ARACHNID
version 1.0 Under Development
Download Link:
https://github.com/webxos/webXOS/blob/main/arachnid.html
Arachnid is a fast-paced, neon-drenched arcade shooter inspired by classic 80s/90s space games with a unique spider-mech twist. Survive as long as possible, destroy incoming threats, and collect glowing diamonds to rack up a massive score. Your ship’s “engines” (lives) power both your survival and your speed — the fewer engines you have left, the slower you become.
**Genre:** Arcade Shooter / Survival
**Playtime:** Quick high-score runs (endless)
**Controls:** Keyboard + Mouse / Touch (fully playable on mobile)
### How to Play
- Pilot your **spider ship** around the screen.
- **Destroy** asteroids (gray circles) and alien invaders (👾).
- **Collect** diamonds (💎) for big points.
- Avoid collisions — each hit costs an engine and slows you down.
- The longer you survive, the faster and more chaotic the game becomes (asteroids and aliens reverse direction and speed up every 15 seconds).
**Objective:** Achieve the highest score possible and generate your unique **WebXOS Code** at game over to share your run.
### Controls
**Desktop / Keyboard:**
- **Arrow Keys** — Move
- **Shift** — Boost (temporary speed burst)
- **Ctrl** — Shoot (8-way directional spread shot)
**Mobile / Touch:**
- **Left Joystick** — Move
- **A Button** — Shoot
- **B Button** — Boost
**Tip:** Your bullets fire in the direction you’re moving (or upward by default). Use movement to aim your spread shot effectively!
### Scoring
- Surviving / asteroids drifting off-screen: +1
- Destroy asteroid: +5
- Destroy alien: +10
- Collect diamond: **+100**
### Features
- **8-way spread shot** — satisfying directional shooting
- Dynamic difficulty that ramps up over time
- Boost mechanic for clutch escapes
- Retro CRT-style visuals with neon glows
- Procedurally spawned threats from top and bottom
- Unique **WebXOS Code** generation at game over (shareable proof of your score)
- Full mobile support with virtual joystick
- Synthwave-inspired sound effects
### END OF GAME CODE:
webxos.netlify.app/decoder to prove your score with the unique serial key
Comments
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Nice retro experience and the leg loss hit mechanic is a neat touch.
Thanks!
At hint to usability: the link in the last line of your description is only text. Make it a HTML link so that the successful player of your game can click on it to get to the decoder. In my case, I had the code but then I copied the link text into my clipboard to use it in a new tab, out of habit, destroying the webcode itself on the process. Stupid, yes. But help your players to avoid such mistakes by making it a real link ;-)
The game itself was oldfashioned... eh, a classic. I haven't been moving by arrow keys instead of WASD in a long time... :-)
will do! The coder is still being enhanced to reflect real time game data better, but a secret is the hash code is encrypted so even basic LLM like gemini can decode the game data if you just paste the key in - not just the website. Thanks for the input!