Bit Pilot

Bit Pilot is a 2010 bullet hell action game created by Zach Gage. It was released on March 4, 2010, for iOS. In the game, players control a spaceship and must dodge asteroids and lasers. It received largely positive reviews from critics, praising its gameplay, controls and soundtrack.

Gameplay
The player controls a ship with protective outer rings. Each time it hits an asteroid or a laser, one layer of the ring is lost. As the game progresses, more asteroids spawn into the playing area. The player can earn bonus points by collecting shields, which replenish the player's defenses.

Reception
Bit Pilot received a "generally favorable" score on Metacritic.

Edge awarded the game 8/10 points, calling it distinctive due to its gesture-based control scheme, which is "uncommonly nuanced and tactile". The A.V. Club gave the game an "A" rating, calling it a "tough, unbeatable game" with "atrocious challenge". Tracy Erickson of Pocket Gamer gave the game 3.5/5 stars and the Bronze award, calling it "an amusing, bite-sized piece of gaming", and saying that while it "travels a familiar course", "the manner in which it's presented makes this old formula fresh".

The gameplay was mostly positive. Kyle Vanhemert of Wired magazine praised the soundtrack and retro graphics but criticized that the game "lacks variety".