# Backpack Viking - Merge — user reviews > 39 indexed App Store user reviews of Backpack Viking by Potato Play Pte. Ltd., rated 4.50/5 from 338 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backpack-viking-merge/id6505057874/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backpack-viking-merge/id6505057874.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 260 · 4★ 35 · 3★ 22 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Backpack Viking? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Fun game - 💡 Interesting backpack game concept **Cons** - 🔍 Too many ads - 🐛 Bugs and crashes - 🔒 Forced ads to progress **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes and crashes - Enemies freeze at spawn point - Progression issues with not getting credit for completing stages **Most requested features** - Option to store gear between rounds - Option to watch ads for extra bag space - Adjustable 2x speed option ## Newest reviews (12 of 39) ### 2/5 — Ads, ads, ads, ads.... Did I mention ads? *2024-10-24* Game is fun, but ads all the time for every little thing. So old, deleted after about an hour. Not worth it. ### 2/5 — Goes from easy to impossible *2024-10-14* The game is a little too easy for the first volley of levels, then when you get to the 15th stage (where completing it unlocks elite) the game becomes practically impossible. The ranges enemies do far too much damage and your backpack is just too small to be able to effectively fight them. It also really doesn’t help that they can start hitting you from halfway across the board. Am I the only one who kinda liked the game until hitting this wall and am uninstalling? ### 2/5 — Fun enough, but missing QoL *2024-10-14* Fun enough game, but missing some QoL items that other games in the same vein just do better. 1. Add an option to store a piece of gear from the shop between rerolls/ rounds. Hard to advance gear up to higher tiers if the only option to do so is to get rid of other gear in your limited inventory 2. Add an option to watch an add to get extra bag space, every other game has this so it’s surprising that it’s missing from this one 3. Adjust the 2x speed option, it shouldn’t be a 10 minute span of 2x, it’d be much better if it lasted the rest of the chapter you’re on ### 1/5 — Random Werbung nicht okay *2024-09-26* Ich weiß, dass sich das Spiel durch Werbung finanziert. Ich tippe auch auf alle Werbungen um meine Boni zu holen, aber was GAR NICHT GEHT sind, wenn Werbung aufpopt ohne irgendwas zu berühren. Bitte macht das weg. Ich tippe schon freiwillig auf die Werbe-Boni. Mehr braucht das Spiel nicht..! ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time *2024-09-20* There is a monthly “ad-free unlock” that doesn’t make it ad free. If you play a level you will get plenty of ads in the middle of the level. Customer support said this is intentional and ad-free doesn’t include ads during gameplay. The game is slow enough and doesn’t need to be made even slower with ad delays. Skip it and move on. ### 3/5 — Tons of bugs *2024-09-02* Game freezes constantly when you watch ads to get extra rewards, you will win a match and soon as you win, it’ll freeze and close itself out and numerous other bugs ### 1/5 — Wieviel Werbung möchten Sie?…. JA!! *2024-08-15* Positiv: *Gratis *Spielprinzip macht Spass Negativ: * Gottlos viel Werbung, Sie möchten eine bessere Waffe ? Werbung Sie möchten Erhöhte Geschwindigkeit ? Werbung Sie möchten mehr Versuche ? Werbung Hinter jeden achso kleinen Funktion ist ein 30 sek. Werbebanner Okay dann kauf ch mir halt die Ad–Free Version… 18€ im MONAT 🤣🤣🤣 ### 3/5 — Good but needs balancing *2024-08-14* The game is good, especially since the last update which added a lot of content. Only it is very difficult to advance in the levels without having to watch 10 ads per level (about 1 hour per level suddenly!). And even the improvements cost a lot, 2000 gold to improve level 5 when you only earn 250 gold per level and each level takes about an hour because of the ads to watch to improve your inventory. It needs balancing because it is just too long, too bad ### 3/5 — Have not gotten credit *2024-08-12, version 1.4.0* I have finally finish stage1-10 also2stage5&10&15 and have not been credited ### 3/5 — Have to watch adds to get somewhere *2024-08-04* Shaving to watch adds to get extras and and upgrades and things so have tv or something on in the back ground ### 1/5 — Bugged me to rate, here ya go *2024-08-01, version 1.3.1* All games that beg for ratings get 1 star from me. Enjoy. ### 1/5 — New bugs *2024-07-31* Hi. In the last updates faced several bugs. During one opportunity I have cleared the wave but have not cleared and moved to next stage. In another time the animation of the attack to the monsters appeared but no “bullets”. Both happened on elite stage 6. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Awful Ads *2025-12-12* Game is okay, it’s a blatant ripoff of other games but so is everything on the App Store. The real issue with the game is ads. Every. Single. Ad. That I got, either rewarded or not, are literally 3 minutes long. Every single one is 120 seconds for the first part of the ad, then another 60 seconds for the second part. Get a grip “developers”, stop copying other people’s work and stop making the ads 3 minutes long. ### 1/5 — Propaganda *2025-02-01* Jogo legal, mas para as armas que farao a diferença nno jogo precisa ver video, pra acelerar, video, pra pegar itens, video. Ou seja, ou vc ve video ou o jogo fica chato ### 1/5 — Fun but to many ads *2025-01-18, version 1.8.0* Me and the kids got the game, very fun. But after 10,000 ads would take 1 hr to get through a stage. I get having adds but 20 adds for 4 stages was redicoulous ### 1/5 — Ads ads ads *2025-01-02* Way way way too many ads. You can’t progress without watching all of them . You will spend x10 as much time watching ads as playing the game. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback, we have sent them to the team and work on optimising the game experience. If you have more feedback, don't hesitate to reach out to us via the in-game support option. ### 1/5 — Won’t load *2024-12-20* Come on guys. You can do better than this. Game won’t even load! Seriously, looks like a fun game but as soon as I click on something it gives me the circle of death. I will gladly download again if this problem is addressed and/or fixed. **Developer response:** We are sorry to hear that, but would love to help. Please reach out to us at bv_support@potatoplay.com so our support team can assist you further. ### 1/5 — Ads *2024-11-30* Surprised that you aren’t required to watch an ad just to open the game. If ad simulator is your thing this is a great game, if like me you’re tired of content being made excessively long unless you sit down and watch hours of ads do not download this game. ### 1/5 — Forced adds *2024-11-15, version 1.7.1* It’s not an option after 3 levels you have to watch adds to play the game ### 1/5 — Wer gerne Werbung schaut gut ! *2024-10-21* Werbung ohne Ende , das hat nichts mehr mit spielen zutun !!! Ich finde Apple sollte auch mal auf Qualität achten!!! ### 1/5 — Nur Werbung *2024-10-09* Die ersten 2 Stages kann man werbefrei spielen und sich mittels Werbung boni holen, ab Stage 3 ist dann nach jeder Wave ne Werbung und das Spiel lässt sich ohne wifi nicht starten, aber als perfekte Lösung für das Problem gibt es einen 30 Tage Pass für 8€ , der leider schon als permanente Lösung zu teuer wäre, sehr schade eigentlich, war anfangs ein gutes Spiel ### 1/5 — dumb *2024-09-29, version 1.7.1* higher lvl can’t start with enemies with over 300 hit pts… and crappy damage. these guys are morons… now it’s about money… get bent you dolts. can’t pick your target. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun *2024-12-18* I downloaded this game because I didn’t want to play as an anime Girl that’s all ### 5/5 — Great game *2024-10-10, version 1.7.1* One of the best games I have ever played ### 5/5 — Loving this games *2024-09-08* It’s one of a few that are my go to games when im tired of the other games. ### 5/5 — Interesting *2024-07-17* A very interesting backpack game, looking forward to more content. ### 5/5 — Great so far…. *2024-07-06* I played all the way through but chapter 5 is where everything unlocks, is chapter 5 available? **Developer response:** Hi, thanks for the support. Please update the game to the latest version. We are coming up with new content every couple of weeks. ### 4/5 — Ad breaks *2025-01-23* The game is fun and all but the constant ad breaks are extremely annoying. Every single time I start playing I get an ad break right after clearing 1 stage. If I wanted a break I would stop playing and come back. I would like to keep playing without getting those stupid ad breaks all the time... ### 3/5 — It’s ok *2026-05-17, version 1.9.0* It’s ok but it got so many ads ### 3/5 — Too Many Ads *2024-10-31* Spent more time watching ads than actual gameplay. I enjoyed the game and the concept, but my time is worth more to me than to spend it watching ads. ### 3/5 — Sehr cooles spiel ABER… *2024-10-22* Das spiel macht echt viel spaß und das an sich auch auf längere zeit… ABER die Werbung ist absolut nervig! Es sollte wenigstens die Möglichkeit geben die Werbung (EINMALIG) freizukaufen sodass Leute die das spiel ernsthaft intensiv spielen wollen auch die Chance haben das ohne Werbung alle 2 Minuten zu haben! ### 3/5 — Ad heavy, requires sub to X ads. Forces ads *2024-10-17* Cute enough game and it didn’t seem much of an issue to watch an ad for unique parts or advanced parts to enhance gameplay. But I shouldn’t have to watch an ad for each round of a 15x round match to attempt to play the “Elite” portion of the game. Ad removal, even for simple level play requires a subscription. Give this game a skip due to predatory and vampiric behavior towards your wallet. Pity, it was cute and decent idle game but I’ll not agree to be harassed with ads just to progress to the next round. Do better or you’re just a leech developers. I get you need to earn money, but this is excessive. Frigidly polite, but dismissive regards. Be well. Be *better*. --- *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 2026-08-15.*