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Star Wars™: KOTOR
Aspyr Media, Inc. · 6,080 ratings · ★ 4.3
4.3
★★★★★
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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"
33 negative reviews mention this · 92% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t work anymore. The game thinks the screen is way larger than it actually is. You can’t even get through the Home Screen" - gaming rambles
2
"screen"
10 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Resolution. Doesnt fit screen for 16e." - Jtpyper
3
"unplayable"
10 negative reviews mention this · 28% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unusable on iPhone 16. Amazing game, 10/10, but since I got the iPhone 16 (normal size), the title menu stays stuck zoomed in so it is unplayable. Please fix this!" - Revan Starlet
4
"play"
9 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Great game but having issues. I love this game but came across a very devastating glitch that ruined my game entirely. Well basically I landed on kashyyyk in KOTOR and played through normally, after getting Jolee Bindo on my team I passed the force field like normal. Wh…" - Octavio J. Munoz
5
"played"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Great game but having issues. I love this game but came across a very devastating glitch that ruined my game entirely. Well basically I landed on kashyyyk in KOTOR and played through normally, after getting Jolee Bindo on my team I passed the force field like normal. Wh…" - Octavio J. Munoz
6
"zoomed"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unusable on iPhone 16. Amazing game, 10/10, but since I got the iPhone 16 (normal size), the title menu stays stuck zoomed in so it is unplayable. Please fix this!" - Revan Starlet
7
"love"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Great game but having issues. I love this game but came across a very devastating glitch that ruined my game entirely. Well basically I landed on kashyyyk in KOTOR and played through normally, after getting Jolee Bindo on my team I passed the force field like normal. Wh…" - Octavio J. Munoz
8
"love game"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
9
"iphone"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unusable on iPhone 16. Amazing game, 10/10, but since I got the iPhone 16 (normal size), the title menu stays stuck zoomed in so it is unplayable. Please fix this!" - Revan Starlet
10
"move"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "bad gameplay. i’m sorry, i truly loved this game on pc, put many hours into it, but the controls on this mobile version are just unusable, i genuinely can not play at all. i barely was able to leave the spawn room after making a character. i requested a …" - psychanti
11
"work"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Doesn’t work anymore. The game thinks the screen is way larger than it actually is. You can’t even get through the Home Screen" - gaming rambles
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"port"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Horrible Port. Great game. One star! Port is horrible, abandoned by dev. Don’t even bother. Refund in progress Controls are actual garbage and there is no controller support. No joystick either. Game also has resolution issues on some devices but I don…" - Tehninjateddybear
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Resolution
Doesnt fit screen for 16e.
Doesn’t work anymore
The game thinks the screen is way larger than it actually is. You can’t even get through the Home Screen
Illegal
Mandated trade for paperwork quest, mandated swoop race quest,
Multiple violations of light and dark,
Dark side points for criminal conduct,
Can use old saves to manipulate game
Multiple violations of light and dark,
Dark side points for criminal conduct,
Can use old saves to manipulate game
My eyes
Please oh please increase the render resolution my eyes hurt playing this game
Horrible Port
Great game. One star!
Port is horrible, abandoned by dev. Don’t even bother. Refund in progress
Controls are actual garbage and there is no controller support. No joystick either.
Game also has resolution issues on some devices but I don’t experience that.
Wait for a steam sale or Xbox sale. Don’t give this schmuck another dime.
Port is horrible, abandoned by dev. Don’t even bother. Refund in progress
Controls are actual garbage and there is no controller support. No joystick either.
Game also has resolution issues on some devices but I don’t experience that.
Wait for a steam sale or Xbox sale. Don’t give this schmuck another dime.
bad gameplay
i’m sorry, i truly loved this game on pc, put many hours into it, but the controls on this mobile version are just unusable, i genuinely can not play at all. i barely was able to leave the spawn room after making a character. i requested a refund and hopefully one day the movement will be fixed and if so i will absolutely buy again. but till then i just cant
It’s zoomed in and I can’t play.
I’m going to need a refund. I love this game but it’s not working on my phone.
