# Designer City 3: future cities — user reviews > 63 indexed App Store user reviews of Designer City 3 by Sphere Game Studios, rated 4.70/5 from 208 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/designer-city-3-future-cities/id6499128804/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/designer-city-3-future-cities/id6499128804.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 187 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Designer City 3? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Improved graphics - 👍 Extensive new road design features - 🚀 Ability to create stunning landscapes - 👍 Easy to play - 👍 Realistic buildings and city elements **Cons** - 🐛 Game stopped working for no reason - 🔍 Lack of building names and designations - 👎 Generic and repetitive building designs - 👎 Overly futuristic and rounded aesthetics - 👎 Lack of customization options - 👎 Harder to achieve high happiness levels **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashing and freezing issues - Inaccurate traffic simulation **Most requested features** - Ability to create custom roads and paths - More building variety and unique designs - Building search/filter function - Nightlife and neon-themed elements - More free/earnable premium buildings ## Newest reviews (15 of 63) ### 3/5 — Sugerencia *2026-03-22, version v1.13* Esta bien se puede jugar sin internet , pero me gustaría que se viera mas realista, mas decoraciones , denle vida, es muy monótono. ### 4/5 — Designer city 3 *2026-02-19* Designer city 3 is enjoyable and fun. It’s very similar to the original game however I think it should have more unique buildings like hotels, restaurants, gas stations and other structures already in designer city 1. The lack of variety is my only complaint however it is a major one. ### 4/5 — สนุกดี *2025-10-31, version v1.12a* แต่อยากให้มีช่วงเวลากลางคืนด้วย ### 4/5 — Love this game, but those jets idk *2025-10-08* Those circular-winged jets look more stupidistic than futuristic. Can we just go back to the ones you have in Designer City 2, please? I’ll upgrade my review to 5 stars **Developer response:** Glad you love the game! The circular-wing jets are part of the futuristic design direction — intentionally different from DC2. Dropping a star over one aircraft style feels a bit off given the game’s futuristic theme. Hopefully you’ll reconsider that 5★ soon! ### 3/5 — Good Game but Bad AI art *2025-08-31* I love city designer 1 and 2, but this one has all this off putting AI art, I’d prefer if they didn’t include it in the game. While the first two aren’t triple A game quality which no one would expect for a mobile game, the recolors and different buildings were cute and had fun creative designs. **Developer response:** We’re glad you enjoy our games, but this review is disappointing. Our asset pipeline used AI to accelerate asset variation—otherwise the game would have taken 5 years to produce instead of 1! Every final building is crafted in 3ds Max by our artists. The futuristic style is intentional. Reviews should reflect gameplay, not misconceptions about the art process. ### 3/5 — Game core good but the app is garbage. *2025-08-28* Game keeps on crashing at every attempt to visit friends. This is why I am deleting the game. FIX your bugs. **Developer response:** The game isn’t “garbage.” Crashing when visiting friends is due to your device’s memory limits, specifically not having enough free memory to load an additional city. Thousands play daily without issue. Freeing up available memory will fix your device and allow the game to run properly. Reviews should reflect the game, not device limitations. ### 3/5 — Updated review since dev reply: more bugs *2025-08-16* Amongst updates and a dead community, and a small player base, this game has no soul. In my opinion. The game data has been ruined (ratings, friends etc.) in which the devs have “fixed”, not for me. The analytics are some of the best things in the game eg. finance. The interface needs updating. That font needs a refresh. There is no challenge. Once you get a stock exchange the game is easy. Animations (cars, people etc) need to be better. Road types expanded. More animations for trees, weather, better graphics. The music is broken when you swipe off the tab and for example glance at Google and go back to the game it restarts. It black and white screens, crashes sometimes and lags for no reason (device fully charged, nothing else open). Sometimes the UI is broken, when I go to buildings and commercial for a example, and then leave it open on that, switch to another tab, and then go back onto the game, the commercial menu is stuck on the screen, but on the normal view where you move around to look at the city, and you have to close to fix. **Developer response:** We appreciate you taking the time to write such a detailed review. This game already includes over 2,000 buildings, more music, and more features than DC2 — the only major difference is DC2’s 3D terrain editing. The one-off server issue you mentioned was resolved months ago and isn’t ongoing. Tunnels do work — support can guide you if needed. You’ve played for months, reached level 100+, and unlocked features like trading money for gold, so we hope you’ll rate based on the complete experience rather than a mistaken comparison. You’re welcome to email any suggestions to our support team for consideration in future updates. If your city is full, why not reset and take on a new challenge? The game never ends, and a 2-star rating seems at odds with the enjoyment and dedication you’ve shown. ### 3/5 — No more free gold *2025-06-20* No more free gold on fridays? **Developer response:** 25 free gold is still being gifted weekly. ### 4/5 — The Problems of the Designer City 3: Future Cities. *2025-05-30* Please added Interchanges, Underpasses, Bicycle lane and Foot over bridges through Highways and Roads which make very organized. Please added these plus restore upgrade option! Please! ### 5/5 — The New Game *2025-01-26* I like the new update on Designer City 3! ### 5/5 — Excellent Game ! *2025-01-08* スマホで遊べる都市開発系ゲームではトップクオリティかと。