# Rocket Explorer X26 — Thrust, steer, survive! > Thrust, steer, survive! (iPhone/iPad app by Scott Jablow.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rocket-explorer-x26/id6819555609 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Scott Jablow](https://appshunter.io/developer/1359585965) - Category: Games, Casual - Price: Free - Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 208 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-11-02 - Data updated: 2026-11-06 ## What is Rocket Explorer X26? Can you land it? Rocket Explorer is a physics-based flying game about one simple, tricky job: lift off, steer your rocket through each level, and touch down gently on the landing pad. Hold to thrust, hold to turn, and watch your fuel. NINE WORLDS, 90 LEVELS • Earth: learn to fly over hills, ridges, and canyons, then dodge your first cannons. • The Moon: low gravity, dark craters, freezing fields, and Objective Keys to collect. • Planet x254: heavy gravity and gusting winds, with vents, laser beams, gravity wells, and EMPs. • Ocean: heavy water drag, strong currents, mine fields, and deep sea caves. • Jungle: rolling boulders, spinning logs, temple lasers, and storm winds. • Alien: gravity that changes from level to level, floating islands, and every hazard combined. • Desert: heavy gravity and a hot wind that never stops, with dust devils, sinkholes, sun-mirror traps, and a pyramid to break into. • Snow: thick, frigid air, icicle-lined caves, freeze turrets, an avalanche slope, and a blizzard on a jagged ridge. • Asteroid Field: no planet at all. Drift through crowded rock fields in near-zero gravity, dodge comets and tumbling rocks, and land on floating islands. The last three Worlds are for expert pilots: longer levels, more keys, tiny landing pads, and only just enough fuel. MASTER YOUR ROCKET • Simple touch controls: Thrust, Turn Left, and Turn Right, with left- or right-handed layouts. • Realistic thrust, gravity, wind, and drag make every landing feel earned. • Land too fast or tip over, and it's back to the launch pad. BOOSTS AND HAZARDS • Grab Fuel Cells, Point Cubes, Deflector Shields, Anti-Gravity, Thrust Boosts, Fuel Savers, Power Steering, and Invulnerability. • Survive cannons, laser beams, gravity wells, EMPs, freezing fields, gust bursts, asteroids, proximity mines, and fog. • The in-game Pilot Guide explains every control, boost, and hazard. BUILD YOUR ROCKET • Design your rocket in the Garage: 21 styles each for the body, nose cone, fins, and landing gear, 84 parts in all. • Paint it in checkers, tiger stripes, desert camo, carbon fiber, galaxy, flames, or gold, then set it down on springs, hover pads, treads, talons, or rover wheels. • The premium Aurora, Inferno, and Prism sets glow and throw sparks as you fly. 61 ACHIEVEMENTS • Earn achievements for everything from your first landing to collecting every Star in a World, plus a few secret ones. • Every achievement unlocks at least one new Garage part. • Track your progress and lifetime stats on your Pilot Profile. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS • Earn up to three stars per level for speed, fuel left, and points collected. • Every level has its own online, arcade-style top 10. Pick a three-letter pilot name and go for #1. FLY THE BEST LINE • Your best run is drawn as a faint path on levels you've completed, so you can beat it or find a faster route. • See how the #1 pilot flew it: their path shows as a dashed gold line next to yours, only on levels you've already beaten, so there are no spoilers. • Take the #1 spot and your own path turns solid gold. No accounts, no ads, and no in-app purchases. Leaderboards use only a random pilot ID, the three-letter name you choose, and your best runs. Just you, your rocket, and gravity. ## Is Rocket Explorer X26 safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Rocket Explorer X26. ## Is Rocket Explorer X26 legit? Rocket Explorer X26 has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Rocket Explorer X26 is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 2 releases) ### 1.1.11 — 2026-11-03 New in v1.1.11: - Updated all level tile map art. - Updated booster and hazard VFX - Added more Achievements - Added more Rocket customization options - Revised Earth level layouts - New World: Desert - New World: Snow - New World: Asteroid Belt - Leaderboards now support multiple scores by a single player ### 1.1.1 — 2026-11-02 No release notes. ## Related topics [intergalactic rocket landing](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/intergalactic-rocket-landing) --- *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 2026-11-06.*