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Viking Rise
IGG SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. · 57,758 ratings · ★ 4.7
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Top complaints - extracted from 37 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"
25 negative reviews mention this · 68% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Toxic Environment. The player environment is extremely negative and uncomfortable. The interactions in the game includes bullying, intimidation, harassment, and aggressive behavior that make the game unsafe for younger players. P2P players have too much influ…" - Fagrdahl
2
"play"
12 negative reviews mention this · 32% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Toxic Environment. The player environment is extremely negative and uncomfortable. The interactions in the game includes bullying, intimidation, harassment, and aggressive behavior that make the game unsafe for younger players. P2P players have too much influ…" - Fagrdahl
3
"money"
10 negative reviews mention this · 27% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Toxic Environment. The player environment is extremely negative and uncomfortable. The interactions in the game includes bullying, intimidation, harassment, and aggressive behavior that make the game unsafe for younger players. P2P players have too much influ…" - Fagrdahl
4
"nothing"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Nothing like the ad.. I cannot stand how when developers use deceptive ads to get you to play their games. Why not just make the game like the actual ad? Deleted." - Bopper777
5
"spend"
6 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Toxic Environment. The player environment is extremely negative and uncomfortable. The interactions in the game includes bullying, intimidation, harassment, and aggressive behavior that make the game unsafe for younger players. P2P players have too much influ…" - Fagrdahl
6
"players"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Toxic Environment. The player environment is extremely negative and uncomfortable. The interactions in the game includes bullying, intimidation, harassment, and aggressive behavior that make the game unsafe for younger players. P2P players have too much influ…" - Fagrdahl
7
"care"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Beware. Game is fantastic , but I had 2 purchases made on the game that I did not authorize. Not sure if I was hacked or whatever . I did a refund through Apple and got the money back . They proceeded to block my account and tell me I had to pay th…" - Great game!!!!!!!$$$$
8
"update"
5 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Absolutely 0 customer service. 0 update: yes I know I can reach you at any time but I only get automated/AI messages in a loop. I have never had any of the game issues or questions solved or answered properly . Never!This is , again, 0 costumer service ." - Aaronpani
9
"know"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Toxic Environment. The player environment is extremely negative and uncomfortable. The interactions in the game includes bullying, intimidation, harassment, and aggressive behavior that make the game unsafe for younger players. P2P players have too much influ…" - Fagrdahl
10
"developers"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Nothing like the ad.. I cannot stand how when developers use deceptive ads to get you to play their games. Why not just make the game like the actual ad? Deleted." - Bopper777
11
"days"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Terrible. At first I thought the game was cool, but after a while you have large groups that come and wipe you out. It wants to continually charge you to move up, and if you don’t pay the wait times are absolutely ridiculous to get anything done. Thi…" - The Nettled Goose
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"played"
4 negative reviews mention this · 11% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Viking Rise. The game in the ad was nothing like how the game was actually played what a waste of time" - curnunos
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Toxic Environment
The player environment is extremely negative and uncomfortable. The interactions in the game includes bullying, intimidation, harassment, and aggressive behavior that make the game unsafe for younger players. P2P players have too much influence over game determining who plays and who doesn’t in this game. The chat groups are filled with foul mouth players. The game officials know of the toxicity but allow it to continue. This game is not about strategy or teamwork but how much you spend in the game. Bullying and intimidation should never be allowed in a game for kids. Parents should be cautious about allowing their children to participate in this game community. Customer service is a joke, and officials fail to monitor the fair play or the toxic environment. Don’t waste your money or your time.
Fraud
Fraud
Beware
Game is fantastic , but I had 2 purchases made on the game that I did not authorize. Not sure if I was hacked or whatever . I did a refund through Apple and got the money back . They proceeded to block my account and tell me I had to pay them the money back to be allowed to play again . I explained that I did not approve those purchased they were not me that purchased them and they didn’t care said I still had to pay them the money back to be able to play .
Nothing like the ad.
I cannot stand how when developers use deceptive ads to get you to play their games. Why not just make the game like the actual ad? Deleted.
They allow cheating
Do not play, they allow players to cheat as long as they are paying them as well. I had reported players of clearly cheating, even providing clear video of it happening and who was doing it.. yet they say “we will continue to monitor”
They do not uphold their own rules, so if you play just know you can do whatever you want just buy a few packs. It won’t matter if the whole kingdom reports you.
They do not uphold their own rules, so if you play just know you can do whatever you want just buy a few packs. It won’t matter if the whole kingdom reports you.
Viking Rise
The game in the ad was nothing like how the game was actually played what a waste of time
False Advertisement
Saw an ad for this game and downloaded it to find its a completely different game. Not returning
Crashes Constantly
Spinning wheel of death, resets to the village constantly, and is super frustrating.
