# Dawnfolk — user reviews > 39 indexed App Store user reviews of Dawnfolk by Short Circuit Studio, rated 4.10/5 from 36 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dawnfolk/id6759442443/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dawnfolk/id6759442443.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 25 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 4 ## Newest reviews (13 of 39) ### 4/5 — wonderful game, challenging progression *2026-09-01* The game looks and plays incredibly well, there is plenty to do and it had me hooked from the beggining. Unfortunately I think the progression is a tad too challenging for me personally. Ive beaten the first level on both availible dificulties (some are hidden behind unlocks) and as far as I can tell Ive earned all the achievements availible in those levels. Despite this however I havent earned enough of the in-game currency to actually progress past the first level. update: reopened the game and all the unlocks have become availible to me ### 4/5 — Demo is fun, but could use more. *2026-08-26* The demo itself provides around 15-20 minutes of gameplay, and instead of a hard blockout needing to purchase the game all the modes and levels are locked behind 999 cost “blue light” which you only get 80 for completing the first level. The mechanics are simple and can feel frustrating at times and feel like there’s nothing you can do about the storms.(on hard atleast) Overall great game with a cozy atmosphere and amazing sound design. Will buy in the future ### 4/5 — Fun Game, Bugs to Address *2026-08-25* First and foremost, the game is fun. The full story is a bit short, but each level offers something unique and fresh. Mini games are cumbersome on a touch screen. Some of them are impossible to get a perfect score with screen lag and the nature of slow touchscreen input. It’s clear the creator put a lot of thought and time into developing the game and that makes me feel the need to point out that there is a major bug with unlocking the full game on iOS. After completing the first few levels, and force quitting the game, the cost to unlock the next level goes from 999 before quitting the app, to a more reasonable 5-10 in game credits. By force quitting after completing the first few levels, I’m able to unlock the full game content at no cost. I would rate this higher once the bugs have been addressed. ### 4/5 — Es ist nicht schlecht *2026-08-22* Rezension: Ich habe dieses Spiel ca. 1 Stunde gespielt, Free-Version. Soweit ich es beurteilen kann, ein gutes Indie-Spiel. Das Menu ist auf eine kreative Art gehalten und wenn man in die Story geht, dann wird Einem das Game ein wenig erklärt und recht früh in Ruhe gelassen- was hier auch gut so ist. Es macht wirklich Spaß und es gibt eine Menge an Möglichkeiten, wie man das Spiel spielt bzw. sein Dorf aufbaut. Man kann das Spiel bei jeder Gelegenheit spielen, selbst in nur kurzen Pausen z.B. bei 5 Minuten. Verbesserung? Ich bin noch am Anfang und deswegen kann dies natürlich falsch sein, aber ich persönlich würde mir wünschen, mehr Feinde zu integrieren. Ich liebe es auf Effizienz zu arbeiten, wenn nur wenige falsche Schritte zum bitteren Ende führen können. Zu Beginn (wie gesagt, nur 1 Spielstunde) gibt es kaum Gegner, die einen bedrohen. Zudem ist es ein wenig.. heftig 8,99€ zu verlangen. Es wäre viel besser für einen Teilbereich weniger zahlen zu können und dann später für den vollständigen Bereich nochmal etwas zu zahlen. Zusammenfassung: Ein Spiel was man auf jeden Fall mal ausprobieren sollte, selbst bei nur 10 Minuten Spielzeit. Ich finde es gut, dass der Entwickler bzw. das Studio zudem die Free- Version eingebaut haben - denn das Spiel hat großes Potenzial. Ob man dafür später zahlen möchte, ist jedem selbst überlassen. Ps: Wer bis hierhin gelesen hat sollte sich es herunterladen. Sonst wärst du nicht an diesem Punkt, oder? :) **Developer response:** Vielen Dank, dass du dir die Zeit für eine so ausführliche Bewertung genommen hast! Wir freuen uns sehr, dass dir das Spiel bisher gefällt. Deine Gedanken zu Schwierigkeit, Gegnern und Preisgestaltung wissen wir sehr zu schätzen und werden dein Feedback im Hinterkopf behalten. Wenn du noch etwas mit uns teilen möchtest, erreichst du uns unter support@shortcircuitstudio.com. Danke, dass du dem Spiel eine Chance gegeben hast! ### 5/5 — Une belle découverte *2026-08-22* J’adore, je suis étonné qu’il ne soit pas plus connu, c’est une pépite **Developer response:** Merci beaucoup pour votre gentil avis ! Nous sommes vraiment ravis de savoir