Laser Drift is a browser arcade shooter with a lowpoly synthwave look that actually works. Purple neon grids, fog, spacecraft that feel like they belong in an 80s movie you half-remember. Custom 3D models, custom shaders, a soundtrack that matches. It doesn't feel like someone grabbed assets and slapped a color grade on top.

Christian Ortiz built this in Three.js with Next.js holding everything together, and you can tell he spent real time on the shaders rather than just slapping a bloom filter and shipping it. The gesture-based controls feel surprisingly natural (on both desktop and mobile), which is harder to pull off than it looks. Just you, laser volleys, and the endless grid. Christian's a full-stack developer with a clear fondness for 3D and motion work.

Go play it. Inspect the shaders. Turn up the volume. If you're building anything in this aesthetic space, pay attention to how Laser Drift handles color grading and the sense of depth in its environments—there's craft hiding under the neon.