# Bloodstained:RotN — user reviews > 54 indexed App Store user reviews of Bloodstained by NETEASE INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTD, rated 3.00/5 from 676 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bloodstainedrotn/id1527064732/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bloodstainedrotn/id1527064732.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 277 · 4★ 52 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 295 ## What do users think of Bloodstained? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great game - 🚀 Excellent graphics and performance - 🎮 Good controller support **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and bugs - 🎮 Inconsistent/unresponsive controls - 💰 Paid DLC causing issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes when entering boss rooms - Inability to progress past certain areas - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Full controller support for menus and UI - Option to hide on-screen controls when using controller - Faster movement/gameplay speed ## Newest reviews (17 of 54) ### 2/5 — Great until iOS 16 *2022-12-27, version 4.3* The game was working great, almost as good as on PC. After the update to iOS 16 the game no longer runs. It crashes right after launch on the first splash screen. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling, and on a different device, with the same issue. Please fix this, I paid for a game I can’t play! ### 2/5 — Almost perfect *2022-12-04, version 4.3* As a fan of Castelvania Sotn I got this game expecting a similar experience. You won’t be disappointed if your looking for an intresticg Metroidvania game. It has good graphics, soundtrack and it’s gameplay it’s enjoyable. My biggest complain it’s that the game it’s unbeatable. Yes, one can’t fight one of the last bosses which leads up to the end of the game. To make things worst, the DLC I payed for is useless because it won’t activate unless I beat the game (impossible.) Don’t waste your money on this until this bug it’s fixed… ### 2/5 — Almost Perfect *2022-12-04, version 4.3* [Update]: This game no longer launches on iOS 16. Please update the game to fix this issue. I love this game, this is my third time buying it. The port so far seems pretty solid with the exception of full controller support. While the main gameplay does support the controller, there are a few things that should be improved. Please remove the on-screen controls while a physical controller is being used. Please let the controller work in the map and other menus. Do this and it is easily a 5-star game. ### 3/5 — Fun till later *2022-09-22, version 4.3* I really like this game and enjoyed playing it until recently I tried to open it and now it keeps crashing. I also tried to contact the developer to fix this problem but there isn’t any email address or other way to report this problem. ### 4/5 — Amazing game, but… *2022-03-10, version 4.3* Game is great, classic symphony of the night feel. Disappointed in recent lack of updates and no m1 support. Controller support still requires touch controls as well which is frustrating. ### 2/5 — Good game but poor controller support *2022-02-13, version 4.3* I rated this game so poorly because I was hoping to play with a controller. Having to use the touchscreen so much and having to figure out how to hide on screen controller stuff when using a controller is just appalling. This is an excellent game that could use some attention for usability with a controller. At home I just use PlayStation remote play since the experience is so much better. Stay away if you want to play with a controller. ### 4/5 — Awesome game *2021-12-16, version 4.3* Everything is perfect except for the achievements, they only show in the game but they aren’t connected to Game Center even though I’m signed in with both apple ID and Game Center. What’s the point of having Game Center Signed in when I can’t see any of the game’s achievements on it? ### 1/5 — It should be a five star game *2021-11-05, version 4.3* Everything is perfect unless you download tha IGA boss fights because congratulations you just softlocked your game. It will now crash every time you enter the Gebel boss fight. How in the name of god does this get past quality assurance it’s been like this for months it’s a PAID dlc why is it still for sale, why isn’t it fixed. ### 3/5 — Fantastic with awful controls *2021-10-30, version 4.3* Just finished a boss and I swear around 50% of my inputs were being ignored. Thank god you can stack recovery items. Overall my enjoyment has probably been half of what it’d be in any other castlevania because of this. ### 3/5 — Great game, but! *2021-10-06, version 4.3* The game looks great on my M1 iPad Pro, however, some lag spikes occurs every now and then (using high, not epic, setting for the graphics). The game in general is good, but somehow i feel that there are some control response issues (am using PS4 controller) when playing (more testing need to be done) In addition, some menu navigating only works through the touch screen of my iPad with no controller support