# Knight Runner by Play Magnus — user reviews > 77 indexed App Store user reviews of Knight Runner by Play Magnus by Simen Gjermundsen, rated 4.38/5 from 125 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knight-runner-by-play-magnus/id1537760544/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/knight-runner-by-play-magnus/id1537760544.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 96 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (14 of 77) ### 2/5 — If only I could play it… *2025-07-30* I really want to try this game and see what it has but every time I finish the cutscene I get an error talking about my internet even though I’m making this from the same connection. Which is a shame because this game looks like it has really good graphics. But since I can’t play it I can’t give it more than two stars. -CarelessCaiden 2⭐️ ### 2/5 — It used to be good… but *2025-07-14* It used to be my son’s favorite chess game, but now it says there is no internet even when tests say it is working fine. I even deleted and reinstalled the app but the problem persists. Please update the app. ### 3/5 — Glenda *2025-01-02, version 1.4.0* Cities hi ### 3/5 — Knight runner *2024-02-17, version 1.4.0* Although this has many fun twists like bombs and portals, the game only gives you three lives to play and then wastes your time of two minutes. It kind of forces you to pay! ### 2/5 — Lifetime game pass doesn’t work *2023-12-23* I paid for lifetime gamepass which advertises that if purchased you can continue playing when you don’t have any hearts and skip the annoying wait, but that doesn’t seem to work. It keeps promoting you to buy it again as if you e never bought it and if you click restore purchases it just locks the game with a spinning wheel. I’m intrigued by the game as I could be a lot better with knight movement and board vision and this a gamified way of learning these concepts but this gamepass thing really puts me off. ### 3/5 — Love the game but… *2023-09-22* First of all, be careful with your “1 week free trial”. After i clicked the free trial button and I’m given the opportunity to confirm and finalize the subscription, the app store states that it is ONLY A 3 DAY TRIAL. Not 1 week. The cut-scenes/animations are still too long in my opinion. The black knight capture animation is just not needed in my opinion. But its a very fun very good game. Just be care when utilizing your “1 week free trial” ### 5/5 — A+++++++++ *2023-03-23, version 1.4.0* 🥰 love it ### 5/5 — Thanks magus *2023-02-26, version 1.4.0* I am in IM looking to get better and Magnus just helped a ton ### 5/5 — Good *2023-02-04* It was okay just feel like I am not great and the controls are finicky ### 3/5 — Good game, amazing storyline; but there are lots of blunders I have found. *2023-02-02* You can not see all of the board at once. Offscreen pieces can capture you. The last level of the first zone is also too hard. ### 5/5 — KnightRunner *2022-12-16* Magnus is the King of Chess. Nobody should say that the King is Elvis because it’s Magnus. Give me a break! How much more cool stuff can PlayMagnus do anyway? ### 5/5 — Fun *2022-11-06, version 1.4.0* Fun game ### 5/5 — Really awesome work and great es✅🍻🎶🥰🎁🤩🏈❤️😊❤️ *2022-10-12, version 1.4.0* Do you want to be my friend or not because I don’t have a boyfriend or a boyfriend or a boyfriend or anything like that I don’t have a girlfriend or anything like that I don’t know what to do I don’t know what I want to do I don’t know what I wanna do I don’t know what I should do I don’t know what I need to do I don’t know what I do I don’t know what I do I’m not doing what I want to do but I don’t know what I want to do and I don’t know what to do I don’t know what to do I don’t know what to q I don’t know q I don’t want to do what I want to do I don’t know what to do I don’t know what to do I don’t know what to do ### 5/5 — Super *2022-08-06, version 1.4.0* Good ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2025-11-06* I got charged multiple times and apple makes it very hard to get in touch with a rep to help you get your money back . Starting to not like iOS, if you owe a PENNY you can’t download an app, when you bought the phone !!!!! Crazy ### 1/5 — Does not run *2025-10-18, version 1.4.0* Does not run ### 1/5 — Can’t play the game *2025-08-02, version 1.4.0* When starting a new game i keep getting and error that something went wrong and to check my internet connection although i have it. ### 1/5 — Frustrating IAP *2025-03-28* I am currently trialing the $18/year game pass. So I let my daughter start a game. And then I tried to start a separate game. And it’s asking me to pay again. If $18/year does not get me three save slots it’s a joke. Or if this is a bug, it should have been fixed by now, lots of reviews mention the buggy and confusing in-all purchase experience from several years ago. Does not seem like good value. ### 1/5 — Error *2024-02-01, version 1.4.0* It says:”Unable to load content …” ### 1/5 — Lifetime game pass doesn’t work *2023-12-05* Paid for the lifetime Game pass but it doesn’t do anything and I keep getting promoted to buy it again which again doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Boring *2022-01-21, version 1.3.9* Well executed, but not very inspiring. Will probably delete before the end of my lunch break. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work in Syria *2021-12-21, version 1.3.9* Why are you blocking Syrian users ? ### 1/5 — Maybe i am missing something *2021-11-05, version 1.3.0* Seems like a bit of a waste of time when you could be playing actual chess! Its got that candy crush format instant dopamine hit, i was really disappointed to be honest! ### 1/5 — It is not fully compatible with iPod touch *2021-09-11* You can play the game with iPod touch at the time. But it is sometimes ridiculously hard or impossible to progress because of the smaller screen. 1 star is for iPod version. Probably it works better with a larger screen **Developer response:** Hi. We are sorry you feel this way. The game should absolutely be playable on iPod Touch. Are your struggling on any specific levels? The 1 star is visible for all devices, so hopefully you can change your mind if you feel giving it the absolute lowest rating for some issues on one device, and then update your rating if you get things working or get through the harder levels :) ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Sigma alpha gen *2025-01-26* Absolutely brilliant and I love the way you think about how much this game has improved the whole world in a way that has made chess so much more popular and more interesting, interactive, and accessible ### 5/5 — Sigma alpha gen *2025-01-08* Absolutely brilliant and I love the way you think about how much this game has improved the whole world in a way that has made chess so much more popular and more interesting, interactive, and accessible ### 5/5 — Fun and addictive , and helped my chess skill *2024-05-20, version 1.4.0* I checked this out for my 8 yo and ended up enjoying it more than him ### 5/5 — viva Magnus *2024-02-05, version 1.4.0* 👍👍👍 ### 5/5 — Good for boring days *2024-01-09, version 1.4.0* This small game is great for boring days and I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn chess. ### 5/5 — Precioso *2023-11-11, version 1.4.0* Me parece preciosa la forma en la que te obliga a trabajar los movimientos del caballo. La música es agradable, y los gráficos bonitos. Además, es divertido. ### 5/5 — Jogo incrível *2023-09-08, version 1.4.0* Um dos melhores passatempos que já joguei ### 5/5 — 💯 *2023-08-20, version 1.4.0* This is what you call a game ### 5/5 — KNiGhTS *2023-06-16, version 1.4.0* Amazing game! It’s so fun…and it combines my favourite game, chess! Love it!! ### 5/5 — Knight Runner *2023-05-21, version 1.4.0* Great Game!!! --- *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 2026-06-10.*