# Half Blood Gladiator Duel — user reviews > 53 indexed App Store user reviews of Half Blood Gladiator Duel by Mikhail Savenkov, rated 4.50/5 from 548 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/half-blood-gladiator-duel/id6746231498/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/half-blood-gladiator-duel/id6746231498.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 413 · 4★ 63 · 3★ 33 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 34 ## What do users think of Half Blood Gladiator Duel? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Gameplay is great - 👍 Fun game **Cons** - 🤖 Too many ads - 🔫 Pay-to-win mechanics - 🔍 Unbalanced gameplay - 🚧 Loading issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Ragdoll issues - Game not loading **Most requested features** - More movement options - More free weapons - Improved quality ## Newest reviews (13 of 53) ### 4/5 — Good but *2026-06-29* I wish you could take away the self slash I like it with a slash button ### 4/5 — Game requests *2026-05-20* The game is pretty good; I think the graphics are god but the animations, weapons, sounds, movement, etc needs to be worked on. For example make the animations more human like so make it less robot stiff movement. Otherwise great game keep up the good work. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback and suggestions! We’ll keep improving the combat physics and character movement to make fights feel even smoother and more natural. Glad you're enjoying the game, and more updates are on the way. ### 4/5 — :) *2026-05-13* Says in global rank I’m 11 but I’m rank 50 in game the only reason I care is cus I’m Trina be 1 on leaderboard ### 3/5 — More details *2026-05-12* I've been playing this game for a while now, and after the latest update, it's become much more realistic and enjoyable. Therefore, we would like the developers to add more realistic elements, such as movement physics, picking up objects from the ground, sound effects, and so on. With sincere appreciation to the developers. **Developer response:** Thanks for playing and for the thoughtful feedback! We're glad you enjoyed the recent improvements, and ideas like picking up objects and enhanced sound effects are great suggestions that we'll consider. More updates and improvements are on the way. ### 3/5 — Sorta good ripoff of Half Sword *2026-03-15* If you read the title, this is a kind of good rip off of Half Sword and I will rate this five stars if you remove ads **Developer response:** Hi Bobby Mitchel da 3rd, It's great to hear you find aspects of the game appealing! Thank you for your feedback regarding the ads; we recognize that they can sometimes be frustrating. Ads help support and develop this independent project, allowing us to continue providing updates, improvements, and new content. If you prefer an ad-free experience, there's an option to disable ads through an in-app purchase. Your thoughts are valuable to us, and we’re always keen to hear more about what could enhance your enjoyment. Thank you for sharing your perspective! ### 4/5 — Half Blood *2026-03-13* Lwk, not bad other than one little thing, Sensitivity Is pretty low for the weapons and devs I’d really appreciate it if u fixed that. I will still play the game cause it’s fun and has many Pros than Cons like weapons, prices, low ads, realistic wounds and swings. **Developer response:** Thank you for sharing your thoughts. It's great to know that you're enjoying the fun aspects of the game and its unique features. Your feedback about the weapon sensitivity is valuable, and we will take it into consideration for future updates. We hope you continue to have a good time playing. ### 3/5 — New shards are pointless *2026-03-03* Game is fun love the controls but what is the point of the epic shards? You upgrade equipment with gold so why the epic shards? I can’t see what they are used for **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback and for playing! Epic shards are used to unlock new weapons. Once you collect enough epic shards, you can obtain special weapons that are not available with gold upgrades. Gold is mainly used to improve equipment you already have, while shards help unlock new gear. ### 2/5 — Update? *2026-02-18* Not feeling the update what happen to online play I was ranked 4th where the rank List can we play vs someone other than lucanus he blows **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback! We’re currently rebuilding the leaderboard to match the new system and the Roguelike mode. A new and improved leaderboard will be released very soon. Stay tuned for the upcoming update! ### 2/5 — Update? *2026-02-14* Not feeling the update what happen to online play I was ranked 4th where the rank List ### 3/5 — Что новое можно сделать *2026-01-16, version 0.12.0* Игра норм но в игре есть несколько минусов 1) камера камеру не как нельзя как либо изменить она прям неудобно стоит трудно сражаться когда камера внизу 2) расчленёнка в игре нельзя отрубить голову сопернику или руку и кровь она выглядит страной 3) оружия их в игре прям очень мало хотел бы видеть больше оружия и броня броню нельзя поменять 4) графика она честна сказать противна особенно модели людей пластик и мыло какое то 5) карта одна карта на всю игру хотел бы видеть больше карт и все надеюсь вы увидите мой отзыв ### 3/5 — It’s alright *2025-12-02* I like the game just wish u could look around freely and looked more like the original game ### 3/5 — Why did you remove the OG *2025-11-28, version 0.10.2* The OG Half Blood was miles ahead of this game, PVP and online wise ### 3/5 — Fun *2025-11-27* Fun game but you watch more ads then actually playing the game. **Developer response:** Hi, Thanks for your feedback! We’ve made changes to improve the game experience. