Apex Armada

Every fleet needs someone in the big chair, and the captain you pick decides how you win.

Vraxis Kor gets meaner with every kill, his guns firing faster until nothing is left standing. Lyra Solenne keeps her fleet patched up and flying long after the enemy thinks it's scrap. Ghalek boards enemy ships and strips them for parts. Ommol's swarm only gets stronger the bigger it grows.

16 captains across four alien factions, each flying their own Mothership into battle with a signature skill and new tricks to learn as the run goes on. The captains talk, too, calling out the big moments mid-fight (English only). And each one gives you an agenda with five goals for the run, with a reward for every one you hit.

Every round you get gold to spend at the spaceport, and every ship you buy is a choice.

An escort plants itself up front and soaks up the hits. A support ship keeps the others patched up. A siege ship pounds the enemy from the back of the field. A mining ship skips the fight altogether and comes home with gold for next round.

Every faction has over 20 different ships, from quick little corvettes to huge battleships. Start small and grow your fleet to ten ships. Then drag them into your battle formation, because who stands at the front and who hangs back changes how the whole fight plays out.

A bare ship won't last long out there, and what you bolt on decides how it fights.

A Wormhole Drive drops your ship behind enemy lines to hunt their long-range ships. The Puppeteer cannon makes an enemy fire its next shot at its own side. A Cloak hides your ship until it opens fire. Acid eats through ships, and once it's in, the damage keeps coming.

Over 140 parts across guns, shields, engines and crew, and every port stocks something different. Buy a second copy of a ship and the two become one tougher ship, again and again until it reaches Apex, changes colour and unlocks an Apex Skill of its own. Parts level up the same way, or fuse two different ones into something brand new. And keep an eye out for the Black Market. It sells bonuses nobody else has.

Hit BATTLE, sit back, and watch every choice you made in port play out against a fleet built by a real player.

Boarding pods latch onto a ship whose shields are down and steal it for your side. Mines drift in the open space ahead of your fleet, and the first enemies to charge in fly straight into them. A Mantid swarm hatches fresh drones from its own wrecks, so you have to beat it twice. Then your captain's signature skill swings the whole fight.

Crank it up to four times the speed when you know how it ends. Win and you push on. Lose and it costs you one of your five lives.

Ten wins makes you a World Conqueror. That's where the real gamble starts.

Double Down for one more fight and a bigger title: System Conqueror, then Sector, then Galactic Conqueror. Lose and the run ends with the title you already earned. Win and you choose again. And every fight you play, win or lose, pushes your rank higher, from Drifter all the way to Void Emperor.

Play Ranked to climb the leaderboard, or play Casual when you just want a good run with nothing on the line. Or take on the Daily Run: every player gets the same captain and the same start, and one shot at the top of the day's board.

Make your fleet look like yours, and make sure everyone you fight knows it.

Pick a face for your profile from over 60 alien portraits. Wrap it in a frame, and the rarest ones move. Repaint your ships in new colors. Fly your battles under a different space backdrop.

Over 130 pieces to collect, most of them earned as you hit milestones, plus matching sets like Supernova and Black Hole to complete your collection. Your opponents see your look every time you meet.