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Hotpot Loop: Food Games
iKame Games - Zego Studio · 20,573 ratings · ★ 4.2
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Top complaints - extracted from 76 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
1
"game"
44 negative reviews mention this · 58% of all complaints
★★★★★ "wish it let me play even a second 😭 it does not even let me play the intro game I put finger down it crashes than won't go past loading screen tried redownloading more than 6 times yet nothing changed sadly" - Jen
2
"level"
34 negative reviews mention this · 45% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS! That is all that needs said. the first few levels are fine but after that is ridiculous. You beat a level? Ad. You fail a level? Ad. Want to buy a perk? Ad. The levels change as you replay them. They make you fail so you'll watch ads b…" - Jacob Serena
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"levels"
21 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS! That is all that needs said. the first few levels are fine but after that is ridiculous. You beat a level? Ad. You fail a level? Ad. Want to buy a perk? Ad. The levels change as you replay them. They make you fail so you'll watch ads b…" - Jacob Serena
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"without"
20 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "You can't beat a lot of the levels without having to watch ads. It's like it's purposely set it up so you have to watch ads to advance. Plus there's already ads in between levels too so it's just ridiculous. Uninstalling!" - Casey Lockwood
5
"money"
14 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "way too many adds, you cant even make it through one level without having to either spend real money or watching multiple ads" - Ryan Sweat
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"watch"
13 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS! That is all that needs said. the first few levels are fine but after that is ridiculous. You beat a level? Ad. You fail a level? Ad. Want to buy a perk? Ad. The levels change as you replay them. They make you fail so you'll watch ads b…" - Jacob Serena
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"watching"
13 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "way too many adds, you cant even make it through one level without having to either spend real money or watching multiple ads" - Ryan Sweat
8
"impossible"
13 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Would be more fun if it didn't lock me in levels because of game breaking glitches. I don't even mind all the ads, I would rather watch an ad than be stuck in a level because it says I have an order but the order wont be completed even when…" - Shorty Gomez
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"coins"
10 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "was fun while it lasted but in the higher levels it becomes very pay to play. I've given up on level 39, with no coins for boosters and having tried for a couple of days now to beat the level without them. The only way to pass the level is …" - Nicole Boey
10
"play"
9 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS! That is all that needs said. the first few levels are fine but after that is ridiculous. You beat a level? Ad. You fail a level? Ad. Want to buy a perk? Ad. The levels change as you replay them. They make you fail so you'll watch ads b…" - Jacob Serena
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"pass"
9 negative reviews mention this · 12% of all complaints
★★★★★ "was fun while it lasted but in the higher levels it becomes very pay to play. I've given up on level 39, with no coins for boosters and having tried for a couple of days now to beat the level without them. The only way to pass the level is …" - Nicole Boey
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"beat"
8 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "ADS! That is all that needs said. the first few levels are fine but after that is ridiculous. You beat a level? Ad. You fail a level? Ad. Want to buy a perk? Ad. The levels change as you replay them. They make you fail so you'll watch ads b…" - Jacob Serena
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ADS! That is all that needs said. the first few levels are fine but after that is ridiculous. You beat a level? Ad. You fail a level? Ad. Want to buy a perk? Ad. The levels change as you replay them. They make you fail so you'll watch ads but then it finally let's you beat the level and you get an ad. ridiculous.
wish it let me play even a second 😭 it does not even let me play the intro game I put finger down it crashes than won't go past loading screen tried redownloading more than 6 times yet nothing changed sadly
I liked the challenge, but that's it. This game made my battery hot and drained super fast. Also, I don't even get the rewards, i.e., infinite lives, boosters, when I win them. And now ads cut in the middle of a level and they want you to pay 11.99 to get rid of ads.
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way too many adds, you cant even make it through one level without having to either spend real money or watching multiple ads
its a super fun game then the worst type of game its a money grab. Ive been stuck on level 55 for 2 weeks playing EVERY free moment I have, at work on break, first thing i do when i wake up, in the car, walking through walmart, eating dinner literally anytime i have a free hand (i have it bad for this mobile game dont judge me) I just got all the way to the end of the level had one line of ingredients and I guess I clicked from the wrong line and screwed the whole line Dont waste your time or $$
If I could give less than 1 I would. if you want to play the watch ads game, this is the one for you. it's literally not worth it. Uninstalling as soon as this posts. 👎🏼📣 BOoOoOoOoOoOo!
new update broke the game, never gets off the load screen
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some levels are literally impossible to beat without watching ads or paying money for powerups
It's glitchy and you have to watch a ton of ads to complete levels. After watching an ad, the keys don't move up to unlock pots and makes it harder to complete causing you to watch more ads. I enjoyed the game, but uninstalled it due to this reason.
broken game. you cannot pass some levels without loosing first and then watching ads to go further
I got a scam pop up while playing this, it claimed I had 5 viruses on my phone and tried to get me to pay for a fake anti virus. I didn't click on anything when in the app it's just opened the scam browser site on its own.
Too much ads It's very hard to complete levels after 20 without using tool which means watching ads every level, beside after 5 fails must watch ads to refill trials.
Rigged beyond belief. I'd rather have an actual fever than play hotpot fever.