for it. Anyway, I only played for about 30 minutes through the game. I will see how it goes through the rest of my play through. ### 2/5 — Bad control *2021-09-26, version 4.3* The control is very bad and the bosses are too strong even though i play at the normal level and i also linked the game to a controller from ps4 and the control was also very very bad….the game needs more work on the mobile……it is true that the game features beautiful sounds with great music and very graphics beautiful…the only drawback is the bad control………thank you ### 2/5 — Privacy violations *2021-09-19, version 4.3* This app copies whatever you have in your clipboard into the app whenever you open it or switch back to it. So any phone numbers, text, etc you’ve copied recently gets sent to who knows where. The game itself is fine, but it’s probably selling your info to some marketing firm. Have fun with that. ### 4/5 — It will please Metroidvania fans *2021-08-29, version 4.3* It is a great game, you will enjoy if you like Castlevania (the story is literally: demons are spawning from a Castle). The maps are well designed, as in complex enough but not that will get lost. Graphically, it’s pretty especially on Epic resolution at 60fps. The combat system is familiar and enjoyable, it’s not reinventing the wheel by any means. The game does what it’s advertising itself to be. So now the criticism (hopefully constructive if the devs bother to read): 1. The controller support… feels like it was dumped on the guy who drew the short straw on before Christmas eve. First of all, there is no layout description, so if you play with controller just press buttons until stuff happens (FYI, up opens chess, your welcome dear reader). The controller doesn’t work anywhere beside the game itself: not in the title screen, not in the menu screen, npc shop menu… oh, and you can’t even open or close menu with the controller. I tested with both the ps4 controller and the razer kishi. You would think that this might a “hybrid” design like what COD mobile is doing. No! This is just broken and lazy. 2. I love the fact that dialogues are all voiced, but sometimes it’s out sync with the text. Also, there should be a option auto move from dialogue box to dialogue box… it kinda feels like the voice over was an afterthought. ### 1/5 — Crashing every time? *2021-06-29, version 4.3* Loved this game, got a ways into it, and all of a sudden for the last 24 hours it crashes on start up every time. Super bummed. Felt like the on screen controls were fine, not worth the negative reviews others complain about. Only getting one star because its crashing every time on opening. Playing on an iPad Air 3…everything updated. Hope this gets fixed soon, loved this game tons. ### 4/5 — Bloodless Mode Crashes Right Before Gebel *2021-06-28, version 4.3* Overall, I absolutely LOVE this game, and I’m already obsessed with Bloodless mode!! However - the game crashes right as I enter Gebel’s chamber, every single time….like the game is programmed to crash there or something. I hope the developers and software engineers read this review so that they know to get this fixed ASAP. I’m dying to progress past Gebel to the Den of Behemoths and Glacial Tomb!! 👏🏼👏🏼 ### 4/5 — Almost perfect on iPad M1 and PS5 controller *2021-05-29, version 4.2* Played this game on switch originally. iPad version with 60 FPS and large screen looks so much better! Almost perfect game except for the partial controller support. I need to constantly lean forward to close a screen or to change an equipment. Also with new iPad M1 game stays perfectly in memory. So you can browse or watch a movie and then get back to where you were! ### 4/5 — Good port *2021-05-14, version 4.2* Controls are better now that you can customize them, that’s really the only gripe I had with the game. But the graphics are top notch and the action and exploration are what really draws you in. Great game . Must buy ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Disrespectful, just buy it on XBOX, PS4/5, Switch, Steam *2024-05-15* I’ve written out several reviews (3) for this same title only to be disrespected from the team that keeps replying to everyone about reaching out to the dev team. It’s been three FULL years and NETASS isn’t going to fix the issue, they only reply to everyone to make themselves look good to the apple team. I’ve called and even emailed the apple concerning this sham of a IP that is broken since iOS 16 but they keep it on the store to take/steal money and the satisfaction that your going to play a great game. YOU CANNOT even get a refund even if you’ve purchased it. NETASS makes online games so let’s all STOP wasting our time and money on EVERY game they make or develop regardless of how well their games are. TOGETHER APES STRONG. Well since they treat everyone like monkeys…. **Developer response:** Dear Player. Thank you for your feedback. We will collect your valuable suggestion and pass it to our development team for further review. Thank you for your support. ### 1/5 — Still not working *2024-04-11* So I made a review a few weeks ago and the devs reached