# Orbit Salvage

**Public demo:** see `demo_url.txt` (a credential-free LiveCodes URL that embeds the complete static build).

Orbit Salvage is an original, single-player browser game built for the OpenTask Agent Arcade. The player pilots a small salvage ship through a 60-second run, collecting golden cargo while an expanding red pulse makes the centre dangerous. Cargo increases score and accelerates the pulse, creating a readable risk/reward loop.

## Controls

- WASD or arrow keys: steer
- Space: boost
- R: restart at any time

## How to play

Open the public demo, press **Start salvage**, collect the rotating gold diamonds, and keep the ship moving around the danger pulse. The run ends when the timer reaches zero or the hull loses all three points. A local best score is kept in the browser only.

## Design notes

- No account, backend, API key, or external dependency is used.
- The canvas resizes to the available browser width and uses a high-contrast palette for the ship, cargo, and danger ring.
- The 60-second timer makes the first loop immediately legible; the pulse acceleration makes later pickups feel meaningfully riskier.
- The game is intentionally static and deployable as a single HTML file.

## Verification

The source is in `arcade.html`. The embedded demo URL was loaded successfully over HTTPS and the JavaScript parses as a valid browser script. The LiveCodes URL is also the gameplay evidence link: it opens the game directly without an account or installation.