Leave a Review Lemmings
Devs still ignoring feedback
Ive written several reviews for this game detailing its faults, and they have all been pulled down.
Originally this game had a higher rating, but devs have ignored feedback and refused to communicate with end users so its performance has since dropped as a result. Now when you see errors it doesnt matter. You can assume that maybe these things are read by the devs, and maybe they arent. I think they like to use the 1 star reviews as a checkbox for things to fix before deleting the review, thereby increasing the average game rating. Old 4 and 5 star reviews just keep piling up though.
Error spotted today: i have 46 energy and i am getting the out-of-energy error preventing further gameplay. Well that was fun.
This game will pepper you with advertisements that “reward you” with random rolls on the wheel to win a lemming that you already have, and then as a consolation (since you actually watched ads for them and they gave you nothing), they put 40 coins in a bank which you can eventually get if you pay them 3$... so after pretending to address this issue last month, still they are showering you with commercials and giving you absolutely nothing for it, but it takes a couple weeks to realize this is still true.
There have been so many bugs and ignored trouble tickets. At this point im only still playing because im bored enough to complain about it. If you havent tried this game, dont waste your time.Show lessTest16253536
Immoral and exploiting.
Over the last few months this nostalgic childhood game has transitioned from being fun to not. Sad Puppy Limited is doing its best to exploit its users for profit and they’re going as far as to accepting money for ads that promote gun violence and Russian propaganda. This latest update brought so many new requests for money that one cannot play a game without seeing 1-3 opportunities to spend a few bucks. Whilst spending a few dollars here and there is not detrimental, over time this can have a significant impact on someone’s financial security if the user has an addictive personality to gambling. This constant badgering for money to advance, to get tribes, and to get coins even when one is not in the store has removed the joy of figuring out a puzzle and has made this app more like a Vegas slot machine. With technology’s addictive nature, this company is exploiting people instead of upholding their social responsibilities.
It is, however, a fun game to play with fun graphics. The puzzles can be challenging and in reality, this type of problem solving translates into real world skills. For moral reasons, I have deleted the app and hope that Sad Puppy Limited can, one day, be less one sided on who their apps benefit.Show lessSeastarunderwater
Updated: Ads, constant prompts for payment. Shame, it used to have potential.
The recent update was the final straw, I’ve deleted this game.
The constant, in the way prompts to buy things were annoying but I figured the developers might grow up and stop it. Sadly they’ve gone the other way, now in addition to this there’s ads between levels too.
Original review below.
Lemmings was *the* puzzle game of my youth. The levels slowly amped up in complexity and each win was an accomplishment. Plus when you got annoyed you could send a few lemmings off a cliff to get you ready to challenge again.
This app has the same cute little lemmings (with charming animations), but lacks the clever level design. Level difficulty feels pretty random, and mostly comes down to budgeting the energy you want to spend rather than having to solve things in a creative way.
That said, they did find a clever way to provide puzzles that keep you going on the much smaller screen.
Still a fun app, but a bit of a letdown after the original.
Pros:
Quick puzzle game, easy to fit into a few minutes
Adorable lemmings
Cons:
Meh level design that can feel repetitive at times
Reeeeeeeaally wants you to buy the things. (Lots of prompts, but not required for progression provided you’re ok with waiting for energy to refill)
Also this is a very little nit to pick, but when the lemmings go up or down the stairs they build, the animation is a little jerky.Show lessYoungHeathen
I absolutely love this game!
My fiancé showed me this game one night and I wasn’t super interested because he usually plays puzzle games and like War Dragons and stuff but I listened in. I watched him play for like two levels and I was talking about how cute the little lemmings are! I downloaded it solely due to how cute they are. I usually play games for like two weeks tops, and then I get sick of them. I don’t like this match games or any other kind of puzzle games really. But this game is awesome. It’s challenging yet simple, cute yet complex, so many levels to play and so many cute little outfits for the little dudes. It’s amazingly fun and entertaining. I wish I could have unlimited energy so I could play it all the time, but I guess it’s a good thing the energy runs out or maybe I would play it all the time, lol. The creators have done an amazing job. There are always opportunities to “spin the wheel” and get prizes and newly outfitted lemmings eggs. If you’re iffy on getting this game - GET IT! It’s awesome and you won’t regret it!! Thank you creators for an awesome game ♥️😊Show lessCwheeeelllzzzzz
Luv it! Just one thing...
