The Day We Fought Space! in IOS

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Our Expert Score

88/100

The Day We Fought Space is a breath of fresh air for the shoot-em-up genre. It moves away from the 'bullet hell' tropes and focuses on physics-based combat. The way you can use melee weapons and pull enemies apart is incredibly satisfying. It feels heavy and impactful, which is rare for a mobile shooter.

The customization is the star here—designing a ship that is essentially a giant rotating saw or a flailing morning star makes for some hilarious and intense gameplay. It’s stylish, fast-paced, and genuinely creative. If you’re tired of the same old shooters, give this one a shot.

Dinsun reviewed on: Tue Feb 24 2026

The Game

📱Iphone📱IPad📱IPod
Version 2.1.2Tue Jan 27 2026

Just a minor maintenance version to keep things flying smooth!

• Prevent system gestures from interfering with gameplay during spaceflight

• Fixed some typos

• Updated social media links

• Ensure compatibility with newer devices


In The Day We Fought Space, a wreck ‘em up with spiraling chain reactions, fight your way through enemy territory while reclaiming earth. Use physics to your advantage as you create dynamic and powerful chain explosions that send enemies into a tailspin. Strategize and respond to the environment and enemies around you, while destroying everything in sight.

In a game more about reaction than rehearsal, upgrade and personalize your ship to best suit the mission at-hand and your playstyle. Relish in the spectacle of zany weapons such as the ice laser, orbital blades, wrecking ball, and more as you pummel your enemies.

Level up as enemies and weapons consistently evolve in this procedurally generated world. Use the precise two-handed controls to adapt quickly, minimizing damage and maximizing opportunities. In this sidescroller, feel the visceral satisfaction of taking your enemy down and immerse yourself in an adrenaline-pumping thrill of embarking on a new expedition and reclaiming the world.

Features:

• Dozens of wacky and destructive weapons to customize your spaceship ranging from zany pinball launchers to wrecking balls

• Fight enemies on three diverse worlds, each with their own environmental challenges

• Create mass destruction with physics-powered, spiraling chain reactions that cause a domino effect to bring your enemy down

• Highly tactile two-handed control scheme, designed for visceral immersion and pinpoint precision

• Procedurally generated missions challenge players to react and adapt

• Retro-futuristic art style that pays homage to the golden age of sci-fi comics and pulp novels

• Diverse cast of characters tells the story of the human race reclaiming earth

• Gritty, fast-paced soundtrack by band Venus In Furs


Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

In The Day We Fought Space, a wreck ‘em up with spiraling chain reactions, fight your way through enemy territory while reclaiming earth. Use physics to your advantage as you create dynamic and powerful chain explosions that send enemies into a tailspin. Strategize and respond to the environment and enemies around you, while destroying everything in sight.

In a game more about reaction than rehearsal, upgrade and personalize your ship to best suit the mission at-hand and your playstyle. Relish in the spectacle of zany weapons such as the ice laser, orbital blades, wrecking ball, and more as you pummel your enemies.

Level up as enemies and weapons consistently evolve in this procedurally generated world. Use the precise two-handed controls to adapt quickly, minimizing damage and maximizing opportunities. In this sidescroller, feel the visceral satisfaction of taking your enemy down and immerse yourself in an adrenaline-pumping thrill of embarking on a new expedition and reclaiming the world.

Features:

• Dozens of wacky and destructive weapons to customize your spaceship ranging from zany pinball launchers to wrecking balls

• Fight enemies on three diverse worlds, each with their own environmental challenges

• Create mass destruction with physics-powered, spiraling chain reactions that cause a domino effect to bring your enemy down

• Highly tactile two-handed control scheme, designed for visceral immersion and pinpoint precision

• Procedurally generated missions challenge players to react and adapt

• Retro-futuristic art style that pays homage to the golden age of sci-fi comics and pulp novels

• Diverse cast of characters tells the story of the human race reclaiming earth

• Gritty, fast-paced soundtrack by band Venus In Furs

Rated 13+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS).


Ratings & Reviews

5 out of 5 with 17 Counts
Age Rating 13+

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The Day We Fought Space is a stylish, physics-based side-scrolling shooter that turns the genre on its head. Instead of just dodging bullets, you use the environment and your ship's unique weaponry to wreck enemy fleets. Use wrecking balls, giant saws, and gravity-defying weapons to dismantle your foes piece by piece. The game features a deep ship-building system where every component affects your weight and movement. With a striking pulp-sci-fi art style and a dynamic soundtrack, you'll fight through diverse star systems to take back the galaxy in an experience that prioritizes impact and creative destruction.

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The Day We Fought Space!: iOS Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 (by Tursiops Truncatus Studios) - YouTube

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The Day We Fought Space! (by Tursiops Truncatus Studios) IOS Gameplay Video (HD)

GDC 2019: 'The Day We Fought Space' by Tursiops Truncatus - YouTube

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"The Day We Fought Space" refreshes space shooters with crafty design and lots of hot plasma
"The Day We Fought Space" refreshes space shooters with crafty design and lots of hot plasma

The Day We Fought Space, a side-scrolling space-shooter game that Madison-based Tursiops Truncatus Studios released in May for iPhone and iPad, took on one of...

Tone Madison Sat Apr 29 2023

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