Once Upon a Galaxy

Name: Once Upon a Galaxy
Rating: 4.8 (1175 reviews)
Author: Million Dreams Games

Fantasy Drafting Card Battler

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

1.2K Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Category

Card
Developer

Million Dreams Games
Language

EN
English
Size

187.1
MB

Galaxy is FREE to play, has NO ADS, uses NO AI artwork. Will you choose Dorothy as your captain and help her and friends on their journey to complete their quests? Or Dragonmother and discover what will hatch from her dragon egg? Or maybe Indiana Clones, who will "clone" your best three treasures? It's all up to you!

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

1.2K Ratings

Simply the best game on a phone
08/08/2025

Whitefalcon9
TLDR: this is the best game available to play on a phone and at like 500 hours in I still play dailyThe gameplay here is simply amazing. Each individual run takes just a few minutes as you climb the shop rarity from common to legendary and recruit new or upgrade your current fairytale characters. There are cool combos with captains, treasures, characters and spells that can lead to silly things like a Hercules with more strength than there are atoms in the known universe or a tree using a +1000 strength sword or tons of other combinations that make you think, “wow, that was really cool!” Even many hours into the game.The experience and interface is extremely tight and clean. There are no ads and the battle pass system is super optional, you can really tell it’s there more so the developers can keep making cool things, not because they are trying to take advantage of you. I found this game while it was still in early access and played the previous iteration by the same team years ago and I probably have 500+ hours in this game on mobile and I still play it daily. I will almost certainly be continuing to do so as well as long as the servers are kept online!
Simply the best game on a phone
08/08/2025

Whitefalcon9

TLDR: this is the best game available to play on a phone and at like 500 hours in I still play dailyThe gameplay here is simply amazing. Each individual run takes just a few minutes as you climb the shop rarity from common to legendary and recruit new or upgrade your current fairytale characters. There are cool combos with captains, treasures, characters and spells that can lead to silly things like a Hercules with more strength than there are atoms in the known universe or a tree using a +1000 strength sword or tons of other combinations that make you think, “wow, that was really cool!” Even many hours into the game.The experience and interface is extremely tight and clean. There are no ads and the battle pass system is super optional, you can really tell it’s there more so the developers can keep making cool things, not because they are trying to take advantage of you. I found this game while it was still in early access and played the previous iteration by the same team years ago and I probably have 500+ hours in this game on mobile and I still play it daily. I will almost certainly be continuing to do so as well as long as the servers are kept online!
Best game on the app store hands down.
09/30/2025

NathanRRrRrrR
So first off this game is awesome, found it from a youtuber called Mr Fruit and i've been hooked ever since. love that it's on mobile but i also have it on my pc. a free game with no ads on the appstore is unheard of these days. you don't have to spend any money, buying packs can speed up some of the deck building but not by much so really the only thing worth it is the battle pass. unfortunately with this last update my game crashes after it being open for about 15 seconds :( super excited to try the new cards once this gets figured out though!
Best game on the app store hands down.
09/30/2025

NathanRRrRrrR

So first off this game is awesome, found it from a youtuber called Mr Fruit and i've been hooked ever since. love that it's on mobile but i also have it on my pc. a free game with no ads on the appstore is unheard of these days. you don't have to spend any money, buying packs can speed up some of the deck building but not by much so really the only thing worth it is the battle pass. unfortunately with this last update my game crashes after it being open for about 15 seconds :( super excited to try the new cards once this gets figured out though!
Fun but needs progression
Feb 26

afluffyfruit
Super fun game, love the card battling aspect. However, I’ve played for a couple of weeks and it feels like there’s no progression aspect—I don’t think there’s anything skill-wise (other than maybe recognizing that some cards scale better than others with certain combinations) nor game-wise (you need to get most of the extra cards for the option to customize a deck to be useful enough to shift your gameplay), so the gameplay loop feels very stagnant. Would love to incorporate some better form of progression (so there’s something to grind for) or to somehow add more agency in the game (e.g. when I lose, it’s usually because of a series of bad shops of unrelated characters that don’t scale hard enough) to remove the monotony of the gameplay loop! Since otherwise I’m just repeatedly playing a lottery :)
Fun but needs progression
Feb 26

