# Castaway Party — user reviews > 31 indexed App Store user reviews of Castaway Party by Parallel Plaid, Inc., rated 4.73/5 from 924 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castaway-party/id1368054002/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castaway-party/id1368054002.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 780 · 4★ 86 · 3★ 32 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 22 ## What do users think of Castaway Party? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎉 Fun and exciting game - 👍 Great for playing with friends/family - 💡 Reminiscent of classic party games **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔧 Controls feel floaty and unresponsive - 🔁 Repetitive and lacking in variety **Commonly reported bugs** - Game gets stuck during updates - Incorrect game results and rewards - Inability to play due to maintenance **Most requested features** - More mini-games and game modes - Ability to customize character appearance - Improved matchmaking and party system ## Newest reviews (10 of 31) ### 4/5 — Fun game just has issues *2021-07-09, version 3.4* When I level up I don’t even get the rewards ### 4/5 — One little problem *2021-06-21, version 3.1* It didn’t let me name myself I made my name sgirl why and I’m a boy ### 4/5 — Such a fun game but one huge problem *2021-06-14, version 3.1* It’s really fun but there was a bug where I was inside another players body instead of mine I thought it was a visual glitch and continued to play until I won, I won as the guy i was playing as which wasn’t my character and the guy who was playing as me got 4th place, in the end when I won it said the player which I playing as won, and said I got 4th place and gave me the XP for 4th place ### 3/5 — It’s fun but….. *2021-06-09, version 3.0* So this is a fun game and I got to play maybe a handful of times. I didn’t get far Into it but I want to play more and with my friends but I can’t. Why? Well it won’t let me. It freezes all the time when it says match found. It’s been like this for like a month now. Fix it plz. It shouldn’t take this long to solve an issue that I’ve seen other reviews say the same thing. ### 4/5 — Castaway *2021-05-19, version 1.6.6* Exciting ### 3/5 — Played once *2021-05-08, version 1.6.4* Only got to play this game once. Then the update came and the game won’t start. It is stuck at 50% updated and stays there. After multiple updates it still happens. I load the game up and then it says updating and it only gets to 50%. I have ios 14.5.1. ### 4/5 — Great game *2021-05-06, version 1.6.3* I love the game and the type of way it brings fun. This game will be great if the minigames were not so repetitive and th controllers did not move all across the screen when you are playing. Especially driving minigames is hard to control whe this happens. You could maybe add more minigames in each game mode my recommendation and fix the controls. But for a mobile game is pretty good **Developer response:** Thanks AxlAndree! Try "relative" or "fixed" controls in the settings menu! Thank you for the recommendations - more minigames are coming! ### 4/5 — Needs Reworking For Sure *2021-02-23, version 1.5.0* Yeah I got the game thinking it’ll be fun but what I got was a game that is super buggy with controls that feel janky. It has potential for sure but it needs a lot of game design tweaks. I hope this game works better in the future as it is a really cool idea. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback. We released some new controls in the settings menu, go ahead and try them! Hopefully the other bugs have been quashed too. Let us know what you find at support@parallelplaid.com ### 3/5 — Floaty *2021-02-03, version 1.4.8* This game is a great idea, especially for those who grew up on Mario party. But the controls feel so floaty all the time and it makes it difficult to continue playing and not feel like you’re getting screwed by the controls. There’s also no option for a fixed joystick. If you prefer the dynamic joystick then good, play with it, but you definitely need the option for a fixed joystick **Developer response:** Hi there TPyrope. Thank you for the feedback. We recently launched two new control schemes. Check them out in the settings! Thanks for playing! ### 5/5 — Short Fun Party Game *2020-12-16, version 1.4.5* Besides having to be a generic white girl or white boy...it's a fun game...quick short rounds ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Cant play? *2021-08-31, version 3.5* As soon as i opened the app it just said “thanks for the support but its time for the castaway party to end” ### 1/5 — Was A fun game! *2021-08-18, version 3.5* This was a fun game but now when you go to open it a message appears that says the game is closed. Why is this still on the App Store if this is the case. Idk why the devs decided to do this but it’s misleading and was a fun game. ### 1/5 — THIS GAME IS GARBAGE! *2021-07-14, version 3.4* I CAN,T EVEN BEAT 1 CHALLENGE AND IN THE SHARK RACE CHALLENGE I GOT 1ST BUT IT COUNTED ME AS 2ST! THIS GAME IS TRASH AND GARBAGE! IM RATING THIS GAME 1 STAR REVIEW! ### 1/5 — Soooo boring *2021-06-24, version 3.1* Splits people in your party and should change minigames ### 1/5 — Is there potential here? *2021-05-11, version 1.6.4* Game is filled with bots masquerading as real players, games are definitely repetitive. I guess there is some sort of potential here but after continuous “matchmaking” and getting paired with “real players” who can finish an entire race without faltering in any way and they do that for each mini game I say enough. No need for the devs to respond to this post for I will uninstalling the game. Good luck on your future endeavors and I hope you can turn this game around. