# Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD

> Retro space shooter with RPG elements, featuring missions, upgrades, and boss fights. (iPhone/iPad app by Lucid Vision Games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault-reloaded-hd/id887740685 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lucid Vision Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/379877655)
- Category: Games, Casual, Role Playing
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 42 App Store ratings · 18 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 136 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-06-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-09
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault-reloaded-hd/id887740685/reviews.md

## What is Celestial Assault?

Celestial Assault Reloaded is a blend of retro style side scrolling space shooter and RPG.

The alien scourge is back and it's up to you to save humanity!  Blast your way through the alien hordes, level-up your spaceship, unlock powerful weapons and skills to take on overwhelming odds in the most challenging and engaging side scrolling space shooter around, absolutely free!

As a complete re-imagination of the 2012 original, Celestial Assault: Reloaded delivers an engaging and unique challenge unlike any other space shooter.  

Features:
- Awesome Shmup elements paying homage to great retro games like R-Type, Gradius and Life-force 
- RPG style ship leveling
- 80 missions with 60+ unique enemies 
- 8 challenging boss fights 
- 3 additional difficulty levels for a more intense experience every time
- 7 Powerful Special Weapons and tons of upgrade able stats to help you on your quest to save the world
- Beautiful dynamic space scenes 
- Awesome  soundtrack
- Challenging and diverse game-play with extensive replay-ability
- Purchasable shortcuts and game add-ins
- global online leader board

## Key features

- Retro side-scrolling space shooter gameplay
- RPG-style ship leveling and upgrades
- 80 missions with diverse enemies
- Challenging boss fights
- Unlockable special weapons and skills
- Global online leaderboards

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 Skill Point | $0.99 | one-time |
| 10 Skill Points | $4.99 | one-time |
| 5 Skill Points | $2.99 | one-time |
| 25 Skill Points | $9.99 | one-time |
| Reset Skill Points | $0.99 | one-time |
| Ad Free | $0.99 | one-time |
| Mission Pack | $2.99 | one-time |
| Score Multiplier Cap Increase | $0.99 | one-time |
| 1 Capacity Shard | $0.99 | one-time |
| The Devastator | $1.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 18)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault-reloaded-hd/id887740685/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Love it

*2020-10-27, version 2.0.7*

Very addictive played for hours

### 5/5 — Great fun

*2020-05-18, version 2.0.7*

Really enjoyed the first game, this sequel is lots of fun.

### 5/5 — Addicting and very enjoyable

*2020-01-18, version 2.0.7*

So glad I found this game to play.

### 5/5 — Honestly a fun little game

*2020-01-03, version 2.0.7*

I downloaded the game not really expecting much, but I really like the game so far.
The level up system is interesting and satisfying, the movement feels nice, and overall its a good shmup. 
The only thing I don’t really like is the soundtrack. I’ve only heard one song in the levels so far, and it is not too great. Other shmups like Gradius, R-Type, and Raiden, all of which inspired this game, had great soundtracks.

### 4/5 — Avid gamer

*2018-01-13, version 2.0.7*

Mildly addicting

### 5/5 — Awesome free game!

*2017-11-14, version 2.0.7*

Straight forward and lots of fun. Lots of variety and great for grinding too. No ads, quick loads and stable, playing for a few weeks and hasn’t crashed once!  I’ve bought a few of the add-ons which totally make the game more fun and so worth it. I’ve played through in the lowest setting and working my way through on medium now. After finishing that I’ll try with the alternate ship. Also, join the boards. The creator replies to all comments and is very supportive. This is a gem.

### 5/5 — Durisimooo

*2017-09-20, version 2.0.7*

Me remonta a los juegos de Nintendo

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2017-04-30, version 2.0.6*

I was looking for something that was like when I was a kid and this hits the nail on the head it be nice if the graphics were a bit bigger but still good

### 3/5 — Madmicr

*2016-06-02, version 2.0.1*

Unbelievable and very addictive.  Y'all did great with this one, reminds me of the classics.  Yet I hit a snag, I just updated and my acct it won't let me log in.  Then it decreased my damage to 35 when I was maxed out already.  Whassup?

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2016-03-27, version 1.3.5*

This game is amazing. More people should know about this game.

## Frequently asked questions about Celestial Assault

### What is Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD's gameplay like?

Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD combines retro side-scrolling space shooter mechanics with RPG elements. Players blast through alien hordes, level up their spaceship, and unlock weapons and skills across 80 missions.

### Does Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD have offline play?

The provided description does not specify if Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD supports offline play. However, it does feature a global online leaderboard, suggesting an online component.

### What kind of RPG elements are in Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD?

Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD features RPG-style ship leveling, allowing players to upgrade their spaceship's stats and unlock powerful weapons and skills to aid them in their quest.

### How many missions and bosses are in Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD?

Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD offers 80 missions with over 60 unique enemies and 8 challenging boss fights. It also includes 3 additional difficulty levels for increased replayability.

### What is the age rating for Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD?

Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD has an age rating of 12+, making it suitable for teenagers and older players.

### How often is Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD updated?

Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD was last updated on July 21, 2017, to version 2.0.7. The release date was June 29, 2014.

### Can I purchase shortcuts or add-ins in Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD?

Yes, Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD offers purchasable shortcuts and game add-ins, which are part of its free-to-play model with in-app purchases.

### What devices is Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD available on?

Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.7 — 2017-07-21

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- fix: HUD background occluded enemies in the top of the screen
- fix: jump in music volume when switching to game play
- fix: effects volume issues
- fix: leader board sign in now allows white space
- new: re-worked space backgrounds to incorporate planets and asteroids
- new: re-worked skill tree layout from cheapest to most costly
- new: added indicators on skill tiles that you can afford an attribute with current skill points
- new: improved lighting, textures and effects

### 2.0.6 — 2016-12-09

- added: The top players in the mission map screen now have filters to display Weekly, Monthly and All Time, which displays the top 10 cumulative scores for the last 7 days, 30 days or all time.
- fixed: Flares on the Devastator stop firing after restarting a mission.
- fixed: The background in game-play appears as a large Fuchsia rectangle on some devices. 
- fixed: only two cannons are firing when the Devastator cannons are upgraded to level 2 (which should fire 3 cannons)

### 2.0.3 — 2016-07-30

- fixed: difficulty levels higher than challenging constantly appear locked in the difficulty selection dialog in version 2.0.2 even when you have completed the game on challenging
- fixed: blue shards are sometimes getting destroyed by the re-spawning player ship when the player is killed instead of allowing the player to recollect them
- added: display the signed in players' leader-board score on the mission map screen below the top 10 players

### 2.0.2 — 2016-07-04

- fixed: removal of the difficulty limits on the max upgrade caps of several skills in version 2.0.1 inadvertently caused several skill values per upgraded unit to be reduced.  As of 2.0.2 all values per unit are restored to normal.

### 2.0.1 — 2016-06-02

added: New Ship "The Devastator" featuring:
- 50 % more health per block
- up to 6 front spread primary cannons
- up to 4 secondary missiles
- 4 wing turrets
- Corkscrew missiles
- Force Missiles
- Flares
- Laser Beam Nova
- added: Durability perk allows increasing health per block on both ships

Other fixes:
- huge performance optimizations
- various tuning adjustments
- various bug fixes

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## More apps by Lucid Vision Games

- [Celestial Assault](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault/id521598347)
- [Celestial Assault: Reloaded](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault-reloaded/id886074200)

All apps by Lucid Vision Games: https://appshunter.io/developer/379877655

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