未来都市という前作とは異なるコンセプト（サイバーパンクっぽくて格好いい）で、飽きずにプレイできる。立体道路の導入、街路樹の自由度アップなども好印象。アルコロジーのデザインはどれも素晴らしい。 建物のほとんどが2×2以上のサイズのため細かな都市づくりができない点は、今後のアップデートで改良していただきたい。あと建物の値段が高めの設定なのも見直し希望。伸び代のあるゲームなので、よろしくお願いします。 ### 3/5 — Designer City3 *2025-01-07* The designer city3 stop working yesterday for no reason! I agree with all reviews here about the game. Very poor quality! **Developer response:** Our support team promptly investigated and resolved your concern within hours. We're glad everything is now working smoothly! If you’re satisfied with the resolution, we’d greatly appreciate it if you could update your review to reflect the service you received. Thank you! ### 4/5 — 4/5 *2025-01-03* J’aimerais sûrement mieux ce jeu si on pourrait créer nos propre route par exemple il pourrait y avoir un interface ou on pourrait créer notre route personnalisée comme l’on veut ### 4/5 — Why are the houses so *2024-12-24* Why are the houses so so big and balky? Omg I get it with the underwater city and even the outer space city but this is just ridiculous **Developer response:** The buildings in this game are larger to accommodate their higher detail, enhanced resolution, and improved sense of scale compared to previous DC games. This design choice enhances both realism and aesthetics, creating a more immersive and visually appealing experience. ### 4/5 — 没有中文 *2024-12-18, version v1.08* 没有中文 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ai slop *2025-07-13* Apple deleted my review but your response lol😂 **Developer response:** “AI slop”? Catchy phrase - usually thrown around by people convinced AI is about to steal their job and end civilization. In reality, our game’s futuristic art style was crafted by real 3D modellers using tools like 3ds Max and Photoshop. Just like cartoons that were once hand-drawn are now made on computers, because the world evolved. If our vision of a futuristic aesthetic (very much in line with Hollywood sci-fi) isn’t your thing, fair enough. But casually dismissing years of creative work on a deep simulation with 2,000 buildings? That’s not criticism. That’s just lazy. ### 1/5 — Ai slop *2025-07-10* I tried but it’s too unappealing and outdated. **Developer response:** The term “AI slop” gets thrown around a lot these days, but it really doesn’t apply here. While we use AI tools in our workflow (as most studios do), the game’s art style was shaped through hundreds of hours of refinement—not churned out. It’s part of a detailed simulation with 2,000 buildings and deep, complex systems. Calling the game “outdated” while also labelling it “AI slop” is contradictory—AI tools are about as current as it gets. And so what if we used some AI tools? It’s just one tool in a broader creative process. If the game’s futuristic theme isn’t your aesthetic, that’s fine—but calling it “slop” dismisses a huge amount of work and care. ### 1/5 — Game Crashes *2025-04-13* I’ve been playing this game since it first came out and had many support issues with their games and now it crashes whenever visiting other cities when the population is above 1 million or greater than that, It has also been randomly crashing for no reason at all and the support team are very rude in their responses to their customers who play their games and the support team isn't willing to take any suggestions or look into the suggestion from their players (patrons). **Developer response:** You've enjoyed our games for many years now, so a 1-star rating due to your device’s memory limitations is unnecessary. As we've told you, on multiple emails, iOS is closing the app because your device lacks the free memory needed to run large complex cities. We can’t downgrade the game for one older device—but there are many guides to help free up memory so it’ll should run fine again. ### 1/5 — Unique but frustrating *2025-03-04* Unlimited design and landscaping, but very stingy with the gold. It’s too hard to acquire gold unless you pay for it, which makes it a waste of time. **Developer response:** The game is very generous with gold—players can earn 50 free gold daily just by watching a few ads and visiting cities, plus gold comes from normal gameplay, city growth, and buildings that provide regular gold income. You also earn gold from achievements, levelling up, daily bonuses and many other ways. Check out the player guide which explains this in-depth. Most players build thriving cities without spending a dime. If you're struggling, let us know, but calling it a waste of time seems unfair. Hope you’ll reconsider your rating! ### 1/5 — Terrible! *2024-11-05* Lousy game! It stole real money from without my permission! DELETE!!! **Developer response:** It is not possible for the game to steal your money. All purchases are controlled by Apple directly and must be approved by the account holder using biometric authentication. We advise you immediately speak to Apple