I can’t get off taris or talk to anyone
Look I love this game I’ve played it when I was a little kid and I play it now as an adult but it’s one of my favorites but it gots this bug where I couldn’t talk to anyone or do anything with droids you repair I just completed the vulkar base and I can’t talk to anyone or thing I can’t get off of taris
Don’t buy in 2025
Unplayable cannot get past title screen and aspect ratio is completely zoomed in. Even if I could get the game to load, it just crashes at title screen, game would be unplayable. Tried sending aspyr a ticket but there website won’t accept the submission. Waste of $$
iPhone 13 Pro
Game will not move past title screen. It’s zoomed in on Bastillas body.
App is completely unplayable on phone
The app is just zoomed in on the bottom left portion of the screen. It’s unplayable on phones, which it didn’t used to be. I played it on my phone when I first DLed it and they screwed it up in an update.
Fun but lots of issues
This game is extremely glitchy and laggy on my iPhone 14, to the point where it is basically unplayable.
It doesn’t play on my iPhone
I paid for the game and cannot play the title screen makes it unable to play the game… how do I get a refund for this game I can’t be played
Terrible touch controls
Give us the option to have a joystick on screen because your fingers take up half the screen retail space for movement anyways. Allow iOS to pitch the camera up and down like the original. Make the/all combat buttons larger and fix the glitch that doesn’t pause the game when an enemy is sighted. It’s weird to me that the touch controls are wholly inconsistent and wonky. It’s also hilarious that I cannot move the cannon and fire the lasers at the same time during the shooting mini games, you must lead the fighter, stop, and tap to shoot, hopefully hitting your target. Great game. Terrible port. Game is broken, racing is broken. Why? Seriously, any tester would’ve suggested alternate controls. This game was never even tested on the phone. Developer is a literal shill.
Major glitch
Glitch in the game during the quest where u work with the hidden beks on Taris where suddenly u won’t be able to talk to anyone, companions or npcs, which soft lock u into being unable to progress in the game, plz fix
Can’t move after battles and some conversations
The app as it is today (10/14/24) is unplayable. There’s a well known and well documented issue with the IOS app where the character can’t move after battles and after some key dialogues. The only fix is saving, crashing the app and relaunching. Until the devs address this, this game should NOT be purchased. It shouldn’t even be available on the App Store with a game-breaking bug of this nature. Devs, please address!
Main Character Quickly loses ability to move around
This might be one of the best RPGs I have ever played. I have played this game all the way through so many times I’ve lost count on my computer and other devices. It’s one of my all time favorites. So I thought it was a no brainer to download to my iPad. However, it has been incredibly frustrating to play. The main character will quickly lose the ability to move each time I begin. The only fix is to save and restart the game. It’s almost unplayable. Please update!
Glitchy but still KOTOR
It is well optimized for mobile, but has so many glitches. As expected, it can also be awkward to move and select objects also. Still it is KOTOR and I would personally buy it again. I just wish there weren’t so many infuriating combat problems etc. EDIT: After continuing to play, I keep to find bugs. It is frustrating. I’m too big of a KOTOR fan to stop, but it is frustrating and I have also lost some progress. It is ridiculous sometimes to select what you want, especially in crowded fighting, so you just end up not being able to initiate a move and enter dialogue, which is stupid. Combat is also generally frustrating to choose moves. The number of times I just do random things outside of combat instead of what I want, or have to turn the view just right to find something is discouraging. Moving the crosshairs vs selecting things is also janky. Feels unintuitive and I don’t trust it anymore to know what I’m selecting. EDIT: (OMG, the way this game screws with selections is incredibly infuriating. Also swoop racing is unresponsive. I’m lowering my review. The water puzzle in the Sith base is incredibly hard to select panels. Combat also just seems to get more glitchy, not less. After playing through, it feels like a trashy port money grab. I’m still too dumb and dedicated to KOTOR to not try, but I’d never recommend it to anyone. If you’re new to this game try it on another system first. Anything but Mobile)
Absolutely terrible port
Controller support is trash. Sometimes buttons just straight up don’t work. Sometimes characters in your team get locked up and you can’t move them. No exaggeration, this game is unplayable which is a shame because this game is great when it works.
