# Aurora: Arcade & Puzzle Games — Space Shooter, Pool & Pinball

> Space Shooter, Pool & Pinball (iPhone/iPad app by Ronnie Rønning Nilsen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aurora-arcade-and-puzzle-games/id6811203803 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ronnie Rønning Nilsen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1839833268)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Casual, Puzzle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 51 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-24
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Aurora?

Your favourite arcade and puzzle games in one beautiful app. Blast alien waves, shoot pool, play pinball, flick a football, blast blocks and solve calm logic puzzles. No Wi-Fi needed, no account, no waiting.

Aurora is two worlds under the northern lights: a neon Arcade for when you want a rush, and a cosy Lounge for when you want to think. Every game is easy to learn, hard to master and made to feel great to play.

THE ARCADE

PULSAR STRIKE
An arcade space shooter. Blast alien waves as they swoop in, beat the bosses, grab power-ups and upgrade your ship in the shop between levels.

STELLAR BLAST
The block puzzle with a bang. Fit the pieces, fill the lines and clear the board for huge combos, gold rushes and boss levels.

COMET CUP
Flick football. Line up your shot, flick and score, against Aurora or a friend.

BLOCK FUSION
Drop the numbered blocks and merge matching numbers into bigger ones. Set off chain reactions and climb to the highest number you can.

GRAVITY BALL
A brick breaker with gravity. Aim, let go and watch a volley of balls bend round the planets and bounce through the blocks. Grab more balls, use the boosters and clear the field before it reaches the floor.

AURORA ORBIT
Neon pinball with flippers, bumpers, ramps and jackpots. Spell AURORA for multiball and chase the high score.

THE LOUNGE

ASTRA POOL
Real 8-ball billiards on a warm walnut table. Aim, set your power, add spin and sink the stripes or solids, then the 8. Play against Aurora at Easy, Medium or Hard, or against a friend on one phone. Calm, real table sounds and tight pockets that reward a good shot.

LUMEN FLOW
Turn the tiles until the light flows through every circuit. A relaxing puzzle that gets cleverer level by level.

STAR BATTLE
The calm logic puzzle: one star in every row, column and colour region, and stars never touch. Endless boards from 5×5 to 10×10, with hints that explain the next step.

MEMORY
The classic card matching game. Find the pairs against Aurora or a friend.

ESCAPE
A wooden sliding block puzzle. Slide the blocks and set the light free. 150 hand-made levels with stone, marbles and brass pegs, then endless new ones.

DAILY CHALLENGE
Three new games every day, picked from the whole collection and the same for everyone, a little harder as the week goes on. Play one to keep your streak, play all three for the bonus, and challenge your friends to beat you.

COLLECT THE NIGHT SKY
Every game earns stars, and stars unlock the 88 real constellations one by one.

MADE TO FEEL GOOD
• Play offline, anywhere
• Every game shows you how to play
• Satisfying sounds, music and haptics
• Your progress syncs across your devices with iCloud
• Gentle daily and streak reminders, only if you want them
• VoiceOver support, and calmer lights with Reduce Motion or Dim Flashing Lights

Free to play with ads. Extra hints and helpers from a short video are always your choice. A one-time "No forced ads" purchase removes the ads between games. No subscription, no account.

Made by a solo developer in Norway.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is Aurora safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Aurora.

## Is Aurora legit?

Aurora: Arcade & Puzzle Games has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Aurora is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1 — 2026-11-01

The biggest update yet: Aurora is now arcade and puzzle games under the northern lights.

• Pulsar Strike: an arcade space shooter with bosses and ship upgrades
• Astra Pool: real 8-ball billiards against Aurora or a friend
• Comet Cup: flick football
• Aurora Orbit: neon pinball with multiball and jackpots
• Lumen Flow: a relaxing light-circuit puzzle
• Escape: rebuilt in wood, with 150 hand-made sliding block levels
• Stellar Blast, Block Fusion (was Numbers Merge) and Gravity Ball (was Gravity Burst) in their own arcade machines, with music
• A new Daily Challenge: three new games a day from the whole collection. Play one to keep your streak
• Crowns are now stars, collected in every game
• Your progress syncs across your devices
• Smoother, calmer and more fun everywhere

### 3.0.1 — 2026-10-15

Everything feels bigger:
• Combos build up in every game: bigger words, stronger haptics, and a board that shakes harder the better you play.
• Stellar Blast: boosts now sit under the board, and big clears sound bigger.
• Numbers Merge: swipe down to drop. Blocks no longer vanish on their own, and merges have a new sound.
• Gravity Burst: line bombs, wormholes, stars and split balls each have their own feel.
• Memory: a peek never gives away the star pair.
• Fixes and polish.

### 3.0 — 2026-10-12

Aurora Queens is now Aurora: Games & Puzzles, with six games under one sky.

• New: Gravity Burst. Aim the comets, break the clouds.
• Stellar Blast, Numbers Merge, Escape and Memory join Star Battle, the Queens puzzle you know
• A new Daily Challenge: a Star Battle, an Escape and a Memory every day
• Stars from every game unlock the 88 constellations
• A fresh start page and a short welcome tour
• New "No forced ads": a one-time purchase that removes the ads between games. Bought Remove Ads before? You keep everything you paid for.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-09-30

Smoother and snappier:
• Placing queens and X's is now instant with AirPods and other Bluetooth headphones
• Sharing your Daily results looks cleaner in Messages
• Restore Purchase now tells you whether it worked
• Ad settings are hidden once you've removed ads

### 2.0 — 2026-09-24

No release notes.

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