customer support in case your Apple account has been compromised. Again, Apple has complete control of your data and we have no access to your Apple account. ### 1/5 — Epic disappointment *2024-10-28* I love these games, I was so excited for 3. I’m so disappointed. I hate, I mean hate the images of the future. Why is everything round. Where are the needed enhancements…rotating the screen, more water vehicles, different sports arenas. I do not like this version. I will spend zero dollars on this What is going on with the roads?..why do I need directional plots, isn’t the game smart enough to know which direction to lay the road? Why do all the buildings look almost exactly alike, who approved these clones The more I play the worse it gets… **Developer response:** As you enjoy our other games, you'll understand that we always go the extra mile to make great games. Your feedback is quite extreme for a free game. We understand that the futuristic design language and might not suit everyone’s taste, but we aimed for a uniquely distinctive visual experience to differentiate this game from our other games. The new transportation system is far more powerful and offers greater innovation and flexibility for creative layouts. We've given players the ability to completely control how transportation networks are created. You choose which roads join and how they join with a massive variety of junctions. You can now sculpt and optimize the traffic flow... we’re confident you'll get the hang of it soon. You can visit other cities to see what other players have created so far with their amazingly diverse transportation networks! If this one’s not for you, feel free to explore our other games—you might find one you enjoy even more! As always, our support team would love to hear your input so please reach out to them with your ideas for the future of the game. ### 1/5 — 正直2の方がいい *2024-10-02* なんか建築の種類が似ててわかりづらい。 悪くはないけど… **Developer response:** ゲームを否定的に評価していただいたことを残念に思います。このゲームは未来を舞台にしています。私たちは、このゲームを、おそらく未来がどのようなものになるかに合わせて設計しようとしました。これは完全に主観的なものであり、皆さんの未来に対するビジョンは異なる可能性があります。 ### 1/5 — Lack of effort *2024-10-01* All houses are just called homes and all businesses are just called commercial. Lack of effort in names or different types of businesses. **Developer response:** The game took over a year to create! Does it really deserve a 1 star rating when you can rename the buildings to whatever you want to match your city design? ### 2/5 — I really wanted to like this Sim, but . . . *2025-06-08* This is the best version of this Sim to date. It accurately models many things (except for traffic) and gives you an interesting look into the analytics it uses, but it is fundamentally designed to progress at such a slow rate that you give in and spend money on in app purchases- points and gold. Too bad- with a little more work on the modelling and a price tag of $12.99 with no in app purchases, it could be a good city sim. **Developer response:** Thanks for the kind words on the simulation depth! Slightly ironic that you’d happily pay $12.99 upfront, but object to optional purchases that support ongoing development. Everything can be earned through normal gameplay. ### 2/5 — Too generic *2024-11-21* Too much ai yall would’ve been better off just copying DC2 , I miss natural of the old game and it felt easier… EVEN IF ITS FREE we can still spend money in the game. Which I am not **Developer response:** Thanks for sharing your thoughts. DC2 is great, but we've worked hard to create something new with advanced features and a fresh setting. Purchases are optional, and we pride ourselves on offering tons of free gameplay. We'd love to hear specific feedback to keep improving! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love it *2026-07-04* I rate it 5 stars like it is so good ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-05-23* I love ❤️ playing this game it has no bugs and when I was playing it (only for one day) I got over 100 000 people in my city 🏙️ this really seems like the future now ### 5/5 — Suggestion *2026-03-19* I love this game a lot but there is something I would like to suggest which being able to add more lanes to cities than just 2 because I think it would be more realistic in high population cities and it always kind of bothered me I’m not able to do that ### 5/5 — Designer City *2026-03-17* 3 ### 5/5 — I like that uh i like to build *2026-02-08, version v1.13* This is perfect ### 5/5 — Fairly Decent *2026-01-16* No pressure to buy stuff. Very enjoyable game play. ### 5/5 — This game is the best *2025-10-30* This is the best game all the graphics is good 😊 ### 5/5 — Love ‘em all *2025-09-27* Your games are real wonders. I love all the road options, and the circular wing planes. This is was so cool to start playing. I also love your responses to haters in the reviews ### 5/5 — New Cyberpunk sim *2025-07-06* I saw another review talking about a cyberpunk theme. I’m sure lots of people would want to play that one. I will be waiting😉 ### 5/5 — Perfect!!! *2025-02-17* That is tue Nest Game ive found on AppStore….. By far… Those details, the idea, Design, Engine, everything is wonderful. And ist is so so so User friendly….. no ads, no pressure to spend Money on, its a dream… Thank u so so much, i Hope i can enjoy that a few years and i will Never forget that experience…… i wish the Studios many creative break throughs, success, and so much attention!!! So underrated that 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 2026-08-27.*