Welcome, brave warrior, to the The Last Scorpion! Your mission is simple yet perilous: guide your resilient scorpion through an ever-intensifying onslaught of bizarre bugs and deadly projectiles. Master nimble mouse (or finger) movements to dodge threats and snatch vital power-ups. The longer you survive, the faster and more chaotic the gauntlet becomes, pushing your reflexes and strategic thinking to their absolute limits. How long can your scorpion endure the annihilation?
Score: Your primary goal! Annihilate common insects (Ants, Flies, Ladybugs, Caterpillars) by colliding with them. Each has a different point value – learn which are most lucrative!
Lives: You begin with 5 precious lives. A life is lost if you collide with harmful entities or let a regular bug escape off the left edge of the screen.
This isn't just about speed; it's a test of your mental agility!
Beyond the thrill of survival, navigating the scorpion's perilous journey can offer several cognitive advantages, helping to sharpen your mental faculties:
So, while you're fighting for that high score, you're also giving your brain a stimulating workout!
A welcome sight! This blessed arrow drifts upwards. Catch it to restore one lost life, up to your maximum of 5. A true game-changer in dire moments. This doesn't offer points.
Strategy: Always prioritize if you're not at max lives, but weigh the risk if it's near other dangers.
Feeling overwhelmed? This pellet offers a brief respite. It resets game speed to its initial, slower pace for 5 seconds. After the effect, the difficulty snaps back to what it was before you collected it. This doesn't offer points.
Strategy: Use tactically to navigate dense waves or recover. Remember, underlying difficulty keeps scaling!
Your personal force field! Grants 3 seconds of immunity to many direct threats and negative effects. This doesn't offer points.
While Shielded, you are PROTECTED from:
What the Shield DOESN'T block (these still take effect):
Strategy: This is your chance for bold moves! Dash through danger, grab risky items, or clear out a dense bug wave. Use its 3 seconds wisely!
A strategic marvel of temporal manipulation! Rare and fast. Collecting this precious diamond grants you a fleeting glimpse into the next 5 seconds of your destiny, awarding +100 points on collection. During this active preview window, observe the unfolding chaos. If the future looks grim, left-click the mouse to instantly rewind the game state (all entities, your score, lives, and even the game's difficulty) to the exact moment you touched the pill, armed with the knowledge of what was to come. If you let the 5 seconds pass without clicking, the future you've witnessed becomes your reality. Choose wisely, Scorpion!
Strategy: A unique chance to scout ahead! Use the preview to make informed decisions. A quick rewind can save you from a dire mistake or allow you to capitalize on a missed opportunity.
The ultimate game-changer! Extremely rare and very fast. If you manage to snag this, it PERMANENTLY resets the entire game's difficulty (bug speed, spawn rates) back to its initial starting point. Also awards +300 points.
Strategy: A high-risk, high-reward item. Its speed makes it tough to catch, but the payoff can grant you a significant extension to your run.
A nasty critter! Contact with this bug poisons your Scorpion, costing 1 Life and deducting -20 points.
Strategy: Avoid at all costs unless shielded! The score penalty plus life loss is a double whammy.
This pellet encases your Scorpion in a stasis field, temporarily slowing your movement speed significantly. Also deducts -2 points.
Strategy: Being slow makes you an easy target. Try to clear a path before hitting one, or avoid if the screen is crowded.
Time to be super brave! Hitting this pellet instantly teleports your Scorpion to a random location on the screen. It could be a safe spot, or right into trouble! Awards a hefty +200 points for the bravery (or misfortune).
Strategy: Do you dare? The points are tempting, but the random teleport can end your run. Assess the screen before committing!
These arrows shoot in from the left side of the screen. A direct hit will cost you 1 Life.
Strategy: Keep an eye on the left edge! Their horizontal trajectory requires different dodging patterns than top/bottom hazards.
The deadliest projectile! This menacing arrow flies in from the top. Contact means INSTANT GAME OVER, regardless of your lives.
Strategy: Utmost priority to dodge! No second chances with this one unless you have an active shield.
These common insects are your primary source of points. Each type has a different value. Learn to prioritize!
Critical: All scoring bugs appear from the right and move left. If any escape off the left edge of the screen, you lose 1 Life!
A common but valuable find. Provides a good point boost. +15 Points.
Strategy: Reliable score. Grab them when it's safe.
Easy to notice and offers a decent reward. +10 Points.
Strategy: Good for chain scoring if you're quick.
A slightly more valuable insect. +12 Points.
Strategy: A good target when available, often worth a little extra effort.
Tall shape, making it an easier target for some steady points. +8 Points.
Strategy: A safe target when you need a safer score boost.