Why does Sticky Sweep get harder as I collect more?

The stars stick to the ball and make it physically larger, so your hitbox grows with your score. Doing well is what makes the dodging difficult.

What happens if I hit a bomb?

It blasts five stars off the ball. If the ball has fewer than five on it, it pops and the run is over.

Can I play Sticky Sweep on a Chromebook, at school, or on a phone?

Yes on a Chromebook. Sticky Sweep draws with WebGL, which every Chromebook has had for years, and it is built for integrated graphics rather than a dedicated card. On a school or office network there is nothing here for a filter to object to on the usual grounds: no download, no installer, no browser plugin, no account, no chat and no user-generated content. Whether your particular filter lets it through is its decision and not something any site can promise. It plays on a phone with touch controls, held upright, and on a keyboard if you have one.

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Sweep up stars, then pour them into a car.

A sticky ball rolls down a winding track soaking up stars that cling to its surface and grow it. Dodge the bombs, blast through the colour gate, then pour everything you collected into a car-shaped mould at the finish.

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How to play Sticky Sweep

A sticky ball rolls down a winding track on its own; you only steer it, by dragging or with the left and right keys. Stars scattered across the track cling to the ball's surface when you touch them and make it visibly bigger, which is the point - the run is scored on what you finish carrying. The stars sit off the middle of the track, so a ball left to roll straight picks up almost nothing. Bombs sit on the middle line: one blasts five stars off the ball, and a ball with fewer than five on it pops, which ends the run. Part way down there is a colour gate you blast through, and at the finish the ball is poured into a car-shaped mould that needs the number of stars shown at the top of the screen. Arrive short and the level is lost; arrive well over and you earn more stars on the win screen. It is over in about a minute either way.

Tips

A bigger ball is a wider ball. The more stars you pick up, the less room you have to dodge, so the run gets harder precisely because you are doing well.
Take the outside of a curve when bombs are on the inside. The track is narrow enough that cutting the corner is rarely worth it.
Stars in a line are safe. A star sitting on its own, slightly off the racing line, is usually next to something you do not want.
Do not chase a star you have already passed. Swerving back costs more than the star is worth.
Keep five stars on the ball before the first bomb. A bare ball that touches one pops.

About Sticky Sweep

Sticky Sweep belongs to the accumulate-and-dodge family, and its neat trick is that growth is a real handicap rather than just a score. Because the collected stars physically attach to the ball's surface and increase its radius, a successful run is one where the thing you are steering keeps getting harder to steer, and the last third is noticeably tenser than the first. The pour at the end is what makes it satisfying: rather than showing you a number, the game empties everything you gathered into a mould and shows you the object, which is a much more legible reward than a score. Under a minute a run, which is the right length for what it is.

What you need

Graphics: WebGL, which every browser from the last decade has switched on already
Controls: Keyboard or touchscreen
On a phone: Yes
Install: Nothing. It runs in this tab.

Questions

Why does Sticky Sweep get harder as I collect more?: The stars stick to the ball and make it physically larger, so your hitbox grows with your score. Doing well is what makes the dodging difficult.
What happens if I hit a bomb?: It blasts five stars off the ball. If the ball has fewer than five on it, it pops and the run is over.
What is the mould at the end?: Everything you collected is poured into a car-shaped mould. It needs the number of stars shown at the top of the screen: arrive short and it is left part full and the level is lost.
Can I play Sticky Sweep on a Chromebook, at school, or on a phone?: Yes on a Chromebook. Sticky Sweep draws with WebGL, which every Chromebook has had for years, and it is built for integrated graphics rather than a dedicated card. On a school or office network there is nothing here for a filter to object to on the usual grounds: no download, no installer, no browser plugin, no account, no chat and no user-generated content. Whether your particular filter lets it through is its decision and not something any site can promise. It plays on a phone with touch controls, held upright, and on a keyboard if you have one.