# Desert Skies Sandbox Survival — user reviews > 170 indexed App Store user reviews of Desert Skies Sandbox Survival by Mark Iakobson, rated 4.20/5 from 791 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/desert-skies-sandbox-survival/id1529337601/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/desert-skies-sandbox-survival/id1529337601.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 559 · 4★ 61 · 3★ 41 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 100 ## What do users think of Desert Skies Sandbox Survival? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay - 🚀 Unique raft-building mechanic - 💡 Interesting monster design **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g., quest issues, invisible objects) - 🔋 Excessive ads and in-app purchases - 🔒 Subscription-based model for full access **Commonly reported bugs** - Game not loading or crashing on launch - Inability to use tools or exit inventory - Quest progression issues **Most requested features** - Multiplayer mode - More diverse environments and content - Improved controls and UI - Ability to remove or reposition placed objects ## Newest reviews (14 of 170) ### 3/5 — Good but needs a lot of improvements. *2026-07-14, version 1.29.0* This is a fun game but it just feels so empty after playing for a while all you do in the game is collect very few things, and the game is not even hard to play all you have to do is watch an ad and you get a rifle. ### 4/5 — Please read *2025-07-31, version 1.29.0* i’ve been trying to find multiplayer for a long time…. How do you do it ### 4/5 — Unknown story *2024-12-02, version 1.29.0* I wish that game showed a video or photos of what happened so I could understand what’s going on. ### 4/5 — Enjoying so far *2024-07-02, version 1.29.0* Started today, having a blast so far. Only issue I’m seeming to have is removing half walls or anything I’ve placed on my base. Am I missing something? Feedback would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏽 Other than that, seems like a super fun game. ### 4/5 — زودر🐻‍❄️ *2024-04-10, version 1.28.9* لمادا يوجد الشتراك انها مجرد لعبة لا تستحق الاشتراك اطالب ان لا يكون فيه اشتراك ### 3/5 — Desert skies *2024-03-20, version 1.28.7* Es un juego entretenido lo malo es que tiene demasiados anuncios para todo se ocupa anuncio i es muy pero muy enfadoso tener que ver tanto anuncio en todo incluso para craftear i cuando estas disparando de repente otro anuncio en ciertas partes si sirve el anuncio pero lo demás se pasa De lo demas el juego este genial solo tanto anuncio cansa ### 4/5 — Ads *2024-02-12, version 1.28.7* This game is really fun but there was a just one problem there is so many ads and it’s really annoying ### 4/5 — Very Good *2024-01-22, version 1.28.6* I have finished my raft but still not found any extras or survivors, I payed £1.00 for no ADS, which worked, and I am not using sandbox mode or have I purchased the subscription. Please add survivors or make them easier to find in the free version and k will change my rating to a five ### 3/5 — Cool mais ... *2024-01-05, version 1.28.6* Le jeu et super mais le mode sandbox et trop cher donc j’aimerai qu’ils Soya gratuit 🥺 ### 3/5 — 🌱 *2023-11-29, version 1.28.6* اللعبه حلوه بس مافيها اشياء جديده و مافي اشياء تحمس و مافي اماكن جديده و كلها متكرره حتى الادوات حقت التصنيع سهله و قليله مره خلصت اللعبه في يومين ### 3/5 — Eccesso di pubblicità *2023-08-08, version 1.27.5* Il gioco in se è fatto molto bene gli unici problemi è che i modelli poligonali sono troppo squadrati e ci sono eccessive pubblicità essendo che ci sono tutte queste pubblicità il gioco è ingiocabile ### 3/5 — İstek dışı reklam çok *2023-07-02, version 1.27.5* İstek dışı reklamlar olmasa oyun içi ekstralar için reklamları seve seve izlerdim. Daha çok