# Endless Wander - Roguelike RPG — user reviews > 807 indexed App Store user reviews of Endless Wander by First Pick Studios, rated 4.80/5 from 3,431 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/endless-wander-roguelike-rpg/id6473157705/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/endless-wander-roguelike-rpg/id6473157705.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,023 · 4★ 274 · 3★ 58 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 61 ## What do users think of Endless Wander? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 🎨 Vibrant pixel art - 🎵 Great soundtrack - 👍 Fair monetization - 🕹️ Engaging combat - 🔥 Unique elemental abilities - 🏆 Rewarding progression **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and performance issues - 🔍 Limited content - 🔒 Locked characters behind paywall - 🔀 Lack of randomization in higher levels - 🤖 Repetitive enemy and boss encounters **Commonly reported bugs** - Projectile abilities not working - Freezing and frame drops during boss fights - Soft locks after defeating bosses - Audio issues and distortion **Most requested features** - Controller support - More playable characters - Expanded story and endgame content - Customizable controls - Randomized level generation ## Newest reviews (13 of 807) ### 2/5 — Fun Game *2026-08-17, version 4.1.2* I enjoy the game. Cute artstyle. Somewhat interesting story; doesn't have me screaming "what comes next!" but it at least doesn't keep me from skipping the dialogue. The gameplay loop is fun and has an intriguing system. Now onto the problems: First is that the i-frames system is utter garbage. When you get hit, it does this weird "pause" thing to emphasize you were hit, but there are almost zero i-frames so you can get hit multiple times in the same second. This heavily discourages any of the harder hitting attacks with the long wind-ups and really pushes the high-speed attacks or the ones that make you really mobile. Add on the fact that the high speed attacks also make stacking elemental effects much easier and you have a system that gives little reward to the "longer" attacks but almost all the risk. This also makes bosses like Nightmare Elione a massive pain to deal with, because her final phase endlessly spawns those tentacle shooters and they have a VERY high rate of fire and can spawn on opposite ends of the map or right next to you. So it again, just reinforces a high speed meta making any "long" attacks not worth it. It also makes Novu's dodge skill awkward because you can press it and it'll do the animation but still get hit sometimes which can make it very frustrating. It pushes a more "predictive" style combat as your reaction speed will almost never be quick enough to matter. Combine that with the fact that you can't choose what enemy you attack, so some skills will take you in the complete wrong direction you wanted to go and it will get annoying VERY quickly. The next problem is that the game is EXTREMELY grindy. The gameplay loop is fun but geez, I completed all 12 levels before I even hit level 7. You are almost ALWAYS going to be underleveled which means you have to spend an agonizing amount of time grinding for shards to try to catch up. This again, makes mobility the end all-be all as you won't really be able to put down the Nightmare enemies before they get enraged. This can be especially problematic with certain enemies that literally spawn projectiles inside you like those temple goop enemies that spawn that homing puddle. Sometimes while you're evading something else they always spawn behind you or very close to you which often spawns the projectile inside you so you can't really dodge it. Attacks SHOULD NOT be spawning inside you and putting you in a position you don't even get a chance to dodge, that just feels cheap and unfair. This problem is also compounded by the fact that certain enemies are impossible to dodge when enraged. Their attack animation is too quick for your movement speed to keep up. This just becomes a punishment for being underleveled because between the unfair hitboxes/dodge mechanics and the enraged enemies that punish you for not having enough damage output, you're forced to go back and grind the same level for the 300th time. It isn't a skill-check, it's a "did you grind for enough hours"-check. Crystals, pet snacks, and the golden equipment prisms are very hard to come by especially for all the stuff that uses crystals. I even bought the no ads thing and it STILL feels sluggish to grind through. I also don't particularly like the fact that the elemental stabilizers are locked behind a paywall or "daily ad", as it severely restricts the creativity behind theory crafting. I'm not saying you should ALWAYS be able to get the exact build you want, but it should definitely be easier to get elements you want or at least more variety than just 2 main