que vous appréciez le jeu. Votre soutien compte énormément pour notre équipe ! Si vous avez besoin d’aide, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter à support@shortcircuitstudio.com. Merci de jouer à notre jeu ! ### 5/5 — Un petit jeu incroyable *2026-08-21* J’ai adoré jouer à Dawnfolk. Je l’ai déjà terminé sur PC et je suis trop contente qu’il soit enfin sorti sur l’App Store. C’est un jeu incroyable et addictif ! J’ai hâte de replonger dedans et d’y rejouer pour chiller ✨🔥 **Developer response:** Merci beaucoup pour ce superbe avis ! ✨🔥 Nous sommes ravis que Dawnfolk vous plaise autant et que vous soyez heureux de pouvoir maintenant en profiter sur l’App Store. Nous espérons que vos prochaines parties seront tout aussi agréables ! Si vous avez besoin d’aide, contactez-nous à support@shortcircuitstudio.com. Merci pour votre soutien ! ### 5/5 — Sehr cool *2026-08-21* Richtig gut gemacht, würde ich auf jeden Fall empfehlen **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für deine nette Bewertung! Wir freuen uns sehr, dass dir das Spiel gefällt. Deine Unterstützung bedeutet unserem Team sehr viel! Wenn du irgendwann Hilfe brauchst, kannst du uns jederzeit unter support@shortcircuitstudio.com erreichen. Danke fürs Spielen! ### 5/5 — Erfrischend *2026-08-21* Ein sehr spannendes Spiel, in welches man schnell reinkommt, es macht viel Spass, wenn man Städte bau mag. Und ist vom Aufbau etwas was ich bei Handyspielen noch nicht gesehen habe. 5/5 Sternen **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für deine nette Bewertung! Wir freuen uns sehr, dass dir das Spiel gefällt. Deine Unterstützung bedeutet unserem Team sehr viel! Wenn du irgendwann Hilfe brauchst, kannst du uns jederzeit unter support@shortcircuitstudio.com erreichen. Danke fürs Spielen! ### 5/5 — Incrível! *2026-08-19* O jogo está sensacional, a história está muito envolvente, vale a pena apoiar e continuar esse projeto! Jogabilidade muito boa, as fases fazem jus a sua dificuldade e não é um jogo maçante ou repetitivo, ele sempre trás histórias novas a cada modalidade de jogo. **Developer response:** Muito obrigado pela avaliação tão gentil! Ficamos muito felizes em saber que você está curtindo o jogo. Seu apoio significa muito para a nossa equipe! Se precisar de ajuda, fique à vontade para entrar em contato pelo support@shortcircuitstudio.com. Obrigado por jogar! ### 5/5 — Lovley *2026-08-19* Clearly upgraded version of Townsfolk. More player-friendly, light, but you can always enjoy difficult mode whenever you want. Less serious mood than Townsfolk cause of cute fire character. Story volume is not big. This is the only thing that I‘m not satisfied, which means I enjoyed as much as I want more. Game‘s balance is also great. 200% recommended. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the kind review! We're really happy to hear you're enjoying the game. Your support means a lot to our team! If you ever need any help, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. Thanks for playing! ### 5/5 — Fantastic pocket game! *2026-08-19* I’m really enjoying playing dawnfolk. The strategy game combined with the convenience of a mobile game is great! Also, I love the little avatar ❤️ **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the kind review! We're really happy to hear you're enjoying the game. Your support means a lot to our team! If you ever need any help, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. Thanks for playing! ### 5/5 — Fun game but may be a little confusing on how to unlock more levels for free. *2026-08-18* At first I thought only the first level on “story” was free. But after I beat it on hard (along with regular) it seemed I was actually able to use in game currency to unlock the other levels! It’s a really fun game and without adds but I would suggest maybe making it known that you need to beat both difficulties in order to get the rest of the game. Otherwise it will seem like it’s a try before you buy game **Developer response:** Thanks for the review and feedback! Just to clarify, the full game is unlocked through a one-time optional purchase. This allows us to keep the experience completely ad-free while supporting it's dev. We appreciate your feedback on making this clearer in-game and will keep it in mind. If you need any help, reach us at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. ### 5/5 — Fantastic game *2026-08-18* This is a joy to play, I love the little mini games and there's a bunch of different modes and unlockables. I see this keeping me entertained for quite a while. