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Bridge Constructor
Headup GmbH · 1,122 ratings · ★ 4.5
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Top complaints - extracted from 36 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"
15 negative reviews mention this · 42% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun game if your brain takes 5 minutes to catch up to your hands. This is the worst game I’ve ever played. #1 bridge building game is a lie. I could go outside and build a bridge quicker than the game lets you drag the line between points. This is an embarrassment to transportation infrastructure games. Y…" - BridgeGameLuvr1
2
"money"
9 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Money pit. Buy the app only to find that I have to pour money into it to keep playing. Classic bait and switch. Fool me once." - Moth57
3
"bridge"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun game if your brain takes 5 minutes to catch up to your hands. This is the worst game I’ve ever played. #1 bridge building game is a lie. I could go outside and build a bridge quicker than the game lets you drag the line between points. This is an embarrassment to transportation infrastructure games. Y…" - BridgeGameLuvr1
4
"bridges"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "So Irritating. This game is the worst. You pay for a game in the hopes of finding a quality product only to find so often, as is the case with this awful game, that its designed to extract more money from you, gatekeeping what should be a quality experience behind further transa…" - fheofh
5
"play"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Fun game if your brain takes 5 minutes to catch up to your hands. This is the worst game I’ve ever played. #1 bridge building game is a lie. I could go outside and build a bridge quicker than the game lets you drag the line between points. This is an embarrassment to transportation infrastructure games. Y…" - BridgeGameLuvr1
6
"stuck"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Tutorial glitched. The very first step of the game, I drew a line that I couldn’t undo which prevented me from drawing the line required to complete the tutorial. 2 minutes of being stuck in the tutorial that wouldn’t allow me to click anything except what it…" - jdscroggins9494
7
"load"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Cheap version of Polybridge. Touch controls are janky, menus are oddly positioned and don’t make much sense. No explanation on how to achieve the third weight option for bridge testing (Not sure what it’s called). Just go download poly bridge- especially if you paid f…" - Default123582649274
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"hints"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Pay to win!. Had high hopes but have to pay to win and pay for hints…. Such greed!" - SniperSteve
9
"bought"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I bought the paid for version but there are to many micro transactions.. I bought the paid for version but there are to many micro transactions." - Soccer12233344445555566666
10
"paid"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "I bought the paid for version but there are to many micro transactions.. I bought the paid for version but there are to many micro transactions." - Soccer12233344445555566666
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"hint"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Pay to win!. Had high hopes but have to pay to win and pay for hints…. Such greed!" - SniperSteve
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"levels"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "NO. I CAN ONLY PLAY CAMUTUGA AND 2 LEVELS OF TRAINS😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡" - tombhgyfgghf
📋 All 36 negative reviews
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Fun game if your brain takes 5 minutes to catch up to your hands
This is the worst game I’ve ever played. #1 bridge building game is a lie. I could go outside and build a bridge quicker than the game lets you drag the line between points. This is an embarrassment to transportation infrastructure games. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
Pay to win!
Had high hopes but have to pay to win and pay for hints…. Such greed!
Money pit
Buy the app only to find that I have to pour money into it to keep playing. Classic bait and switch. Fool me once.
So Irritating. This game is the worst
You pay for a game in the hopes of finding a quality product only to find so often, as is the case with this awful game, that its designed to extract more money from you, gatekeeping what should be a quality experience behind further transactions.
How they accomplish this is by limiting your budgets to laughably small amounts that prevent you from building a quality bridge. You are forced to settle for bridges that barely function. But you can buy some coins to increase your budgets to make a bridge that would be expected in the real world. So it’s a free to play model that they’re actually charging for.
As a game developer myself, I would be ashamed of this. Designing bridges that can withstand physics simulations is a great idea. They intentionally ruin it with tiny budgets that could never produce the bridge required for the span.
How they accomplish this is by limiting your budgets to laughably small amounts that prevent you from building a quality bridge. You are forced to settle for bridges that barely function. But you can buy some coins to increase your budgets to make a bridge that would be expected in the real world. So it’s a free to play model that they’re actually charging for.
As a game developer myself, I would be ashamed of this. Designing bridges that can withstand physics simulations is a great idea. They intentionally ruin it with tiny budgets that could never produce the bridge required for the span.
