# Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade > Roguelike survival game where you play as an alien warrior escaping captivity. (iPhone/iPad app by 晓芳 回.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alien-survivor-twisting-blade/id6475798793 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [晓芳 回](https://appshunter.io/developer/1707807121) - Category: Games - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 12.4 · 135 MB - Languages: English, Chinese - Released: 2024-02-15 - Data updated: 2026-07-06 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alien-survivor-twisting-blade/id6475798793/reviews.md ## What is Alien Survivor? In the future cosmic era, humanity has expanded into interstellar space, establishing space colonies. However, driven by ambition for resources and expansion, they continuously invade the homelands of alien races, capturing numerous intelligent extraterrestrial beings for research. In human laboratories, these abducted alien life forms face an unknown fate. But hope is never extinguished. Players will take on the role of a free-willed alien warrior determined to break free from captivity and lead these intelligent life forms to escape human control. Utilizing spinning blades and diverse skills, combined with tactical wisdom, players will engage in intense battles against the humans and other creatures controlling them. This game is a typical roguelike survival title, where each escape attempt brings a unique experience. Players will face various enemies, as well as randomly generated skills and relics, making each game a fresh challenge. - Challenge 50 different difficulty levels, each with unique designs and enemy configurations. - Choose from over 500 different abilities to customize your combat style and strategy. - Experience 8 unique and distinctive alien characters, each with their own exclusive skills and growth paths. - Battle against over 50 different enemies with unique combat styles and weaknesses. - Utilize upgrade systems such as equipment and talents to enhance character abilities, making it easier to overcome challenges. - Obtain resources and items through various activities and rewards, aiding you in your journey forward to continually surpass yourself. Join this adventure as an alien warrior, use your wit and courage to rewrite destiny, and experience the thrilling tension of escaping control and the joy of battle. Every game is a test of strategy and skill, and only true warriors can achieve ultimate victory in this cosmic survival battle. ## Key features - Roguelike survival gameplay - Spinning blade combat - Diverse skill customization - 50 difficulty levels - Over 500 abilities - 8 unique alien characters - Upgrade systems ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Membership | $9.99 | one-time | | Lifetime Membership | $99.99 | one-time | | Armor Upgrade Material Pack | $4.99 | one-time | | Alien Biomass Pack | $4.99 | one-time | | Character Pack 10 | $14.99 | one-time | | Ad Skip Ticket 1 | $4.99 | one-time | | Ad Skip Ticket 2 | $15.99 | one-time | | Ad Skip Ticket 3 | $29.99 | one-time | | Starter Pack | $1.99 | one-time | | Evo Pack | $4.99 | one-time | | Overlord Pack | $15.99 | one-time | | Level Pack 49 | $21.99 | one-time | | Level Pack 50 | $21.99 | one-time | | Character 2 gift pack | $2.99 | one-time | | Character 3 gift pack | $4.99 | one-time | | Character 4 gift pack | $4.99 | one-time | | Character 5 gift pack | $7.99 | one-time | | Character 6 gift pack | $7.99 | one-time | | Character 7 gift pack | $14.99 | one-time | | Character 8 gift pack | $14.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (2 of 2) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alien-survivor-twisting-blade/id6475798793/reviews.md ### 5/5 — But of a Problem *2024-12-08* So it’s a good game but when I passed the third or fourth stage I unlocked characters, when I clicked on it, the health was 99999 the damage, 99999 and shield, 99999 and then my screen went BLACK! so IDK what’s going on but please please please fix this THANK YOU! ### 5/5 — 好玩上瘾 *2024-06-12* 朋友推荐的，老少皆宜这款游戏。 ## Frequently asked questions about Alien Survivor ### What is Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade about? Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade is a roguelike survival game where players assume the role of an alien warrior escaping human captivity. You'll battle enemies using spinning blades and a variety of skills in a constantly changing environment. ### How many difficulty levels are in Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade? The game features 50 different difficulty levels, each with unique designs and enemy configurations to provide a varied challenge. ### Can I customize my character's abilities in Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade? Yes, you can choose from over 500 different abilities to customize your combat style and strategy, and utilize upgrade systems like equipment and talents. ### Does Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade support offline play? The description does not specify if Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade supports offline play. It is recommended to check the app store page for definitive information on this feature. ### How many different alien characters can I play as in Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade? You can choose from 8 unique and distinctive alien characters, each with their own exclusive skills and growth paths. ### What is the age rating for Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade? Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade has an age rating of 17+, indicating mature content. ### Does Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade have ads? Yes, Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade contains advertisements. ### When was Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade last updated? Alien Survivor: Twisting Blade was last updated on March 7, 2025, with version 1.3.3. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.3.3 — 2025-03-07 1. Fixed an issue where the player level could not reach level 100. 2. Fixed an occasional error when opening treasure chests. 3. Fixed an issue where the damage frequency of the Acidic Brutalisk's abilities, **Toxic Radiance** and **Putrid Radiance**, was lower than expected. 4. Adjusted the text display for daily challenge reward attempts: Previously, it showed the number of rewards obtained today and the limit. Now, it displays the remaining available reward attempts without showing the limit. 5. Fixed an issue where the Scorpion Lord's shard count was displayed incorrectly at max star level. 6. Fixed an issue where defeated enemies were occasionally not removed from battle. ### 1.3.2 — 2025-01-08 ### New Features: 1. **Two New Characters:** - **Glacier Broodling** *Quality:* Good *Ability:* **Blizzard** - Summon a blizzard nearby, continuously inflicting frost damage and slowing enemies within the area. *How to Obtain:* Newbie Pack, Alien Chest. - **Lava Dracobeast** *Quality:* Epic *Ability:* **Rain of Ashes** - Summon meteor flames nearby, continuously inflicting fire damage on enemies within the range, with a chance to stun them. *How to Obtain:* Season Pass, Alien Chest, Lava Dracobeast Pack. 2. **New Challenge Mode:** - **Boss Challenge** After entering battle, you’ll immediately receive 6000 silver coins for startup. You can reroll (no silver cost) and choose multiple abilities to create your build, then defeat the boss within 1 minute to earn rewards. *Unlock Condition:* Complete Level 8. --- ### Battle Adjustments: 1. **Ability Adjustments:** - Abilities with the same effect now need to be obtained starting from lower qualities (e.g., must unlock normal blade spin before the good version). - A new passive to enhance blade damage. - Poison, frost, and flame-Imbued blades now work 3 times (up from 2). - Rapid Refill: Now fills blades based on the current max number, not a fixed amount. - Blade upgrades now occur more frequently, with a maximum of 5 levels. Each level increases damage, size, and durability. - A significant damage increase to most self-Abilities of characters. - Effects of high-quality passives have been greatly enhanced. - Slime Aura now inflicts additional poison damage when controlling enemies. 2. **Other Adjustments:** - Slight increase in enemy movement speed. - Slight increase in monster spawn rate at the beginning of levels. - Increased the base number of blades to 10 (up from 5) for all characters. - Blades no longer knockback enemies upon hit. - Fixed the description of the Sharpening Stone relic. It now correctly increases the casting frequency of physical damage Abilities instead of physical damage. --- ### System Adjustments: 1. **Leveling Adjustments:** - *EXP for leveling has been significantly reduced.* 2. **7 DAYS EVENT:** - *Final Reward:* **Legendary Domination’s Abdomen (Orange S-tier Armor)** with 1600 activity points required (down from 1800). - *Task Requirements:* Most tasks have seen a significant reduction in requirements. 3. **Shop Adjustments:** - *Item Prices:* The prices of most items, including coins, character shards, Armor, upgrade materials, and chests, have been reduced. 4. **Level Pack Removal:** - Level packs are no longer available. Now, you can purchase armor upgrade materials, alien biomass, etc., directly from the store. --- This patch brings several exciting new characters, challenge modes, and significant adjustments to gameplay and progression, ensuring a more balanced experience! ### 1.3.1 — 2024-11-14 **New Challenge Mode:** - **Base Conquest:** Earn a large amount of Alien Biomass (required to activate special talents). **Battle Adjustments** 1. Refreshing abilities in battle now costs silver coins instead of watching ads. Silver coin cost increases with each refresh, but resets to the initial cost the next time you access the Buy Abilities screen. 2. Watching reward ads now provides coins in increasing amounts for each view, and this bonus persists throughout the level. 3. 8 new relics introduced. 