out and said something not even remotely informative or helpful to the situation that myself and tons of other people are having, but it seems that whenever I open the game it gets to the Netease logo and immediately crashes afterwards. I’ve bought this game a while back on the same device (iPhone 12 Pro) and it worked fine, so it seems that one of you guys updates has kept the game from booting and just needs to be tweaked a little. We’ve all paid a solid 10 bucks for this. I think it’s fair that you guys try to do something for everyone that has paid for the game and are having the SAME issue, instead of reaching out and telling how is how helpful you guys WANT to be. **Developer response:** Hello! Thank you for your feedback! We will continue to work hard to bring better game experiences for you. If you encounter any issues/glitches in the game, feel free to contact us. Our team will check it further for you. Thanks for your support! ### 1/5 — This really is a great game….. *2023-09-27* It’s just a shame that the developers don’t care enough to fix the crash on startup issue and they have a PR person here in the AppStore telling people they need to try playing on a device with more RAM (even when people are saying they have devices that have come out AFTER this game stopped working…..)…. so the game hasn’t been functional since iOS 16 launched and it’s looking like it never will. Right now if you buy this and you are running iOS 16 or up, you just basically got taken for a tenner. If you can still apply for a refund, you most definitely should before the time limit expires. ### 1/5 — Please Fix The Game!!!! *2023-06-14* I am a huge fan of Metroidvania games (particularly the Castlevania entries). I really enjoyed Bloodstained when it came out on iOS. Ever since the iOS 16 update, this game won’t even load . It simply crashes every time I attempt to start the game. I have installed, uninstalled, reinstalled, restarted my iPhone, and NOTHING WORKS!!! I really hope the app developer will read the feedback in these reviews. I’m not the only one having this issue. I’m running the game on an iPhone 14 Plus, and before that, I ran the game on an iPhone XR. There are literally forums on the internet with people requesting this game be fixed!!! Unless the app developer updates / fixes this game, save your money. I have this game on Switch, but I prefer to have some of my favorite games on the iPhone since it would be unwise to carry my Switch every where to every setting. **Developer response:** Dear Player. Thank you for your feedback. We will collect your valuable suggestion and pass it to our development team for further review. Thank you for your support. ### 1/5 — This purchase was stolen from us *2023-01-18, version 4.3* No longer able to play this game after recent iOS update and because Apple no longer allows downgrading our iOS version we have essentially been robbed. There ought to be legal repercussions against this kind of thing, especially since it is not that old of a an application to warrant its support being discarded like this. I want my game or my money back. It was such a beautiful game too. GG ### 1/5 — Does not work at all. Waste of $ *2022-11-21, version 4.3* Bought and downloaded the app. Took a bit since it is so big. Have plenty of space and am on a stable wifi connection, however the application just crashes 24/7. Every single time without failure, the app will attempt to open, show a screen for a split second and then crash and take me back to my Home Screen. Spent $10 because I heard it was a good game to play if you liked Castlevania Symphony of the Night, but am beyond disappointed. I’m on a iPhone 13 Pro Max completely up to date with updates and everything and the game just will not open. I have yet to try it on my iPad Pro, but I’m not very optimistic that it will work on that either. 0/5 ### 1/5 — iPadOS 16 broke this game. Also when is full controller support going to be implemented? *2022-11-15, version 4.3* Doesn’t start anymore. Thought the issue was stage manager screwing things up, but disabling it only gets me as far as some weird prompt asking to confirm pasting something from Safari before crashing me back to the Home Screen anyway. Since I bought this almost a year ago, official support through the official Apple channels isn’t allowing me to address this issue behind the scenes, so my only hope is that someone sees the problem here and takes the necessary steps to fix it. Or get a refund. Also, although it was nice of the developer to include controller support, it’s not full controller support; the touchscreen action buttons don’t disappear when the game detects a controller connected to the device, and you still have to touch the screen to open up the game’s menu instead of pressing a physical button on the controller, which can easily spell life or death when you know you can’t dodge an attack and you need to pause to access your healing items. ### 1/5 — Won’t even load to the title screen *2022-11-01, version 4.3* I recently upgraded my phone to the 14 pro max and when I went to start this game it shows the NetEase screen for two seconds then goes right back to my home screen. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling, no change. This game was quite good playing on my 12 pro max, not sure what happened but it didn’t work any more ### 1/5 — WARNING: iPadOS New Update BRICKED GAME *2022-10-28, version 4.3* So disappointed. A month of grinding and today the new iPadOS update makes the game unable to run. Blocked from opening on 8th gen iPad and the new iPad Pro 11” m1. Will still run on my iPhone 11, but my GameviceLive controller is the whole reason for playing the iOS port. Woke up this morning to continue the underground waterway and surprise!!! Game is bricked on all iPads running the newest version ### 1/5 — Fatal Crash Prevents Progression *2022-01-30, version 4.3* Before anything, bear in mind that I’ve been playing this on an iPhone as well as a small spoiler ahead. This game has been working just fine up until the point where I attempt to enter the boss room in the Hall of Termination to fight Gebel. I’ve tried many things such as repair the client, lower the resolution,and lowering the FPS. However no matter what I did the game always crashes when I try to enter the room. This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed immediately as progression is no longer possible. It seems unlikely that it will be fixed due to the fact of as of this review; it’s been 7 months since the last patch. Until then, I cannot recommend this game to anyone. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Beware of game crash *2021-11-19, version 4.3* Game crashes if you enter the hall of termination boss door. This happens if you download the dlc IGA boss fight hoping for a patch. Or not I don’t really care just a waste of money that’s all. ### 5/5 — Keeps crashing *2021-08-29, version 4.3* Game keeps crashing for some reason when I enter the room to do the boss fight in the “Hall of Termination” area of the game please fix love the game. ### 5/5 — So far so good *2021-05-15, version 4.2* TO ANYONE READING, PLAY THID GAME WITH A CONTROLLER! I’ve waited awhile to play this game. When I first heard about it I was excited. Being SOTN fan it hit me in the feels. It’s a very good port, the A13 chip handles the game very well. The only gripe I have is that the controls aren’t as responsive as they could be. It you could tweak them a lil it would be excellent. Maybe I’m just spoiled from how fluid it is to play Genshin Impact. It needs that twitch style gameplay. Price was right on though ### 5/5 — Awesome *2021-03-12, version 4.0* Can’t believe this is on mobile and at such a great price. It looks and runs great on my iPhone 11. Phone does get hot with 60fps enabled. I use a Razer Kishi controller and for the most part it’s great. Sometimes I am forced to use touchscreen like in the menu for example. As for the game, you all know, it’s Iga at his best. This looks, sounds and plays like all the best 2D castlevania games. ### 5/5 — Third Playthrough *2021-03-12, version 4.0* First time I played Bloodstained was on Switch, then my brother bought the game for me when I got a new PC. I know doing so sounds silly, but here I am buying another copy of the game, and I regret nothing. I’ve got all of the achievements on Steam, and I plan on 100%ing again. No controller needed so far. ### 5/5 — Great Port to iOS! *2021-02-16, version 4.0* Very good port to iOS. Touch controls take getting use to but very responsive once getting use to is out to of the way. Graphics are great at 60 fps. I have a iPhone 12 Pro Max that I am running this game on. ### 5/5 — New update brings 60fps and controller support! *2021-02-02, version 4.0* I was waiting for this update. I’ve been eyeing the game on console but I usually play COD or Apex on console. I told myself it would be perfect for mobile and then the mobile version was released and I knew I had to get it. But the reviews for it complained about the controls, so I waited for the update and I’m glad I did. Really great game, reminds me of castlevania except it’s with a girl (that happened only like twice in the series I believe). The art work is very DMC and I’m talking like the first 3 games, not the recent ones. It’s a good game! If you’re thinking about getting it you should ### 5/5 — Well supported *2021-01-13, version 3.8* No reason not to give it 5star. Most of the issues are fixed by with inclusion of 60fps mode and DualShock 4 support. Solid buy, much cheaper than console ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2021-01-03, version 3.8* This is an updated review based on the recent update. So, what ran horribly now runs great at a smooth 60fps, controllers no longer freeze the game and you now get explanations for shards. Every problem I had with the game at launch is now fixed and it’s as great here as it was on PC and console. ### 5/5 — Optimized Amazingly *2020-12-25, version 3.8* I went into this not expecting much but I’m impressed. The directional controls work wonderfully for mobile and the game plays pretty smoothly. Nice! --- *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 2026-06-10.*