# Crime City — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Crime City by Deca Games EOOD, rated 2.69/5 from 429 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crime-city/id430907397/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crime-city/id430907397.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 126 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 24 · 2★ 48 · 1★ 187 ## What do users think of Crime City? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Highly addictive and entertaining gameplay - ⏱️ Long-term engagement (players enjoying 7-13 years) - 💰 Educational value for real-world financial management - 👥 Strong community and syndicate features - 🏗️ Satisfying building and empire expansion mechanics - ✨ Improved collection features (collect all button optimization) **Cons** - 🐢 Extremely slow loading times across all actions - 🔒 Invasive privacy policy requiring excessive permissions - 💸 Heavy pay-to-win mechanics and aggressive monetization - 🎮 Unbalanced gameplay favoring spending players - 🚫 Inadequate customer support and developer communication - 🐛 Frequent crashes, freezes, and lag issues - 📱 Poor compatibility with newer iOS versions and devices - 🔄 Lack of meaningful updates and stagnant content - 👎 Toxic community with inadequate moderation of racism/bullying - 💾 Data loss issues during account transfers - 🎯 Frustrating account recovery process **Commonly reported bugs** - Excessive loading times (3-4 minutes on data, 45+ seconds on WiFi) - App crashes and freezes during gameplay - Money collection window showing zero until bank visit - Energy/stamina window displaying incorrect status - White screen glitch covering map - Game hanging when moving buildings - Data connectivity issues (WiFi vs cellular) - Screen incompatibility with iPhone X and newer devices - Game not loading after iOS updates - Accidental building sales due to tap detection during loading - Incomplete save state after closing and reopening - Leaderboard points calculation errors - Missing rewards for completed goals - Connection errors despite active internet **Most requested features** - Expanded hood/neighborhood space for new buildings - Increased mafia size limit (from 500 to 1,500+) - Higher level cap (beyond level 300) - New buildings and decorations - Building storage/inventory system - Road editing and customization features - Confirmation buttons for purchases to prevent accidental spending - More frequent events and challenges - Ability to keep old buildings without deletion - Enhanced defense mechanics to balance gameplay ## Newest reviews (13 of 50) ### 2/5 — Make more room for hood expansion!!! *2022-07-19, version 9.6.1* I’m maxed out on my hood and can’t expand anymore, therefore I have no room left for new buildings. Also you should make it so we can have more than just 500 in our mafia. You should make it 1,500. I give 5 stars, but it seems as if the developers have given up on this game despite all the long time players that still play and spend a lot of money. ### 2/5 — Deca no better then Gree *2022-07-12, version 9.6.1* I started this game 13 years ago went to Federal Prison , on house arrest so I downloaded it again … of course I gave my account away now it’s impossible to compete the ip is not anywhere close to somewhat even playing field so really disappointed ### 4/5 — Fun game to play *2022-05-07, version 9.6.1* I love playing this game. I’m pretty busy with life so I don’t mind all the time the game waste but I just wish they will have a update (new buildings and decorations) ### 4/5 — No longer fun *2021-08-26, version 9.5.1* I have expanded my city to the max now and have no more room to build so no need to make money and no need to play ☹️ ### 3/5 — Used to be a fun game *2021-05-30, version 9.5.0* But now, I’ve been sitting at level 300 which is the highest level for like 3 years. So I have less motivation to keep playing. Maybe create more levels to like 500 and I would go back to playing daily. And even putting money into the app ### 3/5 — Need more space for new buildings. *2021-01-27, version 9.4.1* Please guys work on an update that allows the players to expand more, because right now I have very little space for the new buildings that are to come, and the app tells me I’ve expanded to the maximum, hope this message reaches you guys thanks. ### 4/5 — Great Game but Glitchy *2020-02-26, version 8.1.4* The game is well developed and cooperative )if you join or create a syndicate) but there are several glitches, especially when you move an existing building. ### 2/5 — Game hangs and freezes *2020-02-19, version 8.1.3* I used to play this game religiously for years until I had a life changing event in 2014. Now I’m back playing and I still love the game. However, due to it hanging and freezing and lagging it would be a great game as it’s always been. Please fix game hanging. It’s also not showing my money I’m collecting in the money window. I don’t see it until I go to the bank. The money made window constantly shows zero. The energy, stamina, and other window also shows full when no more energy and etc is available. Please fix these issues. A part of making money and climbing the ladder of success is to keep on keeping on. Don’t get so rich you feel as though you’ve made it and you need nothing else. No one ever has enough money. Your loyal customers are still playing and relying on you to keep the game running correctly. Thanks for listening ### 2/5 — Good game but *2019-07-26, version 8.0.4* It’s a fun game. I love playing it. The problem is it takes to long to load. You go to collect all your money and it takes a couple mins. You get stuck on a screen with a moving circle far to often. All so sometimes you complete task and collect money, close the game and come back to it and it doesn’t save what you did so you have to do it all over again. ### 1/5 — Change everything *2019-04-09, version 8.0.4* This game has fell behind in every category they have not improved anything I