‘Popcorn!’ is a battle royale-like Google Doodle

Today’s newest Google Doodle is an interactive battle royale-style game that calls “Popcorn!” celebrates.

The premise of this game is that you are a kernel in a circular arena. A stick of butter in the middle launches projectiles that pop you if you get hit twice.

Use the arrow keys on the desktop or the virtual joystick if you’re playing with a touchscreen to move, while there are three kernel types, each with their own abilities that you can access by tapping (or pressing the spacebar): Heal, Shield and Catch & Throw.

You compete against 59 other players to be the last one standing. In addition to solo play (with other people who have clicked on the Doodle), there is a squad mode where you can invite friends via a shareable link.

As always, you can launch the Popcorn! Doodle from google.com, Chrome’s new tab page, and the Google app on Android or iOS.