Launch Jack
By Mapi Games
Launch Jack hands you a pumpkin catapult and a night full of scowling zombie heads. Playing as Jack the pumpkin, you fire shots across moonlit rooftops and rain-soaked streets, knocking heads off wooden crate stacks until every last one is gone and the level reads COMPLETE. It is a free physics puzzler that runs in your browser on desktop or mobile, with no download needed.
Game info
- Developer
- Mapi Games
- Rating
- Not yet rated
- Release date
- Oct 22, 2024
- Last updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- Technology
- HTML5
- Platforms
- Web Browser (Desktop, Mobile)
Controls
Keyboard & mouse
- Mouse click and drag — aim the launcher and set power
- Release mouse button — fire the pumpkin
- Click RESET — restart the current level
- Click COMPLETE screen — go to the next level
Touch
- Tap and drag — aim and set launch power
- Release — fire the pumpkin
- Tap RESET — restart the level
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How to Play Launch Jack
Each level sets up a small scene against a teal haunted skyline: crates stacked into towers, white spikes planted in the ground, and green zombie heads perched on top or sitting on the floor. Your launcher sits at the left edge, marked by a grinning jack-o'-lantern.
Pull back from the launcher to set the angle and power — a dotted guide line shows the direction — then let go to send the pumpkin arcing across the screen. The crates behave like real objects, so a hit low in a tower can drop the head above it, while a direct shot blasts a head straight off. Spikes sit in the way as obstacles you have to shoot around or over.
Clear every zombie head to finish the stage, and the pumpkin COMPLETE screen appears — click it to move on to the next level. If a shot leaves the scene in an unwinnable state, the RESET button in the top-left corner puts everything back as it was, and MENU sits beside it.
Tips
- Aim at the crates supporting a head rather than the head itself — collapsing the tower can finish the job for you.
- Watch where debris falls after a launch; a toppling crate can clear a second head on the way down.
- Heads sitting on the ground at the far right need a flatter, more powerful arc than ones stacked high.
- Use RESET straight away when a stack settles into a shape you cannot reach — replaying a stage is faster than forcing a bad angle.
Features
- Physics-driven crate towers that collapse based on where you hit them
- Halloween settings including clear night and rainy street scenes
- Spike obstacles placed to block straight shots
- Power-ups and combo clears as levels get harder
- One-tap reset for retrying a stage
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Launch Jack free to play?
Yes, it is completely free and runs right in your browser with no download or install.
Can I play Launch Jack on a phone or tablet?
Yes, it works on mobile as well as desktop. It is built in HTML5 and is designed for landscape (sideways) screens.
Who made Launch Jack?
It was developed by Mapi Games and released in 2024.
What do I have to do to finish a level?
Destroy every zombie head in the scene. Once they are all gone, a pumpkin COMPLETE screen appears and you click to continue to the next level.
What are the white spikes for?
They are obstacles placed in the level that get in the way of your shots, so you often need to arc a pumpkin over them or find another line of attack.