Space Invaders: Neon Defense

Fast, smooth, and share-ready Space Invaders built with pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The game uses a time-based loop for consistent motion, transform-based positioning for better performance, and a compact HUD to track your run.

Highlights

• Smooth movement with a time-based requestAnimationFrame loop
• Transform-based rendering for fewer layout/reflow hits
• Pause menu with resume/restart
• HUD with score, timer, lives, and best score (saved locally)
• Starfield background with reduced-motion support

Controls

• Left/Right Arrow: Move
• Space: Shoot (hold to fire)
• P or Esc: Pause

How to Run

Open index.html in your browser.

Share Checklist

• ✅ Responsive layout
• ✅ Runs without external dependencies
• ✅ Runs offline
• ✅ Simple controls with clear instructions

Tips

• The faster you clear the grid, the higher your chance to keep a clean run.
• Try to keep shots focused to avoid cluttering the screen.

Tech Notes

• The game loop uses time deltas to stay consistent across devices.
• Elements are positioned with transform: translate3d(...) to keep rendering smooth.
• Best score is stored in localStorage.