HELP / QUESTIONS / BUGS
Support.
Needle vs Wedge is a native iPhone and iPad duel rooted in Spacewar! Two ships fight around one heavy star under real orbital gravity.
Get help.
Found a bug, have a question, or want to suggest something? Open an issue in the public support repository. Do not include private information in a public issue.
Ways to play.
Online
Match with one pilot at a time through Apple Game Center. Online uses the LIMITED ruleset.
Same device
Put one iPhone or iPad between two pilots. Needle plays from one edge and Wedge from the other.
Solo
Climb the Ace Ladder by defeating one AI opponent at a time across ten skill levels, train in Flight School, or build a custom match.
Privacy.
The app has no third-party advertising, analytics SDK, tracking SDK, custom account system, or developer-operated game server. Online play, achievements, leaderboards, and purchases use Apple services.
The website uses privacy-first Cloudflare Web Analytics. Read the complete privacy policy for the separate website and app disclosures.
Credits.
Spacewar! was created in 1962 by Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, and Wayne Wiitanen, with Peter Samson, Dan Edwards, Alan Kotok, and the MIT community. Needle vs Wedge is an unaffiliated tribute; attribution is factual.
The in-game sky uses factual positions and apparent magnitudes for 904 stars from NASA HEASARC’s Bright Star Catalog. Constellation figures are original minimal line work based on catalog stars.