About Theia Island
Updated 5 September 2026 · Versión en español
Theia Island is the name under which Juan Manuel Miras Martínez develops and publishes software and video games from La Xara, Alicante (Spain). Thespace Panic is its retro arcade game for Android.
Who is behind it
Theia Island is an independent, one-person project. There is no publisher, no investors and no twenty-strong team: design, programming, art and release all come from the same place. That shapes the kind of game that comes out of here — compact arcades with closed rules and short runs, rather than long productions.
Why a digging arcade
Thespace Panic comes from one specific idea: reviving a mechanic the industry abandoned almost as soon as it invented it. Space Panic (Universal, 1980) created the platform-and-ladder stage, but a year later Donkey Kong arrived with the jump and the whole genre followed it. The original branch — dig, trap, bury, no jumping — was left as a historical curiosity.
As it turns out, that mechanic fits a phone exceptionally well: four directions and two buttons, with no pixel-perfect jumps that a finger on glass executes badly. Thespace Panic is a new game, with its own art and code, built on that observation. The full context is in what retro digging games are.
How it is distributed
The game is published as a direct APK download from this site, free, for Android 8 or later. The download always runs over HTTPS and the file is signed as a release. It is not distributed through third parties: if you find the APK somewhere else, we cannot guarantee it has not been modified.
The game includes Google AdMob advertising and an internal star economy, both described in detail in the terms of use.
Contact
| thespacepanic@theiaisland.com | |
| Discord | Official player community |
| TikTok | @thespacepanic |
| Owner | Juan Manuel Miras Martínez · Tax ID 20427134Y |
| Address | C/ Colón, 03709 La Xara (Alicante), Spain |
Write to the email address for technical issues, pilot account problems, requests about your personal data or any question about the game. Support is available in Spanish and English.
Support and common issues
- I did not receive the activation email: check your spam folder. The pilot name reservation expires after 24 hours, after which you can try again.
- I lost my pilot: access is tied to the device it was activated on. Write to us with your pilot name.
- Android will not let me install: normal for a direct install; you have to allow unknown sources. It is explained in the guide.
- I want my data deleted: write to us with your pilot name. See the privacy policy.
Press and creators
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Documentation
- Legal notice (Spanish)
- Terms and conditions (Spanish)
- Privacy policy (Spanish)