# Element - RTS — user reviews

> 58 indexed App Store user reviews of Element by Flightless, rated 4.60/5 from 474 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/element-rts/id749488884/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/element-rts/id749488884.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 362 · 4★ 81 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 10

## What do users think of Element?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay mechanics
- 🎨 Beautiful minimalist low-poly graphics
- 🧠 Strategic depth with simple learning curve
- ⚡ Quick, bite-sized gaming sessions
- 🎯 Intuitive controls and UI design
- 🏆 Challenging difficulty progression
- 📱 Works well across different device sizes

**Cons**

- ⏱️ Extremely short campaign (4 hours completion)
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay after initial planets
- 💰 Expensive for content length ($5 price point)
- ⚙️ Tracking and progress system doesn't work properly
- 🎮 Unbalanced gameplay - can destroy enemy base instantly
- 🏃 Too fast-paced to develop real strategy
- 📊 Text and UI elements too small on iPhones
- 🐛 Frequent crashes on iPad Pro M1
- 📚 Tutorial unclear and insufficient

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Progress tracking doesn't register completed mines
- Game crashes frequently on iPad Pro M1
- Purchase transaction issues and money deduction without delivery
- UI text too small on iPhone XR and newer models
- Tutorial doesn't adequately explain mechanics

**Most requested features**

- Multiplayer/PvP mode
- More levels and planets
- Random world generator or sandbox mode
- Local co-op gameplay
- Skirmish/custom difficulty modes
- Infinite/survival mode
- Alien races or unique planet variants
- Sequel or prequel
- Bonus missions for capturing all mines
- Special upgrades for captured planet ores
- Larger UI text scaling for iPhone
- Post-game content or endless mode

## Newest reviews (13 of 58)

### 4/5 — A little half-cooked

*2022-12-27*

You can build structures right next to the enemy base and destroy it in seconds

### 3/5 — Verschenktes Potenzial…

*2022-08-09*

Man merkt die Entwickler hatten ein Konzept und sich etwas mit den unterschiedlichen Turmtypen gedacht leider hat das Spielprinzip eine Schwäche die es sehr eintönig werden lässt. Es gibt Ressourcentürme, Abbau Minen, Verteidigungs Türme, Angriffstürme, Raketen, Drohnen mit denen man reparieren und spezielle items einsammeln kann und das auch noch in verschiedenen Effizients Level und je nachdem wo man seine Türme platziert Land Luft Wasser gibt es unterschiedliche Boni. Das ist aber alles nicht von Belang um mit Bestpunktzahl abzuschließen benötigt man lediglich den Ressourcen und Angriffsturm. Zu Beginn stellt man so viele Ressourcen Türme auf wie man kann und hat man genügend stellt man überall angrifftürme um den Gegner kurz bevor der Gegner Tot ist noch auf alle Minen Abbau Türme setzen und das Level ist gewonnen egal in welcher Schwierigkeitsstufen und immer mit einer kaum zu übertreffend hohen Punktzahl sodas es sich auch nicht lohnt ein Level nochmal mit einer anderen tacktick zu spielen das ist irgendwie Schade und nimmt einem interessant und optisch echt schönem Konzept jeglichen Reiz. 
So hatte ich das Spiel nach maximal 2Stunden auch schon durchgespielt. Der Preis ist aber auch für so eine kurze Spielzeit in Ordnung.

### 4/5 — Хорошо, но очень мало

*2021-10-14, version 2.3*

Я только освоил игру, а все, теперь просто проходи заново все при желании. Грустно…
А игра очень хорошая

### 4/5 — Hm.

*2021-07-06*

Gutes Spiel. Unnötig lange Logoeinblendung zu Spielbeginn und vollkommen unnötig lange Übergänge zwischen den Menüs nerven ungemein. Es dauert dadurch gefühlt ewig, bis das Spiel endlich beginnt.

### 4/5 — So much fun!

*2020-06-07*

I absolutely love this game. I love the looks, design, and simplicity. The campaign, though extremely short, is extremely fun and gets fairly challenging. This game however has a few problems:

1. The campaign is extremely short and leaves you wanting more. The game almost seems like an early access build with just a few levels available at the moment. This game needs more levels.

2. This game seems like the perfect way to challenge your friends and family. Multiplayer would take this game to new heights. If that isn’t possible, local play would have the same effect, and would make the price tag worth it.

3. The price is a bit much for what the game is currently offering. I’m not sure if the price will change but I bought this game for $5. I beat the game in around 4 hours. I highly recommend lowering the price tag or adding multiplayer. 

I cannot stress enough how much I love this game. It is a blast to play and I look forward to seeing what new update and improvements will be coming!

### 3/5 — A Good Start...

*2020-03-24*

The UX is excellent, but the story is very short. 14 planets to conquer is not a long enough story for the cost of the app. 

There is a great framework here, but I’m disappointed at the lack of content available.

### 4/5 — Super, aber mehr Umfang wäre schön

*2020-01-14*

Tolles Spielprinzip & Grafik. 
Jedoch wäre es schön, einen höheren Wiederspielwert und mehr Abwechslung zu haben, zb durch ein Belohnungssystem durch das man mit Element das Raumschiff ausbauen kann oder andere Gebäude bauen, sie verbessern oder spezialisieren kann und es dadurch nicht so schnell eintönig wird.
An sich aber jetzt schon ein sehr tolles Spiel!

### 4/5 — Monday, January 6th... 2020

*2020-01-07*

They finished this game and I don’t see anything else to add, after 3 weeks im done with everything. It’s a good game but unless you’re rich, don’t buy it.

