Solar Smash

The game opens onto two modes, Planet Smash and Solar System Smash. Planet Smash is the quicker entry point: pick a target planet or moon and choose from more than 50 weapons, including lasers, nukes, black holes, railguns and orbital ion cannons. Defensive options such as shields and satellites are in the same list.

Solar System Smash is slower and more experimental. You pick one of three star systems, Earth's own among them, or build a system of your own and set the orbits of its planets. Version 2.7.5 runs on Android 7.0 or newer, and the game is rated Everyone 10+.

The appeal is the range of ways to wreck a world. Weapons run from small meteors to supernovas, and some targets are unusual, such as ring worlds and giant moons with planetary force fields. The game also lists UFOs, battleships, giant monsters and space shibas among the tools.

The second mode leans on gravity and orbital behavior. You can send bodies into collision courses or drop a black hole to disrupt an orbit. The developer describes the physics as scientifically accurate, and the space imagery credits NASA sources. Controls are described as simple enough for beginners, and the store page shows 8 screenshots of the results.

Solar Smash has no levels, builds or puzzles to complete. Players who want structured progress may prefer Gardenscapes or Royal Kingdom, which are listed as alternatives. Those who like construction over demolition could try Block Craft 3D, while Geometry Dash Lite suits anyone who wants a rhythm-based challenge.

The game also carries a warning about flashing lights. People with photosensitive epilepsy or similar conditions should be careful with it, as the developer advises.

Solar Smash is published by Paradyme Games and distributed through Google Play, where it has over 100 million installs. It is free, with ads and in-app purchases. The developer warns that flashing lights may affect people with photosensitive conditions. Install it only from the official store page.