# Kleptocrat — user reviews > 23 indexed App Store user reviews of Kleptocrat by Mintz Group LLC, rated 4.78/5 from 443 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kleptocrat/id1181465728/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kleptocrat/id1181465728.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 371 · 4★ 54 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Kleptocrat? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💡 Refreshingly edgy theme - 💰 Free to play - 🔄 High replay value - 🧠 Deeply strategic and engaging - 📚 Educational about corruption - 🎨 Meticulously detailed cards - ✨ Creative and genius design - 💯 Genuinely fun and challenging - 🚀 Amazing strategy game - 🤔 Makes you think - 😂 Hilarious content - 👍 Easy to pick up **Cons** - 😴 Becomes repetitive after unlocking cards - ⚖️ Game balance issues - 🔇 Wish for sound off button **Commonly reported bugs** - "watchdog muzzle" card bugged - "enjoy" cards eliminated - Investigator adjacent to "take" card at start **Most requested features** - More games like this - Sound off button - Madlib tool for real-life scenarios ## Newest reviews (10 of 23) ### 5/5 — Like threes, but more strategy *2018-10-13, version 1.3* This game burrows into your brain. Great stuff. Tried it at Indiecade and immediately downloaded on my phone. ### 5/5 — I should have been a president *2017-12-23, version 1.3* Learn how our leaders live... ### 5/5 — Best app ever *2017-12-05, version 1.3* Kleptocrat, good game, the best game. This surprisingly clever game will teach you how to covfefe ### 5/5 — Fun... in a dark way *2017-12-04, version 1.3* Neat game, quick playing. Seems all too relevant these days. ### 5/5 — This game made me think *2017-10-30, version 1.3* Very cool to see such a high risk game out there that also makes you think. ### 5/5 — Fun! *2017-10-01, version 1.3* Takes a few plays to get the hang of, which then becomes a really fun and satisfying game! Good to play on my morning commute to get the heart pounding :) ### 5/5 — Cool game *2017-09-14, version 1.3* Really interesting game with hilarious content. Surprisingly educational too! ### 5/5 — Amazing game / super interesting *2017-09-14, version 1.3* I love this game. It's not only fun to play but I'm learning a lot about dictators hide money in the real world. SUPER COOL! ### 5/5 — Fun game *2017-09-13, version 1.3* Fun card game and fun subject matter ### 5/5 — Fun & Educating *2017-09-11, version 1.3* I have a deep interest in AML/CFT anyway, so this naturally piqued my interest. It's a card game setup, and is really easy to pick up. Shows how moving dirty money works and how kleptocrats essentially stay ahead of investigators. Fun, entertaining, and educational for all levels. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 3/5 — Fun for a minute *2017-11-26, version 1.3* Interesting and fun for about one session of game play but once you start unlocking cards the it becomes extremely easy and horribly repetitive. I've now reined for 21 terms without loosing, over the course of about three sessions, and am totally bored with it. I'm only giving it three stars out of respect for the organization who made this and their real world fight against governmental corruption. ### 3/5 — Still a bit buggy... *2017-09-22, version 1.3* This addictive strategy game has some clever tricks, but needs some work to flesh out errors like "enjoy" cards being completely eliminated during game play (thus, no place to move your money without dumping a card to an investigator), or by setting up game start with the investigator adjacent to the only "take" card. Some strategy goes a long way, but you can't win when the game hasn't been balanced properly. ### 4/5 — Very fun, but “watchdog muzzle” is bugged *2017-12-12, version 1.3* I got from the card text that it would add to card a number of black squares equal to the number of red squares that it had, but instead it added one black square to all cards with at least one red square. ### 5/5 — Great solo game *2025-12-19, version 1.3* This game is fantastic. Refreshingly edgy theme in an age of nature stuff. ### 5/5 — Another great one by BumbleBear Games! *2025-02-06, version 1.3* Saw this mentioned in a newsletter from BumbleBear Games who created this game for the Mintz Group. Really fun and FREE! ### 5/5 — Um your kinda helping criminals *2022-01-15* I guess do you get paid by the challenge a criminal is to catch? If so I foresee a pay rise? ### 5/5 — Learn the ways of real bad guys *2020-10-12, version 1.3* Fun little game. I hope they make more ### 5/5 — 544 terms in and still enjoying the game *2020-10-09, version 1.3* Like the title says. Lots of replay value. ### 5/5 — Creative 💪🙌🏿💯 *2020-04-12, version 1.3* Excellent game! This is a simple and entertaining game that considers implements game theory concepts in a satirical manner. The developers deserve kudos for meticulously detailing the cards with a backstory. After downloading a player that takes the time to understand the algorithm can find this game very entertaining through the mixture of random and calculated game play in a very simple layout. Genius. ### 5/5 — Genuinely fun and challenging *2020-03-27, version 1.3* And slyly educational about the important work this group does. ## Most praised reviews (3 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing strategy game *2019-12-13, version 1.3* This game is better than chess. At first my heart would pound and I felt a bit guilty. However, over time, I realized game strategies that are revealed and it never gets old. This isn’t a quick play. You can go for days, possibly weeks. There is no time pressure, only deep rationalization. Not only are you learning a skill to identify corruption links, you also learn to minimize your corruption to get ahead. Awesome graphics, know the grid. It’s free, it’s dark. It doesn’t save stats or top levels. It’s once chance at longevity. You literally have to pick your moments in life to play and you must maintain a focus. I hope they make more tools like a madlib where you fill in real people’s info we connections and it gives a full real life investigative scenario. ### 5/5 — Great Game *2019-06-11, version 1.3* I enjoyed playing this game and I find the concepts behind it really engaging. The cards are detailed and engaging. I only wish there would be a sound button to turn off the music and sound effects. Thank you for the game. ### 5/5 — Well worth it *2019-06-10, version 1.3* Really fun game. Got to meet the game developers at bumble bash 3. Had a great time this game is definitely one of my favorites. --- *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 2026-07-28.*