The character (well, the hand with the gun) moves horizontally along with the chrosshair. So, you control both - the crosshair and the character. Just move to the sides when an enemy attacks :)
Ah nice!! Thanks for explaining. Maybe I missed that explanation in the initial text of the game.
You're welcome 😊
On the controls screen, the d-pad is labled "aim / move". But that's easy to miss and doesn't really go into detail.