# Demon's Rise — user reviews > 84 indexed App Store user reviews of Demon's Rise by Wave Light Games Inc., rated 4.13/5 from 45 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/demons-rise/id951205464/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/demons-rise/id951205464.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 29 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Demon's Rise? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Deep tactical combat - 👍 Variety of characters/classes - 👍 Good replayability - 👍 Active developer support - 👍 No IAPs/freemium - 👍 Challenging gameplay - 👍 Satisfying progression - 👍 Great value for price - 👍 Fun and addictive - 👍 Good graphics/atmosphere - 👍 Rewarding experience - 👍 Solid strategy **Cons** - 🐛 Save game corruption - 🐛 Game freezes/stuck - 🐛 UI is difficult/unclear - 🐛 Confusing controls - 🐛 Camera issues - 🐛 Campaign too short - 🐛 Repetitive gameplay - 🐛 Annoying music/voices - 🐛 Item shop issues - 🐛 Blurry graphics/unit differentiation - 🐛 Overwhelming enemy numbers - 🐛 Light on story - 🐛 Battery drain **Commonly reported bugs** - Save game corrupts - Stuck on campaign map - Character hangs while walking - Character falls into ground - Game freezes frequently - Game crashes on load - Game crashes at 7% - Game crashes - Scroll on map moves character - Level 33 bug - Bugs are gone with latest update - Minor glitches when activating abilities - Item shop bug (gear stats change) - Game glitches, no 'continue-on' bar - Game crashes on character creation - Game crashes before gameplay - Levels freeze - Randomly crash - Hit chances seem low - Problems selecting heroes/moving them after mission - Misclick and move camera unintentionally - Graphics can be a pain to look at - Crashing and not responsive to player controls - Game stopping bugs (no 'leave level' button) - Shop is not working - Items downgraded - Cannot buy or sell items - Tree fist skill causes unresponsiveness - Missed twice with 100% hit rate - Missed 4-5 times with 60% hit chance - Many times when completing a level, it does not recognize win - Can't click on any buttons - Cannot tap on any units - Tutorial not well executed - Stole all my gold - Bug: After tutorial, no hero control 1st quest - Balance issues - Camera control difficult/frustrating - Party killer on 3rd map - Casters and archers one-shot killed **Most requested features** - More content/missions - Base and army build - Random encounters - Choice affects world - Economy - Factions - Character depth and interaction - Battle damage - Visible gear - Add more missions - Rerun missions with higher difficulty - Screen rotation - More control over level-up skill choices - Adjust inventory when out of dungeon - Add more content and expanded upgrades - More fantasy themed X-Com like iOS games - UI colors overall texture needs tweaking - Add 1/2 star ## Newest reviews (15 of 84) ### 2/5 — Good but.. *2019-04-23* Was quite enjoying this, not too much challenge yet, but a nice distraction. The problem is that I’m now stuck on campaign map 13 and unable to get past it without a random character hanging up while walking and leaving the whole game stuck. No way out but to restart the level and watch it happen again even nearer the end. Not sure how many more times I can stand to repeat it. Shame as I was thinking about grabbing the others in the series. ### 2/5 — Bad UI hamstrings this *2019-03-09, version 4.4* There is a good game in here but the UI is terrible. Difficult fonts and a lack of clarity in so many places. Can't see HPs clearly, actions left unclear, etc. It's just muddy on so many levels. Some good characters though and I like the hex based movement and turn system. Clean up the controls and UI and this could be a gem. ### 3/5 — Fine when. It works *2018-01-21, version 4.4* Engaging. Addictive. If only it wouldn’t freeze frequently. I have the latest iPad Pro. Probably sloppy coding. Please fix. ### 4/5 — Turn based sword & sorcery fans *2017-12-17, version 4.4* Good start. Def worth the .99 I paid. Would like to see more content, but there's a 2. Not many games like this avail for ios. Small dev, has updated. No in-app crap. Music and voices became annoying, utilized option to turn down. Like having double speed for combat. I'll probably get tagged for this, but keep up the attractive female characters. Support. Camera update fixed the rotation prob. No top down tho, unless on screen controls selected. Reply to dev: Impressive, timely response. Confirm top down controls fixed - ui interface no longer needed. Load times appear to have improved. Continue to replay w/ diff classes. No glaring ai or randomizer imbalance presenting yet. Add 1/2 star. Would like to see these games evolve. Some suggestions: base and army build, random encounters, choice affect world, economy, factions, character depth and interaction, battle damage, visible gear. **Developer response:** Thanks. Pushing another update today that adds vertical camera controls in the new methods. Also adds iPhone X UI support and fixes several more bugs. ### 2/5 — Confusing controls and unclear gameplay *2017-11-06* Frustrating to try to do anything. Couldn’t make the through the tutorial without giving up in frustration. Not money well spent. ### 5/5 — A great game *2017-07-02* Awesome gameplay and graphics. