Phoenix 2

Name: Phoenix 2
Rating: 4.7 (25753 reviews)
Author: Firi Games

By: Firi Games App

The best space shooter

Overview

Version:

8.2.2

Last updated: 2026-07-18

Ranking

#9,864 ▼ 25

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Phoenix 2 is a retro-inspired arcade space shooter from a passionate Dutch indie studio. Blast through waves of invaders with 100+ ships, build and upgrade your own fleet, and conquer a campaign across 30 story missions. Short game sessions keep you playing anytime, and daily missions bring fresh challenges.

Unlock special abilities like Mega Laser, Missile Swarm, and Personal Shield, compete on global leaderboards, and join an active community for ship tactics. With cross-platform save and play and daily generated missions, Phoenix 2 is your go-to arcade experience wherever you play.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Entertainment

By:

Firi Games

Rating:

4.70

(25,753) 4 new ratings

Version:

8.2.2 Last updated: 2026-07-18

Version code:

888453009

Creation date:

2016-07-28

Compatible devices:

Size:

305.86MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 9,864 ▼ 25

Other platforms

Phoenix 2 (v8.2.2)

252,576 4.54

(6,248)

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Developed by:

Firi Games

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/phoenix-2/id1134895689

Website:

http://www.firigames.com/phoenix2

User Reviews

Phoenix 2 is praised for its nostalgia, solid audio/UI, and skill-based core gameplay that keeps longtime players engaged. However, many reviews converge on serious downsides: aggressive monetization with gacha-like mods and subscriptions, nerfs that remove upgrades and reduce progression, a random mod system with poor duplicate protection, and ongoing performance problems. These issues dominate discussions and threaten accessibility for new players, even as a loyal base hopes for balance and improvements.

Pros

Nostalgic, long-running title with a classic vertical bullet-hell feel.
Solid audio design and intuitive UI.
Core gameplay rewards player skill and feels engaging beyond simple grinding.
Long-standing fan base and sustained engagement with the game over years.

Cons

Aggressive monetization: gacha-like mods (engrams), nova cores, and subscription offers, with strong pay-to-win concerns.
Recent updates nerf ships and remove upgrades, hurting progression and offering little new content.
Engram/mod system randomness and lack of duplicate protection or pity system, which hampers meaningful progression.
Performance issues such as lag, unpredictable ship movement, and off-screen/ghost bullets.

Recent reviews

While the whole market is oversaturated with games like this, just search Galaxy attack and you will see why, this one is genuine. Genuinely so many classes out there and so many good ships that are viable no matter where you are. You do only start with 3 basic ships, having to buy the rest with credits. Any pay to win is completely optional, same with watching ads for credits. No need to worry about energy either, even if some sections of the story are rank-gated, and you do have to increase rank to access, meaning clearing so many daily quests each day to unlock, but that’s my biggest critique, the rest is perfect. This is one that, though it may seem identical, is just so different that you really do need to try it if you want to see what makes it good.

by Ju*****, 2026-07-30

My only complaint is that there are no new levels to play after completing the campaign, daily, and community missions. I created a new account to have the experience of working my way up through the ranks again and I can’t complete the campaign missions without increasing my rank. I’ve been playing the same four levels all day