Classic · Waves · Journey

You are the bright node. Move with the mouse or a finger-drag. Hunter-nodes home in — touching one, or the glowing web between two nearby nodes, gets you caught.

Node personalities

• Purple — Chaser. Straight, aggressive pursuit.
• Pink — Ambusher. Aims ahead of where you're heading.
• Cyan — Erratic. Wobbles and orbits around you.
• Orange — Shy. Chases, but bolts when it gets close.
• Blue — Scatter. Roams the arena, only loosely after you.
• Yellow — Cluster. Slow, weak chase, sticks tight to its kind.

Same-colour nodes flock into groups, and the webs between nearby nodes are lethal. The longer you survive, the faster and tighter the swarm gets.

Powerups & threats

• ◆Gem — points. Grab several in quick succession for a ×combo multiplier.
• ★Star — a blast wave that destroys every node it reaches.
• ❄Freeze — freezes all nodes for a few seconds (their webs still kill).
• ⬡Shield — absorbs one hit and shoves the swarm away.
• »Shooter — auto-fires darts in your direction of travel for a few seconds, destroying nodes.
• ↺Slow — rare, Classic only. A rewind clock that rolls the swarm's speed ramp back a few seconds (their size and numbers keep climbing).
• ◉Boss — the big spiked eye. It takes on the personality of its colour. Catch it in a star-blast to pop it into a swarm of its own colour (+50).

Bullet Hell (desktop only)

A twin-stick survival arena — totally different from the modes above. Move with WASD, aim with the mouse. You autofire at your aim — hold the mouse to cease fire. You have 5 lives (♥) plus a shield that recharges every 4s.

Weapons

↑	Dart	Fast single shot, high damage. Best vs bosses.
≪	Spread	Shotgun fan — more pellets & wider each level.
»	Rapid	Bullet hose. Low damage, huge fire rate.
◎	Seeker	Homing shots that curve to the nearest target.
⇆	Ricochet	Bounces off walls & bosses — hits from odd angles.
➤	Missile	Lobs that explode in a blast wave. Counters clumps.
≈	Wave	Crescent shockwaves from you. Extra waves at higher levels.

Grab the same weapon again to level it up — each kind keeps its own level. At Lv10 its shots turn rainbow. A tougher weapon also makes the swarm tougher.

Buffs & pickups

⬡	Shield	Soaks one hit, shoves the swarm.
✸	Frenzy	Big fire-rate boost.
✦	Power	Bigger bullets, +pierce, +damage.
⟲	Bounce	Bullets ricochet off walls.
❄	Freeze	Freezes every node for a few seconds.
♥	Heal	Restores a life.
▲	Level Up	Bumps your current weapon a level.
★	Overdrive	Temporary +10 weapon levels (rainbow).
⚔	Blade	Spinning melee blade — whip it faster by moving; slices around you.
⚌	Dual-wield	Fires a 2nd weapon alongside yours for a while.
✷	Star Bomb	Instant screen-clearing blast.
⤜	Repel	Shoves the whole swarm away from you.

Several pickups can be on the field at once, and they fade out if you leave them too long. Shield, Frenzy, Power, Bounce & Overdrive are timed; Heal / Level Up / Star Bomb / Repel are instant.

Bosses

✦	Spiral	Pinwheel — sprays a rotating stream of shots.
✺	Burst	Radiating rays — periodic rings of shots.
➤	Charger	Winds up (telegraphed), then dashes at you.
◷	Splitter	Bursts into a big swarm when destroyed.
⬡	Weaver	Web lattice — fires an aimed fan.

Each boss has a circular health ring and glows just before it fires or charges — a voice + screen-edge flash warns before one arrives. Score is survival time + points.