Space Bandits: Arcade Shooter
Red Hawk Studios, LLC Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Space Bandits: Arcade Shooter is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Red Hawk Studios, LLC. Rated 3.7/5 from 3 ratings. Requires iOS 16.0.
- Rating
- 3.7
- 3 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 36 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 29
- 2026 · v3.1
Screenshots
About Space Bandits: Arcade Shooter
The Space Bandits are coming for your energy cores. Take command of your ship, hold the line, and stop wave after wave of pirates from escaping with your cargo. Space Bandits is a fast-paced arcade defense game built around responsive twin-stick action. Move with the left control, aim and fire with the right, and adapt as new enemies, hazards, and challenges enter the battle. DEFEND YOUR CORES Enemy ships will attack, distract, and attempt to tow your energy cores away. Destroy the bandits before they escape, recover stolen cores, and keep your defenses intact. MASTER THE CAMPAIGN Battle through 24 handcrafted levels featuring increasingly dangerous combinations of pirates, attackers, bosses, hulks, missiles, mines, and fast-moving enemy ships. BUILD YOUR SCORE Destroy enemies, protect every core, and complete perfect defenses to increase your score multiplier. Collect combat power-ups, chase personal records, and compete through Game Center. PLAY YOUR WAY • Responsive twin-stick touch controls • Adjustable control size, opacity, and layout • Left-handed control option • Tap, aim, and automatic firing options • Compatible game-controller support • High Contrast and Reduced Effects settings • First-run tutorial and detailed in-game help • VoiceOver-friendly menus and accessible controls FREE TO START Levels 1–5 are free and fully replayable. A single, optional Full Game purchase permanently unlocks: • Campaign levels 6–24 • Daily Challenges • Full Game Center competition • Additional progression and rewards • Endless Mode after completing level 24 The Full Game is a one-time purchase. Space Bandits has no subscriptions, paid currency, random rewards, extra lives, or paid continues.
What’s new
Version 3.1 · Updated September 29, 2026
Space Bandits has a new look! • A bold new app icon captures the fight to defend your energy cores. • Refreshed screenshots put the 24-level campaign and twin-stick action front and center. • Updated App Store information makes the game’s features and one-time unlock easier to understand. Gameplay is unchanged in this release. Thanks for playing!
App privacy
The developer, Red Hawk Studios, LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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