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