Celestia - Space Simulator

This game is like the mobile version of Space Engine where you can move around and check out planets and galaxies. Although planets that don’t have their own texture automatically gets it’s own texture decided by the system, which looks like the same thing pasted over, the moons that have their own shapes is what makes this so cool, though I kinda wish there was auto-generated planets when you swim into galaxies/nebulas like the ones in Space Engine. I’ll tell you if I had a space-fan friend who is looking for a mobile-version of Space Engine or even Space exploration in general, this is the game I’d highly recommend

Celestia is a wonderful app that makes not just the solar system, but practically the whole galaxy (and more) accessible to your fingertips, which makes it so entertaining and educational. Planets, stars, galaxies, satellites, our solar system are just some things you can find in the app, in 3D. One feature about the app are ‘add-ons’ and they (of course) add more content to the application, though I advise not getting a lot of them, some of them are heavy and can increase the size of the program. But I seriously recommend getting this app if you love space, and more! 🌌

I was an avid user of Celestia on the computer when I was a kid. I’d come home and explore the Galaxy for what seemed like hours. When I heard they were continuing development, including making a mobile app, I was beyond excited. I downloaded it, played around with it on the phone, and enjoyed myself. It was a great throwback, but there is just something different about it, since it is adapted for a smaller touch screen device. First, it has the same old feel, but it seems less than the computer version. I know as a kid I installed massive amounts of add-ons to make it even more enjoyable, but I found the vanilla version on my phone to be bland. The quality seems to not be scaled down for the phone’s ppi ratio. All of these things I noticed are probably going to be fixed, along with hopefully some updated textures, such as Pluto’s newly revealed surface. Thank you for a life long dream of mine, keep improving, I am genuinely impressed so far. The program that once took a large computer to run only needs a phone’s computer chip now.