Не соответствует рекламе
В рекламе все было просто, туда сюда водишь и делаешь что-то бессмысленное, а тут надо тыкать, ждать, читать, тратить время
I’ve been waiting…
I have been waiting for way over 3 days, no food regeneration, no wood, nothing…
Avoid this Game!!
Like people have said, they won’t delete the account. They have all the information they need to do it, they want you to verify it like they are scammers. Game play is one sided to whomever spends the most or cheats by purchasing resources from 3rd party account. I’ve reported the 3rd party stuff and still get in game emails. The people that spend thousands end up on power trips within their territories and everyone else suffers. Game is garbage.
Scum’s
Where to start I’m not even touching the game, making ads that you have to play the entirety can’t skip, ads that look nothing like the game, really makes people wanna get it
Simple oversight?
Basically got stuck in the first 10 minutes. Ran out of wood to develop, wood is behind a boar that I can’t defeat. No development, no wood. No wood, no development. Can’t just harvest whatever like the ad.
IGG is the worst
The game is decent but there is a constant misleading of things that are done on purpose by the developers to confuse/trick people. Costs a ton to be good in the game and the customer service is horrendous. I will never play another igg game they don’t care at all. They have bugs and issues or in game things they lie about and then when trying to get fixes they basically tell you to pound sand and there’s nothing they can do. They essentially steal money and tell you so sorry but to bad. IGG is terrible.
Adds
I’ve never once played this game or even looked into but the ai advertising is really odd looking and off putting.
Absolutely 0 customer service
0 update: yes I know I can reach you at any time but I only get automated/AI messages in a loop. I have never had any of the game issues or questions solved or answered properly . Never!This is , again, 0 costumer service .
Lies
Lies
NOT LIKE THE ADS
Looks fun in the ads but the game is nothing like them, gets very boring very fast
BS
This game is nothing like the sample. Make a game exactly like the sample then I will play it!
Gate Keepers
Once I left PHX, I realized Large clans control everything to where you can not farm for fun or anything.
Out
It keeps dropping out of the game, and it doesn't have the right speed or connection.
Stop deleting my review
Classic gacha game. Be ready to spend oodles of money to be relevant. It really isn’t that great of a game
AI ads? False advertising?
Update 1/29/2026 Dev response - “We know we’re committing a crime by false advertising and we do not care because we’re scum.”
Update 1/25/2026 Dev response - You guys are trash. You literally don’t give af and will keep your false advertising ads up.
Update 1/21/2026 Dev response - No. You don’t false advertise to appeal to your customers. You shouldn’t false advertise whatsoever, that’s why false advertisement is illegal in the US. You are literally committing crimes and having an excuse as to why you’re doing it? What a joke. Take down all of your disgusting ads and show WHAT YOUR GAME IS. But you won’t. Because you don’t care.
First off, AI ads in place of your game footage is disgusting. Vile devs. Second, all that false advertising you display on all of your ads and even the pictures of the game on App Store? Absolutely no shame.
Update 1/25/2026 Dev response - You guys are trash. You literally don’t give af and will keep your false advertising ads up.
Update 1/21/2026 Dev response - No. You don’t false advertise to appeal to your customers. You shouldn’t false advertise whatsoever, that’s why false advertisement is illegal in the US. You are literally committing crimes and having an excuse as to why you’re doing it? What a joke. Take down all of your disgusting ads and show WHAT YOUR GAME IS. But you won’t. Because you don’t care.
First off, AI ads in place of your game footage is disgusting. Vile devs. Second, all that false advertising you display on all of your ads and even the pictures of the game on App Store? Absolutely no shame.
Money hungry
I’ve played this game for about a year. At first, it seemed fair and enjoyable, but over time it became clear that nearly every aspect of progression revolves around spending money.
Free-to-play players never truly stand a chance, and even moderate spenders fall behind quickly. The developers don’t appear to care about building a loyal, satisfied player base - only about extracting as much money as possible. Every update introduces new ways to spend, yet even after paying, there’s no guarantee you’ll get what you need. Core systems are heavily RNG-based, turning progression into a gamble designed to push players into spending more.
Downtime between wars keeps getting shorter, forcing players to spend on resources and speedups just to stay relevant for the next event. New heroes are released roughly every two months, making it impossible for anyone who isn’t a heavy spender to keep up.
Instead of fixing balance issues or improving gameplay, the developers focus on releasing more events, skins, and monetized features to milk the player base. This approach widens the gap between big spenders and everyone else, creating an unhealthy and unsustainable game environment.
They could build a healthier game with a longer lifespan by catering to a wider range of players and budgets - but they either don’t realize this or simply don’t care. The design feels focused on maximizing short-term profits before players eventually burn out and leave.
I wouldn’t recommend this game. Don’t invest your time, and definitely don’t invest your money. There are far better games out there that respect players and are actually enjoyable.
