# DOT - Dodge & Survive — Hold, dodge, and survive

> Hold, dodge, and survive (iPhone/iPad app by Christian Winsnes.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dot-dodge-and-survive/id6803831104 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Christian Winsnes](https://appshunter.io/developer/6803831106)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 47 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-27
- Data updated: 2026-10-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dot-dodge-and-survive/id6803831104/reviews.md

## What is DOT?

DOT is a one-thumb arcade game about a single idea: keep your dot alive.

Press and hold anywhere, then glide your finger to steer. Weave between the
dots drifting across the screen. Lift your finger and it's over - so don't.

Easy to pick up, genuinely hard to master, and built to be played in short
bursts or long streaks. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Just you and the dots.

TWO WAYS TO PLAY

• Classic — Survive the dots while collecting stars to stack your score
  multiplier, and grab power-ups to bend the run in your favor. The longer you
  last, the faster it gets.

• Simple Survival — The dots multiply. Some speed up, some chase you, some
  leave trails. How long can you avoid every last one?

FIVE POWER-UPS TO MASTER (Classic)

• Clear - sweep away half the dots in a shockwave
• x2 - double your score while it's active
• Shield - destroy dots on contact instead of dying
• Freeze - stop the whole board for a breath
• Magnet - push dots away and pull stars toward you

MORE

• Unlockable themes - earn new looks by playing, and a few hidden ones for the
  curious
• Satisfying haptics and sound, or turn them off in Settings
• Plays completely offline
• Free

Think you can beat your best? Hold on and find out.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-08-31

Leaderboards are here. See how your best runs compare with every other player - today, this week, or all time. Classic and Simple Survival each have a board, and your current best posts as soon as you sign in.

Hold a mode on the main menu to drop straight into a run.

Theme backgrounds are richer and much smoother. Mountains at dusk for Sunset, a pine forest for Dedicated, an aurora all of its own for Cooldown.

### 1.1 — 2026-08-29

Two new themes to chase.

Gold unlocks at 75,000 and Legend at 100,000 — for everyone who blew past the old top score. Each comes with its own music.

Every theme now has its own living background. Neon scrolls along a horizon, Sport runs with racing streaks, Rock pulses like a speaker, and Purist plays out under a hand-drawn night sky. The theme picker previews each one before you choose.

Purist has been reworked. Earn it by finishing a Classic run of 1,000 or more without collecting a single star or power-up.
Fixes:
• More and updated themes
• A new game could sometimes start by itself right after you died
• Touching the screen with a second finger could freeze your dot
• Clearer button and settings text across every theme

### 1.0 — 2026-08-28

No release notes.

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