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sugar (game)
Bart BONTE · 409 ratings · ★ 4.3
4.3
★★★★★
409 ratings
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Top complaints - extracted from 29 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"
19 negative reviews mention this · 66% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Boring at best, frustrating at worst.. For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could…" - Xasperashn
2
"level"
14 negative reviews mention this · 48% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Boring at best, frustrating at worst.. For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could…" - Xasperashn
3
"sugar"
7 negative reviews mention this · 24% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Boring at best, frustrating at worst.. For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could…" - Xasperashn
4
"every"
4 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Frequent ads after every level. Game would be great, even with appropriate and respectfully placed ads. However once you hit level three or so, theres a full 15-45 second ad after every single level. It ruins the pace of the game and makes me not want to touch it again, a…" - sqsimp360
5
"past"
4 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "can’t get past 5. help no button or anything" - madhebto
6
"thinking"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Boring at best, frustrating at worst.. For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could…" - Xasperashn
7
"makes"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Boring at best, frustrating at worst.. For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could…" - Xasperashn
8
"amount"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Boring at best, frustrating at worst.. For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could…" - Xasperashn
9
"move"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Boring at best, frustrating at worst.. For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could…" - Xasperashn
10
"each"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Boring at best, frustrating at worst.. For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could…" - Xasperashn
11
"every level"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Frequent ads after every level. Game would be great, even with appropriate and respectfully placed ads. However once you hit level three or so, theres a full 15-45 second ad after every single level. It ruins the pace of the game and makes me not want to touch it again, a…" - sqsimp360
12
"hard"
3 negative reviews mention this · 10% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Boring at best, frustrating at worst.. For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could…" - Xasperashn
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Don’t like it
WAYYY too hard even level 8 seems impossible
Game might be ok but Tracking is not.
It says on the app store that data is USED to track you. That’s a big red flag! I liked the game and played it sometimes. Then I forgot about it. Now uninstalling apps I looked to first see the apps that would track me. This one was on top of the charts. Not only does it link my data to me, but it tracks me. I don’t appreciate that at all. To top it off I left a review yesterday. Today I got a request to reevaluate my review by the developer. That is scary 😱 but also I’m going to be honest more than ever before. Don’t install it unless you feel tracking you is no big deal. We don’t like stalkers but some how this is ok?
Ads
Too many ads
Needs work
I am on level three and already on YouTube looking for a Playthrough. I don’t understand why creators put out games, but don’t give you a tutorial or instructions on how to use special features.
can’t get past 5
help no button or anything
Asked To Track Me
Did Not Get To Play The Game But Asked To Track Me Why Does A Game Need To Track Me Edit: Ok I Just Needed To Know Thanks
Forced Adds
I hate forced adds.
Something about it is just unsatisfying
Unsatisfying.
Too many ads
There’s an ad between every level. I went about 3-4 and I just couldn’t anymore.
Level 16
I enjoyed getting to level 16 but this has only 7 red grains falling to the cup that wants 100. No gravity button to take grains from lower suger so un able to move on. It was fun while it lasted but quests it’s time to delete the game.
Ads Too Frequent
Ads are played too frequently between levels. No one knows how to make a good game that can sell its own ads anymore. Everyone’s just in it for the short term, quick ad income without thinking long term. A shame because this game has a lot of potential.
No colorblind mode
It would be nice if your game had a colorblind mode. If you have to feed sugar through colored gates, how is someone who is colorblind supposed to see which gate is which?
Boring with an ad after each level.
This game is so incredibly boring and the ads are redundant.
Would you like some sugar with those adds
The game is ok but adds every few seconds. When will developers learn that all that makes people uninstall
Lame. Cool math was better.
Passed level 38 at least 5 times and it won’t move on. Screw this game.
Inappropriate ads
So my 5 year old enjoys this innocent puzzle game, but apparently the dev allows ads of zombies literally being mowed down with a lawnmower. If these types of ads are being served, increase the age limit on the free version; that’s not acceptable for 4+ yo.
Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the whole world?
The game isnt even that good enough to justify using annoying sound effects at the end of every level. Its a recycled idea from 20 years ago anyway. Game (Unoriginal).
It won’t take me past lvl 5
It it a straight line with it being like this:
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The sugar pour(er) thing is on the bottom while the ONLY cup is on top, and there’s no reverse button.