started playing this game two months after it launched and it’s the game game yes new buildings but same graphics layout I have 120 billion in my bank and can’t expand my hood move streets nothing please come into this Century I feel like I’m playing this game off Atari ### 2/5 — Such a good game and literally a waste of time *2019-04-08, version 8.0.4* I love this game. I love making new buildings, doing the missions and robbing people. It’s fun. What makes this game terrible is how much time it wastes. Literally. I have finished smoking bowls before the ‘collect all’ button has finished collecting the money in my large neighborhood. I have walked into the bathroom clicking on someone’s neighborhood to rob and by the time their neighborhood loads my bowels have long been empty. When I played this game a couple years ago there were actually options to listen to long obnoxious ads for two chunks of free gold. The upgrading of buildings now will take 4+ days with the option of 1,200 gold to finish it immediately. Come on dude. I used to love this game and it isn’t even fun anymore. The only reason why I am writing this review is that I actually finished a shower and had my pajamas on in the time it took for a robbing to complete. I’m so done with this game. I’d rather play sudoku. ### 1/5 — Can’t even get on the game *2019-02-23, version 8.0.4* It is keeping on saying that I need to have internet but I do still have my WiFi on and it’s still working and when I go in the app it keeps on say no internet and it’s still saying connection fall and it needs internet to play the game. It didn’t did that before. Please fix this problem ### 2/5 — Sick of the lag *2019-02-23, version 8.0.4* I used to play this game a lot but the lag is horrible. You spend more time waiting for loading on this game than actual play. Collect money...wait a whole minute. Buy a building for your hood...wait a whole minute or more. Change accounts...wait a whole minute. When you wait you can’t even do anything else on the game...or even on your device! The system is basically frozen and the “thinking” spiral continues to spin and spin while you wait and wait. I’ve reported the lag but no help from administrators. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — What a waste *2021-12-28, version 9.6.0* This game used to be amazing. Fun events and interaction with other players. But now I’m 10 years into playing this game and it’s a waste. I can’t level up anymore, I have countless piles of money I can’t spend and worst of all, I have to delete old buildings for space to build the new ones. Can we get a solid update, please? Or if the game is dead in the water, stop pushing updates. I’m really missing the days when this was run by FUNZIO. You even make GREE(d) look like a saint. ### 1/5 — Meh *2021-06-29, version 9.5.0* Did a expand , didn’t expand and try made me do it again lol. Delete . Plus every single thing cost money, no pride at all in pay to play games . Many free games are straight up killing it 10x better than this crap. People buy skins ect on other games and that’s fine but to play the actual game it’s all real work. Maybe you should learn a thing or two sellouts . ### 1/5 — Waste of time and money *2020-09-17, version 9.2.0* It was an awesome game years ago when you joined a mob you had to work as a team to achieve goals but now you can buy achievements and they take the one touch option away if you don’t use enough gold and the crime boss figures are the same for 6 years only change their names. Run from this money pit unless your a wallet warrior and like to achieve goals buy cheating . The word (buy ) was intentional. ### 1/5 — Rigged!!! *2019-11-04, version 8.1.1* This was one of the first games I downloaded when I first bought an Apple device. So I’ve been playing it every day for many years. But now this game is completely hopeless! The game continues to hang and lag. I’m now WiFi dependent to play this game, because if I open the app using data (my high speed unlimited data plan) the game will not cash in my buildings or do anything else except spin that stupid loading wheel. The only way I can play is with WiFi, and I need to complete my cash-ins as soon as the game loads or it hangs after about 5 seconds of loading, even on WiFi. I can’t complain about the game support though, because there is NONE!!! I’ve written to them several times about these issues and I’m still being ignored. I’m going to look into getting my money back because the developer isn’t delivering what they advertise. Plus, the game is rigged!!! Whilst I understand the developer is out to make money, they still shouldn't make it so obvious you have absolutely no chance of ever winning the main prizes. A shame this game has gone downhill so fast. What’s the use if you can’t play it on data? I’m not always connected to WiFi. If you are new and thinking about this game, avoid it. DO NOT spend money with the non-existent ignoring developer who won’t reply or fix these issues. The App Store should remove this game and fine the developer until these issues are fixed or force the developer to issue refunds to all the users affected. ### 1/5 — They support racism *2019-10-26, version 8.1.1* I came across a player with racist embalms on display in their neighborhood and reported it. Gree/DECA said they would do something about it but could not let me know the outcome because of “privacy and player rights”. Well, a year later I came across the same player with the same racist embalms and it was clear they are still playing the game. I reported them again and was given the same generic response (from Lisa). The player had newer buildings and higher stats. Gree/DECA basically did nothing. I have stopped playing because this game is overflowing with racists and bullies. ### 1/5 — Contacting Developers *2019-10-17, version 8.0.4* There is no way of contacting the developers. Emails never get responses. I’ve been playing this game since 2011! Recently had my phone stolen. Tried to contact