4. Reduced the required kill count in these reward events, and significantly lowered the number of additional enemies spawned. 5. Corrected the oversized radius of enemy healing auras. 6. Bouncing Explosive Worm now have 50% greater flight distance and size, and Sine Wave Locusts are 50% larger. 7. Resolved the slow return of newly added blades. 8. Reviving in battle now pushes back surrounding enemies. 9. Mid and late-game levels now allow multiple characters to be deployed sequentially. **Talent Adjustments** 1. Some talents have new icons for clearer identification. 2. Improved spacing between talents to better show connections. **New S-Tier Armor:** - S-tier armor with enhanced attributes and unique skills is now available in the Armor Chest. **UI Adjustments** 1. Many interfaces now have animations. 2. In-battle damage numbers now show different animations for normal hits, crits, and blocks. 3. Added animated characters to the guide screen. 4. Darker background overlays for popups. 5. Unique animations when obtaining S-tier armor or new characters from chests. **Other Adjustments** 1. Lowered the EXP needed to level up players. 2. Reduced idle EXP gain and increased the share from battle. 3. Starting a battle with the weekly pass now grants a ability buying opportunity plus 500 coins. 4. Monthly and lifetime passes no longer remove all ads. 5. **New Ad Skip Ticket:** With the Ad Skip Ticket, you can claim ad rewards without watching them. 6. Added a new Starter Pack and an Ad Removal Pack. 7. Pass rewards now include Ad Skip Tickets. ### 1.2.0 — 2024-06-04 ### New Features **New Challenges**: Introducing new gameplay modes including Recruit Defense Squad, Devour Evolution, and Daily Curse Mode. These modes offer abundant rewards such as gold and bodypart upgrade materials. More gameplay modes will be added in the future. - **Curse Mode**: Removed from the main level and corresponding Curse Mode Gift Pack is no longer available. - **Curse Mode Details**: - Daily fixed levels are randomly generated and no longer require manual selection. - Daily random curse affixes are generated, now including beneficial affixes that grant new abilities at the start, including extended abilities. - Completing Curse Mode levels will accumulate wave scores, which can be redeemed for chest rewards when reaching certain thresholds. ### Monthly Card Adjustments **New Lifetime Card**: Unlocks all expansion content upon activation, significantly boosts online chest rewards, and offers more benefits. - The regular monthly card has been discontinued, with the content from the former Super Monthly Card replacing it. - The weekly card now includes battle drop loots and the ability to choose abilities at the start of battles. ### Other Adjustments 1. Reduced the required number of enemies to defeat in daily missions, with a corresponding decrease in the activity points rewarded. 2. Reduced activity points rewarded for daily purchase missions. 3. Decreased the coins cost for upgrading most characters' stars. 4. Reduced the coins cost for activating most talents. 5. You can now view the specific bodyparts that can be crafted, rather than just the probability of each quality. 6. Significantly increased the base attributes, upgraded attributes, and evolved attributes provided by bodypart. 7. **Life Recovery Adjustment**: Now recovers a percentage of maximum health, but only when current health is below 50%. 8. Decreased most enemy's HP, increased the number of enemies per wave in battles, allowing players to level up more and acquire more abilities within a single level. 9. The talent interface now features a prominent background indicator showing the number of talent layers that can be activated. ### 1.1.3 — 2024-05-23 Performance optimization! ## Apps similar to Alien Survivor | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Heroes Infinity: Strategy RPG](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heroes-infinity-strategy-rpg/id1189132744) | 4.7 (342) | Free | Games | | [Hero Age - RPG classic](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hero-age-rpg-classic/id1440795650) | 4.5 (21) | Free | Games | | [Endless Nightmare 6: Reborn](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/endless-nightmare-6-reborn/id6504975782) | 4.7 (139) | Free | Games | | [AFK Monster: Summon Legend TD](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afk-monster-summon-legend-td/id1645022223) | 4.8 (228) | Free | Games | | [Hero Survival IO 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hero-survival-io-2/id6480162404) | 4.7 (26) | Free | Games | | [Hero Blitz: RPG Roguelike War](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hero-blitz-rpg-roguelike-war/id6711344267) | 4.2 (79) | Free | Games | ## More apps by 晓芳 回 - [Cat Squad Adventure](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cat-squad-adventure/id6670299273) All apps by 晓芳 回: https://appshunter.io/developer/1707807121 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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