# Machinal Instinct — user reviews > 74 indexed App Store user reviews of Machinal Instinct by Pomelo Games, rated 4.60/5 from 706 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/machinal-instinct/id1438524773/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/machinal-instinct/id1438524773.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 579 · 4★ 59 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 28 ## What do users think of Machinal Instinct? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth animations - 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay - 🕹️ Accessible controls - 💎 Great fighting game fundamentals **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent attack targeting - 🔧 Buggy mechanics and controls - 🕰️ Short match duration - 🤖 Mostly playing against bots - 📺 Excessive ads and monetization **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on startup - Freezing at loading screens - Matchmaking issues - Inconsistent performance **Most requested features** - Longer match duration - Real-time multiplayer mode - More character and weapon variety - Customizable controls - Additional game modes (e.g. endless, team battles) ## Newest reviews (16 of 74) ### 2/5 — JUST BOTS - don’t too get invested *2023-02-01* Game seemed fun for a while, especially when you switch to button controls. This transition allows you much more mobility, combos, and utility with the shield and dash. But straight to the top (I’m rank 61 globally) you will never encounter a real player. You can easily manipulate the enemy ai after realizing this. Walk forward slightly and spam the bomb button repeatedly. You will win. Also, MORE IMPORTANTLY, if you ever get a damage lead, close the game for the remaining time in the match, come back, you instantly win. ### 3/5 — Mediocre *2021-04-03* It’s a fun little game with its own set of pros and cons. The cons happen to be more distinct - for example, every time you end a battle in the “pvp” (botvplayer) mode you’re subjected to a 30 second ad, which honesty is annoying when I try to grind. If they’d ad more characters to start out with besides the pig (I love him though) and stop putting ads after every fight then it’d be a lot better. Oh, and please add real pvp. **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for your feedback! We will work on improving the game! ### 2/5 — More ads than gameplay *2021-04-02* This game has good things going for it. Graphics and designs are fun. Concept is good. Interface is ok. However, there’s about as much time watching ads as there is actual game play. You play a match that can be over in 30 seconds yet after every match theirs an equal or longer ad your forced to watch. Progression cost money despite the developers making money through the ads. You can progress if you want to come back in a few hours. But doesn’t that defeat the point? Isn’t the point to make me want to keep playing? Yet every thing about this game made me want to stop playing and instead come and right this review and then remove the app. ### 3/5 — It’s ok *2021-03-31, version 21* Decent game ### 4/5 — Hi *2021-03-30, version 21* Hi ### 3/5 — What could be in here *2021-03-30* I rate it a 3 star not because of what it has its because of what it doesn’t have. First off the battles they are great and fun to play. The problem is they are too short if they were longer it would be more fun. Maybe have a best too 3 rounds type of thing. Second off more modes from what I know there is no other modes which could easily be put in a couple of examples could be an endless mode where you battle cpus until you die or maybe just make it beat 100 before you die. Another one could be mode where you have to battle players or cpus with random parts. Speaking of parts there isn’t that many I just wish there was more. **Developer response:** Hi! Thanks for your feedback, we will work on improving the game! ### 2/5 — No multiplayer *2021-02-17* There is a global leaderboard, but no way to play matches with other human players. I would like to see this feature. It would be much better, and I would consider playing the game more. **Developer response:** Hi, thank you very much for the feedback. If you want, you can contact us directly at support@pomelogames.com. Thank you! ### 3/5 — Good Game *2021-02-05, version 19* The game was really good and I like all off the features but a b glitch is stopping me from getting into the game and I would like it if someone could look into that ### 5/5 — Love it *2021-02-02, version 19* I love this game, it’s the perfect game for experienced fighters in games, the graphics, the motion and the skills are great! ### 5/5 — THE BEST GAME EVER *2021-01-31, version 