# Chillaxian

> Retro arcade space shooter with laid-back vibe and smooth controls. (iPhone/iPad app by Madgarden Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chillaxian/id673243744 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Madgarden Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1639634896)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Action, Casual
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 163 App Store ratings · 86 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 8.1 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-07-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-04
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chillaxian/id673243744/reviews.md

## What is Chillaxian?

Classic early 80's style arcade space shooter, with a laid back vibe and easy, smooth controls. Just chillax and shoot some aliens for a while.

- Variety of different aliens that swoop down at a nonchalant pace (it gets crazy later on).
- Unique boss every 5 waves
- Shoot meteors, debris, SPACE HIVES
- Scavenge and attach gadgetry to create varied powerups
- Rescue hapless humans floating around in space FOR POINTS
- Every 10 waves passed, you can continue from that point! Each new wave is unique and incrementally harder.

## Key features

- Classic 80's arcade style
- Laid back vibe
- Easy, smooth controls
- Variety of aliens
- Unique boss battles
- Scavenge and attach gadgetry for powerups
- Rescue floating humans

## Chart rankings

- #187 in Top Paid · Casual (US App Store)

## What do users think of Chillaxian?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎮 Excellent retro arcade gameplay and mechanics
- 🎨 Beautiful minimalist graphics and visual style
- 🎵 Outstanding 80s-inspired soundtrack and sound effects
- 👍 Simple, intuitive controls (left/right movement)
- 🎯 Smooth, responsive gameplay with no lag
- 📦 Small file size with no microtransactions
- 🏆 High replay value and progression system
- 🎪 Variety of game modes (debris fields, boss levels, 1979 mode)
- 💎 Excellent value for price ($1.99)
- 🌟 Captures authentic arcade feel perfectly

**Cons**

- 🐛 Progress resets when quitting the game
- 🐛 High scores reset unexpectedly
- 🐛 Game crashes when accessing preferences/pause menu
- 🐛 Crashes around level 1000 after updates
- 🐛 Progress stops recording after level 5001
- 🐛 Screen boundaries don't match alien movement range
- 🐛 Sound gets stuck when exiting game
- ⚠️ Cannot pause game on TV version
- ⚠️ Limited gameplay variety (repetitive mechanics)
- ⚠️ Game becomes boring after extended play
- ⚠️ No ship upgrades or customization options
- ⚠️ Auto-fire limits player control and strategy

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Progress lost when quitting and returning to game
- High scores reset without explanation
- Game crashes when accessing preferences menu
- Game crashes when attempting to pause
- Crashes around level 1000 after updates
- Progress stops recording after level 5001 (hard limit)
- Ship movement restricted to old screen boundaries while enemies use full screen
- Sound gets stuck/distorted when exiting game
- Game Center high scores not updating properly
- Incompatibility with iPad 3 and iOS 9.5.3
- Crashes on older iOS versions (needs 64-bit update)

**Most requested features**

- Pause functionality for TV version
- Progress saving between sessions
- Manual fire control option
- Ship customization and unlockable variants
- Weapon/blaster upgrades
- Different maps and environments
- iCade support
- Adjustable control options (fixed joystick, opacity settings)
- Smaller ship sprite size
- More enemy variations
- Continue from last level instead of restarting
- iOS 11 and 64-bit support updates

## Recent user reviews (10 of 86)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chillaxian/id673243744/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Classically Amazing!

*2024-11-27*

This game is really fun—and brings back a lot of nostalgia—but it’s a bit frustrating (on tv) that you cannot pause the game.

Also, when you quit playing the game and go back to it, you lose your progress, and the high scores are reset.

PLEASE fix these issues.

### 5/5 — What a GEM of a game! 10/10 for playability!👾 💎

*2024-01-25*

I’m loving this old skool twist on space invaders,it’s got a great soundtrack and the levels are tricky but doable - it is not easy,especially the further in you progress! Easy to play tho just left or right as firing is on auto. I nearly threw my phone up side the wall when I was shot down because I was interrupted for my dinner lol felt just like a little kid again some 4 decades down the road. Mental that the best games are still the old simple ones like this little gem,so please don’t change a thing! Its epic as it is…
Game Center says I’m in the top 10% but I top the charts quite often along with MAD! 
REZ loves Chillaxian…🥰👾💥

### 1/5 — Resetting Glitch

*2022-01-10, version 2.0.3*

It’d be pretty cool if you’d fix this as it’s still a massive bummer to have all our progress wiped out.

