Retro Helicopter Game

Simulation

Ratings

Age

4+

Simulation

Languages

English

Latest Version 1.2.2

Sat Nov 08 2014

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

** More Colors to Choose From!

** Moved HUD to the top for better visibility

Retro Helicopter Game brings the classic 'tap to fly' arcade experience to your mobile device. In this faithfully recreated retro challenge, your goal is simple: stay high and pass the obstacles. Use intuitive touch controls to manage your altitude as you navigate through increasingly difficult passages. The game features a clean, old-school aesthetic, now enhanced with multiple helicopter colors to choose from. Compete for the best high score and see how far you can fly in this addictive test of timing and concentration. Perfect for quick sessions, it's the ultimate homage to the golden age of simple arcade games.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

74/100

Retro Helicopter Game is a pure trip down memory lane. It perfectly captures that classic 'Copter' gameplay that was a staple of early internet gaming—simple, frustrating, and incredibly addictive. The 'tap to hover' mechanics are exactly as you remember, requiring a steady rhythm to navigate narrow tunnels and dodge obstacles.

The recent updates adding color customization and moving the HUD to the top of the screen are small but welcome improvements. It’s a very lightweight app (only 6MB), making it a great 'filler' game to keep on your phone for when you have a spare minute. If you enjoy retro-styled arcade challenges that test your reaction time, this is a charming and faithful recreation of a classic.

Dinsun reviewed on: Sat Jan 04 2025

Features

Classic retro-styled helicopter gameplay

Multiple helicopter colors to choose from

Polished HUD for better visibility

Game Center integration with leaderboards

Lightweight app size for quick downloads

Tips & Walkthrough

Pilot Tips

The key to a high score is staying high and passing obstacles from the top whenever possible. Only dive to the bottom in an emergency. Maintaining a consistent tapping rhythm is much safer than making large, panicky movements.

Gameplays

Simple Arcade Fun

The gameplay is straightforward: tap the screen to move the helicopter up and release to let it fall. The HUD is conveniently located at the top of the screen for better visibility, and you can now select from a variety of colors for your helicopter in the menu.

Screenshot

Q&A

Try to stay toward the top of the screen and navigate obstacles from above; only use the bottom of the path when necessary.

Yes, you can track your high scores and compete with friends using Game Center leaderboards.

Ratings & Reviews

Not as sensitive as the original

Sat Feb 16 2019 stepank323

It needs to go up faster like the original once that it fixed I will give it 5 stars

Sensitivity issue

Mon Aug 26 2019 _na_tasha

Please change the sensitivity. It’s impossible to get up above the obstacle fast enough before the next obstacle appears. This used to be my favorite game on computer and it was a disappointment to play due to this fact. Thank you.

Almost.

Fri Feb 09 2024 bsolidgold

It doesn't react the same way as the original. The quality of the original game was dependent on the climb and descent rates. Decend seems ok. Climb is WAY off. It'd be 5 stars if you got this right.

Classic

Mon Jan 25 2016 Taso Game

I enjoy this game quite a lot. It's simple and yet very addicting

Meh

Fri Feb 08 2019 JAMRbruh

It needs to be more sensitive on how fast it goes up and down. Or at least let us change that. I use to play the classic version all the time on my computer. Close but no cigar.

What a waste

Mon Sep 09 2019 mmmmmmsuusbbfaikdkn6?&8

This should be the most simple game to ever be created. Incredibly slow ascent, should be an easy fix. Find a free version of this, it will probably be more accurate