# Hyena Squad — A premium, tactical sci-fi RPG > Turn-based tactical sci-fi RPG with squad management and RPG elements. (iPhone/iPad app by Wave Light Games Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hyena-squad/id1518688772 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Wave Light Games Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/929642095) - Category: Games, Role Playing, Strategy - Price: $2.99 - Rating: 4.00/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 24 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 1.8 GB - Languages: English - Released: 2020-09-09 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hyena-squad/id1518688772/reviews.md ## What is Hyena Squad? Hyena Squad is turn-based, tactical game that combines classic squad tactics with light RPG elements. Set in a deep space station infested with aliens and the animated dead, you will lead an elite team of specialists in a daring rescue mission. Use each of your team mates special skills to their fullest to hold back the alien hordes long enough to achieve your mission objectives and get your squad out alive. The game features intense action where you will have to factor in cover, line of sight, alien positions, and squad morale to make the right decisions for victory. Lead a diverse squad ranging from heavily armored melee specialists, heavy gunners that can unleash a torrent of bullets, elusive and flexible scouts and even mysterious psychics. - 12 tense combat missions with a wide array of win objectives including survival, hold-the-line, killing enemy targets and rescue missions. - Level up your team with experience which boosts both stats and grants whole new skills. Equip your squad with specail weapons and gear that can grant even more new abilities. - Face dozens of different aliens ranging from re-animated dead, alien / human hybrids, mutated soldiers and even deadly bosses that can dominate your soldiers with psychic powers. - Use the environment to your advantage. Shoot explosive fuel barrels, chemical containers and coolant tanks to cause devastating chain reactions to kill multiple enemies. Enjoy a premium game experience with no in-app purchases, ads or unfair game mechanics. No online requirements allow you to play on your schedule. Hyena Squad is turn-based, tactical strategy where you win or lose based on your tactical skill and nothing else. ## Key features - Turn-based tactical combat - Squad-based RPG elements - Deep space alien setting - Character leveling and skill progression - Environmental interaction for combat - Diverse enemy types and bosses - Multiple mission objectives ## Recent user reviews (10 of 24) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hyena-squad/id1518688772/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Good game! *2021-04-07, version 1.1* Very happy with this game. Good purchase. Sometimes, there’s a little bug when trying to move or click a character. I have to click multiple times at the same place before it highlights. Hope it get fixed. But still a good game. ### 3/5 — Good game bad port *2020-11-27* Feels like a pretty half arsed effort, game should play like their other efforts but poor port means slow gameplay and often crashes. Fails to restore saved game most of the time and a few obvious bits unfinished. ### 4/5 — Crashing, Cannot Start First Mission *2020-09-27* I cannot get a mission to start. The game crashes on the loading screen after I push the mission 1 button. I am using an iPad Pro 9.7 inch. I put graphics to simple and made sure all additional graphics settings were turn off (including dynamic shadows). The same result. Its too bad. I was looking forward to playing this game! 9/26 The last update did not seem to change anything. However, I deleted the game and reinstalled it and it works fine now. The game mechanics are a little funky. Switching from one character to another typically frustrates me as I try to move one after the other. The turn for the aliens takes a really long time to respond (we’re not talking minutes, just more seconds then are comfortable to sit and stare at the screen). Also, the only character with a sword is way to fragile. Seeing as she has to be up close to attack, her armor and hp should be stacked. A tank if you will. But Each time I play the first mission, she dies the moment she goes in to fight, getting killed in one hit each time. Perhaps it’s just been bad luck every time, but it makes me just want to keep her out if the fight since she can’t do anything other than fight up close. The dynamics of all other characters are great though and overall, I’ve been enjoying the game a lot. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. The characters do get a lot better as the level up. The game is tilted towards giving the aliens the advantage in close combat so the melee fighter is meant to be a last line of defense. That being said, she should be quite capable once she gets to level 3 and above. For the alien game turn, you can press the game speed button to speed it up. ### 3/5 — Good, not Great *2020-09-22* I’m a big fan of Wavelight Games and I own and have played all of their games on mobile (Demon’s Rise 2 is the best imo). When I saw this game I was really excited, but after I played it I was let down. It’s fun but I liked their earlier games more. Here are my main issues: 1. More level selection. Other games Wavelight has made have had a 30+ level main campaign and 20+ side missions. This game only has a 12 mission campaign. 2. Team selection. I really enjoyed mixing and matching characters in pervious games, and having a team assigned to you just feels bad. 3. Ability redundancy. A lot of characters share the same abilities. This wasn’t a problem in previous games because there were so many characters to choose from. However, this game has only 6, so this problem is more pronounced. 4. I know this is a small gripe, but what happened to the hexagons? The square grid feels awkward and clunky. That being said, there are improvements in this game over previous Wavelight games too. The UI is improved and the characters that are in the game (I wish there were more!) are very well designed - better than in previous Wavelight games. Overall, this is a good, not great game. I really love Wavelight, but I feel this is their weakest title. I really enjoy the sci-fi setting, and with some improvements this game could be great too. You guys are incredible developers, and I have faith that you will make this game better. For now, I feel it is only worthy of 3 stars, but if there are updates I will adjust my rating. