← Mercury Project Browser sortie · 2026
Mercury Arcade presents

Sopwith Camel

An original, modern tribute to the beautifully simple 1984 biplane classic.

Choose your aircraft

Each airframe changes the handling, gun, bomb rack, and special weapon. All balance values are arcade interpretations.

Sortie 01 · agile classic

Clear the valley. Explore above.

Destroy every magenta Earth installation, raid roaming supply balloons to refill ordnance, pass harmless grazing cows, or climb beyond the stratosphere.

Sopwith Camel · 3 lives 13 Earth targets · 4 supply balloons · 3 space signals Twin gun · 5 bombs · no special
Mouse / touchAim where you want to fly
PitchUp / down arrows or W / S · comma / slash
ThrottleLeft / right arrows or A / D · Z / X
Machine gunHold Space to fire · watch the heat
Drop bombPress B · bombs keep your momentum
Special weaponThe Camel carries no special weapon
PausePress P · Escape works too

Best with this aircraft: 0000

Fresh code, artwork, terrain, and sound. Inspired by Sopwith by David L. Clark; no original game assets are used.