I absolutely love this game it is so fun but the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I hate how you have to wait so long just to play another level. I think that in the game every level you complete on your first try all of the bottles of energy you used wouldn’t count. Let’s say you had 45 bottles of energy and then you played a level and used 3 bottles of energy and completed it on your first try. You will still have your 45 bottles and not 42 bottles. (which you would have 42 bottles of energy if you didn’t complete the level on your first try) Do you know what I mean? Anyway other than that I absolutely love this game and can’t stop playing it. I hope you download this game and the developer(s) uses my advice. Thank you for reading my review!Show lessFarm Lover 🐶🐱🐮🐷🐴🐣🐔
Almost great
I like this game a lot, however the levels don’t seem to have much challenge. Almost every level seems to take a max of 3 attempts to figure out. Thats the minor complaint. The biggest downfall though is that the energy use mechanics are borderline broken and makes me question if I was to keep the game. This feels like a game I would pay $10-$15 for a full ad and energy free version of. However it wants you to pay that much for 4 hours of gameplay. Each level requires somewhere between 10-20 energy to complete, and each individual energy requires 5 minutes to recharge. So you can play 3-5 levels, if you complete them on your first try, which takes maybe 10 minutes. Then you have to wait 5 hours to do it again. I don’t even mind the idea of the energy/move gameplay, but make it recharge faster or give to ability to upgrade how much you can have, probably both. It’ll keep your customers in game longer which lets you show them more ads and give them more opportunities to buy stuff that will again keep them in game longer.Show lessHoss Illinois
Love it, but let me play levels again!
So good! However, although I understand the need for energy and can live with that, the original game let you replay all the levels to see if better (or more enjoyable) ways of saving the lemmings was possible! Why can’t we have that?
Also, I know you developers worked really hard on this and we true fans of the original appreciate your efforts, but you're gouging everyone for very little to no replay value whatsoever! I’d be happy to pay $6.99 IF that removed the energy requirements and let me replay all levels I finish. That’s much more affordable and somewhat fair considering what you get with other highly developed games like this! The tribes are great! The need for coins is Ok if coins came more abundantly! (Maybe for the number of saved lemmings per level, not just at the end of each world!)
Thank you for a great game, but please consider everyone’s suggestions to keep us all coming back for more!Show lessEdiJunkie
Energy ruins experience
It’s just not worth it. Avoid at all costs. There are far better paid apps that give you more than just the ability to play the game. Having a mechanic that requires you to spend a single resource just to play is stupid. It doesn’t encourage anyone to spend any real amount of time with the experience. What’s the point of playing a game that you eventually have to stop. There’s not one!! Successful games like angry birds or tiny wings don’t require collection or amassing some resource just to play the game. You can retry and mindlessly and continue spending time with the experience. The developers of this version of lemmings have taken every opportunity to capitalize on just trying to play the game. You fail a level, you get punished and have to buy more crap just to keep going. This game teaches you that when you try and fail you actually don’t get to get up and try again. You have to pay for that luxury instead. I’ve loved the mechanics of the original lemmings since the 90s. I have been extremely disappointed to see where money grubbing capitalists have done with it.Show lessrineoharts
Money grab targeting nostalgic fans
Fun until you reach the higher levels. I deleted the game after I reached a level where it was practically impossible to solve without buying a resurrection power up for 99 cents (if you didn’t already have one on hand). In fact the whole power ups concept for this game is designed to make you spend either your hard earned game coins or actual cash. One of the more valuable power ups, the trap disable, can only be used for one trap per level and is randomly placed. So most of the time you waste the trap disable when you use it.
Another annoyance is that whole “finish your tribe” thing. You’re constantly badgered to watch an ad for an egg (also randomly given). Then when you hatch it, nine times out of ten it’s a duplicate. The energy drain thing is also a turn off. Again you’re forced to spend 900 game coins for a full refill or buy two hours “unlimited” energy for $6.99. I never bought one. I just played another game until my energy restored on its own. Their loss.
So if you have expendable income and really really want to play Lemmings on your iPhone, then get this game. Otherwise pass on it.Show lessOpwave
Fun game, absurd monetization
The game itself is fun, when you actually get to play it. Seems easier than the original, but hey, I was young then. No complaints here.
What gets you is the fact that it forces you to stop playing for several hours after just a few levels. Sure, you could pay, which I’m typically happy to do for a game I enjoy. But $7 for only 2 hrs of play? That’s absurd, and way higher than industry standards. The only time in my life that I’m bored enough to play for 2 straight hours is at work, and while at work I need the ability to put the game down and occasionally actually do work, which would be wasting the precious few hours I spent big bucks on. If they introduced a one-time fee to get unlimited energy forever, I’d probably pay it, and I’d probably even still watch ads to get bonus items, but 2 hours is a joke. And don’t even think about using the tournament feature unless you’re willing to shell out to stay competitive. There is pay-to-play that is reasonable and fair. This is pay-to-play at its worst.Show lesssarahs3108
