# Celestial Assault

> Retro space shooter RPG with ship upgrades and challenging missions. (iPhone/iPad app by Lucid Vision Games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault/id521598347 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lucid Vision Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/379877655)
- Category: Games, Action, Role Playing
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 20 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 6.0 · 105 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-05-16
- Data updated: 2026-06-05
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault/id521598347/reviews.md

## What is Celestial Assault?

Description:
Celestial Assault is a blend of retro style side scrolling space shooter and RPG.  Destroy enemies to gain experience, collect items and gold to upgrade your ships weapons and attributes until you cut through the toughest foes like butter!  Missions each have star ratings for kill %, completion time and ship damage providing and unique challenge and tons of replay-ability.

Story:
In 2050 hostile aliens will invade earth to put an end to humanity! You are mankind's last hope of survival.  Embark on an adventure through some of the most dangerous and equally beautiful parts of space to destroy the alien threat and secure the future of the human race. 

FEATURES:
- Awesome Side Scrolling Space Shooter gameplay!
- RPG style character leveling
- Stackable Weapons
- 30 unique mission featuring 5 boss fights and a combination of small enemy battles and maneuvering sequences.
- Challenging and diverse gameplay with extensive replayability
- Restart the game on a different difficulty upon completion and keep your inventory
- Purchaseable shortcuts and game add-ins
- Additional content coming soon!

## Key features

- Side-scrolling space shooter gameplay
- RPG style character leveling
- Stackable weapons
- 30 unique missions with boss fights
- Challenging and diverse gameplay
- Replayability with difficulty settings
- Purchaseable shortcuts and add-ins

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advanced Ranks | $2.99 | one-time |
| Advanced Stacking | $1.99 | one-time |
| $10,000 Gold | $0.99 | one-time |
| $50,000 Gold | $2.99 | one-time |
| 5 Attribute Points | $2.99 | one-time |
| Attribute Point | $0.99 | one-time |
| Attribute Reset | $0.99 | one-time |
| Deep Space Mission Pack | $1.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 20)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault/id521598347/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Fantastic Game

*2020-02-28*

Celestial Assault is one of the best phone games I’ve ever played.  The graphics are phenomenal, the gameplay is excellent, and the challenges while hard are still fair to the player.  Your ship’s upgrade system is simple to understand, and provides an easy method to track your progress.  All this, combined with at least six hours of gameplay, make Celestial Assault an easy five star.

If you’ve just downloaded this game and think it’s a little slow - give it time.  Yes, the first two levels are very slow, and you begin with weak starting weapons.  But isn’t that the point?  The first levels are supposed to be slow, so you can learn how to play the game.  But once you kill that first boss, the difficulty noticeably ramps up.  It’s similar to Faster than Light (FTL) in how the level structure is organized and how your ship is upgraded.  Eventually your starting weapons will need to be replaced with something far more powerful as you progress.  

Overall, it’s a phenomenal game for any sci-fi fans out there.  You can play for hours, or just when you need some time to kill.  It’s fun no matter what.

### 1/5 — Pretty terrible

*2020-02-15*

Game is just bad.

### 5/5 — Reminds me of gradius galaxies from gameboy advance

*2018-05-04, version 3.0.4*

Really enjoying this! :)

### 4/5 — Fun to pass time

*2016-09-30*

I like this game... It is an updated version of asteroids

### 5/5 — A Graduis RPG :)

*2015-06-19*

Like Gradius? You will like this great game! It allows for RPG style leveling via an exp system and customizing your ship by buying your ships weapon systems with earned gold! Great mix of shooting and RPG strategy! FUN!

### 5/5 — love it

*2014-05-22*

my new fave. great way to pay time. very addictive

### 5/5 — I found this game…

*2014-05-08, version 2.9.4*

…while I was looking for Gradius. The game is pretty basic in regards to the fact it's a side scroll shooter but the building up of your ship makes this addictive. I'm actually a bit embarrassed about how much time I've actually spent playing this game. More then any of my systems.

### 5/5 — Love it!!

*2013-12-08*

I definitely think everyone should try this app. It's so addicting!!!! Very good controls and control options and runs smooth.

### 3/5 — Short term fun

*2013-09-17*

I've got to say this game is really fun. Harkening back to Gradius. However after only 3 hours (a few days) of gameplay I'd maxed out my levels and could grow no further that way without purchasing, with actual cash, several items several times over. Why not just put a single price tag on the game?  So if you're looking for a handful of hours of fun this is for you. Suppose you could keep replaying the same 12 levels and earning gold/upgrading...  I love this game but would prefer to just buy it one time. Not keep purchasing ability to increase levels.

### 5/5 — GreAt

*2013-04-01*

Great game

## Frequently asked questions about Celestial Assault

### What is Celestial Assault?

Celestial Assault is a free-to-play side-scrolling space shooter game with RPG elements. Players can upgrade their ships and progress through challenging missions.

### Does Celestial Assault have ads?

No, Celestial Assault does not contain advertisements.

### What platforms is Celestial Assault available on?

Celestial Assault is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

### How many missions are in Celestial Assault?

Celestial Assault features 30 unique missions, including 5 boss fights, and a combination of enemy battles and maneuvering sequences.

### Can I replay missions in Celestial Assault?

Yes, Celestial Assault offers extensive replayability. Missions have star ratings for kill percentage, completion time, and ship damage, and you can restart the game on a different difficulty while keeping your inventory.

### What is the age rating for Celestial Assault?

Celestial Assault has an age rating of 12+.

### Does Celestial Assault have in-app purchases?

Yes, Celestial Assault offers purchaseable shortcuts and game add-ins.

### When was Celestial Assault last updated?

Celestial Assault was last updated on February 14, 2017, with version 3.0.4.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.0.4 — 2017-02-14

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

- fixed: crate dropper never spawns on asteroid sequence missions 
- fixed: music jumps in volume when loading a mission 
- reworked several space backgrounds 
- increased default rate of fire and projectile speed of all cannons and turrets 
- retuned audio of laser beams

### 3.0.3 — 2016-02-17

- fixed: turrets sometimes do not fire at all until you pause and resume the game
- fixed: turret enhancers appear as an unresponsive weapon button tile when unequipped
- new enhancer: Turret Photon Cannon - increases turret damage by 60 points per unit and changes weapon projectile to a photon

### 3.0.0 — 2015-06-10

- added compatibility with 64 bit devices
- increased clickable area of menu buttons to make menu interaction easier
- re-scaled menus to better fit device resolutions

### 2.9.7 — 2014-11-16

- fixed: movement of some bosses and enemies was unintentionally slowed in version 2.9.6
- new save slots and profiles auto load when initially created
- re-scaled the menu screens to fit the device screen better

### 2.9.6 — 2014-11-02

Reduced the scale of the player ship, weapons and enemies to increase the maneuverable area

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## More apps by Lucid Vision Games

- [Celestial Assault: Reloaded](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault-reloaded/id886074200)
- [Celestial Assault: Reloaded HD](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celestial-assault-reloaded-hd/id887740685)

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

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-05.*