GravitreX Arcade

Martin Hjerne Onnie Qvickström · Dynamic Entertainment

Released: Mar 3, 2021
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Last updated: 10 Sep 2026, 10:06 GMT

Updates & announcements

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25 Mar 2025Developer post
Sliding achievements fixed
This is just a small bugfix. Any achievements related to sliding, such as Lucky Bulls Eye, Lucky Livin' On The Edge and Luck has nothing to do with it, have apparently been broken for some time. They should now unlock as expected. So if any of you have been trying to unlock any o
28 Jan 2025Developer post
Update
In conjunction with GravitreX Arcade releasing for Android, the PC version also got a few minor updates. Most notably there is now a mouse cursor that can be used in the menus. If you want to check out the Android version, it's available on the Google Play Store here .
11 Dec 2023Developer post
Highscores hotfix
Hopefully fixed problems with posting highscores.
15 Nov 2023Developer post
Survival mode has arrived!
Survival This update brings with it the new Survival mode modifier. It changes the whole strategy. Every damage to a ship is a damage that will stay until repaired. How far will you make it? Every 10k points, a random broken system is repaired. If there are no broken systems, 5k
Survival
This update brings with it the new Survival mode modifier. It changes the whole strategy. Every damage to a ship is a damage that will stay until repaired. How far will you make it? Every 10k points, a random broken system is repaired. If there are no broken systems, 5k bonus points are awarded (immediately bringing you halfway to the next repair/bonus). But when damages start to add up, it also gets harder to complete the levels without taking even more damage. And oh, did I forget to mention? In survival, you don't have any spare ships. The two you start with are the only two you get. If anyone actually manages to complete the whole game in survival mode, I will be thoroughly impressed.
When playing a Single Level and using the Survival Mode modifier, it's almost the same as usual, except that ships don't get repaired when respawning after exploding. If you reset the level by blowing up both ships, they will be repaired. Everything will be reset. But if you have for example already gotten one ship into a hard to reach position, and now need to get the other ship into another hard to reach place, if you damage the ship, it will keep its damages even if you blow it up to try again. But really, let's face it, survival mode is intended for Arcade Run. And with Style Points active, you get a little extra points that make it a little easier. Just don't fall for the temptation to do that unnecessary 360 and crash!
Changes:

Survival mode modifier added - Ships keep damages between levels. Every 10k pts, one random broken system is repaired. 5k bonus if no system is damaged. In single level play, reset level by blowing up both ships to get ships repaired. If only one ship explodes, it keeps damages.
Fixed highscore server connectivity issues. Any scores that were saved locally while server was unreachable, should now upload correctly once connection is back.
Some minor bug fixes
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20 Dec 2021Developer post
All-time highscores
I changed the highscores to always be All-time. With the Big Update, adding god knows how many combinations of highscore lists with all the modifiers and new levels, I realized that the Highscore tables will be very empty for most players. So by making the Global scores no longer
13 Nov 2021Developer post
The big update
When the last of the Prime Five slots was taken, I contacted the Prime Five and asked them if there was a feature that they would like to see implemented in the game. They all had a request, and then I asked them if they wanted to design a level, which they also all did. And last
When the last of the Prime Five slots was taken, I contacted the Prime Five and asked them if there was a feature that they would like to see implemented in the game. They all had a request, and then I asked them if they wanted to design a level, which they also all did. And last, but not least, I sent them each a glass stating their Prime Number, name and initials on one side, and the GravitreX logo on the other.
Now, on to the features that they requested.

Henrik Hermans requested a special claw, which got the name "Henke Claw" in the game. When activated, the Grappling Hook will shoot upward instead of down, and it reaches much farther than the regular claw, and it pulls you in after hitting something. Oh and you can only use one thruster at a time when playing in Henke Claw Mode. It takes a lot of practice and makes it a rather different game.
Jacob Ross requested the Style Points modifier, which gives you extra points for doing 360:s and other fancy flying. He later mentioned that he would also have wanted a mode where damaged systems don't detract from your score. So I implemented that too, it's called No Damage Points.
Stuart Campbell asked for an inverted D-Pad control mode. This is not a modifier, but rather something you enable from the options screen. It makes it so you can control your ship using the D-Pad, and it inverts the controls, so you press the direction you want the ship to rotate instead of which thruster you want to thrust with.
Travis Yoder asked for the game to be turned into his favorite color, blue instead of green. Enable Bluebot Mode in options.
Logan Gramley wanted a "Meltdown Pandemonium mode", a modifier that makes the ships start with their core critical and warning voices can't be muted.
And let's not forget their levels:

Henrik designed an Indiana Jones inspired level called The Raider. I added round balls to the level editor for this level.
Jacob designed a level called Hourglass, inspired by one of the last levels in Arcade Mode.
Stu made the most complicated level in the game. It took me forever to playtest and make sure it was actually possible to beat it. I predict that not many people will actually beat this level.
Travis made Radical Wipeout, which started as a spike but then got a twist
Logan (Sgt. Spankcake) made the lovely Spankcake.
Some other big changes:

