Beyond Helios | Space Shooter Dylan Buchheim Beyond Helios is a modern take on the retro space shooters found in arcades long ago. Your goal is to clear as many of t… TouchArcade Rating: $0.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsBeyond Helios is a modern take on the retro space shooters found in arcades long ago. Your goal is to clear as many of the randomly generated battlefields as possible before all the ships in your squadron are taken out. A new battlefield is generated after each one you clear, so the game goes on as long as you can survive, but be careful the battles get more chaotic and dangerous as you progress. Completing zones earns you gems which you can use to buy effects and upgrades for your ship, allowing you to go even farther and keep increasing your high score! ** Support for fullscreen on the iPhone X ** ** Support for MFi controllers and gamepads ** Key Features - Infinte procedurally generated battlefields. - Fun retro graphics and sounds. - Challenging and intense space battles. - Multiple difficulties to suit the level of challenge you desire. - Competition for high score on the leaderboards. - Currency rewards for beating levels. - In-Game shop to spend those rewards on upgrades. - Absolutely no advertisements to interrupt your gameplay experience. Information Seller:Dylan Buchheim Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jan 03, 2018 Updated:Jan 17, 2018 Version:1.2 Size:193.1 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Hello everyone! I am Dylan Buchheim, creator of Magnetic Media and Beyond Helios. Thank you for looking at my app it is very appreciated! If you download the game and enjoy it, please leave a review and share the game with all your friends, it is a huge help. Please head over to Magnetic Media's homepage to get involved in the community, or follow Magnetic Media on twitter for news and updates. Following my twitter page will get you first hand access to promo codes, updates on my new project, and invites to help beta test my new project! For business inquiries email me at: [email protected] Here are some wallpapers showing of the art from Beyond Helios, enjoy! vectorarchitekt Well-Known Member Dec 29, 2013 2,489 177 63 #2 vectorarchitekt, Jan 5, 2018 I'll bite. Looks good # Magnetic Media Member Jan 4, 2018 19 0 0 #3 Magnetic Media, Jan 5, 2018 Thank you very much vectorarchitekt it means a lot to me! I hope you enjoy. bsabiston Well-Known Member Nov 8, 2014 495 26 28 Austin, TX http://www.flatblackfilms.com #4 bsabiston, Jan 5, 2018 Does this have MiFi support? Magnetic Media Member Jan 4, 2018 19 0 0 #5 Magnetic Media, Jan 5, 2018 I don't know exactly what that entails. The game is a single player game that saves your data to your iCloud account so you can play on any of your devices. So as long as MiFi connects you to the internet the game should be fully functional! Hope this helps. bsabiston Well-Known Member Nov 8, 2014 495 26 28 Austin, TX http://www.flatblackfilms.com #6 bsabiston, Jan 5, 2018 By MiFi I meant the ability to play the game with external game controllers. A lot of action games are more fun to play if you don't have to use virtual joysticks. You might look into it -- it's usually pretty easy to add that functionality. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,574 1,131 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #7 Anotherkellydown, Jan 5, 2018 Last edited: Jan 5, 2018 After reading Shaun Musgrave’s review I’ll be picking this up now. Magnetic Media Member Jan 4, 2018 19 0 0 #8 Magnetic Media, Jan 5, 2018 Ah I understand the confusion. I think you meant to say MFi not MiFi lol. Right now it does not have support for external controllers but that is a functionality I might add soon, thank you for the feedback, I hope you enjoy the game! Magnetic Media Member Jan 4, 2018 19 0 0 #9 Magnetic Media, Jan 5, 2018 Awesome I hope you enjoy! vectorarchitekt Well-Known Member Dec 29, 2013 2,489 177 63 #10 vectorarchitekt, Jan 6, 2018 Just curious, any chance of alternate control options like relative touch/dragging your ship with your finger and shooting with the right side of the screen? Magnetic Media Member Jan 4, 2018 19 0 0 #11 Magnetic Media, Jan 6, 2018 As of right now no, but I will definitely consider adding alternate control schemes in the next major update! However, I am a one man team and I am moving on to a new project soon, so the first major expansion on Beyond Helios wont be out for a while. Thank you for your feedback. Gwarmaxx Well-Known Member Feb 2, 2010 4,446 376 83 NCC 1701 #12 Gwarmaxx, Jan 6, 2018 Last edited: Jan 6, 2018 got this and... i'm enjoying so much, a truly old fashion shmup, good job! edit> it reminds me the great classic Bosconian... what a game! Magnetic Media Member Jan 4, 2018 19 0 0 #13 Magnetic Media, Jan 6, 2018 Thank you very much, seriously you don't know how much it means to me to hear people are getting enjoyment from my games, very gratifying. Also nice pick up on Bosconian, I was waiting for someone to see the resemblance, Bosconian and Sinistar were probably two of my biggest inspirations for what I wanted to capture in the game. You are the first to mention Bosconian so internet points to you sir! Gwarmaxx Well-Known Member Feb 2, 2010 4,446 376 83 NCC 1701 #14 Gwarmaxx, Jan 6, 2018 you welcome! you've done a really good work on this, specially on controls responsivness, they're almost perfect, and we all know that's a great achievement on a shmup for touch screens, but also the pixel art and music choice is really good, thank you to bring me back to those days of epic battles in the Bosconian universe. btw, can you raise the volume of both fxs and bmg? too low as they are. Jean pierre Well-Known Member Mar 24, 2017 320 2 18 #15 Jean pierre, Jan 6, 2018 I tried this game: I like it ! Thanks for the low IOS requirements. Why is is tagged "offers in-app purchases" in the appstore? Jean pierre Well-Known Member Mar 24, 2017 320 2 18 #16 Jean pierre, Jan 6, 2018 It is for more gems.. LordShad0wz Well-Known Member Nov 19, 2014 4,280 1 38 #17 LordShad0wz, Jan 6, 2018 Hi All, I dont know how I missed this one! Man this game rocks! I like it so much I just HAD to spend extra money on IAP. I felt it was worth way more than just a dollar. I