# Deer Hunter Classic — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of Deer Hunter Classic by Glu Games LLC, rated 4.47/5 from 12,204 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deer-hunter-classic/id583222866/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deer-hunter-classic/id583222866.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8,968 · 4★ 1,637 · 3★ 582 · 2★ 356 · 1★ 658 ## What do users think of Deer Hunter Classic? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Awesome graphics and animations - 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay - 👍 Nostalgic and family-friendly **Cons** - 🔒 Connectivity issues and server problems - 💰 Expensive weapons and upgrades - ⏱️ Slow progression and energy limits - 🐛 Glitches and bugs **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to progress past first area - Weapons and upgrades not showing up - Game freezing and crashing on startup **Most requested features** - More regions and content updates - Faster energy recharge and less grinding - Reduced weapon and upgrade costs - Offline mode or better connectivity ## Newest reviews (13 of 44) ### 4/5 — Amazing game, bring it back *2023-07-13* Me and my father have been playing this game together ever since i can remember. Now i’m 14 and still have it on my phone. However, I’m not sure if the developers cut off the game or something. The energy bar cannot refill at all and stays stuck at 0 unless I use gold to refill it. I heard the servers were also disconnected. This is a w game, very nostalgic and beautiful graphics. People say it’s pay-to-win but i find it enjoyable without paying for it, I like to grind for the hunter bucks. Please bring it back. Many people want the game back too, not just me. The 2018 version is also good but that doesn’t mean this one should be cut off. ### 4/5 — Deer Hunter Classic *2023-05-17* This is a great game, but it has a few issues. I’ll keep it short, only going over two. 1: The energy system is frustrating, only allowing you to play ten hunts before you have to wait fifty minutes for it to fully recharge. 2: New weapons are far too expensive. It takes months of grinding to get a region 6-10 weapon, and after that, it just gets worse and worse. Now I want to talk about the good things about the game. Incredible graphics, steady frame rates, and realistic animals. It’s easy to hit vitals, but not too easy. All in all, it’s a really fun game, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes hunting, or just fun mobile games. ✌️ ### 4/5 — Great Game *2022-05-07, version 3.15.0* I love playing this game the graphics are good and the animals are pretty realistic and the guns are great overall a good game and good time,But speaking of the guns they are way way too expensive and so are the upgrades You’s need to lower the price on the weapons cause you buy one gun and then have to pay all that money to upgrade it and you can only use it for that stage and then you have to do it all over again and buy a new weapon for the next stage and it’s not worth the money with the price’s You’s charge it’s crazy I literally had this game for 2 months and already spent about $450 just for the guns and upgrades and then you have to pay for all the consumables that are over priced as well,So anyway it’s a good game and i like playing it ### 4/5 — 7/10 *2022-04-16, version 3.15.0* Super high quality graphics and gameplay, and a crazy amount of weapons! It does get to a point where it seems almost pay to win because of how expensive everything is. I need a bow for the bow series and it is still 2,000 platinum eagles away lol. Guns are super expensive and upgrades are ridiculous, only for the gun to become obsolete in the next board. The ONLY thing i don’t like about the game is the expensiveness. Everything else is fantastic, especially gameplay and all the animations and the fact that there’s 65 regions! 7/10, just need the prices knocked down a bit. ### 3/5 — fun game, but the bow series is out of wack. *2022-02-08, version 3.15.0* started the game with a new profile and 3,000 platinum eagles. care to explain why the starting bow costs 6,000? with the reward per mission being 2-3 platinum eagles? regardless, i ended up buying the hand cannon (region 25 weapon btw. i was on region 2 when i remembered it existed) with 1,000 platinum eagles, and now have around 2,062. i remember playing this game when it came out as a little kid and absolutely loving every minute i played it, but now it seems like i cant progress without spending money. much less PLAY the parts of the game that just dont exist anymore, i.e. the pistol series, and special events. if anyone is still working on this game, please just try make the platinum rewards for the other series events better so i can actually play this game. ### 4/5 — Nostalgic game *2020-11-21, version 3.15.0* I played this game growing up but never passed region 5 i re downloaded it since its one of my all time favorite games on app store. Im currently on region 6 and plan going even further. I like the game and i know the energy situation or how expensive guns and upgrades are those are situations i too wish could change. It would make the experience much more comfortable and better to play if those things could change. It would also make it easier and funner to make it through all the regions since i know there is currently 65 of them. I dont think i can make it that far but i really enjoy the game how it is right now BUT would enjoy it even better if those situations changed for the better. ### 4/5 — Very addictive *2020-11-08* Tried a few this is the best ### 4/5 — Very good but you can’t play it a lot *2020-10-13, version 3.15.0* This is one of my favorite mobile games it’s fun and at times challenging probably the best mobile hunting game but it could be better. The problem for me is the energy, why would you not be able to stack or even watch as many ads as you want to regain energy at it takes about 1 hour 40 minutes to recharge your energy and only half the time you can watch a ad or two to get some of your energy back. I feel the game would be perfect if your energy recharges a lot faster like maybe 1 energy per 2 minutes instead of 10, otherwise this game is amazing it has a lot of guns, bows and other weapons. ### 3/5 — I started out wanting to rant on about how the game is bad but then I felt bad *2020-05-31, version 3.15.0* The game is fun, but everything costs WAY too much! Like, I’m only on region 5 but I have a good amount of hunters bucks. I would be happy except you need a TONS of gold to do, like, anything, really. I don’t know if I’m the only one, but I feel like I have always had a lot of hunters bucks, but that almost never matters! Almost everything I’ve needed to buy is with gold-and a lot of it, too. On the plus side I think the game is pretty fun. When you are not focusing on having to buy something, the game is fun and enjoyable. I think if you just lower the price of some things a bit, your game would be even more enjoyable then it already is ### 4/5 — Fun, but a few problems *2019-08-18, version 3.15.0* Alright. I overall like this game. However, the buckshot leagues get SO hard it doesn’t even seem playable anymore. You can only feel victory for a bit before you’re required to tier up your weapon or you have a 95.7% chance of losing EVERY. TIME! The Elite series is actually pretty ok. It’s a hard battle sure, but the rewards are pretty well worth it. If the player doesn’t have at least half a chance to win at the buckshot league, that signals there’s a core problem with the “event” but as someone else pointed out, the hunts get extremely REPETITIVE! The weapons look nearly identical and uninspired. Seriously deer hunter? So is it worth it? That is entirely up to you. Overall I give this game a 5/10. ### 4/5 — Good game, too much loading *2018-12-13, version 3.15.0* This game is quite enjoyable, from the beginning until you can’t progress any further. I am irritated by how long it takes to load up when it starts. It says c”checking for updates” and “downloading” when there are no updates to be received. I downloaded the game and opened it from the App Store and still checked for updates and downloaded updates, what did you update in 1.6 seconds glu? It also often crashes right after a hunt, taking my energy, but not giving my reward, oh and I have to deal with the load screens again. But the quality of the game play speaks for itself when you see four stars despite my complaints. ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2018-05-31* What a shame. A game that I’ve enjoyed playing for about three years is just junk now. I’ve managed to finish all the hunts and don’t mind the ridiculous contract hunts required to buy the overpriced weapons needed. I don’t mind the hoops jumped through to get gold bars needed for event hunt weapons. Even the jerky glitches that make targeting difficult though annoying can be endured. But for the last few weeks the game shuts off after three hunts or less. It had been happening after playing for a while but now it takes longer to restart than play the three hunts. If this is intentional by design to deter free play, job well done. I’ll just delete the game. Again what a shame. ### 2/5 — Needs compatibility update *2017-11-11* Ever since I upgraded to iOS 11 this game has all kinds of weird quirks. For a little while it let me hunt the trophy hunts with a far underpowered rifle. Then it suddenly changed and, even with gun that exceeds every requirement for the hunt it tells me I need a different rifle. When I click on the "go to weapon shop" link on the hunt page it sends me to the shotguns, or the pistols, or even the bows, but it never actually shows me what rifle I need to have. This has even happened after buying and upgrading the exact rifle listed for that level. It also randomly turns on the music app and plays music in my library. It's still a fun game, but I find myself opting for other games a lot more lately because I never know what weird thing it will do. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No progression *2024-08-31* I, like A LOT of people, am stuck in the first area. I have completed the first area and would like to progress to the next but I keep getting a pop up that says there’s no internet connection. I tried resetting the WiFi on my phone and router and I’ve tried while out and connected to other WiFi networks. I use my phone and such have the cellular data that gives me internet without WiFi and I still can not continue to the next area. I thought it was just a me issue till I checked the reviews and found this is and extremely common problem. I do love the game and would love to give it the 5 stars it deserves but when you look at the area list on the bottom of the screen you can scroll to see there are (or should be) at least 60 levels but no one can progress beyond the first. ### 1/5 — Won’t progress *2024-06-30* Love playing this game but the game will glitch out and not allow me to pass map 1 have deleted and downloaded again multiple times with no change still. ### 1/5 — Deer Hunter Classic Reviews *2023-06-30* This game is very breath taking and