Krixon: Reborn — iOS Guide & Support

01 / GET YOUR BEARINGS

One paddle.
A hundred reasons to miss.

A sideways arcade brick breaker built around angles, alien interference and a very persistent need for one more bounce.

01

Keep it in play.

Move the vertical paddle to return the ball into the brickwork. Lose your last active ball and you lose a life. Clear the brick formation to advance.

02

Find your angle.

The paddle’s centre produces a flatter rebound; its ends send sharper returns. Aim before releasing a held ball and use the angle to reach awkward gaps.

03

Read the room.

Helpful capsules can change the rally. Aliens can obstruct your shots and drop hostile gifts. The ball accelerates as you progress, so keep moving with a purpose.

Illustrated paddle rebounds: flatter at the centre and sharper at the ends — THE ANGLE IS YOURS. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE TOO.

02 / KNOW YOUR TARGET

Not every brick
breaks the same way.

1 HIT

Ordinary

One impact breaks it. Simple, satisfying, and not always where you need it.

2 HITS

Glass

The first hit removes part of the glass coating. The next finishes the job.

3 HITS

Reinforced glass

Crack it, strip part of the coating, then break it. Watch the visible damage.

Material swatches are illustrations. The approved game uses visible cracks and five coating-loss variants, including damage at an edge or through the centre.

Choose your pressure.

NORMALFind your rhythm.

Standard ball speed and bonus availability.

HARDFewer gifts. Faster ball.

Twice Normal’s speed; bonus availability is reduced to half.

HARDCOREBring your reflexes.

2.5× Normal’s speed; bonus availability is reduced to a quarter.

03 / IDENTIFY THE DROP

Good gifts.
Questionable intentions.

The full directory: 13 power-ups and 9 power-downs. Useful capsules come from the brickwork. Alien drops may be less generous.

22 effects

POWER-UP · G

Glue

Catch the ball. Aim. Release.

POWER-UP · B

Bomb

Blast nearby bricks on impact.

POWER-UP · S

Shield

A temporary safety net behind the paddle.

POWER-UP · M

Missile

Load one missile. Tap FIRE to launch it.

POWER-UP · O

Ball Slow Down

Slow the ball for a little breathing room.

POWER-UP · 2

Double Score

Double the points you earn.

POWER-UP · D

Double Ball

Add another ball to the chaos.

POWER-UP · X

Extra Life

Gain a life, up to six.

POWER-UP · E

Paddle Expand

Make the paddle longer.

POWER-UP · R

Radar

Preview where the ball will arrive.

POWER-UP · F

Paddle Speed Boost

Move the paddle faster.

POWER-UP · L

Laser Cannon

Tap FIRE to shoot while charged.

POWER-UP · T

Teleport

Warp straight to the next level.

POWER-DOWN · N0

Paddle Freeze

Movement stops briefly. Bouncing still works.

POWER-DOWN · N1

Cannibal

Removes one of your extra balls.

POWER-DOWN · N2

Bad Bounce

Sends the ball off at a nasty angle.

POWER-DOWN · N3

Ball Speed Up

The ball gets a temporary speed boost.

POWER-DOWN · N4

Inverse Control

Up means down. Down means up.

POWER-DOWN · N5

Paddle Shrink

Makes the paddle shorter.

POWER-DOWN · N6

Paddle Slowness

Slows your paddle movement.

POWER-DOWN · N7

Drunk / Psychotic

Warps the live playfield with CRT glitches.

POWER-DOWN · N8

Invisible Ball

The ball fades in and out. Watch its distortion.

04 / BANK ENERGY. BREAK THE RULES.

When a paddle
isn’t quite enough.

Every two defeated aliens earn one energy point, up to six. Tap your assigned OVERRIDE touch sector at 2+ EP. The energy you have selects the ability; any unspent points stay.

2 ALIENS → 1 EP6 EP MAXIMUMTAP OVERRIDE TO ACTIVATE

2–3 EP AVAILABLE / COSTS 2 EP

Magnetic Paddle

30 seconds

The paddle attracts the ball. The closer it gets, the stronger the pull. A paddle bounce releases the magnet; hitting a brick or alien switches it back on.

Capsules and alien shots still affect the paddle.

A magnetic paddle attracting a curving ball

4–5 EP AVAILABLE / COSTS 4 EP

Gravity Control

30 seconds

Aliens freeze and the paddle moves to the centre. Your Paddle Up / Paddle Down touch sectors now steer the ball. Speed is 75% of the normal speed for your difficulty.

Automatic magnetic pull is off. Pickups and alien shots cannot touch the paddle.

Frozen aliens and a centred paddle with a beam connected to a steerable ball

6 EP AVAILABLE / COSTS 6 EP

Ultimate Piercing

5 seconds

Touch steering, frozen aliens and a larger ball that pierces every brick on contact. Five seconds to make a serious difference.

Still at 75% speed. Walls and the paddle still return the ball.