elements available at any given time. I also REALLY need to be able to choose where my attacks go. The current system is insanely unpredictable. Frequently I'll use the leap attacks and it'll go for the enemy all the way across the map, and ignore the three enemies between me and that singular one. This obviously puts me in a bad spot AND i take damage from every single attack that I happen to travel through. The current "auto-choose the closest target" is very infuriating. i might actually drop the game because of this feature. way too annoying not being able to choose targets. Again, the game is very fun, but some of the mechanics leave a bad taste in my mouth as they feel restrictive or kindof annoying. I still very much enjoy the game though; a lot of effort has clearly been put into it and it has a lot of polish, there's just some intentional developmental decisions that I don't particularly like or agree with that reduces the fun alot. the "enemies attacking off screen" and the "dodges not working" needs to get fixed asap, im actually about to quit this game over that. like you're gonna shove "deals" and microtransactions down my throat but not fix that VERY frustrating portion of the game? cmon man. the new pumpkin and invincibility modifiers are insanely obnoxious. Even before "detonation" they constantly fall ON you so when you're trying to dodge an enemy, the sudden hitbox blocks you from moving. Add on that the game stages have really nonsensical/invisible barriers and you can't tell when you can and cant move. It's really dumb and infuriating. The invincibility frequency is a tad overtuned as well. and when either one appears, it makes the targetting issue 10x worse because i'll try targetting an enemy and then the auto-aim latches on to the stupid pumpkin. can we not make annoying modifiers that magnify the game's existent issues? please? ### 3/5 — Fun Game *2026-08-01, version 4.0.24* I enjoy the game. Cute artstyle. Somewhat interesting story; doesn't have me screaming "what comes next!" but it at least doesn't keep me from skipping the dialogue. The gameplay loop is fun and has an intriguing system. Now onto the problems: First is that the i-frames system is utter garbage. When you get hit, it does this weird "pause" thing to emphasize you were hit, but there are almost zero i-frames so you can get hit multiple times in the same second. This heavily discourages any of the harder hitting attacks with the long wind-ups and really pushes the high-speed attacks or the ones that make you really mobile. Add on the fact that the high speed attacks also make stacking elemental effects much easier and you have a system that gives little reward to the "longer" attacks but almost all the risk. This also makes bosses like Nightmare Elione a massive pain to deal with, because her final phase endlessly spawns those tentacle shooters and they have a VERY high rate of fire and can spawn on opposite ends of the map or right next to you. So it again, just reinforces a high speed meta making any "long" attacks not worth it. It also makes Novu's dodge skill awkward because you can press it and it'll do the animation but still get hit sometimes which can make it very frustrating. It pushes a more "predictive" style combat as your reaction speed will almost never be quick enough to matter. Combine that with the fact that you can't choose what enemy you attack, so some skills will take you in the complete wrong direction you wanted to go and it will get annoying VERY quickly. The next problem is that the game is EXTREMELY grindy. The gameplay loop is fun but geez, I completed all 12 levels before I even hit level 7. You are almost ALWAYS going to be underleveled which means you have to spend an agonizing amount of time grinding for shards to try to catch up. This again, makes mobility the end all-be all as you won't really be able to put down the Nightmare enemies before they get enraged. This can be especially problematic with certain enemies that literally spawn projectiles inside you like those temple goop enemies that spawn that homing puddle. Sometimes while you're evading something else they always spawn behind you or very close to you which often spawns the projectile inside you so you can't really dodge it. Attacks SHOULD NOT be spawning inside you and putting you in a position you don't even get a chance to dodge, that just feels cheap and unfair. This problem is also compounded by the fact that certain enemies are impossible to dodge when enraged. Their attack animation is too quick for your movement speed to keep up. This just becomes a punishment for being underleveled because between the unfair hitboxes/dodge mechanics and the enraged enemies that punish you for not having enough damage output, you're forced to go back and grind the same level for the 300th time. It isn't a skill-check, it's a "did you