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the lovely review! We're really glad you're enjoying the mini-games and all the different ways to play. We hope the game keeps you entertained for many more hours! If you ever need any help, feel free to reach us at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. Thanks for playing! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Apple Pencil Support *2026-08-29* Was this purposefully disabled? ### 1/5 — Feels scammy *2026-08-17* So I sign up early for the release of this “free” game. Game is released and upon loading the first time, I get a purchase screen. No demo no free play as promised, just a request for $7.99. Insta delegate. **Developer response:** Thanks for giving the game a try! We understand that the full game purchase won't be for everyone. We offer a free version so players can experience the game first and decide whether the full version is right for them. The full game is a one-time purchase with no subscriptions or ads. We appreciate you taking the time to play! ### 1/5 — Controller Support Needs Both Landscape Orientations *2026-08-17* The controller support is great, but the forced landscape orientation is a pretty frustrating issue. The game won’t rotate when the phone is flipped, so depending on which side your controller plugs into, you’re forced to play with the phone upside down. Please add support for both landscape orientations so the charging/controller port can be on either side. This would be a simple but really important quality-of-life fix. **Developer response:** Thank you for reporting this issue! This has now been resolved in our latest update, so please make sure you're on the latest version of the game. We hope this has sorted things for you! If you're still experiencing any issues, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. ### 2/5 — Controller support broken *2026-08-19* Game seems great and I’m sure I’ll have fun with once controller support is fixed but right now It’s basically unplayable with controller. You can move around, but your face buttons do nothing and you can’t select or open any menus. **Developer response:** Thank you for reporting this issue! This has now been resolved in our latest update, so please make sure you're on the latest version of the game. We hope this has sorted things for you! If you're still experiencing any issues, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. ### 2/5 — Could be better *2026-08-18* I didn’t like how you had to build churches to play the game. Can’t proceed without it. **Developer response:** Thank you for giving the game a chance! We're sorry it wasn't quite the right fit for you, but we really appreciate you taking the time to play. Just to clarify, churches can be built once you have enough resources and are on the appropriate tile. We hope this helps, and that you find a game that's just right for you soon! ### 3/5 — It’s fine *2026-08-30* The gameplay isn’t particularly deep or interesting, but it’s not bad. It’s quite addictive, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. ### 3/5 — Partially-implemented controller support *2026-08-19* While using an MCON, there seems to be no mapped confirm button. The d-pad works fine to make selections, but no button on the controller will confirm or cancel choices, as though the only thing the MCON sees is the d-pad. **Developer response:** Thank you for reporting this issue! This has now been resolved in our latest update, so please make sure you're on the latest version of the game. We hope this has sorted things for you! If you're still experiencing any issues, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. ### 3/5 — 縦画面 *2026-08-18* 縦画面も実装してほしいんだが。 横だと大変 **Developer response:** ご意見ありがとうございます！縦画面モードについては、今後十分な要望があれば追加を検討したいと思いますが、現時点ではお約束できません。貴重なご意見として参考にさせていただきます。ほかにもご意見がありましたら、support@shortcircuitstudio.com までお気軽にお寄せください。 ### 3/5 — Controller support broken *2026-08-17* I can connect a wireless xbox controller and move from block to block but none of the buttons do anything. Works with touch. Just not controller. **Developer response:** Thank you for reporting this issue! This has now been resolved in our latest update, so please make sure you're on the latest version of the game. We hope this has sorted things for you! If you're still experiencing any issues, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. ### 4/5 — Macht Spaß, Gerne mehr Content *2026-09-03* Ist ein super Spiel. Hat mich dazu bewegt alle Erfolge haben zu wollen. Nur sind irgendwann die Gebäude zu wenig und nicht Abwechslungsreich genug. Super finde ich die Zufälligen Ereignisse zwischendurch. Die Alptraum Karte im Endlos Modus ist ne richtige Herausforderung. Die Völker könnten noch eine größere Rolle spielen. Z.B. das Elfen bei den Piraten helfen oder oder. Danke für das Spiel ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Ich liebe es ❤️ *2026-09-04* Ich habe das Spiel nur kurz angespielt und liebe es jetzt schon. Ich freu mich auf viele schöne Spielmomente. Bitte Bitte 🙏 überarbeitet das App-Icon, das wird dem Spiel nicht gerecht und verschandelt den Homescreen. ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-09-01* Amazing game great story quite enjoyed it ### 5/5 — Хорошая игра *2026-08-31* Похожа на townsfolk, но по моему эта игра даже лучше. ### 5/5 — Klare Empfehlung *2026-08-29* Ich bin ein großer Fan von Townsfolk und habe mich sehr auf Dawnfolk gefreut. Habe die ersten 3 Story Teile geschafft und es macht definitiv Lust auf mehr. Erst war ich etwas enttäuscht , da man nicht so viele verschiedene Sachen bauen kann wie bei Townsfolk, ( vielleicht kommt dies ja noch in weiteren spielverlauf, aber die teils versteckten spielmechaniken , dass man mit der Pyramide die Wüste zu grünen, fruchtbaren Boden bekommt sind toll und somit ist es aktuell alles andere als langweilig. Den Preis finde ich absolut gerechtfertigt. Ich bin gespannt was es sonst noch alles zum entdecken gibt, auch dass man im Menü mit den erspielten Spielpunkten - weitere Menüpunkte freischalten kann ich toll und hält die Spannung oben 😁👍 ### 5/5 — Love this game *2026-08-28* Has strategy and is fun ### 5/5 — Incroyable vraiment bien *2026-08-26* ´ ### 5/5 — Great game! *2026-08-25* Really impressive game for a solo developer! ### 5/5 — Love it, just a few thoughts *2026-08-25* (Dev notes and complaints at the end) Firstly, this is a wonderful city builder, its simple yet complex. dawnfolk strikes an amazing balance of ease-of-play and complexity of mechanics. it feels like a toned down 4x game, but dont mistake that for meaning its less good. It feels similar to games like civilization in that adjacent squares have effects on each-other, allowing for some interesting build variety. Resources are done very well in dawnfolk, nothing is overly complex yet it also doesn’t ever feel “free”. the mechanic of spending an increasing amount of light resource as well as needing to always have more saved just incase, create a great balance and need for resource management. There is a huge variety of upgrades and buildings to chose from as well as new and fun specialized areas depending on the scenario you play. I will not go into any more detail than that, play and have fun Dev notes/complaints/bugs I think it should be more clear that this free version of the game is a demo and not the full game, i got a few scenarios in before noticing a “buy game” prompt on the bottom of my screen. I am in full support of yall wanting to make your bank, all power to you, but it was slightly jarring to know i didnt have the full game, all ready 3 or 4 scenarios in, i will be purchasing it though I did find a bug that i am scared may draw people away from the game/purchasing the game. After i had finished the first few scenarios, everything said it was 999 (whatever the resource is called to purchase levels and what not) and that is when i noticed the “buy the game” prompt. For a moment i thought it was a scummy way of tricking me and making me buy the game but i restarted it and it was fixed, just letting you know ### 5/5 — Awesome looking game *2026-08-24* All your games look great Darenn, you need spend some time marketing them asap **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the kind review! We're really happy to hear you're enjoying the game. Your support means a lot to our team! If you ever need any help, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. Thanks for playing! ### 5/5 — Nice game. Controller function needs work *2026-08-23* Overall, a nice game and with the money. It does not seem to recognize controller buttons, even though the directional pad or left joystick moves the cursor. **Developer response:** Thank you for reporting this issue! This has now been resolved in our latest update, so please make sure you're on the latest version of the game. We hope this has sorted things for you! If you're still experiencing any issues, feel free to reach out at support@shortcircuitstudio.com. --- *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 2026-09-08.*