An enlarged glowing ball piercing bricks

05 / THE REBORN LEVEL ATLAS

A wall of memories.
One hundred layouts.

Games, cinema, music, art and retro technology become colourful brick mosaics. Browse the approved campaign below — a reference atlas, with no gameplay.

Actual level 59 gameplay featuring a golden helmet-inspired brick mosaic

FROM THE GAME / LEVEL 59

Spot the reference.
Shatter the pattern.

The later campaign uses more durable bricks. A familiar shape can hide a demanding hit budget.

Explore all 100 layoutsContains level spoilers +

Layout diagrams show the starting colour arrangement, not a live game or material-damage simulation. Cultural references identify the campaign’s inspirations.

06 / BUILT FOR YOUR THUMBS

Touch. Aim.
Make it count.

Play in landscape on iPhone or iPad. Hold a movement sector to steer, tap FIRE to launch or shoot, and bank energy for OVERRIDE.

Your touch actions

Move the paddle: Hold PADDLE UP or PADDLE DOWN. You can also drag inside the playfield.
Launch / release / fire: Tap FIRE or briefly tap inside the playfield.
Activate Override: Tap your OVERRIDE sector when you have at least 2 energy points.
Pause / resume: Tap the pause button. Tap the on-screen continue control to resume.
Sound and voices: Tap the sound button or adjust music, effects and voices in Options.

↑PADDLE UP

◎FIRE

↓PADDLE DOWN

DEFAULT
TOUCH LAYOUTReference diagram

—EMPTY

ϟOVERRIDE

—EMPTY

07 / YOUR NEXT PERSONAL BEST

Your score.
On Game Center.

Krixon: Reborn uses Apple Game Center for online high scores, with separate leaderboards for Normal, Hard and Hardcore.

01

Sign in to Game Center.

Sign in to Game Center in your device’s Settings. The game uses your Game Center player name; no separate Pixel Bard account is required.

02

Choose your board.

Open High Scores and select a difficulty. When Game Center is available, the table shows the global top 10 and your position when you are outside that group.

03

Keep the local backup.

If Game Center is unavailable or you are offline, the game can show scores stored on this device. A signed-in score awaiting submission can sync when the service becomes available.

Game Center profile visibility and account settings are managed by Apple. See the Privacy Policy for how the service is used.

08 / BACK TO THE NEXT BOUNCE

A little troubleshooting.

How do I save my progress?

The game saves progress on this iPhone or iPad. Resume Game returns to the saved level, rather than an exact rally. Deleting the app can remove local progress. Game Center leaderboards are separate from your saved game.

How do I get my high score onto Game Center?

Sign in to Game Center in device Settings, then play while signed in. The game submits the score to the leaderboard for your difficulty. High Scores shows whether you are viewing Game Center or the local backup.

Why am I seeing local scores?

Game Center may be unavailable, you may be offline, or you may not be signed in. Check your connection and Game Center sign-in. A score already queued for the signed-in player can be retried when the service returns. Local records are not a replacement for a confirmed online submission.

How do I change the touch controls?

Open Options → Controls, tap a sector, assign an action and tap Save. Paddle Up, Paddle Down, Fire and Override must each be assigned once. Back without Save keeps your previous controls.

How do I change the paddle side?

Open Options and change Paddle Side. The arena mirrors to the side you choose; your touch-sector assignments remain configurable in Controls.

Why do my touch controls feel reversed or frozen?

Check for an active power-down: Inverse Control swaps movement directions and Paddle Freeze briefly stops movement. In Gravity Control and Ultimate Piercing, the movement sectors steer the ball rather than the paddle.

Why won’t Override activate?

You need at least two energy points and active gameplay. Every two defeated aliens earn one energy point, up to six. Tap the sector assigned to Override. It is unavailable during transitions and recovery sequences.

Why is the sound muted?

Check the in-game sound button, music/effects volume and Voices option, then your device’s volume and audio output. Backgrounding the app can pause or interrupt playback; return to the game and resume.

Does Game Center sync my saved level?

No. Online leaderboard scores are managed by Game Center. Saved progress, settings and local score backups remain on the device and are not a Game Center cloud-save feature.

What happened to the earlier campaign?

This iOS edition includes the 100-level Reborn campaign. The earlier campaign is not included. Legacy records use a separate local storage namespace and do not become Reborn progress.

Does this support page run the game?

No. This is the iOS player guide and support site. Its images and layout catalogue are reference material; no playable game or engine is loaded.

Are there flashing effects?

Yes. Gameplay includes flashing lights, screen shake and CRT distortion. Some hostile effects deliberately alter the playfield. Consider these effects before playing if you are sensitive to them.

09 / TALK TO PIXEL BARD

Something not
going to plan?

Tell us what happened and we’ll have a better chance of tracking it down. Include the version, difficulty, level, iPhone or iPad model, iOS version and the steps to reproduce it.

[email protected] ↗

Prepare a bug report +

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Do not include passwords or payment details. Screenshots or a short recording can help explain a visual problem.