Evil ADS
They do not respond to in game purchase issues. I had purchased coins to pass a left as well as using boosts. As I completed the level waiting for it to complete the game froze. I sent screen recordings with proof of issue and recieved no response on how to resolve and get my wasted coins and boosts returned. would not recommend wasting your money
I paid for the hotpot pass and it didn't give me the extra lives or the unlimited lives reward. I can't see any way to contact the devs either. also, you can eventually win the hard levels without buying lives. it can take forever, but that's ok
tadinya suka. sebenernya suka. tapi gak ada angin gak ada hujan, lagi main, tiba2 iklan muncul sendiri. bahkan gak mencet apapun. game lain masih mending, iklannya muncul kalo kita butuh ngelanjutin level n kehabisan nyawa. game ini, iklannya pop up sendiri pas kita lagi main
Too many ADS!! I've played a lot of games with ads. i dont mind ads if its only after finishing 1 level or if I need the items. but in this game, there are a lot of ads in the middle of playing, like the pop up ads is 5 times in a row without i click anything!! I hope the developer can repair this game cause I actually like the gameplay
Poor design.
no matter how many times I beat level 17, the game freezes every time?!
don't recommend. it wouldn't work often
you literally can't beat some levels without watching ads or spending coins, no matter how strategic you are. fun for a while, but that's incredibly frustrating. deleted.
too many ads. while you play the game, suddenly it will move to another app as ads.
level stuck because I used an assist and it made the key disappear locking me out of getting rid of one item.
to much ads, such a scam!
Other reviews mention how scammy this game is. But I wanted to point out that there's one particular "ad" that pops up from time to time. It's a pop-up window that's a "security breach" warning. So buyer beware, I wouldn't give any money to this company. They may actually steal your money right out of the bank.
This game is designed to push players into watching ads or spending money rather than actually solving levels. In a fair game, you should be able to complete levels through skill and decision-making alone. However, some levels here are literally impossible to win without watching ads or paying, which makes the gameplay feel forced and frustrating instead of rewarding.
levels are impossible to complete without ads or coins and you dont get enough coins to be able to gain power ups.
caused my system to glitch severely and prevented my phone from being able to charge. It kept coming up with an error saying "USB device connected" then "USB device disconnected" stopped the second I uninstalled the app.
I'm about to die because of adds!!!!
has too many adds and it keeps direct me to other apps while playing. just used it for 1 day and deleted it.
This game honestly feels rigged, you'd need a power up for nearly every level due to the fact that the game literally makes it impossible to move on
great game until level 24! was living the game, some levels were tricky but I'm fine with watching an ad to help clear the level but then you stop getting coins and login rewards etc.. and level 24 is impossible unless you use a booster which you can't get even with an ad as it stops giving you the option so you HAVE TO PAY! Uninstalling as its unrealistic to expect people to pay just to finish a level. Ridiculous!
this is a very boring game,I hate the colour and same of the food items you can't even identify I think it can use same fix and decorations
ads between every level starting at level 10.
Another game that is rigged to get you to play ads for power ups. you cannot finish a level without three adds at least, then another ad at finish and another ad to play the game again. complete trash. avoid definitely bots upvoting
to many ads show up after download this game .. to bad the game was fun .. but destroy by the ads .. uninstall because to many ads .. bye
I played your game for over three months and I still can't get past level 45 without spending real money or watching a million invasive ads. I am uninstalling and giving you a one star because you are a garbage developer and you need to be removed from this platform.
this game keeps repeating the same level twice thrice I'm at level 350 something and I'm experiencing the same levels repeated twice thrice continuously just make some improvements and bring new levels .All over I like this game but just change the levels and bring new levels tired of repeating the same levels continuously for 2-3 times in a row
this is the worst game ever. after certain levels either you should have enough coins to play or you have to watch ads. for ever level there's more 4to 5 ads.
Game is fun to watch but gameplay is broken. No logic, just chance.
1. as the game goes on, it's impossible to go through levels without watching ads 2. THE INSANE AMOUNT OF ADS THAT TRANSFER YOU TO DIFFERENT APPS OH MY FREAKING GOD!!!!! in 1 level, you'll get >10 those kind of ads, it's BEYOND ANNOYING!!! uninstall!!
I just reached Level 26 and this one is ACTUALLY impossible. There's three rows and one Is blocked by I need to match 3 pots to unlock. The problem is I can match two, but then I get down to the last of the ingredients on the ONLY AVAILABLE ROWS and there's just no matching ingredients left. Sooo yeah uninstalling safe to say. Can't believe they'd make a level you can't even pass with powerups
fun in theory but can't get past lvl 15 as it wants broccoli but all my ingredients are cleared? oh well.
The game is decent but you have to use power ups a lot but the cost is way more than you earn and the ads in between every level are annoying and the cost to remove them is not worth the game
too much ads that ruins the experience
It's very bad and stressful game
Basically nearly unwinnable without ads, the game is passively forcing you to watch ads. Only 5 lives with 10 minutes between each other and levels that require trials and error over trial and error to figure it out, and even then it feels impossible without help at times. You need to win 23 levels to have enough coins for an ad-free help. Which often isn't enough. It's just some clever honey trap that forces you to watch ads. Well done, money grabbing devs
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Sentiment summary
79%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
19%
Negative (1-2★)