support to get help with getting my account on to my new device and there’s no response to any of my emails. After months of waiting for an email response from them they make it nearly impossible to prove your account. Horrible service from contact support. Countless retired accounts and low activity is obvious. Totally a waste of time this app has ran its course. ### 1/5 — BEWARE DECA = FRAUD *2019-10-14, version 8.0.4* this company is a complete joke. They make changes to the game that limit any ability to use permanent war regen units purchased and nullify your war regen at any given moment at their choosing even though they sold you the product for thousands of dollars. If you choose to use the product you purchased, they then ban your account without telling you. They give you no recourse and call you a cheater in an email if you ask why this was done to you. Keep in mind you paid thousands of dollars in real cash before they start treating you like this. Deca is the very definition of the word Fraud. ### 1/5 — Takes forever to load while on data *2019-08-18, version 8.0.4* What used to be a good game, is now a real pain to play especially when playing on data. Every other action I perform, I face the loading screen which takes about 3-4mins before it loads. A real pain. It’s definitely not my data connection either since I live in a country with one of the best coverage and speed. On WiFi, the game isn’t as bad, but it still occurs occasionally too. Fix this! ### 1/5 — Slow loading process *2019-05-17, version 8.0.4* The game is so slow. I use to love to play this game but the loading process is so slow on everything I do. I have to restart the app for it load anything. For example I have to restart it to but money in my bank or the loading symbol will just sit there and Twirl. When I restart the app it acts like it’s fine but after about a minute later it just does the same thing even when I try to upgrade a building. This game is very poor. I miss glee. ### 1/5 — Slow game *2019-05-14, version 8.0.4* I give 1 star it’s so slow,there’s so many issues with this game that it’s unreal. I don’t even think they are trying to fix it any more. You used to be compensated for certain things when Decca first took it over but not any more. They need to add a confirmation button on purchase and speed ups if u spend real money you can loose your gold by accident and now they don’t re- credit u anything. All they want is your money they don’t care if u can log in and out quickly or if they take your gold. If you don’t buy gold u prolly won’t like the game it’s based on stats and u can’t get good stats by just playing. You must spend. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best Game I’ve Had *2022-12-25, version 9.6.1* After 10 years of playing this game, I am finally losing interest. Of course at the beginning it takes awhile to start making money, and it is hard to keep your player strong but overall I have learned a lot and this game has to be good to keep someone entertained for a decade. For me personally, this game has trained me for the investments I’m making now in real life. Thanks to this game, my life has progressed outside of iOS. Inside those 10 years, growing your empire takes time and is entertaining. Like most things, if you’re patient and know what you’re doing, this is one of the best games you can play. Especially if you’re actually involved in it. 10/10 mobile game. ### 5/5 — Great game *2021-01-04, version 9.4.0* Love this game I’ve been playing for many years (almost 9) no complaints but just one please update the game and please add new expansions for land I have run out of space and want to build new buildings but I don’t want to sell the old buildings also add storage for buildings please thank you ### 5/5 — Awesome Game *2020-07-30, version 9.1.0* I’ve owned this game across 4 years and now that the ‘collect all’ button doesn’t take forever I’ve started to play it way more often. Though I have come across a white screen glitch that covers the map and not the hud I’m still giving this a 5 star rating as it is still enjoyable. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2020-05-07, version 9.0.0* This game is very fun and I would play it all day if I could. All the people that say that it is bad are wrong. They just need to play longer and then they will like it. Definitely a game everyone needs to play! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2019-11-04, version 8.1.1* This game brought me back to my college days when I would sit at home and drink beer and spend my refund check picking up chicks at the local pub. But with this game you can pick up so many lonely housewives just spending a few hundred bucks a week helping a team when a battle. Wonderful way to get a cheap lay. Awesome experience..👍👍👍. Sum would say it’s truly amazing. ### 5/5 — Please *2019-04-24, version 8.0.4* This was a game I played a couple of years ago and it bring back memories please keep it going ### 5/5 — Wow *2019-01-11, version 8.0.3* I’ve been playing this game since I had my iPhone 4 in 2012 and I still seem to have it on my phone 5 phones later ### 5/5 — Love *2017-12-24, version 7.9.4* Can we please be able to edit and add roads, etc?... I used to place this game a long time ago, and I loved it. Now I decided to start playing again but I see that we can't edit the roads and change them, please let us do this ): ### 5/5 — 💯 *2017-10-31, version 7.9.3* I’ve been playing this game for about 7 years now an I have other apps but no matter what I always play this one over all of them BEST GAME HANDS DOWN ### 5/5 — Crime city review *2017-10-09, version 7.9.3* The game has progressively improved with the new addition recently much easier to collect still somewhat difficult to understand when attempting to upgrade status Needs more buildings for construction also weekends are dragging without LT cues reinstate please let's have some gold sales --- *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.*