it’s very impressive! The game is very addicting to play and the graphics are realistic and the model of the animals are amazing but there are unfortunately some draw back to this game. I really wish that they didn’t have to add those “ENGERY LIMITS” where you can only play 10 tens unless you spend your 10 pieces of gold or actually have to pay for the game. I also wish that you can 1v1 players online to compete against each other. I would also wish that they didn’t have to add “PRICES” to the gun or at least reduce the price so it’ll take a less longer time to wait to play this amazing game. This mobile can have so much more great potential if they would’ve get rid of the energy limits we can play this game as long as we wish we can. This would’ve easily been a five star review but unfortunately due to its random uncalled nonsense I’ll have to give it 4 out of 5 stars. This game graphics are a lot better and more impressive than a lot of the BIG BUCK hunter arcade games or some of the Cabala’s games. ### 1/5 — Serious bugs in the server! *2021-07-29* Had this game for a while, got way up in stats and for some reason when I tried to do PVP it vanished and always notes “can’t connect to server”. Can’t watch videos to get gold anymore, it’s all adds you have to pay for so I decided to delete and reinstall. Same thing, got back up to high stats then PVP vanished and get the “can’t connect to server”. So last night I deleted and reinstalled once more. Everything was going fine, it let me do the PVP intro one time and then poof! Can’t connect to server… Even though it’s a free game, almost not worth the time of downloading unless you just want something to pass the time on the toilet. And even then, unrolling TP is at least consistent. ### 1/5 — Fun, but takes too long to level up *2019-12-16* It’s a fun game, but it becomes extremely repetivw trying to level up. Obviously this is done in hopes you spend real money to huy their in game currency. I understand they are trying to make money, but they’ve taken it to the extreme. Also, I would like to play this on the plane in airplane mode, but it needs an internet connection even after preloading maps. The only reason I can think of for it to need an internet connection is to download and show ads. If they made it easier to level up without extreme grinding I would probably play it more. In the PvP modes it doesn’t make sense for the animals to continually get harder to kill the more you win. Again this is to make it harder for you to win the in game currency in the hope you spend real world money. ### 1/5 — Starting to really bug me! *2018-08-29* I enjoy this game but I am heartily sick of wasting game dollars to pay for upgrades only to have them never show up! I even watched damned videos to get them faster and the game itself confirmed they were now available but they are NOT! ### 1/5 — Fix the Elite series *2018-07-23, version 3.9.9* Im on standard 3 (yes don’t laugh at me) and there is an elite hunt. I decided to try it once I saw that it gave me the Westin Warfighter Elite. I go through to level 10 pretty easily and get the .45 Frosty or whatever it’s called. I thought the prices were too high to upgrade but whatever, I’m still having fun so I continue. I get to level 20, it was pretty challenging but I had a lot of sports drinks and animal calls so I got the shotgun. At this point I was disappointed at myself because I had already upgraded the Maginot Marauder to max in everything and tier 2, the shotgun I got looked really cool too but it was also expensive so I moved on. From level 20-30 was hell for me, by this time I had no sports drinks and one animal call, I was pretty much waiting for the daily bonus to give me something so I have the slightest chance against some of the levels. Do they really expect me to get 3 lung shots on running, I repeat, RUNNING deer in 20 seconds? The answer is yes. In my opinion all you have to do is make the reward higher so I get motivated to keep going and if I stop I’ll leave a ton of goodies I could’ve gotten. I don’t thing 6 platinum coins is enough for hunting 2 albino caribou who react immediately to your shots, while trying to get lung shots on them so you don’t fail the mission, which believe me, you will, over and over again. ### 1/5 — Cheat By the System *2018-04-24* During the head -to-head mode (hunter vs. hunter) I notice there is a player who I go against, but he never shows up on the list of players in the 10/12 day competitions. I have over 40,000 points, and within hours “PCWIZZ” has more points than me. This, at 25 points per win, would take continuously playing the game for over 24 hours. It’s impossible to do in 2 to 3 hours. The reason...we’ll, the prizes for 1st place are 3x more gold bars, and more. Second, 2x.., etc. It keeps the developers from having to give out gold bars...they much prefer you buy them! I’ve won quite a few hunts, but it seems the more I win, the more this occurs. I don’t like to lose, I don’t like a loaded deck, wasting my time, and I cannot stand cheaters. That’s exactly what they are…FACT! ### 1/5 — Unbelievable. *2017-10-19* A complete money pit. It's designed to make you waste your money and time. You can't even get high winning streaks on "multiplayer" because it's designed so that the animals become 2 shots even if your gun is max upgraded. And the multiplayer isn't even multiplayer. It's set up to look like your playing over people, but your not. You are playing an AI. Don't believe me? Try pausing in the middle of a "multiplayer" game. Can you pause you AND your opponent in a legit multiplayer game? Of course not. This game is rigged. Used to be alright, but it seems the developers got greedy. Also, if you erase the app, you loose EVERYTHING. There's not way to save your progress. Restore purchases does nothing at all. Do not waste your life on this game. UPDATE. THE MENU DOESENT WORK. ITS FROZEN. I CANNOT DO ANYTHING PN THE APP AFTER THE UPDATE. GARBAGE APP. DO NOT USE. ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2015-04-21* A classic example of a game that achieves its rating through bribing its customers with in game currency. Not worth the download times, or the money farming time. It will waste more than half your time in the game displaying ads, and it is specifically made so you MUST buy gold to progress past stage two. If you're looking for a fun, challenging game that is reasonably cheap to indulge, this money grubbing game designed by greedy leprechauns is not the game you want. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Updates *2024-04-06* Hello, I really hope you guys see this, it has been many years after I played this game and I always played it with my dad, we loved it. I redownloaded it to play again with my dad and after the first map is finished it will not let me download the next, if you guys could bring this game back to life it would mean the world, but other than that, best hunting game on mobile by far. Thank you! Also it’s the same for weapons and any other things that require internet to download it won’t let me. ### 5/5 — DHC 2024 *2024-02-10* Love the game. Can’t download maps, weapons updates etc. bring back the best sniper hunting game 2024 please Glu team. This is a family game for my kids and wife lol. Looking forward to new Deer Hunter Classic 2024 revive the game after 10 years of rest. God bless us all ### 5/5 — The best game *2023-10-01* This is my favourite game ever I can play it at the hut ### 5/5 — Nostalgia and fun *2023-03-04* This isn’t very often updated if it even is, but there is already so many hints and regions that make up for it. I remember once having the “hand gun” idk how hard that is to get but it was cool. I’m still playing because I had to restart and I even play Dino hunter. These are nostalgic, original, fun, and overall good to jump in and play a couple times in the day after your energy refills. Great game, I assume the new deer hunter is the only one you guys update? Either way, thank you for making the main games of my childhood. Keep it up if you can👍🏻 ### 5/5 — GREAT HUNTING GAME! *2022-08-29* Awesome game great graphics and awesome gun mods and a huge variety of animals to hunt and awesome entertainment really good game ### 5/5 — Daniel moreno *2022-02-03, version 3.15.0* It's a great game in so many aspects and it's actually a stress reliever. Me and my fiancée play all the time, literally. We love it, but on the flip side. The weapons are too expensive and it's too costly to upgrade once you buy an expensive weapon to continue moving on to different boards, but at the same time I respect the fact that the game isn't easy to beat either. If you're a competitive person then this is the game for you. I'm VERY competitive and it makes the game even more exciting to play. I just suggest that you guys make the weapons a little more affordable and the leave upgrades the same. I don't mind paying for upgrades if I can buy any gun I want. Another thing, "2 of everything" consumables should be available at all times for $10,000. That'll make the game much better. Cons - 33mil for a gun that's only gonna take me to 2 boards? Come'on man that's absolutely ridiculous. It's highway robbery actually. Plus you guys are charging hundreds of thousands & millions of dollars to upgrade the gun. Smh what exactly are the gamers playing for? Why are we saving up money doing several hunting series and contract hunts to only be robbed by you guys pricey weapons & upgrades system? Changes are needed immediately. Pros - It's fun to play, great graphics and details. ### 5/5 — Good *2021-04-12* Good but hard to make a lot of money ### 5/5 — Great game,too much waiting :\ *2020-04-14, version 3.15.0* It’s a very fun game and I have a lot of experience with this game and the others but I have a problem I’m always hunting and it’s pretty fun but I wish you didn’t lose energy doing hunts,I think it would be nice if you only lost energy IF you failed or died in a hunt and in my opinion that would make the game a bit more fun because I don’t like having 10 energy slots that last 5:00 minutes just to wait a hour just to hunt 10 more times again just to loop, it would be nice so that we can continue playing this game, this is so Players don’t have to constantly play a waiting game after They’re done hunting, plus it would give this game a bit more action and kick to it you know? That or make it to where you have more energy slot’s thank you for reading this and I hope your games continue to do good thank you and Bon Voyage! ### 5/5 — Great Game *2018-12-15* This is a brilliant app, I have had no problems with connectivity. Great layout and great graphics but I would like to see another region in New Zealand (I live there) and there are great hunting spots in the South Island, but that’s just an idea. ### 5/5 — A message to ethanisB0$$ *2014-05-25* Hey ethanisB0$$ its a frickin game! Games wouldn't be fun if you just could keep on playing and playing and playing. Plus if you don't want WiFi to be used in this game than your WiFi connection must be bad. Buy a new one. GOSH! By the way this is an awesome game! --- *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.*