normally dont do IAP in a premium game but its more than justified here. This game absolutely has the sinister vibe and I cant tell you how many quarters I spent playing that game in the arcade when I was growing up. The visual style and the controls are awesome. The sound effects and the two different weapons are fantastic. I love the different ships with their unique weapons. There is a lot to work towards. Its more than just a high score chaser. Every time I beat a mother ship its just VERY satisfying! Just a really well done job to the developers. If the devs would put in a gem doubler IAP I would buy that instantly. Also I updated to iOS 11.2 last night and had to ditch the Touch Arcade app. Ive switched to using the site on my iPhone with safari. How exactly do you rate an app? It says login to see your star rating but I am logged in. When here in this forum clicking the empty stars does nothing. Please if anyone could help me figure it out?? Thanks in advance. Billy Magnetic Media Member Jan 4, 2018 19 0 0 #18 Magnetic Media, Jan 6, 2018 Yes, one of my thoughts for the first little quality update was to add volume sliders. Once I get a decent amount of little suggestions on how to improve the game I will bundle them all up in a small "quality of life" update in the coming weeks. Magnetic Media Member Jan 4, 2018 19 0 0 #19 Magnetic Media, Jan 6, 2018 Yes the in-app purchases are there for people who are a little impatient and just want to blast some aliens, or just really want to support the game! The game is completely accessible without paying an extra cent as I tried to make sure the reward system was balanced in a way that the player wasn't forced to pay for anything to progress, but if the player did pay I didn't want them to feel ripped off. Thanks for your kind feedback about the game! Magnetic Media Member Jan 4, 2018 19 0 0 #20 Magnetic Media, Jan 6, 2018 Thank you for the kind words and immense support, it is awesome! I will add gem doubler to the list of considerations. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
I don't know exactly what that entails. The game is a single player game that saves your data to your iCloud account so you can play on any of your devices. So as long as MiFi connects you to the internet the game should be fully functional! Hope this helps.
By MiFi I meant the ability to play the game with external game controllers. A lot of action games are more fun to play if you don't have to use virtual joysticks. You might look into it -- it's usually pretty easy to add that functionality.
Ah I understand the confusion. I think you meant to say MFi not MiFi lol. Right now it does not have support for external controllers but that is a functionality I might add soon, thank you for the feedback, I hope you enjoy the game!
Just curious, any chance of alternate control options like relative touch/dragging your ship with your finger and shooting with the right side of the screen?
As of right now no, but I will definitely consider adding alternate control schemes in the next major update! However, I am a one man team and I am moving on to a new project soon, so the first major expansion on Beyond Helios wont be out for a while. Thank you for your feedback.
got this and... i'm enjoying so much, a truly old fashion shmup, good job! edit> it reminds me the great classic Bosconian... what a game!
Thank you very much, seriously you don't know how much it means to me to hear people are getting enjoyment from my games, very gratifying. Also nice pick up on Bosconian, I was waiting for someone to see the resemblance, Bosconian and Sinistar were probably two of my biggest inspirations for what I wanted to capture in the game. You are the first to mention Bosconian so internet points to you sir!
you welcome! you've done a really good work on this, specially on controls responsivness, they're almost perfect, and we all know that's a great achievement on a shmup for touch screens, but also the pixel art and music choice is really good, thank you to bring me back to those days of epic battles in the Bosconian universe. btw, can you raise the volume of both fxs and bmg? too low as they are.
I tried this game: I like it ! Thanks for the low IOS requirements. Why is is tagged "offers in-app purchases" in the appstore?
Hi All, I dont know how I missed this one! Man this game rocks! I like it so much I just HAD to spend extra money on IAP. I felt it was worth way more than just a dollar. I normally dont do IAP in a premium game but its more than justified here. This game absolutely has the sinister vibe and I cant tell you how many quarters I spent playing that game in the arcade when I was growing up. The visual style and the controls are awesome. The sound effects and the two different weapons are fantastic. I love the different ships with their unique weapons. There is a lot to work towards. Its more than just a high score chaser. Every time I beat a mother ship its just VERY satisfying! Just a really well done job to the developers. If the devs would put in a gem doubler IAP I would buy that instantly. Also I updated to iOS 11.2 last night and had to ditch the Touch Arcade app. Ive switched to using the site on my iPhone with safari. How exactly do you rate an app? It says login to see your star rating but I am logged in. When here in this forum clicking the empty stars does nothing. Please if anyone could help me figure it out?? Thanks in advance. Billy
Yes, one of my thoughts for the first little quality update was to add volume sliders. Once I get a decent amount of little suggestions on how to improve the game I will bundle them all up in a small "quality of life" update in the coming weeks.
Yes the in-app purchases are there for people who are a little impatient and just want to blast some aliens, or just really want to support the game! The game is completely accessible without paying an extra cent as I tried to make sure the reward system was balanced in a way that the player wasn't forced to pay for anything to progress, but if the player did pay I didn't want them to feel ripped off. Thanks for your kind feedback about the game!
Thank you for the kind words and immense support, it is awesome! I will add gem doubler to the list of considerations.
