# MageTrain — user reviews > 17 indexed App Store user reviews of MageTrain by Benjamin Dressler, rated 3.14/5 from 7 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magetrain/id6479560703/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magetrain/id6479560703.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of MageTrain? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Brings back the nostalgia - 👍 Fun twist on a classic - 👍 Cute pixel game - 👍 Really fun **Cons** - 🐛 Wraiths are OP - 💰 Cheeky difficulty ceiling designed to incentify spending - 💰 Impossible to get enough gold to unlock more characters - 🐛 So many bugs - 🤔 Can't actually play the game **Commonly reported bugs** - Can't make a team - Debug menu left in with ability to unlock all heroes and get infinite gold **Most requested features** - More character improvement and overall smoothing - Ability to improve heroes between runs, their gear, etc. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Mommy train *2025-04-21, version 1.1.3* Just a dumb game would love to run a train on the mother of the person who created this ### 2/5 — So buggy and so funnny *2025-04-08, version 1.1* So many bugs. Can’t actually play the game as you can’t make a team. Also, they left in the debug menu so you can unlock all the heroes immediately and get infinite gold. I would give it 1 star but it made me laugh so I’m feeling generous. ### 3/5 — Too easy *2025-09-12, version 1.2* this game is too easy, but it is impossible or almost impossible to save up coins to buy a hero +- 2000 coins, so I suggest making some difficulty modifiers, with which the player will feel the difficulty and get more coins ### 3/5 — Good framework, but currently repetitive *2025-05-29, version 1.2* I think this is a game that has a lot of room to grow. Pros: -Classes are unique, though I think something to make the level ups feel impactful both when they’re a follower and a leader would be great. -World map is cute, art is good overall. Cons: -Gameplay doesn’t have much variation to it. Something incentivizing exploration (and maybe some more bigger, more linear maps) could help, as currently you walk in circles until you or the enemies die -Attack hitboxes are very confusing. I’m not sure I actually ever fully understood WHY I lost health. More distinct visuals from enemies and a bestiary could likely help with this. ### 3/5 — Could be great! *2025-05-19, version 1.2* I think this has a lot of potential. Could be very addicting and fun. Just need to iron out some kinks! ### 3/5 — Games ok *2025-04-19, version 1.1.3* Weird snake like game. When I say snake, I mean Nokia snake. They quite literally repackaged the first game ever made as a roguelite. You earn gold in this game which is the only way to purchase characters without money. The gold you earn only counts for one run and it is impossible to get enough gold to actually unlock more than 1 or 2 of the characters in the runs. It’s genuinely unplayable if you don’t spend money. Don’t waste your time. ### 3/5 — A start *2025-04-11, version 1.1.1* Without the ability to improve heroes between runs, their gear, etc. this is just an exercise in frustration. No overall sense of progress after the first few runs and any fun is quickly gone. Hopefully the developer brings it along from twitch mechanics for the sake of twitch mechanics to something more absorbing and addicting…I feel like it has that potential. ### 4/5 — Fun and unique concept but still early *2025-06-14, version 1.2* Definitely has room to grow but what we have is fun to play. Do wish when your allies revive mid-match they went back to their original spot, gold and power ups despawn a little fast and walls wouldn’t sometimes hit for half your health bar. Still it reminds me of the classic snake game and while a little bare what it does have is pretty solid and worth checking out. ### 4/5 — Fun but.. *2025-04-21, version 1.1.3* Wraiths are OP, AE strikes from across the screen and with 3 or more of those bad boys steaming around you, it’s quickly game over even with a solid team. Smells a little like a cheeky difficulty ceiling designed to incentify spending real money on additional characters. Fun up until that point tho! ### 4/5 — Cool *2025-04-14, version 1.1.1* Cool little game. ## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Better Nimble Train *2025-05-21, version 1.2* Brings back the nostalgia of playing Nimble Train but without the paywall subscription half brick want now. Amazing game and will be following closely, can’t wait to see more character improvement and overall smoothing! ### 5/5 — Fun game! *2025-04-30, version 1.2* Really fun game! I was looking for a new game to play when I came across this one! I read the other reviews which weren't very favourable, so I didn't have very high expectations going in, but this game was actually pretty fun! It's simple, not over complicated and I enjoyed playing it a lot more than I though I would. It's something I think I'll play often to pass the time, and it has no ads which is very great! I think the other reviews were definitely super harsh. Also, another review said it was impossible to get other characters without buying them, but that's not the case at all! You get the gold from playing, and also if you choose the gold on the path you can randomly get different amounts of gold! Some characters will take longer, but it's very doable and more fun than being able to get everything easily! Would definitely recommend giving this a try! ### 5/5 — Fun twist on a classic *2025-04-29, version 1.2* It’s like a modern version of Snake but with heroes and roguelike progression. I’m enjoying playing with the new necromancer hero - the little skelly minions are fun to summon. Looking forward to seeing where the dev takes this game! ### 5/5 — Finally a good app game *2025-04-27, version 1.2* It’s been so long since I have downloaded a game from the store. Most of them just want your money with no real gameplay. This game fun gameplay, cool characters and barely any in app purchases. Thank you for this game. Ps. One day I hope boss fights are a thing in this game. ### 5/5 — Cute pixel game *2025-04-13, version 1.1.1* Fun and easy to get into, the characters are cute. ### 5/5 — Really fun *2025-04-11, version 1.1.1* I really enjoyed this but it is hard I would recommend this for people who are bored. ### 5/5 — All I can say is *2025-04-07, version 1.0* What the heck are we supposed to do? We can unlock heroes and add unlimited gold without any rhyme or reason. Beyond confusing --- *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 2026-08-22.*