afluffyfruit

Super fun game, love the card battling aspect. However, I’ve played for a couple of weeks and it feels like there’s no progression aspect—I don’t think there’s anything skill-wise (other than maybe recognizing that some cards scale better than others with certain combinations) nor game-wise (you need to get most of the extra cards for the option to customize a deck to be useful enough to shift your gameplay), so the gameplay loop feels very stagnant. Would love to incorporate some better form of progression (so there’s something to grind for) or to somehow add more agency in the game (e.g. when I lose, it’s usually because of a series of bad shops of unrelated characters that don’t scale hard enough) to remove the monotony of the gameplay loop! Since otherwise I’m just repeatedly playing a lottery :)
Improvements at a Cost
01/18/2025

2amlullaby
I got to play the game when they launched at GenCon and have been playing since. I have enjoyed it a lot, and loved to watch it as it developed, however I’m incredibly disappointed at the cash grab turn it took once they launched officially. Giving those of us who had been around since the beginning gems was nice, but locking one of the most popular Captains under a paywall feels greedy. “Thanks for the data, here’s how we’re going to take advantage of people with it.” Everything else checks out as a free to play, with option to spend money to progress faster game. It’s fun, though with the amount of time it takes to unlock new cards and no ability to earn gems, only buy them, it gets repetitive.

Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback and appreciate you playing so much!Just to clarify - the featured captain of the month will be free for everyone after 2 months, so the battle pass is really just for players who want an opportunity to play with it ~60 days early. We strongly believe in the free to play experience and we feel like this is a really good balance that allows players to enjoy the game as much as they want for free, while still allowing a friendly revenue model that will allow the game to thrive for years to come!
Improvements at a Cost
01/18/2025

2amlullaby

I got to play the game when they launched at GenCon and have been playing since. I have enjoyed it a lot, and loved to watch it as it developed, however I’m incredibly disappointed at the cash grab turn it took once they launched officially. Giving those of us who had been around since the beginning gems was nice, but locking one of the most popular Captains under a paywall feels greedy. “Thanks for the data, here’s how we’re going to take advantage of people with it.” Everything else checks out as a free to play, with option to spend money to progress faster game. It’s fun, though with the amount of time it takes to unlock new cards and no ability to earn gems, only buy them, it gets repetitive.
Developer Response 01/20/2025
Thanks for the feedback and appreciate you playing so much!Just to clarify - the featured captain of the month will be free for everyone after 2 months, so the battle pass is really just for players who want an opportunity to play with it ~60 days early. We strongly believe in the free to play experience and we feel like this is a really good balance that allows players to enjoy the game as much as they want for free, while still allowing a friendly revenue model that will allow the game to thrive for years to come!

BUG Fixes * Async battle stalls (the waiting bug) * Draupnir and Constellation prize collection animation shortened * Leapfrog now works with Treasure Hoard and other aura buffs * Crab Dragoon no longer gives only legendary treasures * Lots and lots more… CARD Functionality Changes * Alchemistry Set now banned on Silversmith * Timeline Duplicator now banned on Anagolay * Boon of Set now has the same captain filter as Jason and Co-Captain Corsair * Vena Cava no longer shows up via Co-Captain's Corsair LEARN MORE about the details of this patch at our website, https://galaxy.fun/patch LET everyone know how much you love Galaxy by leaving a Review today!

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Seller: MILLION DREAMS GAMES INC
Size: 187.1 MB
Category: Card
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 9+

9+

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Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
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Loot Boxes
In-App Purchases: Yes

May 2026 Galaxy Pass $9.99

1,100 Gems $9.99

500 Gems $4.99

2,300 Gems $19.99

Welcome Bundle $4.99

April 2026 Galaxy Pass $9.99

October 2025 Galaxy Pass $9.99

December Galaxy Pass $9.99

March 2026 Galaxy Pass $9.99

September 2025 Galaxy Pass $9.99

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Once Upon a Galaxy

Ratings & Reviews

Simply the best game on a phone

Best game on the app store hands down.

Fun but needs progression

Improvements at a Cost

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