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Aphelion: Starship Duel
A fast, tactical one-on-one space duel built on honest physics: nothing slows you down but your brake. Thrust to build speed, drift through your turns, and dive into a planet's gravity well to come out the far side faster than your engines could ever push you. 28 hand-tuned ships, four rival fleets, four ways to fight — all on your device, no account required.
Live on the App Store
Free to try — first three battles free · One-time Full Game unlock · No ads, no subscriptions
See It In Action
Freeze the fight. Read every shot.
Aphelion in action — pick your ship, bend time with your movement, and strike.
Why Aphelion
A space duel that rewards thinking, not twitch
Most arcade shooters punish you for pausing. Aphelion turns that on its head: stillness is your superpower. Every duel is a chess match played at the speed of your own hands.
Momentum Is the Weapon
Pure physics dogfighting is the default: thrust, drift, and gravity, with nothing to slow you down but your brake. Switch modes before a duel for Stillness (time moves only when you do), Gravity (planets bend your shots too), or Brink (danger fuels your power).
28 Ships, Four Rival Fleets
The balanced Alliance, the aggressive Dominion, the exotic Concord, and the storm-born Tempest. Every ship is a true side-grade — a different playstyle, never just more power — so the leaderboards stay fair.
Three Ways to Fight
Stillness bends time to your movement. Gravity lets you slingshot around planets for deadly speed. Brink is high-stakes combat that rewards living dangerously. One game, three completely different duels.
Slingshot the Planets
Planets pull. Swing tight around one and you whip out the far side faster than your engines could ever push you — and you keep that speed. Learn the slingshot and you'll cross the arena, dodge a shot, and close on a fleeing rival in one arc.
Game Center Leaderboards
Global rankings for total wins and best win streak, plus achievements — First Blood, On a Roll, Fatality, Ship Master, and Untouchable. Climb the boards across every device you play on.
Fair, Friendly Pricing
Play your first three battles free. One simple one-time purchase unlocks the full game and all base ships — no ads, no subscriptions, no consumables, ever. Optional ship and cosmetic packs add more if you want them, but they never sell power.
A Closer Look
Inside Aphelion
Tap any screenshot to zoom.
How a Duel Plays
Pick a ship. Bend time. Win the duel.
Choose your ship & your rival
Pick from 28 hulls across four fleets — a nimble scout, a regenerating bruiser, a cloaking ambusher — then choose the rival you want to face, fighting-game style.
Thrust, drift, and slingshot
Fly on honest physics — thrust to build speed, drift through your turns, and dive into a planet's gravity to come out faster than your engines alone could push you. Read the field, weave through the storm, and strike at the perfect moment.
Take the series, climb the board
Win the best-of series, chain a win streak, and rise up the Game Center leaderboard — then do it again with a completely different ship.
Available Now
Time is on your side.
Aphelion is on the App Store now. Play your first three battles free, then unlock the full game with a single one-time purchase — no ads, no subscriptions.
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