---
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-spiral-barrage
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-spiral-barrage
lang: en
title: Spiral barrage
summary: Rotating the firing direction arranges successive projectiles into a spiral.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
status: active
url: >-
https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-spiral-barrage/
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https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-spiral-barrage.json
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https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-spiral-barrage.md
aliases: []
tags:
- Boss fights
- Projectiles
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- id: source-b54e4c87a95a0d6c
title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Spiral barrage (RU)'
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title: Bullet King · Enter the Gungeon
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title: High Dragun · Enter the Gungeon
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title: Phrike · Returnal
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdBbTMFLFIo&t=32s'
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title: Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout
url: 'https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing'
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title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault'
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https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-spiral-barrage
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preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Spiral barrage
description: >-
Rotating the firing direction arranges successive projectiles into a
spiral.
image:
src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-ynvmgusv7bc-26.webp
width: 640
height: 360
game: Enter the Gungeon
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynVmgUSV7Bc&t=26s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynVmgUSV7Bc'
sourceFrameSeconds: 26
credit: Dodge Roll / Devolver Digital; gameplay capture by Boss Fight Database
rights: >-
Game graphics © Dodge Roll / Devolver Digital. Gameplay recording by
Boss Fight Database. Visible source markings preserved. All rights
reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: Curving bullet rows spread around the boss
alt: Curving bullet rows spread around the boss
markers:
- x: 47
'y': 41
label: Adjacent rows form a turning barrage pattern
tips:
- >-
Check direction-change speed and whether the safe corridor remains
reachable.
examples:
- title: Enter the Gungeon
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynVmgUSV7Bc&t=26s'
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provenance: >-
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas
---
# Spiral barrage
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-spiral-barrage
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-spiral-barrage
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-spiral-barrage/
Rotating the firing direction arranges successive projectiles into a spiral.
## At a glance
[Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynVmgUSV7Bc&t=26s) · Game graphics © Dodge Roll / Devolver Digital. Gameplay recording by Boss Fight Database. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynVmgUSV7Bc), 26 s
1. Adjacent rows form a turning barrage pattern
- Check direction-change speed and whether the safe corridor remains reachable.
- [Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynVmgUSV7Bc&t=26s)
## How it works
Rotating the firing direction arranges successive projectiles into a spiral.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- Rotating the firing direction arranges successive projectiles into a spiral.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Spiral barrage (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/spiral-barrage/) (id: source-b54e4c87a95a0d6c)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Spiral barrage (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/spiral-barrage/) (id: source-9995d58580089f5d)
- [Bullet King · Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynVmgUSV7Bc&t=26s) (id: source-0e3a9034aa726bed)
- [High Dragun · Enter the Gungeon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKALjUZqhXA&t=103s) (id: source-47cd13290fc05721)
- [Phrike · Returnal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdBbTMFLFIo&t=32s) (id: source-d88e73d9030adb59)
- [Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361)
- [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
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