Tutorial is glitch
The second tutorial is glitched
Tutorial glitched
The very first step of the game, I drew a line that I couldn’t undo which prevented me from drawing the line required to complete the tutorial. 2 minutes of being stuck in the tutorial that wouldn’t allow me to click anything except what it wanted me to click, which I couldn’t do, and I deleted the game. Required, lengthy, unskippable tutorials are the worst. You can’t even mute the music and game sound until you complete it and it’s basically common sense.
doesn’t save progress
spent hours playing this game and the next time i opened the app all my progress was gone and i had to start again from the very beginning
Rip-off! Bought game but still have to pay
I bought the game thinking that you earn stars and unlock extra materials and the bridges will get more complicated. No! Right from the start you still have to buy stars to unlock the right materials to build a bridge that doesn’t fail! None of the Bruges are possible unless you have bought more stars to get materials. Plus, I bought hints but the partial hint said a strut was concrete. My bridge still failed. When I paid more and got the full solution that strut was in fact wooden! I wish we could give zero stars!
Apple Archives
I canceled and removed it from my IPad, but few days later I found out they have charged me. Be careful, they are bunch thieves,and steel your money without telling you it send you receipt.
NO
I CAN ONLY PLAY CAMUTUGA AND 2 LEVELS OF TRAINS😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
Low quality, issues with UI.
Low quality graphics. Issues with game board running off UI. Can’t complete some levels due to this.
Trash
I want my money back
Crappy game
Not only did i have to copy and paste this since it wont let you type but the stupid game even when i save it, i reopen it and have to redo the second island every time. I had to spend money on coins to do hints because im sick of redoing the same ones over and over and over again
Rip off
I downloaded this game 2 years ago and bought the levels and recently downloaded it again, now all my levels are gone and it’s wanting me to buy it again. This is so stupid, just lost a player
WHY DID I PAY FOR THIS
I GET WHAT FEELS LIKE NOTHING I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Pay to play
You can only play the first map. After that you have to pay if you want to play further.
Don’t waste money
I’m totally disappointed that you have to pay more once you star playing!
Do not buy
The app does not load! It will get stuck at 8% every time I try opening it. Waste of $2
Fix the loading time
I tried to play but it got stuck at 8% and it still doesn’t load! FIX THIS OR I WILL DELETE THE GAME AND RESTART EVERYTHING I COMPLETED. AND GIVE ME BACK SLOPEMANIA AND TRAINS
Won’t Load
Tried the free version. Spent the $2 for full version. Now game won’t load and stuck on “syncing with server” and at 8% and won’t move.
Infuriating
Budget seems unduly tight. Also hit an impossible level that kept collapsing. Used their hint feature and even following the hint schematic exactly collapses. Infuriating.
Mean
This Game is fun but you first need to pay 2$ then you can not use the last truck unless you pay again!
Not realistic
Pretty disappointed in how unrealistic your bridge designs have to look in order to pass and stay under budget. Mixing wood and steel beams? Cables under the bridge? I don’t get it. Why not allow me to create some cool bridges you might actually see in the real world? Worst $2 I’ve ever spend.
Kept asking for a review
So here is is
Won't load
The game won't load when I play it, it gets stuck at 8% even when I deleted it and re downloaded it, waste of Money for me, be careful buying games sometimes...
Do not spend the money!!
Does not open and a waste of your money
Gee this game is bad
This game is bad because you can’t even use the last truck one star till you can use the last truck
The building is broke
Once you choose one material you cannot choose a new one. Meaning it's impossible to pass certain levels. The building needs to be fixed?
Unable to build arched bridges
There seems to be som kind of bug or issue with this game. Despite following the instructions exactly I am unable to build roads that are at a 20* angle or less. The members do not “automatically” become roads and instead remain structural members. Really disappointing.
I bought the paid for version but there are to many micro transactions.
I bought the paid for version but there are to many micro transactions.
I updated the app and all my bridges are gone
Please help!
Cheap version of Polybridge
Touch controls are janky, menus are oddly positioned and don’t make much sense. No explanation on how to achieve the third weight option for bridge testing (Not sure what it’s called).
Just go download poly bridge- especially if you paid for this.
Just go download poly bridge- especially if you paid for this.
Broken Now
All the bridge constructor games are broken now. Ugh. One on my favs but it needs a serious update.
Stick with the playground
I bought this because I enjoyed the playground for many weeks. I was disappointed. The absolute budget ceilings prevent you from experimenting and discourage creative or elegant design ideas. You can’t design over budget and then go back and improve. The extra-load feature is fun, but again it’s hard to experiment. As with the playground, the scoring is completely mysterious, with no hint of what your scores are based on. I’ve deleted it. I would buy another round of the playground, but none of the further editions like this one.
Hints cost$
It’s fun till you need to pay for a hint. Then it’s like a hole in your wallet.
Many ads in this paid game.
I don't want ads.
Sentiment summary
89%
Positive (4-5★)
3%
Neutral (3★)
8%
Negative (1-2★)