# Maze Machina — user reviews > 82 indexed App Store user reviews of Maze Machina by Arnold Rauers, rated 4.40/5 from 283 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maze-machina/id1481339646/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maze-machina/id1481339646.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 213 · 4★ 28 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of Maze Machina? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Excellent game - 👍 Simple, fun game with evolving mechanics - 👍 Elegant, catchy, super-fun - 👍 Rich and compelling - 👍 Brilliant game and absolutely recommended - 👍 Original & Unique puzzle fun - 👍 Rock solid game - 👍 Great game - 👍 Fabulous game! - 👍 It's good - 👍 Great - 👍 Very addictive - 👍 A-Maze-ing - 👍 Good - 👍 my new fav game - 👍 Simple game done right - 👍 Really fun - 👍 Good brain teaser, lots of replay - 👍 Totally addicted!!!! - 👍 Good game bit of a learning curve - 👍 Ego bruising but enjoyable - 👍 Finely crafted - 👍 Decent - 👍 Beautiful - 👍 Addictive **Cons** - 🐛 Game won't let me restore my purchase - 🔒 Paywall? - 🐛 Promising but frustrating - 🐛 Too Hard Out of the Gate - 🐛 i paid for full version but i still can only have 25 cheese - 🐛 Used to love this game, now has major bug - 🐛 Hate the workshop and new scoring - 🔒 Screw the devs - 🐛 Confusing and get annoying after 10 minutes - 🐛 The best mobile developer's worst game - 🐛 A disappointment - 🐛 Buggy - 🐛 Doesn't worth $2 - 🐛 Waste of time - 🐛 Almost perfect **Commonly reported bugs** - Game won't let me restore my purchase - Used to love this game, now has major bug - i paid for full version but i still can only have 25 cheese - Buggy **Most requested features** - It would be cool if you could get costumes or more cosmetics to keep playing after you are done - Please please don't ruin this game with extreme monetisation like others - Give us the extra stamina please - More cheese? - One or two less enemies? - Unlimited mode would be nice - A check, checkmate system would fix that ## Newest reviews (17 of 82) ### 4/5 — Nice game *2024-11-25, version 1.0.11* I do like playing this puzzle game but you should make it more accessible to everyone that plays it, like not needing to pay for more upgrades, I know that’s how you make your money but just give us the extra stamina please ### 4/5 — Paywall? *2024-01-20, version 1.0.11* Fun puzzle game that really makes you think about your next future moves ### 4/5 — Fabulous game! *2022-11-20* The game would be a 5 star easily. It’s fun, there are unlockable things and it’s a nice story. The only reason I made it 4 stars is because to get all the unlockables you must pay money. I don’t want to pay money, but you can unlock a lot without the money. ### 3/5 — Like solitaire *2022-11-10* The game is okay. I eventually realized that it’s kind of like Spider Solitaire. Board is random. There is some strategy but you can easily get stuck in a situation where the only option is to use your moves to die and restart. The daily games can be fun but they suffer even more from the same problem. If half of the squares are reinforcements then there doesn’t seem like much to do. ### 4/5 — The Mouse that could *2022-10-11, version 1.0.9* Fun little game that’s different from the rest. It stands out. I can see that it can be frustrating and will not be for everyone as some will loose patience with it. If you stick with it it can be a enjoyable ride and a nice reprieve from the norm. ### 2/5 — Too hard *2022-09-30, version 1.0.9* It should reset every time a new level comes ### 5/5 — Great game *2022-05-23, version 1.0.9* Very addictive ### 5/5 — A-Maze-ing *2022-04-19, version 1.0.9* Great game that the developers were clearly passionate about. There’s a lot of attention to detail that keeps the game entertaining. ### 2/5 — Stamina Bad *2022-04-12* I’m completely down with purchasing the game and giving it 5 stars if you can turn stamina off. It’s a horribly stupid mechanic with the way it was implemented. Even if you always go for the cheese to replenish stamina it only gives you enough for a few more moves. The whole thing feels like a time/pay wall tactic to purchase the game which is fine, ppl need to get paid. If, however, the stamina works the same way after purchase then it’s just a really bad design decision that kills what is otherwise a very special game. ### 2/5 — Too Hard Out of the Gate *2022-04-10, version 1.0.9* I live the art and the concept, but the game beats you up too quickly and too repetitively. Developer needs to make the first rounds easier to help a player build confidence. The daily games show that there are a ton of other mechanics in the game, but starters will never get to them because if the absolute butt kicking received from the first time you open it. I actually downloaded it because of the tutorial I was able to play in an Apple Store. That was not offered to me in the actual download and I cannot for the life of me understand why. ### 3/5 — i paid for full version but i still can only have 25 cheese *2022-04-10, version 1.0.9* :( really enjoyed this game so bought full version but never actually got it, very disappointed ### 5/5 — Good *2022-03-15, version 1.0.8* Good ### 5/5 — my new fav game *2022-02-22, version 1.0.7* the game is great s of yet. still in begining stages of it but i like the game. and look forward to completing it. lots of fun ### 5/5 — Simple game done right *2022-01-18* On its surface, this is a simple game. The basic mechanics are simple to grasp, and while there are a healthy number of unlocks, even in