Simple Space Game

Simple Space Game is a lightweight side-scrolling shooter built with TypeScript and vanilla JavaScript. The project aims to keep controls responsive in the browser while staying small enough for learners to explore.

Note: This project is part of an assistant-tooling evaluation. Vibe coding with Cursor, Warp, Google Antigravity, and OpenAI Codex to support development on this repo.

How to Play

• Move: Arrow Up / Arrow Down
• Shoot: Spacebar
• Pause/Exit: Escape
• Touch: Tap or hold the left side to move the ship (above the ship to go up, below to go down) and tap the right side to fire.

Features

• Responsive canvas sizing for desktop and mobile
• Keyboard and touch controls with smoothing for steady movement
• Orientation guard that prompts mobile players to rotate to landscape
• Lightweight build pipeline powered by Vite

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Start the dev server with hot module replacement:

   npm run dev

3. Create a production build (outputs to dist/):

   npm run build

4. Preview the built bundle locally:

   npm run preview

Project Notes

• Source files live in src/ with the entrypoint at src/main.ts.
• Tests are colocated under tests/ and run through Vitest.
• The game canvas and overlay elements are defined in index.html and styled in src/style.css.