# GALAXIA: Arcade Game — user reviews > 33 indexed App Store user reviews of GALAXIA by Virtual GS, rated 3.60/5 from 19 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/galaxia-arcade-game/id1153954222/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/galaxia-arcade-game/id1153954222.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 9 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (11 of 33) ### 2/5 — Help *2022-06-12* How do I install on Apple Watch? **Developer response:** Go the watch app, and look for the app. Install. ### 3/5 — How do you control the sound? *2022-01-10* How can you turn off the sound when playing on Apple Watch? **Developer response:** Hi, you can force touch the screen to enter menu. Or swipe up/down in title screen. ### 3/5 — Control not great *2021-01-22* The app has potential but control not great on phone. The tap nor the tilt control isn’t very accurate. ### 3/5 — Läuft auf iphone SE zu Schnell *2021-01-21* Auf dem iPhone SE 2 läuft dieses Spiel deutlich schneller als es sollte und ist somit sehr schwierig zu spielen. Auf der apple watch hingegen kann es dazu kommen das man nicht mehr schießen kann, immerhin läuft es in korrekter Geschwindigkeit. Eigentlich ein gutes Spiel, allerdings von technischen Problemen geplagt. ### 1/5 — Terrible Controls *2020-12-29* Controls are horrid. There’s really no reason to try and lay. You don’t know when you’re gonna fire or move side to side. **Developer response:** Hi, have you try controlling via Digital Crown? Let us know. Thanks! ### 1/5 — Useless *2019-11-07* Can’t even work on my watch...useless...don’t waste your money **Developer response:** Try install from the watch? Just tested and works. ### 3/5 — Horrible controls - Didn’t try it on my watch *2018-10-13* I tried this game on my phone first. Really like the concept and game but the controls need tweaking. When using tilt you cannot control how fast the gun shoots. When using tap you can rapid fire but the ship keeps moving in the direction of fire. In other words I can’t momentarily hold one position and rapid fire. I think directional buttons on the lower left corner of the screen with a “fire” button in the lower righthand corner would be ideal. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. Currently our implementation for phone control is to tap both sides for movement and fire, and tap center for fire only. We will see whether to change to other implementations based on feedback. We do hope you like our Apple Watch app - after all this is the main target this game is designed for, and iPhone game is designed as a bonus. ### 3/5 — Does work right on iPhone 7 running IO12 *2018-10-03* The shooter plane can’t be moved. It stays on the far right edge all the time. It does look like the game works like old. Please pay attention to the iphone problems instead of repeated updates and notes about the watch version. **Developer response:** Hi, we have added touch in latest version. Hope you like it. ### 1/5 — 🤮🤮🤮🤮 *2018-09-29* Эта самая ужасная игра за всю историю 🤮🤮🤮🤮 звуки ужасные, не качайте, не тратьте своё драгоценное время! ### 1/5 — Неудачная реализация *2018-09-28* Управления нет, но графика есть. ### 2/5 — No movement *2018-09-28* Can not get the game to respond to my touch. Spaceship keeps going to the right side and stays there every time.( IPhone X ) **Developer response:** Hi, the iPhone game is played via turning the phone, not via touch. This is only a companion app to the watch game, which we will improved with enough request. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2026-04-19* Not Galaxia kids growing up in the 80s will be expecting - avoid **Developer response:** Hi, this is not Galaxian game but a game inspired by it. Please give the new version a try, and we hope you will like it. Thanks! ### 1/5 — Wrong and misleading info in description *2023-09-03* I bought this as part of a bundle after reading the description for each of the 5 games included. The description for this game says ‘use Digital Crown or swiping to move spaceship and fire.’ This is false. I don’t have an Apple Watch and play games on my iPhone, and Galaxia is actually a tilt or tap to move left/right controls. No swiping whatsoever. If I had known that I wouldn’t have bothered getting this. ### 1/5 — 初めの一回きり *2023-06-15* なぜか打てなくなった笑 ### 1/5 — Ностальгия не удалась *2022-01-16* Долбанутое управление ### 1/5 — Leider nervige Steuerung *2022-01-10* Leider nervige Steuerung. ### 1/5 — Awful *2021-05-14* If you deliberately set out to make an unplayable game with terrible controls you might just manage to make a game that is worse than this port Edit in response to devs question: Timing is everything on a game like this. However the loading and running of banner adverts causes massive lag on an iPad Pro connected to a network running at well over 200mbs **Developer response:** Can you elaborate about control issue? Do you use Digital Crown (assuming playing on watch)? Let us know, thanks! ### 1/5 — Einfach nur Schrott *2021-05-09* Mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen. Punkt. Und schon gelöscht ! ### 1/5 — Poor operability *2021-02-24* I think that the cross key and slide operation are easier to operate. ### 1/5 — Schrott *2021-01-29* Unspielbar! ### 1/5 — Reagiert einfach schlecht 🤮 *2021-01-22* Die Steuerung auf iPhone ist so schlecht habe es nach 5 min gelöscht ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works as it should *2021-04-27* Just writing this comment because I saw a one star rating by someonr who doesn't know how to use the app. It works well as it should on both iphone and iwatch. ### 5/5 — Вернулся в прошлое *2021-01-22* Это ретро игра. Что ты хочешь Настальгия ### 5/5 — Самая лучшая игра для apple watch *2019-01-18* На телефоне в нее не играю, а на часах очень нравится) ### 5/5 — Amazing Apple Watch game *2018-12-19* This brings me back to my youth playing arcade games at a pizza joint. The developer has worked hard on this game for the watch and it shows. I’m not a gamer but this game I always play when I have free time and it makes me smile! FUN! ### 5/5 — Awesome fun *2017-12-23* Proper space invaders on your watch or phone. Sound is impressive on the watch. Even better it can be turned off by a firm press of the screen, which also brings up classic (minimal) & modern (pretty) background option. ### 5/5 — Great little watch game *2017-01-12* This is a fun watch game that combines space invaders and Galaga. Developers are very responsive and stand behind product. **Developer response:** Thanks for the comment, we will be coming out with a much improved version! ### 4/5 — Ganz nett, Steuerung könnte präziser sein *2021-01-22* Aber die Steuerung könnte präziser sein (in beiden Modi) ### 4/5 — Doesn’t work on Apple Watch 4 *2019-09-30* Really fun way to kill a few minutes. **Developer response:** Hi, the game should installed on your watch automatically. Maybe try restarting the watch? ### 4/5 — Thanks for showing an alternative way of playing. *2018-10-05* At the beginning I thought you can only use the crown but I see there is an alternative. Thanks! **Developer response:** Hi, if you prefer not to use digital crown, you can also use swipe gesture to control the spaceship. ### 3/5 — GALAXIA *2025-04-05* 某ゲームの宇宙人を倒すゲームですね。Apple Watchでもちゃんと動作しています♪ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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