars, times and streak are stored on your device. Anonymous usage statistics help us improve the game, and you can turn them off in Settings.
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Get ahead of the current
Five minutes on the bus or a whole evening on the sofa: there is always one more circuit to wire.
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