Vectonova

The player controls the Vectonova ship using two analog inputs. The left analog stick or the W, A, S, D keys control ship movement across the two-dimensional playfield. The right analog stick or the mouse cursor controls the direction of the ship's primary weapon fire. The primary weapon fires a continuous stream of projectiles. A secondary weapon, activated by pressing the right trigger or the spacebar, deploys a short-range, high-damage pulse that clears a small area around the ship. This pulse has a cooldown period indicated by a circular meter around the ship's core. The ship's health is represented by a segmented bar at the top of the screen. Collision with a Glitch or its projectiles removes one segment. The ship is destroyed upon losing all segments. Collectible items appear as small, rotating diamonds. Blue diamonds restore one health segment. Yellow diamonds grant a temporary speed boost. Red diamonds charge a special ability, the "Phase Shift," which renders the ship invulnerable and intangible for three seconds. The Phase Shift is activated by pressing the left trigger or the Q key. The game's interface displays a score counter, a multiplier meter, and a progress bar indicating the player's distance to the next level exit. The multiplier increases with consecutive enemy kills and resets upon taking damage. The player can pause the game at any time by pressing the Escape key.