# Lords & Knights - X-Mas — user reviews > 406 indexed App Store user reviews of Lords & Knights by XYRALITY GmbH, rated 4.70/5 from 214 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lords-and-knights-x-mas/id575835825/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lords-and-knights-x-mas/id575835825.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 177 · 4★ 24 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Lords & Knights? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Engaging long-term strategy gameplay - 👥 Strong teamwork and alliance mechanics - 💰 Playable without spending money - 🎨 Festive Christmas-themed aesthetics - 🔄 Continuous updates and improvements - 💬 Active community and social features - ♿ Accessible for visually impaired players - 🎵 Atmospheric sound design and music - ⏱️ Flexible time investment options **Cons** - 🤖 Widespread bot usage by players - 💸 Pay-to-win mechanics increasingly prevalent - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues - 📲 Missing attack notification alerts - ⚠️ Poor customer support responsiveness - 🔗 Broken links between app versions - ⏳ Slow game progression early on - 🚫 Unfair account bans without explanation - 🌍 Limited server availability in some regions - 🎯 Excessive events and gold-focused updates **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on startup after updates - Game freezes during heavy attacks - Login authentication failures - Missing bottom navigation bar on iPad - Newsletter registration rewards not credited - In-app purchase failures (starter pack, king pack) - Video prompt and voiceover glitches - Server connection timeouts - Notification settings not persisting - Links redirecting to wrong app version **Most requested features** - Attack and spy notification system - Ability to help other players' castles - More gold rewards outside of events - Improved server time zone handling - Female character representation - Better bot detection and prevention - Reduced time requirements for progression - Cross-version link compatibility - Regional server support for newer maps - Ability to exchange resources between own castles ## Newest reviews (12 of 406) ### 4/5 — Bug notifications *2026-04-23* Cette application est à mon sens bien développé et le jeu est top mais je trouve cependant qu’il est décevant de perdre des habitats bêtement à cause des notifications qui se désactivent toute seule sans raison dans les paramètres sur la version IOS, c’est problématique ### 2/5 — Brilliant *2026-01-25* Played this game since 2014, it has evolved with time with all positive improvements. And this game you definitely don’t have to pay to win, It is truly one of the best strategy games on the market. You can play this for the rest of your life. I love it ### 3/5 — Great Game, Needs TLC though *2025-11-15* The game and its mechanics are amazing, however it seems the game has fallen off a bit in terms of maintenance. The game has issues updating on all systems whenever a tab is opened up, as well as messages, or sometimes these reports or new messages are delayed. The game should also be set with a server time and for anyone outside that timezone can have the option to have their time in parentheses available as well or not. Otherwise, a great strategy game to play. ### 5/5 — Great edition however, having problems with getting the rewards for the newsletter registration *2025-10-14* I love this game and it has had several improvements overtime. The one part I am still having issues with is the starter pack, the king pack, and the newsletter registration. No matter how many times I try to get my reward for the newsletter, it tells me that it was successful, but when I go back to the game, the task is still incomplete. I tried to purchase the starter pack and the king pack, and have money to do so, however , after completing the purchase, it says unsuccessful and I do not get these rewards. I really wish you would work on that. With the festive music, and the variety of it, along with the new and improved building upgrade sounds, and the constant ambient sounds of the castle in the background it is a great new version. I wish you would make the regular version of lords and nights more like this one. I love it! Keep up the good work. Also this one does not have as many glitches with the video prompts and voiceover and