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. This game is just meant to be a small game to let people that aren't willing to jump into the bigger games. I will be adding more content in the next few Hyena Squad games but games in this series will be smaller by design. However, please don't be concerned ... future games, including Strike Team Gladius, will be ported to iOS. The plan is to go through a full Early Access period for those games to get the games as polished as possible before porting to mobile so there may be a delay but they will eventually be ported. ### 5/5 — Another hit *2020-09-22* Loved Hydra Strike Team and this one is even better. Good job to the developers. **Developer response:** Thanks ... glad you liked it. ### 5/5 — Awesome game. It’s bite sized WaveLight. *2020-09-21* First of all, if you haven’t played Shieldwall Chronicles, or any other WaveLight games, you’re missing out on some deep, long tactical RPG games. This is much smaller game, but I enjoyed it nonetheless less. I see a lot of people complaining about crashes, but I’m on an iPhone 11 and an iPad Mini 5 and it cruises along crash free for me. Anyway, but this game for me if nothing else, so the Dev can make enough money to do a sequel to Shieldwall. **Developer response:** Thanks ... appreciate the support. A new Shieldwall game is definitely on the horizon. Hopefully mid 2021 ### 1/5 — Still doesn’t work after update. *2020-09-20* Patch doesn’t fix the issue, and dynamic shadows are no longer an option in the graphics menu. **Developer response:** Hi, this appears to be an issue with the Dynamic Shadows option in graphics. Please disable it and the game should work fine. The upcoming patch will fix this automatically. ### 1/5 — Still crashing *2020-09-18* Has been crashing on my iPad Pro last generation. Looks good but can’t play **Developer response:** Can you please send me an email with the graphics settings you have enabled in the game options? Also, can you try turning off all options and selecting graphics detail to "Fastest" to see if that addresses the crash issue? ### 1/5 — Still crashing after a week *2020-09-18* Game is DOA? Time for refund? **Developer response:** Can you please send me an email with your graphics options and device that you are running on? ### 2/5 — Crashing on two IPads *2020-09-17* Worthless game so far because I cannot even get the game to start on two tablets. Crashes when trying to load first mission. ....Edit: Game still crashes when trying to start first mission even after recent update, but uninstalling/reinstalling will correct the problem. Game now runs.... **Developer response:** Glad the patch worked. ## Frequently asked questions about Hyena Squad ### What kind of game is Hyena Squad? Hyena Squad is a turn-based, tactical role-playing game that combines classic squad tactics with light RPG elements. It features strategic combat where players must consider factors like cover, line of sight, and squad morale to achieve mission objectives. ### What are the key features of Hyena Squad? Key features include 12 tense combat missions with varied objectives, character leveling with new skills and stat boosts, equipping squads with special weapons and gear, facing diverse alien enemies and bosses, and using the environment to your advantage for devastating chain reactions. ### How is Hyena Squad monetized? Hyena Squad is a premium game experience with no in-app purchases, ads, or unfair game mechanics. You purchase the game once and enjoy the full experience without further costs or interruptions. ### What platforms is Hyena Squad available on? The description does not specify platform availability. However, it is described as a mobile application, suggesting it is available on iOS and/or Android devices. It also mentions no online requirements, allowing for offline play. ### What is the main goal in Hyena Squad? The main goal is to lead an elite team of specialists on a daring rescue mission in a deep space station infested with aliens and the animated dead. Players must use their team's special skills to hold back enemy hordes, achieve mission objectives, and ensure their squad survives. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.1 — 2020-09-21 - New UI during combat levels that allows the player to select abilities directly. - Ability buttons in new UI can be activated directly with a double tap. - Minor bug fixes. - Graphics optimizations. - Updated for iOS 14 ### 1.01 — 2020-09-16 - Fix for crashes on some devices with 2GB of RAM - Optimized textures / performance for earlier devices - Loading battles in progress saves now works for all levels - Grenadier class increases base hit chance - "Combined Mode" disabled due to gameplay / balance concerns - First level includes more enemies to make it more engaging ### 1.0 — 2020-07-31 No release notes. ## Apps similar to Hyena Squad | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Pocket City 2](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-city-2/id1533709428) | 4.6 (711) | $4.99 | Games | | [Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hex-commander-fantasy-heroes/id1193005127) | 4.5 (98) | Free | Games | | [Concern: Mech Tactics](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/concern-mech-tactics/id6447686430) | 4.3 (219) | Free | Games | | [Battle Of Universes: Space War](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battle-of-universes-space-war/id1660835131) | 1.0 (1) | Free | Games | | [Thrive Board Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thrive-board-game/id1528236222) | 5.0 (1) | $3.99 | Games | | [Escape Z Town](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-z-town/id1605911901) | 2.0 (1) | $1.99 | Games | ## More apps by Wave Light Games Inc. - [Demon's Rise](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/demons-rise/id951205464) - [Demon's Rise 2: Lords of Chaos](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/demons-rise-2-lords-of-chaos/id1153028211) - [Strike Team Hydra](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strike-team-hydra/id1262093285) - [Shieldwall Chronicles](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shieldwall-chronicles/id1447669050) All apps by Wave Light Games Inc.: https://appshunter.io/developer/929642095 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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