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FOTONICA
 This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
  • Price
    $3.99
  • CategoryGames
  • SubgenreArcade
  • First releasedSeptember 11, 2014
  • Versions2 archived
  • Installable2 of 2
  • AvailabilityStill on the App Store
  • SellerSanta Ragione s.r.l.

RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Customer Ratings

As of November 30, 2023
     
69 Ratings

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Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.

One-handed controls: hold your finger down to run, release to jump, hold in mid-air to dive and land.

FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master. A multi-layered level design across eight different tracks, together with a procedural endless mode make for a game that is incredibly deep. Think you can outrun your friends? Try the split-screen versus challenges.

The visuals are a treat for the nostalgic player but also for those hungry for new aesthetics. Every pixel is drawn to convey the maximum sense of speed, an exhilarating journey through light and void.

- 8 Levels to explore and master. - Plus 3 different endless levels to compete for high-scores. - Two-player split-screen multiplayer mode on the same device! - 18 Achievements to unlock plus game stats. - Online rankings. - Beautiful, smooth, and unique vector-style graphics. - Electronic music by Michael Manning, Nicolò Sala, and legendary composer Baiyon. - 2 Difficulty settings to let you play an even faster version of FOTONICA. - Play in landscape or portrait mode. - No ads, no in-app purchases. - Record and share replays of your best runs.

-OTHER REVIEWS- POCKET GAMER - "As good as competitive, hold-your-breath-every-second, first-person racing gets" Chris Priestman, pocketgamer.co.uk

"EUROGAMER - 8/10 “Usain Bolt trapped in a feverish Tron daydream” Kristan Reed, eurogamer.net "

"GAMEPRO - 5/5 “This one button game has a lot more mileage than you might expect” Nathan Meunier, gamepro.com "

"THE CREATORS PROJECT - “A veritable black hole to lose yourself in” Emerson Rosenthal, thecreatorsproject.com "

"ARS TECHNICA - “Striking and instantly impressive” Ben Kuchera, arstechnica.com"

"ROCK, PAPER, SHOTGUN - “It’s a remarkable game, and unlike anything else I’ve played” John Walker, rockpapershotgun.com "

-AWARDS- “Fantastic Arcade Spotlight Game 2014” “EuroGamer Expo Selection” “54th Biennale of Art in Venice Selection”

** FOTONICA is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.

To install apps directly onto this device, it must be jailbroken with AppSync installed.
1.0.0
Requires iOS 6.0+
September 8, 2014
68.7 MB Install Download
1.1.9
Requires iOS 6.0+
September 10, 2016
112.6 MB Install Download

Chart History

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Peaked at #88 (May 27, 2015) · 1 archived capture · May 2015

Ratings Over Time

DateVersionRatingRatingsPrice
December 13, 2017 1.1.9 ★ 4.1 40 $2.99
November 28, 2020 — ★ 4.2 60 $0.99
December 6, 2022 1.2 ★ 4.3 68 $3.99
November 30, 2023 1.2 ★ 4.3 69 $3.99

From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.

Archived Reviews

8 of 15
Phenomenal
     
by Spooderman69 · February 8, 2018

The very simplistic art style combined with the relaxing music adds an element thats essential to indie runner games. Very nice

New as in retro
     
by Me me meres · August 30, 2017

Almost as primitive as the retro 8 bit games but never as popular - this vector graphics style game is fun enough, but it's no asteroids...

Meh
     
by Eman0088 · August 9, 2017

Not worth the price

“Mirrored Score” Option Needed!!
     
by deg388 · November 9, 2017

I installed the game earlier today and by golly is it fun. Me being a fan of games like Super Hexagon, WaveWave, and Boson X, this game is almost a dream come true! One thing that really bugs me, however, is that the timer and score at the bottom of the screen are hidden if you use your right hand to play! If the devs could put an option to swap the score and timers to the left side, that would make this game even more awesome than it is.

great but
     
by buxbeck · August 31, 2018

add iphone x support!

Nothing like this
     
by Warren6365478 · August 6, 2017

Amazing game, I have never played anything like this. It looks so much different from anything Iv seen and its a lot of fun to play. Wish it had more levels but thats the only complaint I have. 5/5!

Great game want a Apple TV version
     
by @Akiratech · October 28, 2017

Great game and I have bought the game now twice. Since the other version I bought is on a console that doesn’t exist anymore I want a Apple TV version so I can play on my TV as well

I love this game but
     
by elemeno-p · February 11, 2026

Can you please, please do something to fix the music on current iPhones? The music and SFX are no longer working as of current

Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.