Played the free practice mode at starlane.run without any signup. Controls are simple (A/D or arrows to steer, space to jump) but the game reads them precisely, and it's honest about what it is: distance-in-meters, no story, no loot. What makes it work is that the practice mode is genuinely free and unlimited, it just doesn't save your score to the leaderboard, so you can actually learn the barrier timing before deciding whether to spend anything on a real attempt. That's a much fairer free tier than the usual "3 tries then paywall" pattern.
Thanks for this great review Gal! We'll take your feedback onboard and see if we can make things a little more obvious when it comes to challenge level