Announcement
End of Early Access!
A few tweaks to finish off version 1. Hopefully fixed bug with flamers so they fire consistently first time. Fixed mine launched on Argon mothership. Removed 'Early Access' label from Logo. ;)
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ionAXXIA
Also known as i, ionAXXIA, ionaxxia
ionAXXIA introduces the ‘big brained shooter’ genre with a tactical arcade space shooter. Classic 90's inspired sci-fi action adds a whiff of Dark Souls to its varied-weaponry combat, pairing a need for quick reactions and gaming skills with patience, timing, and smart decision.
Last update
22 May 2026
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Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
18 updates
November 2021
- Patch notes - Nov 26th '21Fixed autoturret bug where they weren't cleaned up properly on time out, potentially resulting in hung game. Enhanced autoturrets as they were too puny. Fixed Challenge bug where challenge was changed just viewing compo…
- Critical bug fixFixed critical bug for new players introduced in last patch, causing game to fail on the Training mission. Had disabled the video player and didn't test further into the game past the fix for the tutorial to find this o…
- Bug fixFixed bug : First play through Options froze game when KBM selected Thanks to /MuttonTime's bug report on Reddit
- Thanks to the input of you early users, ionAXXIA has found its identity and is ready for release! What started as a shell of an arena shooter has now evolved into a rich, “Big Brained” tactical space shooter. A lot of (…Store
October 2021
- ionAXXIA Launch Candidate!This is a quite release of the final version of the game. Loads and loads and loads has changed. Putting this release out now rather than sitting it on, and will follow up with full details later when I get chance.
May 2020
- Quick update - lots of content coming!A number of small changes have been added based on feedback in the discord channel, with user defined keyboard and mouse controls and a high-tempo audio track to liven things up. Now work is focussed on adding out the f…
March 2020
- Cloud saves! Discord!One of the key dreams for ionAXXIA was to create a proper arcade game on mobile devices. This major update includes cloud saves, so you can continue your progress on smartphones and back again. The new trailer sums the…
April 2019
- Long awaited epic updateAfter a totally unexpected silence, I'm back with the most significant update yet. 0.6.3 introduces the galactic map that brings the whole game experience together. Plot a course of discovery through the galaxy. Each st…
July 2018
- Tactical map released to Beta branchI'm very pleased to release to the Beta branch the beginnings of the working tactical map. Woohoo! It's very much based on the tactical map of the original Star Control game. You build ships and manoeuvre them around a…
June 2018
- Step two of iteration 2 is released!Lots of work, lots of changes. Quick overview: · Enemies have secondary abilities · Autoshoot aiming super accurate · Classic mode added · Engine enhancements for future content · Beta builds to be made available I've a…
April 2018
- Iteration 2 first draft goes liveFinally got it out the door! Woohoo! ːsteamhappyː This is the first step of Iteration 2, being a more fleshed out and solid version of ionAXXIA. There's procedural levels and star maps which are the precursor to the str…
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