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This War of Mine
11 bit studios s.a. · 2,175 ratings · ★ 4.4
4.4
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Top complaints - extracted from 48 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
"iphone"
23 negative reviews mention this · 48% of all complaints
★★★★★ "we need ratio repair. iPhone17promax still has a problem with the aspect ratio" - capo bugcatnp1
2
"screen"
21 negative reviews mention this · 44% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unable to Play on iOS. The controls do not work at all. I press on area of my screen and it registers elsewhere. It’s impossible to play." - Shelbyb1183
3
"game"
19 negative reviews mention this · 40% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Lack of fun. Fun for a week. Wish they’re was more to this game." - King_2025
4
"pink"
16 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Definitely don’t buy on iPhone 16e. There’s a pinkish/purple bar on the side of the screen and the touchscreen is offset by that so that where you tap isn’t where it registered as being tapped, the price might be cheap, but it’s still a waste." - ChiisuSeishi
5
"play"
12 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unable to Play on iOS. The controls do not work at all. I press on area of my screen and it registers elsewhere. It’s impossible to play." - Shelbyb1183
6
"right"
10 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "font is too small. I bought the computer version, the Android version and the Apple version. The font in the Apple version are too small to see clearly, especially the status position of the characters in the lower right corner. The font hunger injury is very…" - Johnny English 024
7
"unplayable"
9 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Pink bar. Flashing pink bar on right of screen unplayable for 16pro unfortunately" - davidian29
8
"work"
8 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unable to Play on iOS. The controls do not work at all. I press on area of my screen and it registers elsewhere. It’s impossible to play." - Shelbyb1183
9
"side"
8 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Definitely don’t buy on iPhone 16e. There’s a pinkish/purple bar on the side of the screen and the touchscreen is offset by that so that where you tap isn’t where it registered as being tapped, the price might be cheap, but it’s still a waste." - ChiisuSeishi
10
"ratio"
7 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "17 Pro Max Ratio. Needs to be fixed" - 1westside1
11
"aspect"
7 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "we need ratio repair. iPhone17promax still has a problem with the aspect ratio" - capo bugcatnp1
12
"side screen"
7 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
📋 All 48 negative reviews
Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").
Unable to Play on iOS
The controls do not work at all. I press on area of my screen and it registers elsewhere. It’s impossible to play.
17 Pro Max Ratio
Needs to be fixed
we need ratio repair
iPhone17promax still has a problem with the aspect ratio
You need to fix the aspect ratio for iPhone 17 Pro Max
You need to fix the aspect ratio for iPhone 17 Pro Max. When I touch anything, it shows I’m touching somewhere else.
Definitely don’t buy on iPhone 16e
There’s a pinkish/purple bar on the side of the screen and the touchscreen is offset by that so that where you tap isn’t where it registered as being tapped, the price might be cheap, but it’s still a waste.
It WAS good. Not anymore.
Update the game properly. It keeps kicking me out everytime I get on.
font is too small
I bought the computer version, the Android version and the Apple version. The font in the Apple version are too small to see clearly, especially the status position of the characters in the lower right corner. The font hunger injury is very small. It is recommended to improve the font size. By the way I use iPhone 13mini.
Good, but not full, game
Obviously it’s a good game, we’ve known this since it’s release in 2015. So why isn’t the full game made available on IOS despite paying full price for it? We can’t make custom characters nor make a custom story. The hardest pre-set difficulties, when you know what you are doing, are laughably easy and the game gets boring when you know you only have to survive little more than 30 days. I can’t make anything that lasts, there’s no struggle besides the inherent stages of difficultly, and since the day count is random I dread surviving past 25 days because I know that my plans will just be crushed soon anyways. No point to buying this on mobile, just wait and get it on PC so you have the full game and aren’t scammed.
Unstable on 16 Pro Max
Crashes repeatedly when trying to craft things.
Needs compatibility patch
The aspect ratio is wrong for iPhone 16 ProMax causes pink display and incorrect screen resolution. Impossible to play.
Needs an update
Awesome game but pink line is present and you can’t play the game iPhone 12 and up. I had an 11 for a few year and was fine. Some people have beeen waiting 4 years for this update. Also when you fix that.. add more stories.
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Bug on iphone
There seems to be a bug where for iphone and not tablet a quarter of the screen is unable fo be used and thus the UI is all messed up unable to play the game. I purchased this game recently and am disappointed. I deleted and reinstalled the app thinking it was my phone considering i have the new iphone 16.pro witch wasn’t the problem i hope to see this problem fixed soon or i will be forced to refund.
Pink bar
Flashing pink bar on right of screen unplayable for 16pro unfortunately
Not Compatible with iPhone 16 Pro
Uses about 5/8 of your screen in landscape. The other 3/8 is a pink flashing mess. Completely unplayable.
Pink bar on right hand side of screen
There is a large flashing pink screen that can cause epilepsy due to the blinking pink screen when played on the iphone16 pro max. This needs to be fixed asap as it the game is currently unplayable on this current phone model.