I love this game
I have played this game before and I loved it
It’s supposed to be compatible with my phone and it will not work
It’s supposed to be compatible with my phone and it will not work
Game Breaking iOS
At the beginning of the game I cannot interact with anyone after picking up the accelerator for the hidden bek. Saved and reloaded numerous time. Delete the game and reinstall, I had to start over and the same issue happens. This game is basically a demo and shouldn’t be charging people for an unplayable game.
Not working on 15 pro
I downloaded this game again and whenever I start it, the view is messed up. I’m like zoomed in on the lower left part of the screen and can’t navigate to settings or anything so the game is pretty much unplayable
Game does not display correctly
The screen is zoomed into one corner of the game screen and there’s no way to change it or get a refund
Don’t waste your money on this
Don’t waste your money on this
Buggy mess
Great game but currently needs some bug fixes. Cutscenes crash, sometimes saves don’t load properly, audio is weird sometimes. Buy it on steam and get the restoration patch. It’s not worth playing here.
Excited to install again, failed and here is why!
Can we be honest! How is this a five star? Nostalgia? I can have my favorite food from my childhood, and without changing the recipe.
Apparently, the release they did for PC-they failed.
Lets talk about this port now, and four years ago… iPhone X and old iPads, optimized for those devices.
2024, iPhones are able to play PC quality a.k.a the 15 lineup, and this app is not even optimized for the iPhone 12 Pro Max, it is literally a box in the middle and the controls does not work properly.
Lets say what needs to be done: UPDATE!
Apparently, the release they did for PC-they failed.
Lets talk about this port now, and four years ago… iPhone X and old iPads, optimized for those devices.
2024, iPhones are able to play PC quality a.k.a the 15 lineup, and this app is not even optimized for the iPhone 12 Pro Max, it is literally a box in the middle and the controls does not work properly.
Lets say what needs to be done: UPDATE!
Controls unplayable
Controls are so bad that the game is absolutely unplayable. Uninstalled.
Great game but having issues
I love this game but came across a very devastating glitch that ruined my game entirely. Well basically I landed on kashyyyk in KOTOR and played through normally, after getting Jolee Bindo on my team I passed the force field like normal. When I got to the mandalorians, however, the cutscene that leads to the fight didn’t play. Now I’m stuck watching them fight Rorworr with no way of interacting. And I forgot to save my game so I don’t have any previous save data that I can go too. Is there anything way to access old save data because none is appearing on my iCloud or game.
Unusable on iPhone 16
Amazing game, 10/10, but since I got the iPhone 16 (normal size), the title menu stays stuck zoomed in so it is unplayable. Please fix this!
Horrible don’t buy
Very poor game play
Would love it, but gameplay is horrible
I’ve played this in the past on other platforms, but the gameplay here on the iPad is just unusable. Love the game, but this version is a waste of money
Buggy
Buggy game. Main character frequently cannot be freely moved around until entering an area that causes a loading screen. Only option is to switch characters or reboot.
Mixed Opinions
This game has a good story, (not as good as Kotor II but it’s not as depressing or serious) a good cast (although I would prefer more evil companions, HK-47 and Canderous were the only true evil companions. In Kotor II, we also have Hanharr, G0-t0, and Visas), and has good lore. However, the graphics are PS2 at best, terrible combat mechanics, and the game doesn’t explain the skills at first that it’s pretty hard for first timers. Voice acting was good, not perfect, and I think Mission was the best. However, overall it’s an pretty mediocre game compared to other games if you have a console or PC available as graphics and especially combat are seriously outdated.
Display glitch
I use to love playing this game but, I stopped playing for a while and I come back and when I try to load up KOTOR there’s a display glitch. I don’t know if it’s because of my phone (I have an iPhone 11) but please fix this. I Love this game.
Game has bugs ever were I turn :(
Da**it your game still buggy
Why did game quick save when I die it saved over my quick save
And you still have bugs on quest so now I can’t sell serum to Jax do to me threatening the doc for credits
Why did game quick save when I die it saved over my quick save
And you still have bugs on quest so now I can’t sell serum to Jax do to me threatening the doc for credits
Idk
This game and the second one have a problem with saving at death so anytime I respawn i die
Great game but no audio/apple music support.
No apple music/audio support. I really hate the in game audio. So i use apple music, but that gets cut off from the game.
Sentiment summary
81%
Positive (4-5★)
4%
Neutral (3★)
15%
Negative (1-2★)