geliştirilmesi lazım ama yinede oynamayı isterdim. istek dışı reklamlar boğuyor bu nedenle oynamayacağım. ### 5/5 — Nice *2023-06-12, version 1.27.5* THE GAME IS PERFECT BUT NEED A BIT IMPROVE WITH ADS BECAUSE THE ADS ARE TOO MUCH PLEASE MAKE AT LEAST 3 Ads for every 10 minute ### 2/5 — Load *2023-05-28, version 1.27.5* It doesn’t load ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not Recommended *2025-03-26, version 1.29.0* How does this game have a 4.2..hmm. There’s nothing about this game that justifies $7.99 per WEEK. There’s much better selections that don’t charge a weekly or even monthly fee. Aside from the weekly fee the actual game play is disappointing as well. ### 1/5 — I hate this game *2023-08-13, version 1.27.5* Because it’s not loading so I can’t play it ### 1/5 — Do not get this game if you hate adds *2023-07-22, version 1.27.5* Adds adds adds adds adds adds adds adds adds but other than the adds ok game but just a copy of raft but still ok game ### 1/5 — Annoying Advertisements *2023-07-22, version 1.27.5* Too much pop up ads. You open the chest, you need to watch ads then you'll need storage, you watch another ads, then here's the pop up ads. Then you will leave the loot in your raft, there's another pop up ads, then you need to watch every fricking slot of the chest just to maximize your space on your raft. I just started the game and the ads are the one welcoming me, this game is very easy to uninstall 😬 ### 1/5 — Ads ads ads *2023-07-14, version 1.27.5* Unplayable with all the adds. Open a chest? Ad. Kill an enemy? Ad. Eat something? Ad. Open slot on chest? Ad. Slot on bag? Ad. Slot on factory? Ad. Each ad is 30 seconds. Sometimes you must sit through two consecutive ads. Uninstalled. ### 1/5 — Terrible game *2023-05-13, version 1.27.5* Game is not near similar to the original one, too many ads and offers, junky animations and why we have a rifle at the start of the game. Overall this “game” is boring. ### 1/5 — Fun but not worth the price *2023-03-15, version 1.27.5* If this was a PC I’d pay but not for a mobile game and I’m not signing up for a 3- day trial ### 1/5 — Just logo!!! *2023-02-25, version 1.27.5* It is literally just the logo I can’t even play the game!!! ### 1/5 — Why *2023-01-11, version 1.27.2* I’ve had this game on my phone for a week. I’ve played it once bc it would not open. When it did it would kick me out. I played it for 10 min and got 1 ad every 30 seconds. Terrible. ### 1/5 — Bug *2023-01-03, version 1.27.2* The game won’t turn on it would stay in the loading screen and I can’t play even tho I played the game on my other phone a year ago so I don’t know why it won’t let me play ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — فيها اولاين؟ *2025-07-07, version 1.29.0* فيها اولاين؟ ### 5/5 — شكر الى المطور *2025-03-19, version 1.29.0* شكرا ايها المطور لعبه جميله جدا ### 5/5 — كيف العب بدون اشتراك? *2024-11-04, version 1.29.0* كيف العب بدون اشتراك ? ### 5/5 — Минус👎👍 *2024-08-08, version 1.29.0* Почему исчезает агромныеь мостар ### 5/5 — Divertido *2024-07-25, version 1.29.0* Me agrado ### 5/5 — Огонь 🔥 *2024-05-14, version 1.28.9* Игра очень крутая но немного сыроватая но в любом случае она очень крутая желаю успехов ### 5/5 — . *2024-04-27, version 1.28.9* The game is very good, but it needs some graphics improvements ### 5/5 — Jesus *2024-02-04, version 1.28.6* Loves u ### 5/5 — Heheh h *2024-01-01, version 1.28.6* He dubs Heheh ### 5/5 — Also, I want to know how do you sign up? *2023-07-14, version 1.27.5* So are you download one of your other games and I didn’t need subscription but now I’m seeing other peoples request and they say I need a subscription, so how do I even play the game? Just wanna know respond --- *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 2026-09-09.*