Last updated on February 6th, 2026 at 12:40 am
Drone : Shadow Strike – Action Game Review
Drone : Shadow Strike is a Action/Simulation game from RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS UK PVT LIMITED, first launched in 1st October 2014.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 1,230+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Drone : Shadow Strike Stand Out
Drone Shadow Strike is the best military warfare fps game that offers an addictive mixture of strategy, fast-paced combat and real action! Operate the world’s best UCAVs with an arsenal of weapons and bring the rain!
THIS GAME DOES NOT SUPPORT 3rd or 4th GEN iPOD TOUCH, iPAD 1, iPHONE 3G & iPHONE 4.
Set in the heart of covert aerial warfare, with real world inspired immersive environments and the original FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) camera, this air strike shooter game puts you in the hot seat of a special ops operator. You must work your way up the chain of command over a series of action filled covert missions, using ultra high tech equipment and weapons including rockets, missiles, cannons etc. Showcase your military strategy & fps skills and superior firepower to lay waste to the enemies of the state, all at the tap of your fingertips!
Reaper, evade enemy fire and raid enemy bases before they take you out. You are clear to engage!
Control ultimate military Drones and take them to the battle. Build your arsenal of devastating weapons and slay enemy firebase. Strategize missions, plan each air strike and attack enemy territories with missiles, rockets and bombs to complete your assigned tasks. Stay alert and keep an eye on incoming attacks. Defend your drones during combat while you dominate the resistance in the best fps action game. Be the Ultimate Combat Commander and make your army proud.
Explore the Global Events battleground. Participate in the Live Events to compete in global collisions and earn lethal new weapons of mass destruction. Rule the leaderboard and show the resistance how much of a marksman you are.
The game is completely free to play but some in-game items require an in-app payment. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases on your device.
Exclusive Features:
- Fly 8 different types of UCAVs, from prototypes to official in-service aircrafts!
- Defend, Survive, Strike or Escort;
- 34 missions in 5 real world inspired campaigns.
- Cannons, Guided Missiles, Rockets & Bombs
- 4 types of weapons, 25 ways to light ‘em up.
- Superior upgrades. Choose to be light & stealthy or loud & proud!
- 7 Additional enhancements. Dominate the battlefield with air strikes, nukes & more!
- Play Live Events and rule the Global Leaderboard
Simple and easy intuitive touch controls, command the battle with just a fingertip! Fight alongside friendly AI forces. Provide overwatch and protect them at all costs!
20 official Ranks. Start as an army Airman Basic and rise up to command as a Master General.
Over 282 Challenges & 70 Achievements.
More action campaign episodes to come.
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This Action game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Drone : Shadow Strike is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 19th December 2025
Recent improvements include:
NEW UPDATE
Hi Pilot. It's time to take off and disappear into the horizon. Accomplish missions with plenty of fantastic fun, bringing in the opportunity to claim awesome drones and weapons.
Get ready for amazing events as your thumbs twiddle for crazy action. Bug Fixes and Optimizations were done in the game for a smoother, effortless, and flawless air strike gameplay experience. So, take control of your drones, upgrade your arsenal, and dive into the fun…
Download & Availability
Drone : Shadow Strike is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Drone : Shadow Strike on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Enjoyed playing the game, but since the last update Im unable to open the game at all. Some of the more advanced missions are buggy, they dont end even after all targets have been met. Also, after the first few rounds the missions tend to be repeated.
Not a bad game at all! Love the total destruction you can cause & the weapons you can have. However no matter how we try we cant get by the last mission where you have to destroy tanks of VIPs. We have the heavy drone with its stealth all the way up but somehow the Sams keep finding us which makes 0 sense. We refuse to spend any real $ on any game & this mission feels like a cash grab to beat it.
No ads No Energy No unobtainable Premium currency No WiFi? No problem . This game is surprisingly fun. We really enjoy it and its not perfect but still made very well. There are a few bugs every now and then like allies glitching or freezing but its still very fun and we highly recommend this game.