### 5/5 — Blown away!

*2021-11-01*

It’s graphically gorgeous and the mechanics are actually terrific! 
Congrats to the developers. You really have something special here. I don’t play it every day but every now and then I go back to it and I say to myself wow. They took an idea that was old and made it new again. Not only that but being that I live through the great age of quarter arcades I can honestly say that this game could easily have stood up against any of the classics from the era it seems to emulate. Very very impressed. The game is beautiful and it works really well so congrats again. You should feel very proud that you put together such an awesome retro shooter like this. If you had a Murch store I’d probably buy stuff from it. One last thing. I hope that you continue to improve the game and add to it as time goes on. Please don’t forget about this game it’s so cool. Keep polishing it. Thanks so much! Your fan Ryan from New York

### 1/5 — It Was A great game

*2020-10-27, version 2.0.3*

This is a Great game to play when it works Right but I did the update and it crashes around level 1000 and throws you back to level One! Can you fix it or am I just going to Be forced to delete it and forget the Joy I’ve had playing it all this time?????

### 5/5 — Love this game now for 5 years

*2020-07-10*

I play this space game during my travels or once I have absolutely nothing to do. Such a simple relaxing game,  Chillaxian is 5 stars. 
Well designed & love the sounds effects. So far at level 891. Want to reach 1000 before the end of the summer.
I lost my 891 level, dropped back to 1, are you  able to restore it.
Soccer explorers is my name.
Please & Thank you.

### 3/5 — Screen Iphone X

*2019-02-13*

Well...thanks for updating for newer phones, but play is the same. The ship is limited in horizontal movement, still held by the glowing red lines on right and left to old screen size. Yet..the aliens can move beyond the lines...but I can’t shoot them there. Because they can use the whole screen...but I cannot. Doesn’t make sense, let me move all the way left and right and use the entire screen. Nice try but really it’s just wallpaper at this point. Please fix! Thx!

### 5/5 — Great app !!

*2018-12-23, version 2.0.2*

I love this app.  I loved the Galaga arcade game and space invaders when I was younger.  This game has a retro look and very smooth controls.

Thanks to the développer for making this great app.

MR

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2018-11-20*

Waste of money - absolute garbage

### 3/5 — It's great (old review), problems (new review)

*2018-05-20*

First, the new review... The new update doesn't allow me to get into the preferences or to pause the game. It crashes every time I try to do either. Perhaps it's because I'm using an iPad 3 with iOS 9.5.3, but it still needs to be fixed. By the way, this is coming from the player with the all-time high score. Beat me if you can ;-)

Now, my original review... I love it!  Definitely a blast (pun intended) from the past.  It's just hard enough to make it a terrific, retro example of the 80s/90s space genre.  Rarely do you get caught in a corner like the old Galaxian game, which is nice.  If you enjoy "old school," you most assuredly will like this app.  Thumbs up, baby!

## Frequently asked questions about Chillaxian

### What kind of game is Chillaxian?

Chillaxian is a classic early 80's style arcade space shooter. It features a laid-back vibe and easy, smooth controls, allowing players to relax while shooting aliens.

### What are the key gameplay features?

The game includes a variety of aliens that swoop down at a nonchalant pace, unique boss battles every 5 waves, and the ability to shoot meteors and debris. Players can also scavenge and attach gadgetry to create varied powerups and rescue floating humans for points.

### How does progression and difficulty work?

Each new wave is unique and incrementally harder. After passing every 10 waves, you can continue from that point, allowing for longer play sessions and progression through increasingly challenging levels.

### Is this game free to play?

Yes, the application is free to play. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating a completely free experience for the user.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.3 — 2019-02-13

Updated for iOS 12 and latest screen sizes.

### 2.0.2 — 2018-02-09

- Updated for 64-bit and iOS 11 (finally)!
- All new modular powerup system! Gone are the boring space pods, now you can scavenge different pieces of gadgetry and combine to produce varied powerups.
- SPACE HIVES*
- Rescue humans floating in space for some reason.
- New unique aliens and juicy FX.


*(not a rash)

### 1.2.1 — 2014-10-24

- Updated for iOS 8 and iPhone 6
- Fixed some stars not showing up on the left edge on some screen sizes. Proper scrolling star behaviour is VITAL!

### 1.2 — 2013-08-01

- New leaderboards!
- WAVE BONUS score added for starting at a higher wave

### 1.1 — 2013-07-26

CHILLAXIAN update! - Added some new, weirder alien types to spice things up - Adjusted the difficulty to make things that much more smooth. - Fixed an issue with highscores sometimes not being posted

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