Sling Drift Hook

Goal of the game

In Sling Drift Hook you play with your hand in front of the camera. Your race car speeds forward on its own. make a FIST ✊ and HOLD to throw a hook to the nearest glowing pole — the car drifts in a circle around it. RELEASE to let go and shoot off straight.

Swing past each pole to score, chain drifts for combos and grab coins on the way. Hit the side wall and you crash (lose a life). Power-ups: Shield, Slow-Mo and Star (walls cannot hurt you).

Quick start

Sling Drift Hook in one line: Fist to hook your car around the poles and drift through every corner!

• Press Play on this page — Sling Drift Hook loads in a few seconds right in the browser.
• Tap Allow when the browser asks for the camera, then read the short tutorial card.
• Play your first run of Sling Drift Hook slowly to learn how it reacts to your hand in front of the camera.
• After a game over, press Play again to try to beat your best.

Controls explained

• Quick reminder shown in Sling Drift Hook: Fist-hold = hook & drift · release = go straight.
• Hold one hand about an arm's length from the camera so Sling Drift Hook can see your whole palm and fingers.
• Move slowly at first: Sling Drift Hook follows your fingertip in real time, and smooth movements are tracked more accurately than jerky ones.
• If Sling Drift Hook feels too hard at first, play a practice round to learn the timing before chasing a high score.

Scoring and levels

Points in Sling Drift Hook come from the code-defined rewards of 5 and 10 points for different actions, so the bigger moves are worth chasing. Chain successful actions without a miss to build a combo; Sling Drift Hook raises the reward for every action inside a streak. Every 400 points you reach a new level, and Sling Drift Hook speeds up and sends more at you each time. You start with 3 lives. Your best score is saved in your browser, and signed-in players also appear on the Sling Drift Hook leaderboard.

Power-ups

Power-up orbs appear every few seconds in Sling Drift Hook. Touch or collect them to activate:

• 🛡️ Shield (10 s): blocks the next hit so a mistake does not cost a life.
• ⏳ Slow-Mo (6 s): slows the whole game down so you can line up precise moves.
• ⭐ Star (8 s): makes you invincible for a short time.

Characters and world

The 3D world of Sling Drift Hook features race futures, cones and coins. Learning how each one moves is the key to reading the screen quickly.

Tips and strategy

• Don't chase every pickup in Sling Drift Hook — grab only the ones on your safe path.
• Aim at the nearest threat first in Sling Drift Hook; letting one slip through costs more than a missed shot.
• Rhythm matters in Sling Drift Hook: watch one full cycle before you act, then act on the beat.
• Save your focus for the moment a Freeze or Slow-Mo starts — that is when Sling Drift Hook gives you free points.
• With a Shield active, play aggressively in Sling Drift Hook; the next mistake is free.
• Good, even lighting from the front makes tracking in Sling Drift Hook far more reliable than a bright window behind you.
• Replay Sling Drift Hook a few times: each run teaches you the patterns, and scores usually double after the first five games.

Device requirements and privacy

Sling Drift Hook needs a device with a front or web camera (any recent Android phone, iPhone, laptop or Chromebook) and works best in Chrome, Edge or Safari. Allow camera access when asked; hand tracking runs entirely on your device with Google MediaPipe, and no video ever leaves it. It is free to play; free players may see a short ad between rounds (never during play), and Premium removes all ads.