# Game of Life and Death — user reviews > 103 indexed App Store user reviews of Game of Life and Death by Michael Huang, rated 4.70/5 from 101 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-of-life-and-death/id1156743291/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-of-life-and-death/id1156743291.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 87 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Game of Life and Death? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💡 Unique strategic gameplay concept - 👍 Easy to learn, hard to master - 🎮 Free with no ads or in-app purchases - 🤖 Multiple AI difficulty levels - 🎯 Simple yet addictive mechanics - 🎨 Sandbox mode for experimentation - ⚡ Quick to understand interface - 🏆 Engaging competitive gameplay - 📱 Works on multiple platforms - 🎪 Creative twist on Conway's Game of Life **Cons** - 🐛 Game crashes on button presses - 🐛 Multiplayer functionality broken - 😕 Poor tutorial explanation - 🎨 Minimal graphics and UI polish - 📏 Limited board size (max 20x20) - 🔧 Clunky user interface - ❌ Lack of ongoing updates - 🎮 Confusing game mechanics for new players - ⚠️ Online mode unreliable - 📚 Unclear rule explanations (B3/S23) **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes when pressing non-resume buttons - Online multiplayer crashes on game continuation - GameCenter multiplayer doesn't work - Game freezes at 'Made with Unity' splash screen - Cells die incorrectly with 3 neighbors rule - Game locks up requiring iOS 10 update or game deletion - Glitches in selection menu - All cells die on first turn in new games - Online mode finicky and unreliable **Most requested features** - Larger map sizes with zoom/scroll functionality - Tournament mode - More player support (up to 6 players) - Paint/brush feature for sandbox mode - Unbeatable/chess-worthy AI difficulty - Automatic deletion of old saved games - Better thumbnail design - Improved graphics and visual polish - More game modes and variations - Better rule explanation system ## Newest reviews (17 of 103) ### 5/5 — Cary kitten helper is so epic *2019-11-16, version 1.7* Yeeet ### 5/5 — Easy version of other game genres *2019-10-13* BTW I subbed u channel, this game is an easier life management game ### 5/5 — Watched ur vid *2019-10-06, version 1.7* Bro chess bad ### 5/5 — How could this be so fun? *2019-08-19, version 1.7* This is a mixture of strategy ,learning and fun in a great game. 100% recommend this game to other ### 4/5 — Carykh *2019-07-27, version 1.7* Like chess but change the thumbnail maybe to the stick man ### 5/5 — CARYKILLHITLER *2019-07-04, version 1.7* !! ### 5/5 — Great game, but some small requests *2019-04-24* I really enjoy this game I think it’s fun, it’s a very simple but incredibly strategic tile based chess type game. That’s all I really have to say, but at times I feel like it’s held back by the maximum size of boards being 20x20, I really would like to play on huge maps where zooming and scrolling could be used to find small invasions, then I could slowly build up a glider, or a square army for tons of resources, stuff like that. If the map size was increased, but there was more of an empty center the game could be incredibly enjoyable, and maybe last a while. Still a great game, but I’d really like a bigger maps update. Also the rules thing with like B3/S23 or whatever is not explained I have no idea what it does ### 5/5 — Good game *2018-12-11, version 1.7* I’m really bad at it tho lol ### 5/5 — Wow *2018-11-21, version 1.7* This is absolutely incredible ### 5/5 — Pretty fun *2018-09-07, version 1.7* It sort of feels like a better/harder minesweeper. I do really enjoy it :) ### 5/5 — Great game guys!!! *2018-08-14, version 1.7* This is a fun great game that is very fun, addicting, and educational! Love it! ### 4/5 — Worked fine but started acting weird *2018-08-03* I’m giving this a 4 Star rating because the game is awesome but there’s this glitch that crashes the game every time I continue an online game (GameCenter) and the other method of online multiplayer just flat out doesn’t work. Please fix this issue! ### 4/5 — Addictive *2018-08-01, version 1.7* Great game ### 5/5 — What *2018-06-01* What is this, a morbid alternative to the regular process of downloading an app, WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG, oh it’s installed now, yay I want to play it, what it’s so confusing, oh now I get it, it’s boring now, I want to delete it? Sandbox mode is cool because you can spell letters then do the iterations then press undo and have others attempt to guess the original letters before they come into view. What is life, anyway? An attempt to make up for all of those failed attempts to make up for all the other failed attempts? Online mode is finicky. What is everything, millions