Crashes.
So the issue I am having right now is well… I can’t even load the game. It acts as if it’s going to load and just doesn’t launch. My screen goes black for a split second and goes back to the Home Screen… I want my money back please
DOESNT WORK ON IPHONE 16
There is a blinking pink bar on the right side of the screen that blocks your view and is super distracting. Unplayable as of now, requesting a refund
Screen flashing on 16promax
This game could not fill the screen and left a shocking pink area flashing on the right of the screen. It really hurt my eyes.
Doesn’t work with IPhone 16 pro
This isn’t working for me. Doesn’t fill the full screen so there is a pink background on the left side of my screen. Can’t play like this
Unplayable on iPhone 16 pro
Completely broken on iPhone 16 pro. Weird screen glitch where half the screen is flashing pink.
Fix it ASAP!
Great game but its broken I got pink bar in right side and the touching is weird
Fix it pls
Fix it pls
Cannot play on the iPhone 16 pro
It’s broken.
One quarter of the screen is not adapted to 16pm
Fix it quickly
🙂↕️
There is a pink rectangle on the right side of the screen. Also, inputs seem to be off towards the right. This is an iPhone 16 Pro Max.
not working on iphone 16 pro
Pls fix aspect issue on iPhone16 series
Iphone 16 pro max not playable
Doesnt work on iphone 16 pro max. Flashing box on right of screen and tap alignment is off.
Problem
Doesn’t work on iPhone 16 pro
아이폰 16 프로
화면 이상하게 나오고 짤려 빨리 고쳐줘 싯팔
Can’t see cards’ status on 15 pro max.
Words are too small. Need to be able to zoom in the words or pop up bigger. Fix for 5 stars.
好
Very good
Needs Update for the iPhone 15 screen ratio
There seems to be an issue with the game displaying a neon pink rectangle on right side of screen. Makes game unplayable.
iPhone15 display error！
Fix it please
iPhone 15 pro display error (system : iOS 17. 1)
Enter the game, The screen shows a purple patch，Touching the screen does not reach the specified location.
Can’t recommend on iPhone 15 pro max
The game hasn’t been programmed to run on iPhone 15 pro max. Aspect ratios are off and theres about 20% of the screen that’s just purple. It’s unplayable for iPhone 15 pro max users! Don’t buy until there’s a fix for it
15pm can’t play！！！
Display error!!!!!!!
Pointer and Aspect Ratio
This game is unplayable with the new iPhone pro max!
I love this game as it gets you wrapped up. Playing on real emotions and excitement. As much as I love it, I cannot give it a good rating. Why does it take so long for developers to update a game you have paid money for? I have spent way too much on these games and cannot play them.
I love this game as it gets you wrapped up. Playing on real emotions and excitement. As much as I love it, I cannot give it a good rating. Why does it take so long for developers to update a game you have paid money for? I have spent way too much on these games and cannot play them.
Unable to Play
Cannot accurate point. Large pink area flashing. Please refund. Bad experience.
Controller doesn’t work in game
This version isn’t worth your time.
Amazing game that I can’t play on the new phone.
Incredibly well thought out stories and gameplay, but I can’t play it on the iPhone 14(just the regular) because there’s a thick neon pink rectangle covering the left side of the screen, and it blocks elements of the home and the levels when exploring.
Great game on PC
Good game on PC but this mobile version and its bugs make it unplayable. I couldn’t place a bed down anywhere, except by holding it with one finger then pressing the “place” prompt which placed the bed floating in mid air. The resolution of the game is not fixed for certain iPhones as half the buttons to go to night or see temperature are blocked off by where my phones speakers are, and there is just tons of other un-polished buggy parts of this game that make it unbearable. Really needs an update to fix all these bugs, then I’d gladly change my review.
Lack of fun
Fun for a week. Wish they’re was more to this game.
repetitive
boring and tedious. its tolerable if you are fine with skill not being a factor in surviving.
Bug issue
I love this game!! However when I installed it on my iPhone 16 pro max come to find out when I run the game that pink screen shows up and disturbs me to the point where I can’t play it.
Display malfunction
I hope the devs haven’t forgot about this game. Doesn’t work on iPhone 16 pro max. Once loaded in, the game doesn’t fit the aspect ratio. Will update review if code is updated
Mid
Mid
和iPhone15pro不适配
和iPhone15pro不适配，不能全屏，右侧紫色好大一块，好难受，眼睛被闪的睁不开
Bug for iPhone 15
Great game. I used to play it back in the day, however It does not work on the iPhone 15. About a quarter of the screen on the bottom of the phone flashes back and forth from pink to black, making the game very uncomfortable to play.
Hopefully this gets fixed soon
Hopefully this gets fixed soon
Sentiment summary
84%
Positive (4-5★)
4%
Neutral (3★)
12%
Negative (1-2★)