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. Really glad you liked it. ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2017-05-24, version 4.1* This game hits all the right notes for an in depth turn based game. Live the variety in characters to choose from! **Developer response:** Thanks, appreciate the kind feedback. ### 3/5 — One major annoyance! *2017-03-19, version 4.1* I go to scroll on the map and it moves my character -_- sometimes okay, sometimes they're out in the open out of cover... sigh **Developer response:** Thanks for letting me know. I'm going to look into what's a good way to prevent accidental movements but not make normal / intended movement too cumbersome with unnecessary "confirm move" buttons. ### 5/5 — Fantastic Classic Turn-Based RPG *2017-02-20, version 4.1* This was exactly the game I was looking for....not too overwhelming to get a handle on and jump in time after time...very fun and straightforward! ### 5/5 — More missions please *2017-02-03, version 4.1* Great game ### 5/5 — Great Game is Keeps Getting Better *2017-01-29, version 4.1* This continues to be my "go too" strategy app and the game has the best developer post release support, love the new changes and icon. ### 5/5 — Fun Tactics *2017-01-28, version 4.1* I really enjoy this game. It has a lot of replay-ability, and the developer is constantly updating and fixing things. ### 5/5 — Gather your companions ... *2017-01-25* Great game, plenty of depth and a host of hordes to battle through. Graphics are great and battery drain less of an issue than I would have expected. New update (Jan 25) seems to have fixed the level 33 bug, so a big Thank You to the developers. ### 5/5 — Great game *2017-01-14, version 4.0* This is essentially a less polished grim fantasy x-com without most of the management functions. Decent diversity of characters to choose your team from. Dev seems very active with bug-fixing and expansion. This is a seriously fun game if you like complicated, deep strategy. It's got a few annoying quirks and omissions, but they're not deal breakers and may be addressed by the dev. A few more devs like this and the Trese Brothers and we may start to take the App Store back from the forces of freemium. ### 5/5 — Latest update *2017-01-05, version 4.0* Excellent game! Challenging, fun and lots of decisions to make about strategy and team composition. Best RPG game for mobile devices. Latest update is great addition. With the latest update the bugs are gone, great additions to movenent. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not sure *2022-03-26, version 4.4* My save game corrupts every couple hours so I give up. Waste of money for this. It was fun for the little I played…all three times. ### 1/5 — Game crashes *2017-09-18* Game now crashes which is a shame as I really liked it ! Will rate five stars if this is fixed, I'm sure it will be as Dev seems very involved and is thought highly of. **Developer response:** Hi, can you send me an email with some details? I'm not seeing crashes on the current version on my devices so I'd like to know how I can reproduce the issue and fix it. Thanks, ### 1/5 — Dull dull dull *2017-06-01* This is just boring. Sorry. Boring. There's no plot or sense of progression or anything. For the money I would expect a lot more. All my battles have been the same. After ten, I gave up. Dull... ### 1/5 — Apparently I don't have enough RAM *2017-05-22, version 4.1* Crashes on game load. Just saw where the developer said you need 1 GB RAM. I don't know how much I have as I can't find that info but apparently it's not enough. **Developer response:** Sorry about that, if you need help getting a refund from Apple, send me an email and I'll help you out. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2017-05-06, version 4.1* Doesn't work. Crashes at 7%. Also seems help desk doesn't exist anymore... **Developer response:** I just mailed you a reply. The game requires 1gb of ram or higher. I'm happy to help you through the refund process. ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2016-03-24* Permanently crashes on loading unfortunately, despite having a tablet model they claim to support. Was looking forward to playing. ### 1/5 — NO SCREEN ROTATE!! *2016-01-09* Please Devs, auto rotate the screen. My iPad is in a holder and I am disabled, as this game won't rotate, I cannot play it :( 5 stars if you add screen rotation in next patch! ### 1/5 — Appalling *2016-01-08* Due to the inevitable crashing (on my iPod Touch 5) that occurs when I try to create a new game, I can not even get to playing it, meaning I wasted money for nothing pretty much. I hope that this will get a quick fix soon. I know that this is not due to my storage, etc, especially as I have over 5 Gb left and many of the other games I play do not crash like this. Please fix asap. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2015-10-10* Don't waste money on this. Crashes on character creation. Gets further on selecting premade party, but still crashes before any gameplay. Pointless ### 1/5 — Downgraded my items and cant buy or sell items *2015-09-17, version 1.3* After the latest update nearly half id the items I had With extra attacks were downgraded. Lost my effort there. I could understand that in order to balance and not be overkilling everything With one character, but then i couldnt buy or sell anything at the shop! I cant improve my characters anymore! It is a great game but I stopped playing because of this. Will change to 5 stars when the shop issue is fixed ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Deep, well-balanced tactical turn based strategy *2024-08-31* I’m loving this game. Immense variety of options, yet nothing game breaking. The best fantasy turn-based strategy I have yet found. A few bugs, and not the most usable interface, but easily forgiven. Has given me hours of entertainment for a few quid. Thank you Dev! ### 5/5 — Great game but too short *2019-03-06, version 4.4* Game is fun and addictive. Campaign is way too short as it only took me 3 days to finish. There are some bugs on a few of the patrol maps where your character falls into the ground and you can’t do anything besides restart the level again. ### 5/5 — This games in my top 5 RPG *2018-09-19, version 4.4* This is one of the most entertaining RPGs I have played in a while. Enjoyed it a enough to play several different ways hard ness levels. ### 5/5 — Great game *2018-06-18* So much fun. I really recommend this and its sequel to anyone trawling the App Store. It’s challenging and entertaining, clearly a labour of love. The developer must enjoy the game nearly as much as I do and regularly comes back and tweaks things a little or even adds characters. I just recently downloaded this once more and enjoyed replaying it all the way through as much as the first few times. The shop is a bit taxing on the eye with an iPhone but the game is so addictive you’ll cheerfully squint yourself blind searching for that perfect legendary item. No extra charges, no part payments. Buy it, you won’t regret it. ### 5/5 — Can’t get enough *2018-02-12, version 4.4* Love these games from wave light. Hours and hours of strategy. Tried the game on easy and won, but moving up to normal makes the game a real chess match. Don’t over extend your troops in battle or expect them to die. Best part is you don’t have to pay anything more than the price of the game. I will definitely buy all of wave light games future sequels of this game ### 5/5 — Worth *2017-11-17, version 4.1* Fun ### 5/5 — Incredible turn-based RPG *2017-11-03, version 4.1* An awesome game. Thank you for your hard work! ### 5/5 — Nice gameplay so far *2017-08-18, version 4.1* Well done, great graphics, attention to detail. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2017-08-08, version 4.1* I reinstall just so I can leave a review, although I've been in the game a while back it's still one of the best I've played on mobile. No by gem or gold scams; fun turn based tactical combat in a fantasy setting. Plenty of content and characters. I was a little disappointed when it ended abruptly; looking at the map it appeared that I had only finished one territory of what looked like a huge map. I'm not sure if the developer planned on adding additional campaign areas (I would have paid for extra content!) but at this point I don't think it's happening. The game as it stands however is well worth the money. I own all three titles by this developer and can say this is the most polished. If you like fantasy tactics, definitely pick it up and consider the other titles by the same developer. ### 5/5 — Very impressed *2017-07-07, version 4.1* Finally took the plunge and bought this game after hearing about it a while ago. So glad I did: it's a fun, satisfying, overall impressive package. I was looking for a worthwhile tactical rpg to get into, and I feel like I've found it. Give this series a try, it's easily worth the price. --- *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.*