Instead of immediately starting, the game now first goes into a main menu where you can choose between doing a normal Arcade Run or playing a single level. Single level gives you infinite lives on one level.
In Single Level there are three Level Packs to choose from: Arcade levels, which lets you play any level you have reached in Arcade mode. The Lost levels are a selection of levels from the old Android version that were deemed too difficult or for some reason was excluded from the Arcade version. Lastly, The New Challenge is a bunch of completely new levels made just for this update, including the Prime Five submitted ones.
After selecting Arcade Run or Single level, you get to choose modifiers, these change the game in different ways and there will be a separate high score table for every combination of modifiers.
Every level played in Single Level mode also has its own set of one high score table for every combination of modifiers.
The longer but still not complete changelog:

Autopilot disengaged achievement awarded when disengaging autohover by thrusting
High score entry now remembers the last name entered
Implemented the possibility of rotated landing platforms (needed for some of the new levels)
Implemented Main Menu, allowing players to play Arcade Run or Single Level. See above for details.
Added "modifiers".
Implemented a new feature each wished for by the Prime Five. (Three modifiers and two new options):
"Henke Claw", a modifier that changes the Grabber so that it shoots upward and drags you in (sort of like the Batclaw)
"Style Points", a modifier where you get extra points for doing 360:s and other tricks
"Stu control", an inverted D-Pad control mode (enable in options)
"Bluebot mode", an option that turns the game into his favorite color, blue instead of green. Enable Bluebot Mode in options.
"Meltdown Pandemonium", a modifier that makes the ships start with their core critical and warning voices can't be muted.
"No Damage Points", a modifier also requested by Prime Five #2, Jacobians. In this mode undamaged/damaged systems does not affect the score
A few modifiers of my own:
"Indestructible ships", a modifier where ships' cores can't explode and thrusters can't break completely
"No Assists mode", a modifier where Compensator and Stabilizer Systems are disabled
Implemented individual High score Table for every level and every combination of modifiers
Added a few achievements:
What would Stu do? - Complete "Down Under" without damaging any systems
A hidden one called "That's not what Stu would do"
Inverted Swallow - Glide through the slit on "Swallowed" upside down
Boilerplate Squeeze - Fly upside down through the gap on "Boiler Plate"
Added a Stereo separation option. 0 = Mono, 10 = Maximum stereo separation. Default = 7 (hardcoded value used to be 10, which is optimal for cabinets)
Fixed so changing music volume has immediate effect
Fixed a bug when grabbing a debris chunk and it despawns
Fixed a bug when activating P2 controls when ships were exploded
Fixed a bug where high scores would sometimes cover the screen while playing
Fixed a bug that made the last high score entry disappear sometimes
Changed key for displaying FPS from F12 to F11, since F12 is used to take Steam screenshots, and thus screenshots would often get an "FPS:" artifact
Fixed so the Grabber now retracts from where it actually is, instead of from straight out
Fixed some other grabber related bugs
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21 Mar 2021Developer post
Fifth and last of the Prime Five slots taken!
Congratulations to Logan Gramley from Phoenix, AZ, who is our final Prime Five! The first five players to beat the game will forever be known as the Prime Five. Logan had seen the Arcade machine at the 8-bit Aleworks in Avondale before, but never actually played it. After getting
19 Mar 2021Developer post
Fourth Prime Five slot taken!
Congratulations to Travis Yoder, who is our fourth Prime Five! The first five players to beat the game will become the Prime Five. In the previous announcement, we mentioned Travis who gave Stu a ride to the arcade to play GravitreX for the first time. This time, it was Stu who t
18 Mar 2021Developer post
Prime Five number three gone!
Congratulations to Stuart Campbell, who is our third Prime Five! The first five players to beat the game will become the Prime Five. Like Jacob, Stuart too has a history with the game. Stu first played GravitreX in 2016 at The Grid in Mesa, Arizona. He's from the UK but was out i
12 Mar 2021Developer post
Second Prime Five slot taken!
Congratulations to Jacob Ross, who is now and forever the second of the Prime Five! The first five players to beat the game will become the Prime Five. Jacob has a long history with the game dating all the way back to 2015, playing it on an arcade machine at Starfighter's Arcade
06 Mar 2021Developer post
First of the Prime Five is here!
Congratulations to Henrik Hermans on being the first Prime Five! The first five players to beat the game will become the Prime Five. On the day of the game's release, he posted four highscores, and made it to level 20. The next morning, he was back at it, but still "only" made it
04 Mar 2021Developer post
Patch 20.1 live
-Fixed the game resetting without warning after five minutes of no input -No longer changing empty names to fake names - if you want to mark your score down as " " or "AAA", that's your prerogative -Music during highscore no longer unexpectedly loud -Tip on level 10 changed -Fixe

Updates & announcements

Survival

Changes:

Now, on to the features that they requested.

And let's not forget their levels:

Some other big changes:

The longer but still not complete changelog:

The Prime Five: