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Ion Assault

Ion Assault

In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!

Released Nov 17, 2010 Developer Coreplay Publisher THQ Nordic Platforms Windows ActionIndieCasualArcadeTwin Stick Shooter
View on Steam ↗ $2.49 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

68.0%positive181 reviews
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“81 / 100 Neat Asteriods clone updated for the 21st century with intense close combat & relentless 'bullet hell' gameplay. Visually very detailed, great particle effects & animations, & good replayability as you keep pushing for better combos & scores. It won't take you long to…”

— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“Length of Time Played: 6 Hours Distance Played: Beat the Game Personal Grade: C+ Opinion of Each Aspect Grading System - Outstanding, Excellent, Good, Acceptable, Poor, Horrendous, Abysmal Gameplay: Acceptable Controls: Good Graphics: Acceptible Stability: Acceptable Difficulty:…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Not recommended · 45 found this helpful

“Pretty Asteroids-type shooter with lovely particle effects and graphics. Sadly, the novelty of the particle effects soon wears very thin and each stage becomes a chore of gathering particles and killing asteroids - not very challenging or deep at all. The add-on weapons, such as…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

18achievements
3.1%median completion
1.9%rarest: True Skill
25.0% of players 19.6% of players 13.0% of players 10.3% of players 10.2% of players 8.4% of players 7.9% of players 6.7% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 25.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
25.0%Rock n' Roll — Destroy 50 big asteroids in a single game.
19.6%Battleship — Destroy five asteroids at once.
13.0%Survivor — Survive 3 stages in a row without losing a life.
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%True Skill — Score exceeds 5,000,000 points (Campaign).
1.9%Immortal — Score exceeds 10,000,000 points (Survival).
1.9%Unstoppable — Score exceeds 5,000,000 points (Survival).

Latest official news

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May 05, 2014
Jet Car Stunts + Ion Assault - only 3 more days!

Jet Car Stunts hit Steam on May 1st with a great launch offer: Buy Jet Car Stunts until May 8th and get Ion Assault for free! This offer lasts over the next three days - so spread the word!

May 05, 2014
Jet Car Stunts + Ion Assault - only 3 more days!

Jet Car Stunts hit Steam on May 1st with a great launch offer: Buy Jet Car Stunts until May 8th and get Ion Assault for free! This offer lasts over the next three days - so spread the word!

Mar 19, 2014
90% Discount: bitComposer is celebrating its 5th anniversary!

If you haven’t played Ion Assault, yet – this is your chance! bitComposer is celebrating its 5th anniversary by going on an exceptional sale. Pre-heat your lasers and save an unbelievable 90% on Ion A

Mar 19, 2014
90% Discount: bitComposer is celebrating its 5th anniversary!

If you haven’t played Ion Assault, yet – this is your chance! bitComposer is celebrating its 5th anniversary by going on an exceptional sale. Pre-heat your lasers and save an unbelievable 90% on Ion A

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsAction · Indie · Casual · Arcade · Twin Stick Shooter · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Spain
Achievements18
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI HD 2600 XT) DirectX®: DirectX 9 Hard Drive: 150 MB space free Sound: DirectX-compatible soundcard