We quite enjoy this game. It gives back the vibe of that old zombie gunship game while giving a more optimized and modern display. The challenges are fun and difficult, the equipment you can buy is all quite varied. This is a great game to download and sit and play for hours if you so choose. Theres no energy limiting your time to play, no economic struggle such as needing to buy premium ammo to advance, etc. Id honestly pay money for this game. A note to the developers, about a year ago we noticed a bug where maxing our the damage on the longbow anti tank cannon actually put its damage back to stock. We havent gotten around to checking if its fixed yet because it would mean restarting the game if its not. We noticed it a good long while ago and it may very well be fixed now.
This is our favourite game on our phone. We like how it saves on your phone if you have Facebook, but we have some small criticisms. 1. We like the game but as soon as we got to the disputed territory, tapped one of the missions, and in the hanger it let us tap start mission but only gave us a darker version of the hanger. 2. We dont like the new UI. It looks too futuristic for a modern game and the weapons look just plain stupid. 3. Please fix the damage on the longbow. Normally everything goes down in one hit. But if you upgrade the damage you get over penetration. At least put a warning about it. To the developers: Thank you for reading and forwarding our review. Out of all of our criticisms we hope you can fix damage on the longbow, we feel like we wasted so much time to downgrade a weapon.
The missions are fun in the beginning. The upgrades take forever, and they force you to pay gold for the final upgrades. Some anti-tank missiles dont work and barely dent tanks, even with upgrades. We wouldnt pay for this game, but it is an ok time killer.
Yeah Im stupid, we wish they would explicitly explain what a combo is.
Excellent graphics, would love to play the game, horrible convoluted navigation, can't get a game started, everything is greyed out or locked. Can put the phone away and half our later there are still SAMs fired at the drone and there is not one thing we can do in this mission.
This game rocked, then they updated and brought Game Center into it. Added some updated graphics, yards yada yada. Get this we had played this game for months and we were on top of the scales. Then blip we lost everything, massive rank, billions in dollars and hundreds in gold. Then we reloaded the app. What else did we have to loose? Now Im stuck on level 2 while its looking for a module that doesnt flipping exist. Go for support you say? Go find the tooth fair we say. What support. We bet they dont even respond this review. Go find another app.
Thats all we got to say other than that great game.
The app crashes when we try to play foxhound mission on our iPhone.
Love the game been waiting a long time for the last update. After updating we are unable to unlock any territories past the Gulf Region. We have completed all achievements and challenges but the Undisputed territory is still locked. Looking for support.
We personally love this game but for some reason we cant play the disputed territory campaign. If you could fix it that would be amazing.
Keeps freezing on us when we try to launch a new mission.
So we loved the game up till the disputed territory. Now that we are here the game only freezes and wont allow us to continue through the game. We have to close it out completely and restart the game for it to work again, but no matter what we do it wont let us proceed onto those missions.
This game is well designed and challenging, we have enjoyed playing all of the levels so far. It's too bad the support from Reliance Games is no good. We have tried several times to email them for solution to the problem we have been experienced continuing the game past the Bushwhack stage. We have completed every challenge and blown up every vehicle, AAA soldier and building on the set but cannot proceed to the next stage. The only way to get out of the stage is to abort, which results in a locked up screen. We just ran your latest 'update' and still no joy! What is the point of a support address if no one responds.
Just updated to the latest version of the game and when we try stating a mission the game just freezes on our iPhone X.
Doesnt load anymore after the update.
Disputed territories wont play, game locks up Was fine before this version.
After installing new updates the nee region doesn't open or work, we recently updates agin and still nothing we wish they would fix the issue then we would give it 5 stars.
We have new territory unlocked but we cant play it, what do we do.
We really like this game very much. Except there is something that we hope to be changed which is the price of improving and buying weapons and new drones. And addition to adding new levels to this game because its the same game since three years so far.
Has anyone else had trouble accessing Gulf Region? We were very excited about the update this week, but despite beating every mission with a 3 star rating, we cannot access the gulf region.
How do you begin to play? The game stays stuck on the first screen without instructions.
Played for years on and off, this the basis for which all cinematic air support shooters are based on with plenty to upgrade and modes to boot.
Whats great is you can have a lot of fun without spending any money.. But even more fun if you do.
Pretty nostalgic but hella fun, you dont absolutley have to spend money on it and the missions are pretty replayable to grind money and gold, awesome game.
It could really use an update.