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — horrivel *2026-07-04* cheio de propaganda, nao da nem pra jogar essa bomba ### 1/5 — Buns copy *2026-07-03* The title and photo is extremely identical to half sword the gameplay is awful you can only use your shield for blocking the characters are stiff and you cant look left right up or down . This will get better than half sword when pigs fly ### 1/5 — Uma perca de tempo *2026-02-13* Me fez me sentir mal por dentro , verdadeiro lixo de jogo eu me. Pergunto se quem fez ele tem orgulho de alguma coisa , hora ruim foi quando pensei que esse jogo prestava , pior tipo de ser humano faz um negócio desse , com certeza é desprovido de inteligência **Developer response:** Sentimos muito que você tenha tido uma experiência tão negativa. Nosso objetivo é criar um jogo de combate desafiador e envolvente, mas entendemos que ele pode não agradar a todos. Estamos trabalhando constantemente para melhorar o equilíbrio, o conteúdo e a qualidade geral do jogo nas próximas atualizações. Se você puder compartilhar um feedback mais específico sobre o que não gostou, isso nos ajudará muito a melhorar. ### 1/5 — Worst game ever *2026-01-08, version 0.12.0* Don’t waste your time please ### 1/5 — Yeah this game is garbage *2025-12-22* First of all, the game uses AI generated images, second the graphics are trash, third there's ads being force fed to me, and fourth you need money to unlock the other weapons. **Developer response:** Hi, Sorry you feel this way. We use different tools in development, but our goal is to keep improving quality and visuals with each update. Ads help support the project, and all weapons can be unlocked through gameplay without spending money. We appreciate your feedback and will continue working on improvements. ### 1/5 — I can’t play *2025-12-17, version 0.11.2* No fun just ads ### 1/5 — Wooden sword *2025-12-04, version 0.11.0* The game updated and took away my sword I had and now I’ve gone back to having a wooden one and can’t unlock the one I had already unlocked. ### 1/5 — Some Blood/ Mostly ads *2025-11-11, version 0.10.1* China has public restrooms now where you watch advertisements in order to “earn” your toilet paper. Same concept with this lil stinker except the ads are longer and the time it takes to get your butt wiped in game is shorter. If you love the idea of making sloppy swipes with your hand for 10-15 seconds and then being “rewarded” with a 30 second advertisement… we are doomed as a species. ### 1/5 — Verdade nua e crua *2025-11-07* O jogo não presta pra nada, a movimentação, os gráficos, a mecânica de jogo… o jogo em si não presta. ### 1/5 — Too much ads *2025-11-06, version 0.10.1* I know dev wants to earn money but this is outrageous after every play long ads.. deleted the app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Plz make new weapons and shields 😭 *2026-08-16* Plz make new stuff ### 5/5 — This game is amazing *2026-07-30* Recommend to play if you cant buy half sword ### 5/5 — Amazing game just want more maps *2026-06-29* The game is probably the best game your ever gonna get and is just amazing overall but I just wish there was more maps ### 5/5 — Wow *2026-06-23* Great I love the new details it was already fun when it first came out but now it’s even better ### 5/5 — This game is peak *2026-06-06* Looks like Ai on the front but it’s actually base ### 5/5 — Multiplayer *2026-06-05* This is amazing game but one thing I would add is multiplayer just because I think it would be a great addition to this amazing game. ### 5/5 — Better gore *2026-06-01* I love the gore but when the arm gets cut off the the blood flowing out looks weird (not hating it’s a very good game for mobile) ### 5/5 — I love this game *2026-05-10* The game is really good and so fun it has clean mechanics and dismemberment but there’s just one thing missing and that’s gore so like bones and organs would make it feel better **Developer response:** Thank you so much! We’re really glad you enjoy the combat and dismemberment system ❤️ We understand you mean more advanced gore effects like visible bones and organs. We’ll think about adding more realism in future updates while keeping the game optimized for mobile devices. ### 5/5 — Blood *2026-02-22* So this is a great game, but… please add more blood more realistic and cutting off limbs but do it only if you’re able to **Developer response:** gjfnfbjchf, it's great to hear that you're enjoying the game. Your feedback about adding more blood and realistic limb interactions is noted. We always strive to enhance the gaming experience, and suggestions like yours help us in that process. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and we hope to continue providing you with an engaging experience. ### 5/5 — Fun but really hard *2025-08-14* Enemies are really hard to hit And are really strong --- *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 2026-08-23.*