Critical Mass
Strategy
Command your squadron of spaceships on daring missions
- Rating
- 4.5
- 39 ratings
- Downloads
- 436+
- on Google Play
- Price
- $5.49
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Jan 15
- 2026 · v1.1.2
Screenshots
About Critical Mass
Critical Mass is a game set in the future, where you are the commander of a squadron of spaceships. You will be sent on one of 46 different types of mission, ranging from protecting a convoy, to attacking an enemy starbase, to defending Earth.
You fight enemy spaceships using six different types of missiles which home in on the nearest target, so you have to be careful not to destroy your own friends. Defend yourself with forcefields, or cloak to go invisible, and hyperspace out of there if things aren't looking good.
The game is turn based, but with missiles homing in on your tail, enemy ships weaving to get out of your line of sight and sirens screaming warnings at you it can get pretty frantic!
After the mission you can replay the entire battle from the point of view of your or any of your squadron members' spaceships.
You fight enemy spaceships using six different types of missiles which home in on the nearest target, so you have to be careful not to destroy your own friends. Defend yourself with forcefields, or cloak to go invisible, and hyperspace out of there if things aren't looking good.
The game is turn based, but with missiles homing in on your tail, enemy ships weaving to get out of your line of sight and sirens screaming warnings at you it can get pretty frantic!
After the mission you can replay the entire battle from the point of view of your or any of your squadron members' spaceships.
What’s new
Version 1.1.2 · Updated January 15, 2026
- update for latest versions of Android
User reviews
Turn based space dogfights. Fun!
I've been playing this game for around 20 years now. It remains brilliant. Sean, you are a total legend. I will never stop playing this or Slay!
I have enjoyed this game and many others from Sean ever since discovering them as a kid in the mid 90s on a Galaxy of Games demo CD. Glad to see it come to Android! Here's hoping we see more ship variety added and a custom ship designer like in the desktop version!
I played this game as a kid, and now I've got it on my phone??? Incredible game, still awesome!
Fun, and nostalgic as I played this game over 20 years ago too. Addictive simple singleplayer. The latest update to restart at latest best commander sounds like a good change.
Great game, been paying since I was using Windows 98! I don't know about any other game where the developer is still active after all this time, that's dedication! It's a hard game, but that's what makes it so rewarding when you succeed. 🙂
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