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Hell Escape : Firebound
Rollic Games · 758 ratings · ★ 4.4
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Top complaints - extracted from 38 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.
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"game"
27 negative reviews mention this · 71% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mediocre at best. This game ticks the dopamine box…for a bit. The gameplay loop is so simplistic that you don’t really need to look at the screen. Just tap to start, tap to end. Rinse and repeat. More detail though: the gameplay loop is you start with a we…" - Memnarc
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"level"
11 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mediocre at best. This game ticks the dopamine box…for a bit. The gameplay loop is so simplistic that you don’t really need to look at the screen. Just tap to start, tap to end. Rinse and repeat. More detail though: the gameplay loop is you start with a we…" - Memnarc
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"play"
10 negative reviews mention this · 26% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mediocre at best. This game ticks the dopamine box…for a bit. The gameplay loop is so simplistic that you don’t really need to look at the screen. Just tap to start, tap to end. Rinse and repeat. More detail though: the gameplay loop is you start with a we…" - Memnarc
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"doesn"
9 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Game doesn’t load. Game doesn’t load past the loading screen" - Ibbbbbbbbs
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"stamina"
8 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Good game, just another adpocalypse.. The game is pretty good I’ve been playing it for the last few days. But I can only play less than an hour each day due to stamina. I like the idea of the stamina but it’s definitely just another way for them to make money to sell you faster…" - RittledCargo
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"energy"
7 negative reviews mention this · 18% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Ads and Energy limits. One is tolerable, both kills the fun of the game." - SweetSitrus
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"money"
6 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Good game, just another adpocalypse.. The game is pretty good I’ve been playing it for the last few days. But I can only play less than an hour each day due to stamina. I like the idea of the stamina but it’s definitely just another way for them to make money to sell you faster…" - RittledCargo
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"update"
6 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Stops Working. Even After Update: The game has completely stopped working after getting into Interstellar. There are no objects or gates, I have no weapon, and no upgrades count. New features have been added but the game is still unplayable. PLEASE FIX" - FOOOOOOOOSTIKAE
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"playing"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Good game, just another adpocalypse.. The game is pretty good I’ve been playing it for the last few days. But I can only play less than an hour each day due to stamina. I like the idea of the stamina but it’s definitely just another way for them to make money to sell you faster…" - RittledCargo
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"hour"
5 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Good game, just another adpocalypse.. The game is pretty good I’ve been playing it for the last few days. But I can only play less than an hour each day due to stamina. I like the idea of the stamina but it’s definitely just another way for them to make money to sell you faster…" - RittledCargo
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"screen"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mediocre at best. This game ticks the dopamine box…for a bit. The gameplay loop is so simplistic that you don’t really need to look at the screen. Just tap to start, tap to end. Rinse and repeat. More detail though: the gameplay loop is you start with a we…" - Memnarc
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"weapon"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Mediocre at best. This game ticks the dopamine box…for a bit. The gameplay loop is so simplistic that you don’t really need to look at the screen. Just tap to start, tap to end. Rinse and repeat. More detail though: the gameplay loop is you start with a we…" - Memnarc
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Mediocre at best
This game ticks the dopamine box…for a bit. The gameplay loop is so simplistic that you don’t really need to look at the screen. Just tap to start, tap to end. Rinse and repeat.
More detail though: the gameplay loop is you start with a weapon, throw it at objects you’re running at, run into those objects for upgrades for that run, and only that run, get to the piles of rocks between you and the next level and break as many as you can before starting the run over. This isn’t too bad of a loop, but there are also “hordes” that will chase you down in your loop progression, and if they catch you, which they will, your progress through the level is completely reset. There is no skill required and the only valuable resource is the blue gems, which give permanent upgrades, but at such an insanely slow rate that you basically just play the exact same thing over and over and over again.
More detail though: the gameplay loop is you start with a weapon, throw it at objects you’re running at, run into those objects for upgrades for that run, and only that run, get to the piles of rocks between you and the next level and break as many as you can before starting the run over. This isn’t too bad of a loop, but there are also “hordes” that will chase you down in your loop progression, and if they catch you, which they will, your progress through the level is completely reset. There is no skill required and the only valuable resource is the blue gems, which give permanent upgrades, but at such an insanely slow rate that you basically just play the exact same thing over and over and over again.
Forced restart, ads galore. Trash
Forced restart at level 44 is idiotic, and ads for everything you do or don’t.
Like literally every other mobile dev, it’s greed filled trash.
Like literally every other mobile dev, it’s greed filled trash.
Waste of money
As you go through more levels, the only way you will be able to win is to spend $20 on armor in the game that is obsolete by the time you beat your current level and move on to the next, so you’d have to keep spending money.
Game doesn’t load
Game doesn’t load past the loading screen
Game stopped loading
I finally hit Zone 4. Ready to keep playing, bought extra stamina. The game doesn’t load the level! My player is just standing there with no obstacles or anything ahead. I’m really missing this game.
Will not play
App will not load
FORCED ADS
THEY ADDED FORCED ADS! THEY ADDED FORCE ADS!
Doesn’t even open.
I tried 4 times to open the app and nothing.
Inconsistent
Played to level 350 and there was never any consistency with how many bricks I got for the next level of steps, how much damaged I did no matter what weapon I had. The more I played the more I got cheated. Such potential for a good game.
