# Afterglow: MMORPG — user reviews

> 8 indexed App Store user reviews of Afterglow by Shadow Council Pty Ltd, rated 3.80/5 from 9 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afterglow-mmorpg/id6759899774/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afterglow-mmorpg/id6759899774.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1

## Most critical reviews (8 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Delete

*2026-08-24*

Delete garbage

### 1/5 — Paywalled game

*2026-08-23*

Fun start and cool progression. Skill levels and equipment levels stuck behind 10$(cad) a month. Not even a one time payment.

### 1/5 — miss miss miss

*2026-08-21*

………………

### 2/5 — Has potential

*2026-08-02*

I don’t know how deep I’ll be able to go into the game bc the UI is killing me. Having to double tap on everything is wildly unnecessary. Also, it’s $8/mo if you don’t want to be severely handicapped and skill-restricted. That’s waaaaay overpriced.

### 3/5 — Rough but still good

*2026-08-05*

It’s… ok. The developer is open about AI use so while it’s not surprising to see, it’s painfully clear that it’s doing a lot of the heavy lifting in things like quest text. I find myself cringing and wanting to skip quest and POI text which sucks because I want to feel immersed in the world the developer is trying to build. 

Outside of the AI storytelling, the UI can feel clunky and jarring. For example, crafting an item takes you out of menus and back to the map so you have to tap back into the tile, through various other icons, etc just to craft your next item. 

Despite the shortcomings, I’m still enjoying the game. There’s a weird issue where I find myself wanting to engage with the game but sometimes I just… can’t. Everything takes time - crafting, harvesting, moving tiles, etc. This is, of course, one of the main selling points of the game because it means you can do real life things while your character does things in-game. There *are* moments where the game requires attention to meaningfully progress but you can’t mindlessly consume and grind anything out because, sooner or later, you’re going to have to queue up some actions and wait. It’s great for managing FOMO but it also means I sometimes can’t play when I want to. To be clear, I don’t think this is a problem to be fixed. Adding anything of substance, like a mini-game to speed up processes, would just bring the FOMO back. 

So, at the time of writing, which is only a few days after release, it’s a bit rough around the edges but it’s still good. I will keep playing as I like the concept and hope it improves.

### 4/5 — Amazing

*2026-08-06*

Refreshing game I can play as a dad however subscription should be 3.99 max

### 5/5 — Fantastic start-up game with huge potential

*2026-08-25*

This game has such great gameplay and mechanics. It’s definitely highly engaging, has an interesting storyline, highly diverse crafting and excellent art style. 

Best bit is that it’s still evolving and the single dev releases updates weekly.

### 5/5 — Fantastic!

*2026-07-30*

Best game on the App Store by far. Can’t wait to see where it goes!

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-02.*