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The sugar pour(er) thing is on the bottom while the ONLY cup is on top, and there’s no reverse button.
Game stopped working
This game used to be so much fun. But once I passed level 16 it took me to level 17. Except it was actually just level 1 marked as level 17. it wouldn’t even release any sugar.
Sugar physics seems off
The game seems to have an identity crisis. If going for pixel-style art than go 100% that route with the cup design and pixel font.
Also the sugar physics seems off and hard to predict since it falls down like snow flakes in a vortex style. Sugar just doesn’t fall down like that… seems to be a poor stylistic choice…
Also the sugar physics seems off and hard to predict since it falls down like snow flakes in a vortex style. Sugar just doesn’t fall down like that… seems to be a poor stylistic choice…
Won’t work
The app won’t let me get past level 4
Boring at best, frustrating at worst.
For the levels with many sugar cubes the solution is obvious from the start and requires absolutely no thinking which makes it boring and unchallenging especially when there’s no limit to the amount of lines u can use, I was hoping it could get harder but I gave up at lvl 50 from the sheer boredom.
For the levels with very few sugar cubes I can understand that the challenge isn’t figuring out what to do but the actual execution, the execution part is so frustrating from how the individual cubes move, they move all over the place which makes them frustrating to do.
Stuff I think would make the game better:
- either a huge reduction to the amount of the sugar cubes or making the amount of lines per level limited
- making the sugar cubes move less.
I think these 2 features would make for a more challenging game that makes u satisfied after each level.
For the levels with very few sugar cubes I can understand that the challenge isn’t figuring out what to do but the actual execution, the execution part is so frustrating from how the individual cubes move, they move all over the place which makes them frustrating to do.
Stuff I think would make the game better:
- either a huge reduction to the amount of the sugar cubes or making the amount of lines per level limited
- making the sugar cubes move less.
I think these 2 features would make for a more challenging game that makes u satisfied after each level.
Frequent ads after every level
Game would be great, even with appropriate and respectfully placed ads. However once you hit level three or so, theres a full 15-45 second ad after every single level. It ruins the pace of the game and makes me not want to touch it again, as every ad just makes me want to quit due to how frequent they appear. Like I just downloaded this classic game from the 2000s and now I'm thinking of deleting it 15 minutes later.
Fun Game, Flawed Execution
It’s an enjoyable game, but the amount of data-gathering that needs to be turned off and the unskippable ads are a downer - I turned had to turn off cookie tracking for 202 (two hundred and two) individual companies and services. Best played in airplane mode (the easiest way to progress past the ads is to prevent them from loading).
Fun game, lots of ads
The game is fun, but ads interrupting MID-ROUND is ridiculous. Deleted after five or six rounds
Has potential, too many ads
I got 4 ads in one level, I wanted to like the game but too many ads really breaks the immersion.
I LOVE THIS GAME TO MUCH
I AM SO OBSESSED WITH THIS GAME BUT IVE DEEMED LEVEL 38 IMPOSSIBLE…
i would pay any amount of money to just skip this level i’ve asked 7 people to try it and no one can do it. it keeps me up at night. it eats me alive when i’m awake. i need help
someone
please
help
i would pay any amount of money to just skip this level i’ve asked 7 people to try it and no one can do it. it keeps me up at night. it eats me alive when i’m awake. i need help
someone
please
help
Everything but the 1 sugar challenges are good
I love this game (the original) and while this app does a lot, idk who thought putting the 1 sugar challenge was a good idea without any thought that a fat thumb would be in the way//the lines being so finicky it’s just tedious. The solutions aren’t hard, but having to baby sit each pixel along the squiggly lines your thumb draw isn’t the funnest.
Great game in the iPad with the Apple Pencil though, much easier to play on that, there it’s a 3/5 because you have to have an Apple Pencil to enjoy the 1 sugar challenges (which start at level 17 // 10 minutes of game play)
Great game in the iPad with the Apple Pencil though, much easier to play on that, there it’s a 3/5 because you have to have an Apple Pencil to enjoy the 1 sugar challenges (which start at level 17 // 10 minutes of game play)
Okay
Is fun until you get stuck and there is no way to get hint or skip or anything
Sentiment summary
79%
Positive (4-5★)
6%
Neutral (3★)
14%
Negative (1-2★)