grind for enough hours"-check. Crystals, pet snacks, and the golden equipment prisms are very hard to come by especially for all the stuff that uses crystals. I even bought the no ads thing and it STILL feels sluggish to grind through. I also don't particularly like the fact that the elemental stabilizers are locked behind a paywall or "daily ad", as it severely restricts the creativity behind theory crafting. I'm not saying you should ALWAYS be able to get the exact build you want, but it should definitely be easier to get elements you want or at least more variety than just 2 main elements available at any given time. I also REALLY need to be able to choose where my attacks go. The current system is insanely unpredictable. Frequently I'll use the leap attacks and it'll go for the enemy all the way across the map, and ignore the three enemies between me and that singular one. This obviously puts me in a bad spot AND i take damage from every single attack that I happen to travel through. The current "auto-choose the closest target" is very infuriating. i might actually drop the game because of this feature. way too annoying not being able to choose targets. Again, the game is very fun, but some of the mechanics leave a bad taste in my mouth as they feel restrictive or kindof annoying. I still very much enjoy the game though; a lot of effort has clearly been put into it and it has a lot of polish, there's just some intentional developmental decisions that I don't particularly like or agree with that reduces the fun alot. the "enemies attacking off screen" and the "dodges not working" needs to get fixed asap, im actually about to quit this game over that. like you're gonna shove "deals" and microtransactions down my throat but not fix that VERY frustrating portion of the game? cmon man. ### 3/5 — Good but needs optimizing *2026-07-31, version 4.0.21* Fun game. I recommend it. However I’m on a iPhone 15pro and it lags at any setting when there are mine explosions. Please optimize. ### 4/5 — Fun Game *2026-07-21, version 4.0.21* I enjoy the game. Cute artstyle. Somewhat interesting story; doesn't have me screaming "what comes next!" but it at least doesn't keep me from skipping the dialogue. The gameplay loop is fun and has an intriguing system. Now onto the problems: First is that the i-frames system is utter garbage. When you get hit, it does this weird "pause" thing to emphasize you were hit, but there are almost zero i-frames so you can get hit multiple times in the same second. This heavily discourages any of the harder hitting attacks with the long wind-ups and really pushes the high-speed attacks or the ones that make you really mobile. Add on the fact that the high speed attacks also make stacking elemental effects much easier and you have a system that gives little reward to the "longer" attacks but almost all the risk. This also makes bosses like Nightmare Elione a massive pain to deal with, because her final phase endlessly spawns those tentacle shooters and they have a VERY high rate of fire and can spawn on opposite ends of the map or right next to you. So it again, just reinforces a high speed meta making any "long" attacks not worth it. It also makes Novu's dodge skill awkward because you can press it and it'll do the animation but still get hit sometimes which can make it very frustrating. It pushes a more "predictive" style combat as your reaction speed will almost never be quick enough to matter. Combine that with the fact that you can't choose what enemy you attack, so some skills will take you in the complete wrong direction you wanted to go and it will get annoying VERY quickly. The next problem is that the game is EXTREMELY grindy. The gameplay loop is fun but geez, I completed all 12 levels before I even hit level 7. You are almost ALWAYS going to be underleveled which means you have to spend an agonizing amount of time grinding for shards to try to catch up. This again, makes mobility the end all-be all as you won't really be able to put down the Nightmare enemies before they get enraged. This can be especially problematic with certain enemies that literally spawn projectiles inside you like those temple goop enemies that spawn that homing puddle. Sometimes while you're evading something else they always spawn behind you or very close to you which often spawns the projectile inside you so you can't really dodge it. Attacks SHOULD NOT be spawning inside you and putting you in a position you don't even get a chance to dodge, that just feels cheap and unfair. This problem is also compounded by the fact that certain enemies are impossible to dodge when enraged. Their attack animation is too quick for your movement speed to keep up. This just becomes a punishment for being underleveled because between the unfair hitboxes/dodge mechanics and the enraged enemies that punish you for not having enough