19* I OVE THIS GAME SO MUCH EVERY ONE SHOUD GET IT THE GAME IS SOO AWESOME 🤩😍😍😎😎😎😎🤩🤩🤩🤩🤠🤠🤠😺😺😺😻😻😻😻 ### 2/5 — Hackers *2021-01-30, version 19* Every game has them and this one is no different. Hackers rule the top spots and it’s annoying. ### 5/5 — Fun fun fun *2021-01-28* One and done. Win or lose no draw! Worth the space and cool to race the leaders boards each week and the global chart better look out cause I’m climbing the rank with the free to play but no pay to win! ### 4/5 — It seems like a good game but *2021-01-27, version 19* I don’t know why won’t let me Play the game ### 3/5 — Needs fixing *2021-01-27, version 19* The controls aren’t that good and there should be a cool down to the rocket ### 4/5 — Good but few concerns *2021-01-26, version 19* Character attack acquisition is inconsistent. While in mid combo the character loses focus on the opponent even if the opponent moved before the combo was started creating the character to completely miss and attack no where near the opponent.Holding for shield only works in between your opponents attacks. If you hold while you get hit it will not activate after even if you continue to hold as if the line of code only attempts to be executed once and if it fails it will not repeat. Also connecting to servers also has a delay sometimes not loading at all requiring the client to be shutdown and re-executed. ### 5/5 — A lot of potential *2021-01-09, version 19* This game looks very fun and has potential but it still crashes at the loading screen. Please fix this. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can not play *2021-03-17, version 19* I can not even play the game every time I try to get on the game it turnes me me off ### 1/5 — Fix mechanics *2021-01-30* Ive been playing for 2 days and im already hating the mechanics. Half the time the you dont shoot a rocket when you make a u shape you just dash to the side or if your trying to shoot a rocket whilk sheilding you just walk to the side and stop sheilding. And dont give me crap like uuhh just make a u shape it works shut up dudein the heat of battle your fingers cant make a u shap fast enough. Bad controls and im uninstalling the game ### 1/5 — What is the point? *2021-01-26, version 19* This game really is pointless. There is nothing to do except pvp battles which don’t really get you anything. I don’t get it ### 1/5 — Не грузит *2021-01-09* Не грузит сделайте уже что-нибудь а то игра хорошая ### 1/5 — Не запускается!!! *2021-01-06* После обновления тоже не запускается🤦‍♀️ ### 1/5 — Game won’t start *2020-12-24, version 18* I couldn’t tell if the game is good or not because It won’t start. When I launch the game, i get a download screen that last forever and it won’t start. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2020-12-05, version 18* Keeps crashing before it gets past the title screen ### 1/5 — Bots *2020-11-22, version 17* Real-time fighting is sorta correct but you’re literally playing against bots. Didn’t even need wifi to play. So would you really call that real-time? Spamming rocket wins 100% of the time. ### 1/5 — Please stop *2020-11-21, version 17* Ok this is really pissing me off that every time I win the game puts me on someone so not on my level Like I’m level 100 and fight a level 300 that’s so stupid and unfair and when you get a new tier everyone but you had op stuff that you don’t stand a chance against and when lose to times I fight so weak so it’s so hard for them to beat me ### 1/5 — Stuck at login screen *2020-11-16, version 17* When I open the game it do nothing just freeze there with the music and do not load :/ ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This game is so cool. I like it so much that is so cool this cause of the animations that style. *2025-09-20* I give you 1000% I like it ### 5/5 — I love this game *2023-01-31* I love this game so much but I want to no when there’s going to be a update for this game ### 5/5 — Great Graphical Game *2023-01-15* Everyone must try this game this is insane grafical game and its cool and fun to play ### 5/5 — Easy for time *2022-09-28, version 27* I can always rely on this gsme for timw wise ### 5/5 — Noice *2022-03-25, version 27* Wooo ### 5/5 — Star today exclusive! *2022-02-17, version 27* Yeaaahhhh..! ### 5/5 — Pretty Much The Best Game Ever *2021-06-01, version 23* SUPER GREAT And I Love How EVERY Part Does A Different Thing But Here’s A Name Idea: Animechs It’s Even My Username! ### 5/5 — So good *2021-03-23, version 20* Omg so fun 100% would recommend ### 5/5 — Amazing *2021-02-15, version 19* I love this game ### 5/5 — Too easy *2021-02-03, version 19* Way too easy --- *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 2026-09-01.*