# Phoenix 2

> The best space shooter

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1134895689](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1134895689)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1134895689`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Firi Games
- **Category:** Action
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (25,771 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-18
- **First published:** 2016-07-28
- **Size:** 306 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/phoenix-2/id1134895689)
- **Website:** [http://www.firigames.com/phoenix2](http://www.firigames.com/phoenix2)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.firigames.com/phoenix2/privacy](http://www.firigames.com/phoenix2/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #9,887 — Overall

## Review summary

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.

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