the sounds and music to not stop after using voice dictation like what happens with the original version of lords and nights and Celtic tribes. This version and edition of this game are amazing. My favorite one so far. ### 2/5 — Brilliant *2025-08-11, version 10.22.0* Played this game since 2014, it has evolved with time with all positive improvements. And this game you definitely don’t have to pay to win, It is truly one of the best strategy games on the market. You can play this for the rest of your life. I love it ### 5/5 — Great teamwork game *2025-06-19* In the beginning the game is slow. Build up quickly. The key is to find an established alliance to join so you have mutual protection ### 4/5 — España IX *2025-06-19, version 10.20.2* Macalister 60 ### 5/5 — ❤️ *2025-03-14* Моя любимая игра с 2012 года. Единственная многопользовательская игра, где донатеры не имеют огромного преимущества. ### 4/5 — Пожелания *2025-02-20* Я желаю процветания игре ### 5/5 — Gran juego de estrategia *2025-01-07, version 10.16.0* Gran juego de estrategia ### 5/5 — Great edition *2024-12-14* With the festive music, and the variety of it, along with the new and improved building upgrade sounds, and the constant ambient sounds of the castle in the background it is a great new version. I wish you would make the regular version of lords and nights more like this one. I love it! Keep up the good work. Also this one does not have as many glitches with the video prompts and voiceover and the sounds and music to not stop after using voice dictation like what happens with the original version of lords and nights and Celtic tribes. This version and edition of this game are amazing. My favorite one so far. ### 5/5 — Tebrik ederiz *2024-11-07, version 10.14.0* Gerçekten çok güzel bir oyun bağımlılık yapıyor üç yıldır oynuyorum ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Garbage game *2026-06-26* It’s to easy for someone to take a persons castle when they are new. What a waste of time that I will never get back. ### 1/5 — Новая версия *2026-01-21* После установки новой версии игра не даёт войти и сразу закрывается!!! ### 1/5 — Abstürze *2026-01-20, version 10.27.0* Seit kurzem stürzt das Spiel direkt beim Start ab. ### 1/5 — Stürzt sofort ab *2026-01-19* Nach dem letzten Update startet das Spiel kurz und stürzt sofort wieder ab. ### 1/5 — Dopo aver aggiornato *2025-05-19, version 10.20.0* Ultima versione su iPad non vedo più la barra inferiore. ### 1/5 — Bots *2024-12-10, version 10.16.0* Nur noch Bots die alles kaputt machen. ### 1/5 — Support doesn’t exist *2024-12-02, version 10.15.0* Lost the account for a problem with the phone. After one week none have replied by mail or Chat to my requests ( many!!!) unacceptable. Simply it doesn’t exist!!! ### 1/5 — Leider voller Bots *2024-11-13, version 10.14.0* So macht das Spiel leider keinen Spaß. ### 1/5 — Zaten aynı oyunun özel testini yapmışsınız bir oyununuz vardı zaten *2024-03-12, version 10.7.0* Saçma ### 1/5 — Super Spiel *2023-05-31, version 9.27.0* Das Spiel macht viel Spaß ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — مرحبا *2026-03-31, version 10.29.0* اتمنا لو تكون اللعبة فيها اشياء تجذب اكثر ### 5/5 — Great teamwork game *2026-03-20* In the beginning the game is slow. Build up quickly. The key is to find an established alliance to join so you have mutual protection ### 5/5 — Très bon jeu *2026-03-18* Très bon choix ### 5/5 — Harika *2026-03-17, version 10.28.0* Altın ödüllerini sadece etkinlikle değil normal zamanda da fazla olması gerekiyor ayrıca başkalarının kalesine yardım edebilsek çok daha fazla iyi olur yardımdan kastım bir özellik olsa bir başkalarının kalesini de geliştire bilsek ### 5/5 — Avis *2026-02-23, version 10.27.5* Prenant ### 5/5 — Хорошая игра *2026-02-06* Нравится ### 5/5 — Great teamwork game *2026-01-31* In the beginning the game is slow. Build up quickly. The key is to find an established alliance to join so you have mutual protection ### 5/5 — Me gusta *2026-01-23, version 10.27.3* Pienso que es un poco lento ### 5/5 — Great game *2025-12-06* I have been playing this game for a few years and I think it is a good game ### 5/5 — Awesome game! *2025-12-02* Been playing this game for awhile and there’s something soothing about playing it during the holiday season! --- *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 2026-09-03.*