IS IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPETE A CAPTER MISSION IF THERE 100 MILLION MISSLE ON ME AND we CANNOT DO ALL OF THEM SO DELETE THE MISSLE NOW.
A real game on the phone thats not just a scam 10/10.
Man we just spent like $25 to get started and now we cant get passed the drone abilities screen. Cmon man, could yall help us or refund us.
Truly the best game ever. We love to fly the drones and carry out air strikes against the terrorists and all. But a few things that would make it better. A Ukraine-Russia War Mode and a US-China Cold War Mode. These would be awesome if you could take out nukes and missile launchers and strike the enemy as their on the march. Please add those things we mentioned and this game will be awesome. Thank you.
We watched an ad to get an extra life and it did not let us get it im about to quit this game.
A great and entertaining game, however be weary of the in game purchases. We have spent some money on 8,000 gold, but never received it. Ive closed out of the app and back in and even turned off and on our device and still havent received our 8,000 gold. The lower purchases seem to work fine but the higher one dont and we felt like we were just ripped off.
We want to be clear about the title first. The lack of realism is not a bad thing. The weapons often have decals that arent realistic, but you never even see the guns in combat. The UI is a bit futuristic but its fine and we even like it. The graphics arent very realistic, but its standard for a mobile game. Highly recommended if you dont need a super realistic game.
When you offer an option to repair the drone during battle, by watching an ad, it should work but in this b.s. Game, it doesnt!! Dont offer it if you dont intend to honor it. What a waste of time, when so many other games are more rewarding.
Great game and with plenty of missions. Worth the money.
This game is so stupid mission one you watch a little guy running around you cant do anything because you have no ordinances waist of time.
Best of the best. Not since StarCraft have we enjoyed a shooter/strategy game. Beautiful graphics, lots of firepower options, thoughtful strategy: we would give this 6 starts if we could.
Ive always said we want a game that doesnt force us to watch adds, but provides incentive. Thats this game. Not only really great graphics, interface and display, fun and engaging, we would highly recommend this game. Although it is def not play to win, we do wish there were more weapons. Theres a good amount, but we want more. We love it otherwise.
Great game always fun to play! Best game ever!!!! Instead of just having nuke and air strike how about adding artillery. Itd basically fire a randomly dispersed cluster of shells wherever youre aimed at.
Allows choice of use of progressive capabilities and strategies to accomplish various scenarios.
We are TEXAS, a gamer vet that has seen a lot of potentially good games. This game had us by the second mission. Yes we did. We bought a couple packages and did they ever pay offWOW. Im not a fan of peeps buying their way to the top, but this game you will need every edge you can get. Dont let the trainer drone discourage you, it gets a lot better, and we only spent a couple o bucks and the game became WAY something more. Please install this version, Ive read the reviews on the other Shadow Strike games and this one has it all. See ya around the pool TEXAS.
Would be nice if you had a free roaming level, with no mission just flying around and blowing things up. You could charge a flat fee ($9.99), that unlocks all the drones, weapons and maps but only for that free roaming mode. Just to have mindless fun. Hopefully developers can add this.
No support from the developer and you cant get past the simple training exercise. Piece of junk.
We had read so many good reviews! But every match the game either just fails you because you cant finish it in 30-60 seconds like dude seriously its like they keep rushing you! And the weapon upgrades are just outrageously expensive. Please fix these problems.
Funsies scythe is broken please never nerf it its so fun.
Its a good game but it feels like an AC 130.
For some reason when we try to play the game now it says that Im running a old version of the game but when we go to the App Store to check but it doesnt need to update can you fix this its been a while even before the last update Im going to try to uninstall then reinstall it but if it doesnt work please fix it.
OK so it's not the easiest especially when you don't have all the weapons in the game but the thing is if you save up it's not as hard as you think specially on the survival missions you can get a Knouff money to get the best weapons they will fit on your drone and once you get to further survival levels you make more money you can get more stuff that's better than what you have that's all we have to say.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.31.294
- Size: 426.32 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, ES
- Content Advisory: Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
- Developer: RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS UK PVT LIMITED
Last updated: 19th December 2025 | Genre: Action, Simulation | Developer: RELIANCE ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS UK PVT LIMITED