# Chillaxian — user reviews > 86 indexed App Store user reviews of Chillaxian by Madgarden Inc, rated 4.50/5 from 163 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chillaxian/id673243744/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chillaxian/id673243744.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 117 · 4★ 20 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 5 ## 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 ## Newest reviews (12 of 86) ### 3/5 — Needs 64 bit update please! *2017-09-04, version 1.2.1* TV version is great with the Addison of power ups. ### 5/5 — Love this game *2017-01-16* This game is so fun and I love the retro graphics and gameplay. The dev did a great job with this game. He is also very responsive to feedback via Twitter. Definitely recommend this game. ### 5/5 — Why 5 stars? *2016-02-02* Years after release this game is a fully premium, full screen, experience that works flawlessly on the IPhone 6 running iOS 9.2.1. The control scheme is simple but fun and very effective. I love the graphics style and the gameplay. If you have ever played, or grew up playing, Galaxian you will absolutely love this game! It nails the arcade feeling and gameplay perfectly. Even the sounds give off the right atmosphere. Thank you madgarden for a great game! ### 5/5 — New Apple TV *2015-11-10, version 1.2.1* Thanks for the port!! ### 5/5 — Chilixi wow *2015-07-23, version 1.2.1* está muy rifado este juego, es adictivo y es fácil de jugar disfrutando mucho con los colores que tiene 😏 ### 5/5 — Love letter to Galaga, Galaxian, Asteroids, Space Invaders *2015-05-10* The new retro movement is well represented with Chillaxian. The late 1970s, early 1980s arcade classics: Space Invaders, asteroids, Galaxian, and Galaga are all referenced here. The game itself has a look and feel as if you were playing a game created in 1979. And that's a good thing! It gets everything right about everything good in the old space classic shooters. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2015-05-05* This game is super fun an addictive. The only controls you actually work with are moving the ship left and right (you don't shoot - the ship does that automatically). So, it's not too hard but it gets harder as you go, trying to dodge the enemy fire. Very well done for an iOS game! ### 5/5 — Great Blast from the Past *2015-04-21, version 1.2.1* Fun retro platform! One of my favorite iOS games! ### 5/5 — Nostalgia *2015-04-21* Came back to give 5 stars. I never review anything, but when I clicked on 1979 mode and the game started to buzz like my old Vectrex console with built-in asteroids, I was overwhelmed with joy. Oh, & yea the game's fun. ### 4/5 — Retro nightmare....... But in a good way *2015-04-20, version 1.2.1* This retro game brings nostalgic design, gaming music, and more importantly........... Game play back. Anyone who has ever enjoyed early historic video games will enjoy this. ### 5/5 — Fluid and fun *2015-04-18, version 1.2.1* Nice zone-out game. I love the fact that it's just a few hundred kilobytes in size, too! Brilliant and beautiful. ### 5/5 — Damming with faint praise; the best shmup on the App Store *2015-04-18* For the casual crowd, a nice easy Galaga clone for the first 50 levels, and a hardcore shmup for the next 4900. Don't know much about the dev, but I'll say they know how to make a decent game. Gets 5 stars for NO MICROTRANSACTIONS/UNETHICAL BULL (plus, a good game) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 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. ### 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????? ### 1/5 — Terrible *2018-11-20* Waste of money - absolute garbage ### 1/5 — Love it but there's a flaw *2017-01-08* I would give it 5 STARS but there's a flaw. I've been playing it for a while now and absolutely love the throwback nostalgic arcade thrills. But I reached above level 5011 and it stopped recording my progress. The game returns me back to Level 5001. This seem to be its limit. Maybe I'm expecting too much? Anyways 5 stars up to level 5001 and zero stars after that level. ### 2/5 — Gets boring real quick *2015-04-09, version 1.2.1* Pretty boring game. Not much changes. ### 2/5 — Don't pay real money for this *2015-03-27, version 1.2.1* Got this app for free and thank god because otherwise i'd be real salty. The only control is move left and right and the game automatically shoots for you. The game is slow moving, and not very involved. I was beating levels by sitting in one place. Don't recommend. ### 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. ### 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! ### 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! ### 3/5 — Updates *2018-01-04, version 1.2.1* Can the game be updated for the latest iOS please? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 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…🥰👾💥 ### 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 ### 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. ### 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 ### 5/5 — Don’t hesitate get it *2018-05-19, version 2.0.2* Really really really good. Retro perfection. It’s a must have. ### 5/5 — better than galaxian in every way *2018-02-20, version 2.0.2* this is just a flat out good game. galaxian had quite a few handling issues. this doesn't. it's also more comprehensive in its effort to be a complete game. the debris fields, the hive levels. and the actual bosses fill this game out. i payed 2 bucks for it and it left me feeling like i owe someone money. just buy it. ### 5/5 — Favorite iOS game *2018-02-09, version 2.0.2* No joke. Awesome sound. Awesome controls. Awesome graphics. Awesome gameplay. Like if you don't have this game, you're not doing it right. Update! It's...........even better! Space hive! ### 5/5 — Update ASAP *2017-11-16, version 1.2.1* Hope u update ASAP...been waiting for months!!!! ### 5/5 — 64-Bit Support Needed!! *2017-09-16* Madgarden, I have been playing this wonderful game for a while now, and with the upcoming release of iOS 11, I am worried that it will not work any more, as Apple is switching to 64-Bit software! Please update Chillaxian so that we can all continue to enjoy and love it!! Thank you! :) ### 5/5 — Fun, fun… Fun, fun, fun! *2017-07-10, version 1.2.1* Very, very… Very fun game! Please update for iOS 11! This is the best shooter on the iPad and AppleTV! Please, please… Or please update! --- *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 2026-08-04.*