A big polish upgrade across the whole game! Redesigned Game Over screen See how close you came to your record with a live progress bar, get a proper celebration when you set a new best, and relaunch instantly — RELAUNCH is now front and centre where your thumb already is. Share your best runs Set a new record and you can now share a designed score card straight from the Game Over screen. Cleaner interface throughout Refreshed tab bar with larger, more legible labels. Smooth cross-fades between screens instead of hard cuts. Text across every screen is brighter and far easier to read, especially the mission log and briefing cards. The game has a voice now Every button has sound to go with its haptic, presses feel springier and more responsive, and haptic feedback fires the instant you clear a ring instead of a beat later. Thoughtful first-run experience New pilots now see real guidance instead of a wall of zeros - records, rankings and medals all show you what to aim for before you've flown a single mission. Accessibility Full Reduce Motion support across every screen, Dynamic Type on body text, higher contrast everywhere, and improved VoiceOver labels and tap targets. Smoother and cooler Substantial rendering and audio performance work means a steadier frame rate, better battery life, and a device that stays cooler on long sessions. Fairer runs, fewer interruptions Rings now follow a proper difficulty curve and are always clearable, the game runs at exactly the same pace on every iPhone, and there are far fewer ads - none at all in your first session. ARC 9 also no longer interrupts your music. Shorter alternative, if you'd rather keep it tight: What's New Redesigned Game Over screen with a progress-to-best bar, one-tap relaunch, and shareable score cards for new records. Cleaner UI throughout - refreshed tab bar, smooth screen transitions, and much more readable text on every screen. Sound and haptics on every button, with snappier press feedback. Better first-run experience with real guidance instead of empty zeros. Full Reduce Motion, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support. Smoother frame rate, better battery life, far fewer ads, and your music no longer stops when the game launches.

Welcome to ARC 9! The year is 2187. An alien defense system has locked down the outer rim - and you're the only pilot crazy enough to fly through it. ARC 9 is a fast-paced, reflex-driven arcade game where you pilot a ship trapped in a circular orbit. Energy barriers close in from all directions with one narrow gap to slip through. Tap left or right to rotate your ship, thread the needle, and survive as long as you can. Every sector you clear, the barriers get faster. The gaps get tighter. The rings start rotating. What starts as a smooth cruise quickly becomes a white-knuckle fight for survival. 4 THREAT LEVELS Choose your difficulty - from the forgiving pace of Easy to the absolute chaos of Crazy mode. Each threat level has its own leaderboard, its own records, and its own bragging rights. SHIELDS & SECOND CHANCES You start with 3 shields. Clip a barrier and you lose one. Lose them all and it's hull breach - game over. But if you're quick, you might get a chance to revive and keep your run alive. GAME CENTER LEADERBOARDS Compete globally across all four difficulty levels. See how your best runs stack up against pilots around the world. 16+ ACHIEVEMENTS Earn sector milestones at every threat level. Unlock lifetime achievements like First Flight, Veteran Pilot, Million Miles, and the legendary Invincible badge for clearing 100 sectors without losing a single shield. PROCEDURAL AUDIO No canned sound effects here. Every tone, every ambient hum, every pulse of the background music is synthesized in real time for a unique deep-space atmosphere. HAPTIC FEEDBACK Feel every ring you pass, every shield you lose, and every hull breach through precision haptics tuned to match the action on screen. UPGRADES Remove ads for an uninterrupted experience or unlock Extra Shields to start every run with 5 shields instead of 3. No subscriptions, no loot boxes — just pure arcade gameplay. How far can you fly? Download ARC 9 and find out.

Welcome to ARC 9! The year is 2187. An alien defense system has locked down the outer rim - and you're the only pilot crazy enough to fly through it. ARC 9 is a fast-paced, reflex-driven arcade game where you pilot a ship trapped in a circular orbit. Energy barriers close in from all directions with one narrow gap to slip through. Tap left or right to rotate your ship, thread the needle, and survive as long as you can. Every sector you clear, the barriers get faster. The gaps get tighter. The rings start rotating. What starts as a smooth cruise quickly becomes a white-knuckle fight for survival. 4 THREAT LEVELS Choose your difficulty - from the forgiving pace of Easy to the absolute chaos of Crazy mode. Each threat level has its own leaderboard, its own records, and its own bragging rights. SHIELDS & SECOND CHANCES You start with 3 shields. Clip a barrier and you lose one. Lose them all and it's hull breach - game over. But if you're quick, you might get a chance to revive and keep your run alive. GAME CENTER LEADERBOARDS Compete globally across all four difficulty levels. See how your best runs stack up against pilots around the world. 16+ ACHIEVEMENTS Earn sector milestones at every threat level. Unlock lifetime achievements like First Flight, Veteran Pilot, Million Miles, and the legendary Invincible badge for clearing 100 sectors without losing a single shield. PROCEDURAL AUDIO No canned sound effects here. Every tone, every ambient hum, every pulse of the background music is synthesized in real time for a unique deep-space atmosphere. HAPTIC FEEDBACK Feel every ring you pass, every shield you lose, and every hull breach through precision haptics tuned to match the action on screen. UPGRADES Remove ads for an uninterrupted experience or unlock Extra Shields to start every run with 5 shields instead of 3. No subscriptions, no loot boxes — just pure arcade gameplay. How far can you fly? Download ARC 9 and find out.