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Helix Screenshots

iPad

iPhone

About Helix

A frantic arcade game from the creator of 868-HACK, Corrypt and Glitch Tank. An "anti-shmup". Precise touchscreen controls to avoid and encircle enemies. Some twists.

Honourable mention for IGF Design award 2013/2015.

What's New in the Latest Version 1.03

Last updated on Nov 14, 2022

Old Versions

Due to the baffling inability of Apple's vast team of highly paid engineers to maintain backwards compatibility while updating their operating system, the rendering area of some applications became displaced off-center on the screens. For this new version, I recompiled Helix to fix this issue. No code changes were necessary. The game itself has not been altered; it is already excellent.

I also changed the icon.

Version History

1.03

Nov 14, 2022

1.02

Apr 19, 2018

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- fixed problem with colours introduced by an iOS update.

1.01

Jan 17, 2015

- fast enemy marginally slower
- updated localisations (thanks to those who made suggestions!)
- adjusted some waves on Vortex Mode
- screen mirroring enabled
- minor fixes

Oct 15, 2014

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