upon billions upon trillion trillions of atoms stacked upon yet more atoms to form molecules? What is the universe? I like the blues and reds. What is this game? Is it an attempt to clamp down all of everything into one little box on one little screen? No, it is thousands of boxes, with The Game of Life and Death inside each. There are many screens, and some are larger than others. That is not a clamp. This is a masterpiece of an app. That’s what. ### 5/5 — Bug *2018-04-29, version 1.7* Good game I watch your yt cannel but there is a bug ### 5/5 — Love this game! *2017-11-08* I have been playing this game for a day now, and I love it. The levels of AI are very accurate (dumb, okay, and smart are the levels) which I love. The only thing I would recommend for Michael and Cary is when you finish a game it’s still saved so it gives a warning when starting a new game. If it would delete the previous game I would like that. ### 5/5 — So sad for you *2017-10-06, version 1.7* Dude awesome work, im sorry it hasn't taken off ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Game crashes when presses anything other than resume *2023-12-03, version 1.7* The game stopped working when I press a button it crashes I love this Game please fix. ### 1/5 — this game...is boring *2021-01-24, version 1.7* ok first of all if you turn a simulator into a strategy game then well...it’s not gonna turn out great second of all its design looks like something you would make on like the fifth day of coding school and finally even the smartest ai will look more like a noob the smaller the board size is please don’t get this game it’s not worth it ### 1/5 — BLEH 🏳0🌈 BLEH *2017-08-27, version 1.7* 🏳0🌈 🏳0🌈 🏳0🌈 🏳0🌈 this game from the cover feels BAD Meh. ### 1/5 — Tutorial Needs Improvement *2017-04-11* I tried to play this game once but once I got through the tutorial I still had no idea what to do. Seems like a fun game concept but you guys really need to do a better job on the tutorial. ### 1/5 — Stuck *2017-02-22, version 1.5* The game freezes at made with unity and won't progress, i'm on an ipad air with ios 10 ### 1/5 — Confusing *2017-02-15, version 1.5* Awful game design, clunky with no aesthetic. ### 2/5 — Copied? *2017-02-27, version 1.7* The game seemed unique and inspired by minesweeper, but then i looked at the other apps and saw a game which was exactly the same but created earlier. Im confuzeled ### 3/5 — I want to buy the game! *2020-01-13* Hello, I love this game! I think It’s Crazy that it hasn’t updated in years! So I thought this guy has too much to do. He needs to sell it. If you are HIM contact me and I will buy it and make the game better! ### 3/5 — ROBLOX, it's TAKEN. *2017-04-13, version 1.7* You kinda stole ROBLOX's logo in the thumbnail... please change that or ROBLOX may be mad. ### 3/5 — Needs serious work *2017-03-26* Multiplayer is unbearable. Tried both methods(why are there even two), one locked me out from playing, insisting I delete old games or update to ios10(which I'm already on), and the other two went missing after one move. Graphics had no effort whatsoever put into them, this looks more like a programming tutorial example than a finished game. Everything else is solid enough though. Too bad I can't actually play it because I don't have friends and online's busted. There's not even an AI. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Which BFDI fans came here because this game was made by one of the H twins *2023-05-28* I came here because of a carykh video ### 5/5 — It’s very cool *2022-04-02, version 1.7* It’s very cool ### 5/5 — WOO! *2021-06-20, version 1.7* Woo! Golad is back! ### 5/5 — Yo yo yo *2021-01-15, version 1.7* This is great! ### 5/5 — A pretty good game *2020-08-17, version 1.7* It takes no time to learn and has a unique twist on classic. Some more game modes would be cool like a tournament mode but overall a great game. Did I mention that there are no ads or in app purchases? ### 5/5 — One of the best games ever UwU *2020-06-19, version 1.7* Lol carykh your awesome this is great but maybe add more players, if you made it up to 6 players then I’ll just FLIP OUT!!!! :O Please add as many as you can thanks ### 5/5 — Well done *2020-06-12, version 1.7* This game is so simple, yet so addictive. Well done! ### 5/5 — Fun, would recommend *2020-04-01* I got this game after watching a carykh video. Me and my mom played this game together and we thought it was very fun. This is why I rated 5 star. ### 5/5 — Great *2020-03-05* Great game but it’s a little sad that it’s not getting updates anymore hope it does soon -DDS - Dial Dish Soap - ### 5/5 — Top notch *2019-12-18, version 1.7* Noice and very coolcoolcoolcoolcool --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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