the free version, they do not complicate the mechanics, they just add interesting depth to them. Combine this with the fact that you are not inundated with ADs or have to deal with a variety of mechanics specifically designed to push you to micro transactions, I feel like it would be criminal not to recommend this game. ### 5/5 — Really fun. *2022-01-11, version 1.0.7* Reminds me of Threes and Grindstone. The art is so nice! Really glad I got this game. ### 5/5 — Great game *2021-12-29, version 1.0.7* This is a great game that I enjoy playing. It’s just I can’t pay for the full game so I’m kind of struggling. But I do understand why so I’m not mad. All in all, a wonderful game that I think should be even more popular, great job. ### 3/5 — Used to love this game, now has major bug *2021-12-20* I used to love this game and had almost made it all the way through. Then there was an update which removed all the items I had unlocked. Okay, fine…just gives me a reason to play more. However, with the new items-unlocked-by-collecting-gears, there’s a major problem because you can only collect up to 25 gears and some items cost more than the 25 gear max. Please fix this and I’ll make it 5 stars. Right now, I’m just disappointed ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Game won’t let me restore my purchase. *2026-01-13, version 1.0.13* A bit miffed. ### 1/5 — Garbage cheese/stamina mechanic *2022-07-04, version 1.0.9* Really fun gameplay until the broken stamina mechanic kicks in and inevitably kills you on the 2nd or 3rd level. ### 1/5 — Is it me? *2021-11-06, version 1.0.7* I used to enjoy this game. Now I can’t even finish the tutorial. ### 1/5 — Screw the devs *2021-08-07* This was a great game, I loved to play it in my free time, but the devs changed it, for no reason, to make it a pay to win. Before it was like 60 starting stamina and 30 for cheese, with all the items for free making it a lot more strategic and you had to get through 15 levels with cheese appearing every 3 levels. Now they made it 30 stamina, with cheese giving you only 5 stamina, and you only get a sword, shield, and bow & arrow, and you can’t even get half the items through this new gear thing they added. This game was so much fun and I loved it but now it’s just a crappy game that they made into a cheap cash grab ### 1/5 — It’s almost worth playing *2020-05-31, version 1.0.5* The idea is amazing but the randomness of the tiles and their actions is disappointing. I can’t count the number of levels where it was impossible to get the cheese or it was immediately destroyed. Or when i’m close to running out of stamina and the tile i’m trying to move from keeps generating ice or a hook so I can’t actually move. And instances where the curse can destroy the key is just weird. ### 1/5 — Has potential *2020-05-27, version 1.0.5* Too many weapons. You just end up clicking around hoping to get the key, with no real strategy, even after doing the tutorial. The icon with the checkbox or x was never explained. Sometimes you die by a robot and you have no idea why. Sometimes the robots attack and sometimes they don't. Gave up on this after a day. Go get sinkr2 for a real thinking game. ### 1/5 — A disappointment *2020-01-30, version 1.0.4* Looks to build on concept of threes but forgets what made threes fun. Way too many icons, with no simple way to review what they mean (but for a slog of a tutorial), and hardly any strategy to implement given icons randomly flip on tiles. Loved the developer’s prior games, however. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t worth $2 *2020-01-24, version 1.0.4* Full of regrets, such boring and stupid game. I wish I didn’t spend two bucks. ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2020-01-22, version 1.0* This game is so frustrating it’s not even fun. The weapons never work the same way twice and the tutorial is a joke. When you can’t make it through a level you have to start all the way over at the beginning. It’s not fun. ### 2/5 — Promising but frustrating *2024-07-19, version 1.0.11* Great design and interesting game play but goes way to hard from the start. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent game *2025-07-31, version 1.0.11* Can't stop playing ### 5/5 — Hidden gem *2024-09-03, version 1.0.11* I really like the art and general style of the game. Please please don’t ruin this game with extreme monetisation like others. This game is special and deserves recognition. : ) ### 5/5 — Great game but *2024-07-08, version 1.0.11* It would be cool if you could get costumes or more cosmetics to keep playing after you are done ### 5/5 — Simple, fun game with evilving mechanics *2023-09-17, version 1.0.9* I’ve really enjoyed the free version of this game, and finally upgraded to the paid version because the extra mechanics add fun challenges and because this quick 15 level puzzle game has helped me relax and is more than worth the money. Great work! ### 5/5 — Qbert *2023-09-14, version 1.0.9* Amazing game!!! ### 5/5 — Great game *2023-07-01, version 1.0.9* Brilliant game and absolutely recommended. The animations and sound design are genius, but the animations are too slow imo which gets annoying quickly. ### 5/5 — A steampunk story of a mouse *2023-03-23, version 1.0.9* I absolutely love the game the puzzle is so addicting ### 5/5 — Original & Unique *2023-03-06, version 1.0.9* Original & Unique puzzle fun ### 5/5 — It’s good *2022-11-10, version 1.0.9* Rock solid game ### 5/5 — Great *2022-11-07, version 1.0.9* Yes --- *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.*