Play Fire Trap Online

Fire Trap came out in 1986 for arcades, a product of Woodplace Inc. It was one of those many maze platformers from that era, built to eat quarters with a simple premise and escalating tension. You don't see it talked about much, but it had a specific, punishing charm for players who sought out a challenge.

You control a small, agile character whose only goal is to get from the start of a single-screen maze to the exit door. Your main obstacles are the fire traps themselves; jets of flame erupt from the floor and walls in set patterns, and you have to memorize their timing to slip through. You also jump over bottomless pits that break up the pathways. The pacing is frantic, a cycle of watching, planning, and then making a desperate dash before the next flame burst catches you. It feels like a tense game of memorization and reflexes, where every successful screen is a small victory.