Good but garbage
Take the stamina bar out and you got a good game
Zone Inferno
I finished zone inferno, and after that the next level doesn’t have anything. If there are no more levels, I should get a refund on unused purchases.
Forced ads after 24 hours
The Game is fun, but after 24 hours of the game being downloaded. You are forced to watch an ad after each play or pay to stop the ads.
Sneaky ads
This game claims to have minimal ads. They are lying. I’ve been playing for five minutes today alone and five ads forcing me to wait to continue playing. Game was fun while it lasted. Deleting.
Ads and Energy limits
One is tolerable, both kills the fun of the game.
Out of energy
I played until I completely ran out of energy. Last night, I had to wait to regenerate energy-at a rate of one unit per hour-but even that wasn't enough. Now, the cooldown timer isn't counting down at all; it's stuck at 00s.
Money pit
It is built to get you to spend money you get 20 energy and have to wait an hour you can watch 2 ads a day to get 3 energy each it’s a shame because it’s actually fun but I’m not spending money on it it’s not worth any amount of money
Terrible game!!
Game doesn’t even load past the first purple screen! What a waste!
energy refill
why does it take an HOUR to refill ONE (1) energy???? basically makes the game unplayable. goofy ahh bs
Full of Glitches
The game isn’t letting me get any energy. Timer is at 0 to get more and it won’t let me play
Game review
Don't update the game if your not gonna give us unlimited stamina worry about unlimited stamina first
Energy System Paywall
Wow. This update just paywalled all the best features. Avoid at all costs.
The essence of horrible mobile games
This game is good don’t get me wrong but seriously? A stamina bar so you can only play the gay 20 times before you have to wait an HOUR for the stamina to recharge, the demons that rest your run and you can’t stop them in any way other than rebirths and it’s not like rebirths are good in the slightest because it doesn’t even increase your damage other than by one point. And finally the worst thing about this is that EVERYTHING resets once you get to a new area so goodbye all that time and money you sunk into the game. Horrible experience.
Need to work on this game
After i got to zone 3 the game crashed is ridiculous.
Inferno doesn’t exist
Title
Good game, just another adpocalypse.
The game is pretty good I’ve been playing it for the last few days. But I can only play less than an hour each day due to stamina. I like the idea of the stamina but it’s definitely just another way for them to make money to sell you faster stamina regen. AND THE ADS. Tell my why every single run is followed my a 60 second add which I have to close multiple times to cont. playing. I’m on my phone a lot at working waiting for certain things to happen so I’ve got time to kill. But omg this is ridiculous. I’m only giving it a review because I like the gameplay a lot but the cash grab is insane.
Stamina
Requiring stamina for a game where you have to play a level multiple times is a huge turn off, plus stamina recharges one every 24 hours👎
Stops Working
Even After Update: The game has completely stopped working after getting into Interstellar. There are no objects or gates, I have no weapon, and no upgrades count. New features have been added but the game is still unplayable. PLEASE FIX
Lots of issues
I just started playing this game and I enjoyed very much initially. I agree that that stamina feature needs to be updated as it takes too long for stamina to regenerate. Also with the new update the ads will no longer close forcing you to exit the game and not receive your rewards. If these issues were fixed I believe it would be a mi ch better game.
Please fix game
This game keeps freezing and then shut down like it just completely closes please fix this
Rollic Games actually suck
Like bro ive been playing this game for almost 6 months. I play it because I like how I don’t really have to do a lot while playing. The issue I have is there are long ads even though I don’t get rewards, another issue is in the game there are these things called the hordes its easily the stupidest mechanic in the game because you are asked to get souls to continue and for some unknown reason the farther you get from it the faster it speeds up to you. I literally have been trying for almost 2 weeks to pass this level and like bro I just keep getting sent back by the hordes with way more harder rocks to break to even get to where I was originally.
Game full on trys to force you to spend money.
Not a single ad but at level 60 you can’t continue without cash. The game sticks until you pay them. Was ok as a time killer tho.
Lost items during purchase
I made purchases and got blue gems, I didnt spend all of them before going to the next level and I lost ALL of them. Thats not right or fair. Game is fun but if i pay money I should not lose stuff.
Like but glitchy?
Got to the Inferno level zone 4. And now the game basically doesn’t work. I cannot update anything with coins or gems, and when I go to play, there’s nothing on the course. They need to fix ASAP.
Update ruined everything
So until this week the game was great. But the new update limiting weapon upgrade and stair upgrade just ruined the game. You can’t make your player stronger and in the higher levels you need more powerful weapons. Roll back this bad upgrade.
Stop giving
Me the electric orbs they don’t help that’s all you give me maybe every 6-10 levels you’ll give me double shots but you only give me those stupid orbs that don’t even help even if it touches stuff you give us 20 or 25 stamina every time I get close to door 3 when you have the horde after us I always get put down to door 1 so I’m literally about to delete this game
Never Got A Chance To Play
The game doesn't even open beyond the loading screen? I've tried on wifi, cellular, with and without a VPN, redownloaded but the game just straight up doesn't work?
Good for a while
You just get stuck later on. I’m constantly getting reset to 565 souls and cannot get further. Everything maxed out and then the army catches up and sends you back
Kinda of fun
It’s fun but the energy timer takes to long to reset
Sentiment summary
86%
Positive (4-5★)
4%
Neutral (3★)
10%
Negative (1-2★)