# Race for the Galaxy

> Card

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1190675052](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1190675052)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1190675052`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Temple Gates Games LLC
- **Category:** Card
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (178 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.09.2
- **Last updated:** 2018-10-21
- **First published:** 2017-05-06
- **Size:** 88 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/race-for-the-galaxy/id1190675052)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://templegatesgames.com/privacy.html](http://templegatesgames.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Race for the Galaxy is a strategy board game where players advance their empire by playing cards to develop technology or settle planets. Its core mechanic is a simultaneous phase-selection game: players secretly choose from seven phases and reveal together, then execute them in order. Will you build an engine for VP on affordable worlds, invest in exploration for rare planets, or rush a military conquest to block rivals?

This Chrome Extension brings the tabletop experience online, supporting 2–4 players with network multiplayer, plus a single-player mode with an advanced neural-network AI. It features five starting worlds and ninety settlement and development cards, a free promo pack New Worlds with six extra starting planets, and immediate access to Gathering Storm and Rebel Vs. Imperium expansions.

## Rankings

- #114,016 — Overall

## Review summary

Race for the Galaxy on iOS is a deep, strategy-rich port with strong AI and abundant expansions, delivering high replayability and an engaging engine-building experience. However, players consistently report stability problems—crashes and online disconnects—and UI/readability issues on phones. AI can be repetitive at higher difficulties. If you can tolerate performance hiccups, the game remains a rewarding adaptation with ongoing content.

### Pros

- Deep, strategic gameplay with high replay value and multiple viable strategies.
- Solid AI opponents with adjustable difficulty, offering a challenging solo experience.
- Rich content via expansions and regular updates (promo home worlds, new cards).
- Engaging, addictive port that delivers a robust engine-building feel on mobile.

### Cons

- Online multiplayer instability: frequent disconnects and unreliable sessions.
- Frequent crashes and stability issues during play (memory leaks, app quits).
- Mobile UI scaling issues: cards and text are hard to read on smaller screens like iPhone models.

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