damage output, you're forced to go back and grind the same level for the 300th time. It isn't a skill-check, it's a "did you grind for enough hours"-check. Crystals, pet snacks, and the golden equipment prisms are very hard to come by especially for all the stuff that uses crystals. I even bought the no ads thing and it STILL feels sluggish to grind through. I also don't particularly like the fact that the elemental stabilizers are locked behind a paywall or "daily ad", as it severely restricts the creativity behind theory crafting. I'm not saying you should ALWAYS be able to get the exact build you want, but it should definitely be easier to get elements you want or at least more variety than just 2 main elements available at any given time. I also REALLY need to be able to choose where my attacks go. The current system is insanely unpredictable. Frequently I'll use the leap attacks and it'll go for the enemy all the way across the map, and ignore the three enemies between me and that singular one. This obviously puts me in a bad spot AND i take damage from every single attack that I happen to travel through. The current "auto-choose the closest target" is very infuriating. i might actually drop the game because of this feature. way too annoying not being able to choose targets. Again, the game is very fun, but some of the mechanics leave a bad taste in my mouth as they feel restrictive or kindof annoying. I still very much enjoy the game though; a lot of effort has clearly been put into it and it has a lot of polish, there's just some intentional developmental decisions that I don't particularly like or agree with that reduces the fun a little. ### 5/5 — Outstanding *2026-07-20, version 4.0.21* This is a great roguelike game. I am having a blast with the combination of attacks and elemental magic. The retro style is definitely a huge place. I would definitely recommend downloading. ### 5/5 — Idk *2026-07-19, version 4.0.21* Really fun and challenging rougelite, maybe a little simple, but addicting ### 5/5 — Simply Great!! *2026-07-18, version 4.0.21* I’m loving this game! Love the builds,mechanics and a strategy goes along way ### 4/5 — Gameplay, fighting *2026-07-18, version 4.0.21* Overall, I really like this game, it’s fun, unique and offline, it’s a good check in, play for a bit, then leave game. Now why the four stars? Because I feel like the gameplay is a little… awkward at times, just that way the attacking system works, both you and enemies. It’s really hard not to get hit and also keep a combo going without switching enemies ### 5/5 — AMAZING *2026-07-18, version 4.0.21* Love the game it looks great and is fun, only issue don’t know if it’s just me or the actual game but the sound cuts out sometimes ### 5/5 — Avis *2026-07-18* Ce jeux est vraiment bon et je suis très content car il y a des achats certe mais il n’y a pas de pop up et même choses pour les pub . ### 4/5 — Awesome game. *2026-07-17, version 4.0.20* But doesn’t have controller support Add that n it’s 10 outta 10 Hope this game continues to grow it’s great!!! ### 5/5 — Pretty fun game! *2026-07-17, version 4.0.20* Doesn’t push adds like most every other game, has a good story, and even has an option to buy lifetime no ads. Would recommend to people who like rpgs. ### 5/5 — Must play *2026-07-16, version 4.0.18* I don't go out of my way to review games EVER but this game is so fun, replay-able, and you can easily tell the passion that goes into it. In an era full of ad-filled slop, this is truly refreshing to see. Shout out to the creators for an amazing game. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Incomplete and glitchy *2026-07-31, version 4.0.21* This game is not done, i cant advance the story yet because chapters havent come out. Insane pay to win energy if you dont want to grind. No way to contact the creators about glitches in game, have to join the discord. ### 1/5 — Extremely repetitive and poor gameplay loop *2026-07-20, version 4.0.21* For a roguelike, the combat is very simple and one dimensional— the dodge is extremely limited so your best interest is to stun lock enemies before they can attack rather than to react to their own attacks; nullifying engagement in the gameplay loop. The actual abilities and skills are quite passive and don’t contribute much, and the actual number of skills and attacks you can acquire is pretty limited and the meta is always the same. Very disappointing compared to other roguelikes ### 1/5 — Thoughts *2026-07-20, version 4.0.21* Kinda good game, but y’all need to work on how the controls and aiming work because it genuinely ruined the game for me ### 1/5 — terrible progression *2026-07-18, version 4.0.21* progression in game is terrible ### 1/5 — Симулятор гринда *2026-07-17* Интересная игра очень! Но чтобы пройти дальше нужно или: смотреть рекламу которая недоступна- для получения ресурсов