Version 1.1 · Android · Free

Hold the line.Blast the galaxy.

Pilot a neon starfighter through 200 stages across 10 sectors. Swarms fly in formation, dive at your ship and fill the screen with bullets, and every tenth stage ends with a boss fight.

Free to play · Plays offline · No account needed · Contains ads

Star Assault screenshots: a Phoenix Swarm missile skill, the title screen, and a boss fight against the Viridian Hive-Queen
200Stages
20Bosses
7Ships
4Game modes

Build your arsenal

Seven ships. Seven ways to fight.

Every ship has its own weapon and its own ultimate skill. Power it up during a stage, upgrade it between stages, and stack a weapon core on top.

Ultimate skills

Charge it up.
Clear the screen.

Kills and boss damage fill your skill meter. Hit SKILL and unleash your ship's special, from a hurricane of bullets to a storm of 48 seeking missiles.

Starburst Barrage Phoenix Swarm Singularity Cannon Hyper Beam Thunderstorm
Weapon cores

Enemies and bosses drop eight temporary secondary guns, including railgun, orbiting plasma saws, nova pulse and ricochet bolts, which fire alongside your main weapon.

Drones, upgrades and power-ups

Bring one of 4 support drones, invest in 9 permanent upgrades, and grab shields, overdrive, wingmen, magnets and bombs mid-fight.

Choose your battle

Campaign, chaos or pure bosses

Work through the campaign sector by sector, or jump into a mode built for a quick, intense run.

200 stages

Campaign

Ten sectors, each with its own colours, planets and alien designs. Earn up to 3 stars per stage.

Back to back

Boss Rush

Face the bosses one after another, with no waves in between.

How long can you last?

Endless Assault

Wave after wave, getting harder each time. Chase your best score.

New every day

Daily Challenge

A fresh run each day with its own reward.

Built for shooter fans

Classic arcade action, modern neon glow

Formation attacks inspired by arcade classics meet bullet-hell bosses, a punchy combo system and effects that make every explosion count.

Bosses with a temper

20 unique bosses with three rage phases and attacks such as spirals, sweeping lasers, homing orbs and bullet walls.

14 enemy classes

Aliens swoop in along curved paths, lock into 7 formation shapes, then peel off to dive-bomb you.

Combos and crits

Keep the kills coming to build a combo multiplier, and land critical hits for extra damage.

Smooth one-finger controls

Drag anywhere to steer while your ship fires automatically. A bomb button is there for emergencies.

Rewards every day

A 50-day login calendar, a lucky spin, supply crates and 25 achievements to chase.

Neon effects

Bloom lighting, shockwaves, particle explosions and parallax starfields. Turn HD effects off for longer battery life.

Screenshots

See it in action

Real in-game captures, straight from the game.

Pilots wanted

Launch. Upgrade. Take back the galaxy.

Play free on Android, anywhere and without an account. Your progress is saved on your device.

Play Star Assault on Google Play