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2021-05-09, version 1.6.4* Sits and spits and doesn’t load I’ve deleted and downloaded 3 times and still same issue ### 1/5 — App won’t work. *2021-05-04, version 1.6.1* Downloaded the app. Updated the app. Wouldn’t load. Reinstalled the app. Wouldn’t load. After 10 minutes of waiting for it to load. I gave up. ### 2/5 — Lazy Work. *2021-02-25, version 1.5.0* Let’s start positive: The game itself isn’t bad right off the bat. I like that it’s online and you can play with friends. The mini games are simple but fun. Not a bad game to whip out while on the bus. However, these positives are out-weighed. The design of the app is a blatant rip-off of the currently popular Brawl Stars by Supercell, except not as finished or user friendly. The games get very repetitive and uninteresting very fast. Every time you play will be exactly the same, there isn’t much variation. Once you’ve played all the games, the mystery ends. The excitement peaks and has no where else to go but down. It’s strange because the concept of this game is nice. Reminiscent of family games on Wii or even Xbox Kinect (Haha remember that??). There is definitely direction with this game. It’s unfortunate to see this concept become a target of lazy work. It’s almost like you can tell the thought behind the game got more attention than the game itself. Gaming is a great, lucrative market. The games that get BIG are big because we see the work put into it. Why bog down a great game and concept with lazy execution and design? **Developer response:** Hi Shawncola, Thank you for the thorough review. We've put a lot of ton of effort into this game. We're a tiny team of only 4, and to have this many multiplayer systems working live isn't easy - and certainly not lazy. Supercell is literally the largest company in their country, and we're an indie studio trying to compete. We'd love to get some realtime feedback for how to improve our game and keep you as a gamer. Would you mind hopping in our discord to chat? https://discord.gg/3w2XRX4. If not, please feel free to email us at support@parallelplaid.com and we'll respond. Thanks again. ### 3/5 — Cant open it *2021-12-27, version 3.5* I liked the game but now it says maintenance and it doesn’t start. Not sure what is going on. Please help. Thanks. ### 3/5 — It’s cool *2021-06-23, version 3.1* It would be better if you showed us how to play the level before we get thrown it there. Showing us the. I controller’s is not much help ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — :( *2021-08-02, version 3.5* Why did they end this game :(((( I played this game all the time. Bring this back!!!!!! ### 5/5 — Awesome game *2021-06-09, version 3.0* Exelent game, looks like the Mario party 🎉🎉🎉 ### 5/5 — Great Game saw it from PeteDorr *2021-05-19, version 1.6.6* Awesome game a ton of fun to play with friends. I was Introduced from PeteDorr’s Twitch Stream. I highly recommend for anyone looking for fun party games to play with friends or family. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2021-05-05, version 1.6.2* Read in a developer response saying this is just a small crew of 4 in a studio. But it’s not noticeable. Fantastic work and a very fun game. **Developer response:** Thank you, AspiringGentleman! Thank you for playing! Feel free to chat with us on discord: https://discord.gg/jjgJmPyEFw ### 5/5 — love this *2021-05-01, version 1.6.0* so much fun! cute graphics, fun mini games and lots of fun unlocks like outfits, emotes and player banners. can’t put it down ### 5/5 — Castaway Party *2021-02-06, version 1.4.8* Very challenging! Group fun! Play with others around the world or with just family and/or friends. Many, different boards/games to try to overcome! Great entertainment for all! ### 5/5 — Fun game *2021-01-22, version 1.4.7* But please fix the controls for the naalog stick so it stays in one position. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! Check out new control schemes now in the settings menu! ### 5/5 — Fun *2021-01-07, version 1.4.7* Love this ### 5/5 — Really fun with friends or alone *2021-01-02, version 1.4.6* I love how there’s tons of mini games giving this game a lot of variety and quick play. I like the party style or alone play aspect too **Developer response:** Thank you! There's more coming! ### 5/5 — I love this game *2020-12-27, version 1.4.6* I love this game but have very few mini games ♥️ **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! More are coming! --- *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.*