# Hormuz Strait

> Escape the Blockade

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6785057111](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6785057111)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6785057111`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Aralel GmbH
- **Category:** Action
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **First published:** 2026-07-01
- **Size:** 17 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hormuz-strait/id6785057111)
- **Website:** [https://www.aralel.com/en](https://www.aralel.com/en)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://strait-of-hormuz.aralel.com/privacy.html](https://strait-of-hormuz.aralel.com/privacy.html)

## Description

One-thumb naval survival at the Straits. Steer through danger, dodge mines, fire back, and survive the world’s most critical chokepoint.

Navigate the Strait of Hormuz — the world's most critical maritime chokepoint — in
this one-thumb naval survival roguelike.

Pilot your vessel north through the narrow corridor, surviving escalating asymmetric
threats: drifting sea mines, high-speed patrol boats, and drone swarms. Your radar is
your eyes — watch the sweep line reveal what's lurking in the fog before it reaches
you.

TAP anywhere to fire a Tomahawk missile at the nearest threat. HOLD for a heavy salvo
that targets up to three enemies at once. STEER by dragging your thumb — your vessel
eases toward your hand using a virtual-analog offset, not a teleport. Intercept
parachuted supply airdrops to repair your hull (+HULL) or refill your firepower (+AMMO).

FEATURES

• Radar/sonar aesthetic with authentic sweep-and-reveal mechanics — threats are fogged
  until the sweep line crosses them, then ghost-revealed as green silhouettes so you can
  read their heading before committing a shot.

• Escalating difficulty across 4 timed legs (≈90 seconds each). Each checkpoint clears
  the board, gives you a breath, then raises the spawn rate and threat mix.

• Three unlockable hulls with distinct playstyles:
  – TANKER: Slow, tough, and steady. The free starter hull.
  – PATROL BOAT: Fast, fragile, and extremely nimble. Unlock with 600 salvage.
  – ESCORT FRIGATE: Balanced warship with the largest missile magazine. 1,500 salvage.

• Meta-progression: every run banks salvage currency (distance + threats destroyed +
  legs cleared). Spend it between runs to unlock new vessels in the fleet screen.

• Full audio-visual juice: camera screen shake on explosions and hits, particle foam
  wake trailing behind your hull, explosion ember bursts, synthesized sound (radar ping,
  launch chirp, detonation boom — no audio file downloads), and Taptic Engine haptics
  wired to every meaningful event.

• Permadeath, 3–7 minute runs — designed for one hand, one thumb, in portrait.

HOW TO PLAY

Steer: hold and drag anywhere in the lower screen. The vessel follows your thumb
offset — you control direction, not exact position.

Fire: tap anywhere to launch one Tomahawk at the nearest threat (costs 1 charge).
Hold for 0.7 seconds to fire a heavy salvo of up to 3 missiles (costs 2 charges).
Charges regenerate automatically over time and can be refilled instantly by grabbing
an amber (+AMMO) airdrop.

Radar: watch the green sweep line descend each pass. Amber blips mark incoming threats.
Ghost silhouettes appear as the line crosses each threat. Full reveal happens when a
threat enters close range (~160 pt radius).

Survive all 4 legs to complete the strait. Your score (distance + kills) and salvage
are banked to your career stats at game-over regardless of how far you make it.

## Rankings

- #1,433,872 — Overall

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