в нормальных объемах. Или гриндить тот же уровень десятки раз В топку такое ### 1/5 — Where is a god damn pc edition?1 *2026-07-15, version 4.0.18* We want pc edition it have more accurate aim and movement ### 1/5 — no good content *2026-07-12, version 4.0.15* Is literally pay to win and rarity system is rig with the power scale system is also rig. Some might say it is skill issues but you prolly spent money on it. I hope they add more ways to kill enemies cuz it is almost impossible to survive. ### 1/5 — Too Grindy, PTW *2026-06-21, version 3.1.17* I enjoy grinding to a certain extent but this game is overly excessively grindy. I’m assuming in an attempt to try and force you to buy in app purchases and special currency. I shouldn’t have to grind the first area (consisting of 3 or 4 levels) 5+ times and still not be able to beat the first level of area two. Can’t imagine how many times you’d have to grind area one just to complete all 3 or 4 levels of area two. Definitely an excessive amount. The scaling needs to be adjusted for sure. ### 1/5 — Dumb *2026-05-15, version 3.1.17* Game scammed me. Not sure if I have to play the entire tutorial again but If you don’t log into the cloud save before starting and then uninstall you’ll lose everything, purchases included. So instead of replaying everything I’m just gonna leave this game ### 1/5 — Why are my fractures locked? *2026-05-02, version 3.1.17* Bro I almost finished fracture 5 a while ago, why is fracture 3 and beyond locked behind completing chapter 3? Why would you think to do that? I’ve been waiting for the new chapter to continue the story but if my other progression is going to end up locked behind an arbitrary wall, I won’t be playing any more. And anything less than this being a known issue and not happening in future updates is unacceptable. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Que jogo bom *2026-08-13* Os gráficos são lindos, a história é boa também, a dificuldade é excelente, a jogabilidade e sistema de habilidades é são ótimos, tirando a legenda que as vezes peca um pouco, o jogo é perfeito. ### 5/5 — A an actual good rouge like mobile game *2026-08-13, version 4.1.0* Very good game experience ### 5/5 — Олд игры *2026-08-13* Игра прекрасная, Плюсы: интересный геймплей, регулярность обновлений, интересный, но короткий сюжет Минусы: раньше было мало контента ( теперь есть питомцы и контента стало побольше) а в остальном минусов нет Есть вопрос для всех кто играет и играл раньше в эту игру: как вы думаете что завезут в следующем глобальном обновлении, варианты ответов: 1. Новую главу и новых персонажей ( все этого очень ждут) 2. Новый класс редкости для атак и способностей ( мифический) 3. Новые атаки для всех персонажей 4. Хоть какой-то смысл в NPS картографе 5. Нового питомца 6. Новое здание 7. Другое Пишите ваши варианты, или выбирайте из этих. Будет интересно почитать:) ### 5/5 — 10/10 SUR TOUT LES PLANS *2026-08-09* Vraiment le jeu est plus qu’excellent si il y’a des plaintes c’est des demandes “d’encore plus” ou des petits bugs qui sont vites résolus. Pas de pubs(vraiment sauf si tu veux les regarder pour doubler tes récompenses).0 blocage sauvage, tu peux avoir tes personnages sans t’enchaîner des pubs ou sortir ton porte-feuille mais juste en jouant. Le genre de Jeu qui te donne envie de donner ton argent tellement il est bien et à l’air d’avoir été fait par quelqu’un qui joue encore à son jeu je le sens. Et après quelques mois les OST sont fantastiques je laches une larme sur l’Ost du CORE ### 5/5 — Top *2026-08-05* J’avais fais un avis négatif du aux beug du jeu, quelques jours après tout avait été régler. Un support Super réactif Quant au jeu en lui meme c’est le top, pas de pub en plein jeu, une histoire prenante, ça demande beaucoup de skill surtout dans la fracture et niveau cauchemar et surtout on peut progresser sans avoir a dépenser mais il faudra de la patience. Hate que vous sortiez la suite de l’histoire **Developer response:** Désolé pour ce souci, on a sorti un correctif pour ce bug. Merci d’avoir pris le temps de le signaler, on sait que ça casse vraiment la partie. ### 5/5 — Awesomeness! *2026-08-01, version 4.0.25* Like the title says, only better! ### 5/5 — Incrível *2026-08-01* Jogo impecável, divertido, complexo e profundo. 10/10 ### 5/5 — Amazing game!! *2026-08-01, version 4.0.24* It’s crazy to believe this is an indie studio after playing a game with this much quality, truly an amazing game to play. Super f2p friendly, I’ve unlocked every character with many many gems to spare, and they give a lot of rewards. The combat is incredible, fresh and is very rewarding. ### 5/5 — Bunda *2026-07-30* Muito bom o jogo ### 5/5 — Really good game *2026-07-22, version 4.0.21* This game is really good. It feels like a game I would pay for on steam. --- *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 2026-08-26.*