Free-to-play players never truly stand a chance, and even moderate spenders fall behind quickly. The developers don’t appear to care about building a loyal, satisfied player base - only about extracting as much money as possible. Every update introduces new ways to spend, yet even after paying, there’s no guarantee you’ll get what you need. Core systems are heavily RNG-based, turning progression into a gamble designed to push players into spending more.
Downtime between wars keeps getting shorter, forcing players to spend on resources and speedups just to stay relevant for the next event. New heroes are released roughly every two months, making it impossible for anyone who isn’t a heavy spender to keep up.
Instead of fixing balance issues or improving gameplay, the developers focus on releasing more events, skins, and monetized features to milk the player base. This approach widens the gap between big spenders and everyone else, creating an unhealthy and unsustainable game environment.
They could build a healthier game with a longer lifespan by catering to a wider range of players and budgets - but they either don’t realize this or simply don’t care. The design feels focused on maximizing short-term profits before players eventually burn out and leave.
I wouldn’t recommend this game. Don’t invest your time, and definitely don’t invest your money. There are far better games out there that respect players and are actually enjoyable.
Obnoxiously greedy
Insanely greedy
Донатная помойка и баги. Не скачивай.
Я играла целый год. Мечтала о войсках 7уровня. Это казалось трудно, но хотя бы достижимо в режиме ф2п. Но с введением 8-9-10 уровня за настоящие деньги. Игра перестала быть честной. Что делать простым людям на квк ? Некоторые киты с т7 способны уничтожить целый кор. А что теперь? Будут драться монстры а мы смотреть и снабжать их ресурсами? Да и плюс ко всему вечно одни баги. Не скачивайте этот гнойник. Только нервы потратите и деньги в пустую.
Total Scam - Do not waste time or money
This game is a total cash grab. If you play plan on spending 50K to 100K to be competitive. F2P will no longer be able to compete after the latest update. Players with 10’s of thousands of $’s already invested are no longer able to compete without dropping 10’s of thousands more after the latest update. Stay away from this game and buy a new car instead.
Greedy
Be prepared to spend. Can't advance in game unless spending lots of money daily. And every update is how they can make you spend more money. Be prepared to spend 50k.
How to ruin a game....Greed from developers! Won't have another cent of my money
How to ruin a game....Greed from developers! Won't have another cent of my money
Go away!
Scammers at heart
Terrible
At first I thought the game was cool, but after a while you have large groups that come and wipe you out. It wants to continually charge you to move up, and if you don’t pay the wait times are absolutely ridiculous to get anything done. This takes the fun out of it all. I asked for my account to be deleted days ago and the makers of this game are dragging their feet over something so simple! Unacceptable and unprofessional!!!
Me
Idk
No Help
Great game, spent hours on it and a lot of money. Don’t be expecting IGG to help you with issues though.
love this yame
awesome game
Another bait and switch
Ads look simple and fun are fun to play. Download the game and you’re in another hyper complex “build a kingdom” game with twenty seven character types, 6 currencies, 48 building types and oh yeah- you’re being attacked. I’m not looking for another full time job. Nice graphics though.
Deleted it in less than 15 minutes.
Deleted it in less than 15 minutes.
Very slow
Takes way too long to approach your cities. Once you get past level 10. You’re talking some of these upgrades for your main buildings are two days long. I wouldn’t expect that on any other game I’ve ever played till you get up around the 20s or 30 level you have to use all kinds of speed ups and purchase all kinds of stuff to keep the game going.
Fun - at first - but is pay to play and player vs player
Great graphics, good storyline, character development and wonderful intro. However, by the time you get invested after about a week you quickly realize that there are people who drop huge money on this game and you simply cannot compete. There is no player guide and the help from AI and support almost seems to deliberately mislead you. There are hidden elements and definitions that are completely misleading. I had an issue, support said “explore some more” after millions of resources were stolen with no attack. The chat is filled with vulgarity, comments about raping people in real life and the “support” reports don’t mean anything, because VR is making huge, huge money off people willing to drop a thousand bucks easy on this game just to start. There’s no “winning’ unless you pay huge, or play 10 hours a day just to stay alive. turns miserable quickly, and if you “join a powerful tribe” you will be required often to play every 12 or 24 hours -Daily or you are removed. Small new players are devoured, and there’s no realistic way to figure this out except by trial and error. But the errors cost money to come back. And that’s what VR knows, and obviously don’t care about.
Pay to have fun
Viking Rise starts out fun-the graphics, theme, and early gameplay are great. But once you get past the beginning, progress slows to a crawl. Upgrades take days or even weeks unless you spend money, and it quickly stops feeling rewarding.
What started as something fun and engaging has turned into frustration because the pace is just too slow to really get anywhere without paying. Unfortunately, that’s why I’ve decided to delete the game.
What started as something fun and engaging has turned into frustration because the pace is just too slow to really get anywhere without paying. Unfortunately, that’s why I’ve decided to delete the game.
Sentiment summary
94%
Positive (4-5★)
4%
Neutral (3★)
2%
Negative (1-2★)