Nova Blaster vs Cosmo Xonix

NOVA BLASTER is a retro arcade space shooter for players who miss real coin-op shoot 'em ups. Blast through waves of alien fighters, weave through bullet hell patterns, and take down screen-filling bosses. It plays fully offline, with no ads, no energy timers and no loot boxes. NEW: THE HANGAR Every run earns Salvage. Spend it in the Hangar on permanent ship upgrades: hull plating, shield capacitors, a stronger reactor, extra starting bombs, a rescue beacon and more. Each run makes your starfighter tougher for the next alien invasion. PICK A PERK AFTER EVERY BOSS Beat a boss or mini-boss and choose 1 of 3 run perks: spread shot, rapid fire, piercing rounds, missile swarm, graze battery and more. Stack them into a different build every run, roguelite shmup style. DAILY MISSIONS AND DAILY CHALLENGE Three new missions every day, plus a Daily Challenge with a fresh modifier of the day. Clear them to earn Salvage and unlock rewards. PURE ARCADE MODE Want the classic space shooter experience? Pure Arcade turns every upgrade off. Only upgrade-free runs post to the global Game Center leaderboard, so every high score is earned with skill alone. THREE WEAPONS, ONE SHIP • BLASTER: rapid-fire spread shot; hold to charge a heavy blast • LASER: a sustained beam that melts armor • MISSILES: homing shots that hunt down priority targets Switch weapons instantly, mid-fight. BOSSES THAT FIGHT BACK Named alien bosses with multi-phase attack patterns, curtain-fire telegraphs and an enrage phase when they're nearly dead. Elite enemies arrive with extra armor, and a Wingman ally can join your side of the fight. ARCADE SCORE CHASING All the scoring depth of a classic arcade shooter: • Graze: fly close to enemy bullets to build your combo multiplier • Kill streaks and combo callouts • Smart bombs that clear the screen with lightning • Bonus stages every 10 waves • Seven power-up types, from shields to an orbiting pod THE LOCKER Earn ship paints, engine trails and weapon colors by playing: beat bosses, graze bullets, clear daily missions. Optional cosmetic packs in the Supply Depot change how your ship looks and never change your power or score. RETRO LOOK AND SOUND A 3-layer parallax galaxy starfield, CRT scanlines, procedural explosions, 100+ arcade sound effects and a new procedural soundtrack. It runs at 60fps on phones and tablets. PLAY ANYWHERE, OFFLINE No internet required and no ads interrupting a run. Play this space shooter for one wave on the bus or chase a new high score for an hour. If you grew up on classic galaxy shooters and vertical shmups, NOVA BLASTER is your next favorite arcade shooter. The swarm is waiting. How high can you score?

Claim the planet. One finger, sixty-three levels, no mercy. Cosmo Xonix is a 3D take on the classic area-capture arcade game. Steer your terraforming probe off the safe edge, cut a line through open ground, and close it back to the surface — everything you enclose becomes yours. Hesitate and a meteor finds you. Get greedy and the whole run collapses one cell from home. WHAT'S INSIDE • 63 hand-built levels across 7 worlds, each with its own target, par time and hazard mix • A giant guardian at the end of every world — you can't hit it, you can only take its ground • 5 enemy types that hunt differently — meteors ricochet, hunters lock onto your trail, edge walkers patrol the shore, spiked rocks roam the ground you already own, and breakers chew straight through it • Escalation: survive long enough and the level answers back with more speed and more hunters • 12 pickups — 7 that help, 5 that punish. Freeze the swarm, or blind yourself for six seconds • Three heroes to pick from — same rules, different feel, and one of them fires back • Daily quests and a day streak that pay out in star coins • Every capture uncovers hand-painted world art buried under the surface • A leaderboard for every level and a new season every month • Breakable terrain, an orbital countdown dial and a 3D planet map to pick your next zone • Earn credits, unlock probe trails, enemy themes and medallion frames — cosmetics only, never a shortcut • Achievements, lifetime stats, and a run card you can share in one tap • Plays fully offline. Portrait, one hand, no account required — sign in with Apple, Google or email only if you want a spot on the boards BUILT FOR SHORT SESSIONS A level is two to four minutes. The countdown dial tells you exactly how long you have; the trail heats orange when you have pushed too far. Read the board, take the cut, get home. FAIR MONETIZATION Cosmo Xonix is free. The first five levels you clear are completely ad-free, then a short ad appears every fourth clear — never mid-level, never during your victory screen. One purchase removes them permanently. Available in Arabic, English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), German, French, Italian, Indonesian, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Turkish. No registration, no data selling, no gameplay behind a paywall.