### 5/5 — A special game; please make more!

*2019-12-29*

Have been waiting for a space themed RTS that had a reasonable learning curve for YEARS, and am thrilled with this game. Definitely got harder quickly in the later levels, but was super fun all the way until the end. Wish there were an online mode to battle other players.

### 3/5 — Finit en quelques heures

*2019-12-16, version 2.2*

Très bien, mais on reste sur notre faim, lorsqu’il y aura un multijoueur ça deviendras un très bon jeu.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2019-11-29*

So fun you need lots of strategy to win and it has quick fun games with lots of different elements, se what I did there. Anyways it’s a super fun game and I would definitely recommend it.

### 5/5 — Stick Through the Tutorial

*2019-10-06*

A little hard to grasp at first, as soon as you get through the tutorial, everything is really intuitive and fun. Love it!

### 4/5 — Worth my money

*2019-09-24*

Worth my money

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Not worth 2 cents.

*2023-02-04*

Based on the reviews, I was excited to play this game but wow what a let down.  The game is interesting for the first couple of planets, but then it’s just the same thing over and over. It’s too fast paced to actually develop a strategy. Because you’re playing against the system which is very fast and it’s not like it’s turn-based so you quickly have to make bases, mine resources, build defenses etc. before the system does, which it does very quickly. So your forced to randomly build defenses and mines as fast as possible which does not allow you to develop a strategy at all.  I’m not saying the game is that difficult, it’s not, but it’s just not fun. So if you want my two cents that’s about how much this game is worth. Hopefully the developers use the three dollars it cost to develop a better game.

### 1/5 — Great… when it is not crashing

*2022-04-15, version 2.3*

iPad Pro with and M1 and the game crashes frequently…. Not happy.

### 1/5 — :(

*2020-10-27, version 2.3*

Управление не удобное. Меня хватило на 15 мин. жаль денег.

### 1/5 — Waste

*2019-08-01, version 2.2*

All these reviews must be fake it’s a stupid game that is very repetitive you learn everything on the first level

### 1/5 — Useless tutorial = 😓

*2019-01-06*

First level vaguely made some sense, then when playing the next I realized nothing makes sense at all. Did you do *any* user testing? Feel scammed. And, why is the type so small on an iPhone XR? Scale the UI! This is basic stuff. Never going to buy a game before bed again; just feels like a lame end to the day, when it could have been great. Learn UX.

### 1/5 — It Stole my money!

*2018-11-07*

So I tried downloading this game on my Mac and it processes after I put in my code. Then it doesn’t upload, so I try buying it again and it doesn’t work. So I check my credits and it took away my money.

### 1/5 — Way too short and simple for $5

*2018-11-03*

This game is fun and pretty well designed. But as soon as you get the hang of it the game flies and you’ll beat it VERY FAST. It is not worth the $5, maybe $1 at most.

### 2/5 — Entertainment if functional

*2025-07-09*

The mechanics of the game are fun to play although the tracking and progress system it uses doesn’t work for a damn. You could mine 99% and have every mine under control and still not meet the requirements to show it as completed.

### 2/5 — Iphone x heats up instantly

*2020-08-05*

Really good game with amazing graphics and gameplay. But it heats up my iphone X instantly to the point where it becomes unbearable to hold the device. Kindly look into this issue and optimise the app. Thank you :)

### 2/5 — Zu schwer

*2020-06-26*

Die ersten Level waren schön ausgeglichen, aber ab der Schwierigkeit Mittel ist es annähernd unmöglich. Dennoch ein schönes Spiel

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great find

*2024-07-10*

Super entertaining. If you like command and conquer this is you!

### 5/5 — Multiplayer

*2023-10-02, version 2.3*

Multiplayer

### 5/5 — Excelente juego

*2022-07-12, version 2.3*

Un juego muy divertido y rejugable con mecánicas originales, interesantes y divertidas

### 5/5 — Is this neat indie dead?

*2021-09-04*

This is one of the best games ever. Cute graphics, minimalistic design and gameplay style, neat backdrop (can’t really call it a storyline), easy to pick up and hard to put down. The only planets I couldn’t beat in one go were Carbon, Radium, and Xenon. Boy was Xenon a toughie. Took me about 15 tries. The game was around 3 hours long. To any devs reading this, is this game dead. Seeing as its been a year since an update or any reviews even, it seems likely. I would love to see a random world generator, custom world builder, multiplayer, alien races, a sequel, a prequel… ANYTHING.
Not a whole lot of replay ability, so I would just love pretty much any addition to the game. If any devs are out there, thanks a lot for this diamond in the rough.

### 5/5 — Freakin’ love it

*2020-11-10*

downloaded this after looking at the images and i love the concept of this game, couldn’t put it down!

### 5/5 — money well spent

*2020-10-15*

great game to play, fun and addictive

### 5/5 — Great

*2020-09-10*

Very fun little strategy game

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2020-08-14, version 2.3*

I really loved the game!

### 5/5 — Amazing concept!

*2020-08-05*

Element’s game concept is a perfect idea. It’s simple enough to be a “time passer” yet, complex and focus heavy enough to be a really REALLY great strategy game. With the simple art (I’ve always loved simple game art), clear tutorial, and extremely affordable, this is a perfect game. I’d love to see you add to it and improve on an already great game.

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2020-07-06*

Beautiful low-poly graphics. Really fun and easy mechanics. Wish there was more of it, additional missions, multi-player.

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