# Neon Horde: Survivor — 15-Minute Auto-Battler

> 15-Minute Auto-Battler (iPhone/iPad app by Jonathan Rycx.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/neon-horde-survivor/id6795381974 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jonathan Rycx](https://appshunter.io/developer/6776471796)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 37 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-10
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Neon Horde?

Enter the Grid. Keep moving. Let your arsenal do the firing.

Neon Horde Survivor is a fast, neon-charged auto-battler built around intense 15-minute survival runs. Guide your core through an escalating swarm, collect XP, and shape a new build every time you play.

MOVE TO SURVIVE
Use simple drag controls to weave through enemies while your weapons fire automatically. Positioning, timing, and smart upgrade choices are the difference between a clean escape and total system failure.

BUILD YOUR ARSENAL
Combine 10 weapon systems, from piercing Beam Lances and defensive Orbitals to chain lightning, singularities, gravity fields, and explosive novas. Level up during each run, reroll your choices, and create powerful combinations.

MASTER NINE CORES
Unlock 9 distinct cores with different starting weapons, stats, and passive bonuses. Choose balanced firepower, speed, defense, critical damage, crowd control, and more.

FACE THE ESCALATION
Battle varied enemy types, four elite encounters, and four major bosses across every full run. Learn their attacks, read the battlefield, and survive the final minute.

GROW BETWEEN RUNS
Earn shards to purchase permanent upgrades for damage, armor, health, cooldowns, critical chance, XP gain, pickup radius, and more. Complete achievements, build daily challenge streaks, and track your best runs in a personal record archive.

FEATURES
• Focused 15-minute survival runs
• 9 playable cores and 10 weapon systems
• Mid-run upgrades and permanent progression
• Daily challenges with rotating modifiers
• 15 achievements with shard rewards
• Four elite types and four unique bosses
• Touch controls, auto-aim, haptic feedback, and adjustable visual settings
• Optional rewarded revive ads and in-app purchases

How long can your core hold the Grid?

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Game | $4.99 | one-time |
| 500 Shards | $0.99 | one-time |
| 1,500 Shards | $2.99 | one-time |
| 2,500 Shards | $3.99 | one-time |
| 3,500 Shards | $5.99 | one-time |
| 5,000 Shards | $7.99 | one-time |


## Is Neon Horde safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Neon Horde.

## Is Neon Horde legit?

Neon Horde: Survivor appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Neon Horde is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.7 — 2026-10-28

Keep climbing the ranks in Neon Horde 1.7!

• Updated global leaderboard connectivity to our dedicated game database.
• Preserved existing leaderboard identities, player names, and run records during the move.
• Maintained compatibility for earlier app versions while the new version connects directly to the updated service.

### 1.6 — 2026-10-23

Sharpen your build and climb the ranks in version 1.6!

• Six new achievements covering weapon evolutions and additional game modes.
• Improved boss collisions and reach for close-range weapons.
• Better starting bonuses for Energy Matrix and Magnet Field in Neon Gauntlet.
• Rebalanced completion rewards for shorter modes.
• Personal bests now remain saved when older runs leave your history.
• All 50 leaderboard entries are visible, with your personal rank shown beyond the top 50.
• Faster leaderboard loading and more reliable result uploads.
• Stronger leaderboard validation and improved performance diagnostics.

### 1.5 — 2026-10-17

The Grid gets a crystal-powered upgrade in version 1.5!

• Face 10 unique weapon specialist bosses and the all-weapon Prism Overlord.
• Battle all 11 bosses in Neon Gauntlet, with upgrades between encounters.
• Enjoy richer crystal textures and refreshed orb, weapon, upgrade, achievement, and Store artwork.
• Larger gameplay weapon icons, clearer upgrade symbols, and your chosen orb in the HUD.
• A compact mode picker and more consistent menus and dialogs.
• Redesigned leaderboard controls with separate Global and My Runs views.
• Improved boss sizing, combat readability, and iPhone layouts.

### 1.4 — 2026-10-11

Push further into the Grid in version 1.4!

• Endless Overclock now offers repeatable damage upgrades for evolved weapons, with improved sector scaling and pressure choices.
• Completed Overclock sectors save progress and rewards, and uncollected XP carries into the next sector.
• Clearer level-up cards show before-and-after stats and help you complete weapon evolution recipes.
• Refreshed core visuals, clearer enemy threat levels, crystal shatter effects, and animated arena entrances.
• Improved combat readability, responsive menus, and performance during crowded battles.
• Clearer leaderboard submission status and separate total-run and Overclock times.
• Rebalanced weapons, cores, and Boss Rush progression.
• Fixed music recovery after switching apps or phone calls, and silenced audio while the app is in the background.

### 1.3 — 2026-10-05

New ways to conquer the Grid in version 1.3!

• Boss Rush: draft your arsenal, defeat four bosses, and choose relics and upgrades between fights.
• Extraction: capture signal nodes, then escape with your rewards or risk another objective.
• Orb Control: compete against an AI rival to capture moving signal points.
• Endless Overclock: clear Survival, bank your rewards, and keep pushing through harder sectors.
• Redesigned bosses, stronger Boss Rush balance, and clearer attack warnings, projectiles, and effects.
• Global leaderboards with a saved nickname that also appears on your home screen.
• Refreshed mode selection, consistent run and upgrade screens, and clearer selected weapons, cores, and arenas.
• New markers highlight achievement rewards, available upgrades, and unlocked content.
• Improved music recovery after switching apps and fixed unwanted zoom when entering your nickname.

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