# Not Exactly A Hero! — user reviews > 279 indexed App Store user reviews of Not Exactly A Hero! by Buff Studio Co.Ltd., rated 4.60/5 from 264 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/not-exactly-a-hero/id1558021771/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/not-exactly-a-hero/id1558021771.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 205 · 4★ 38 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Not Exactly A Hero!? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💞 Engaging story and characters - 🎨 Delightful art style - 🆓 Fair free-to-play model - 👍 Smooth gameplay progression - 🤑 Easy to earn in-game currency **Cons** - 🐛 Ads not loading consistently - ⏰ Increasing wait times for actions - 💰 Paid version still requires ads - 🤔 Confusing ticket system - 🌐 Translation issues in some languages **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashing on launch - Tickets not being awarded after watching ads - Inability to progress due to lack of tickets **Most requested features** - More character romance options - Rewind/undo feature for choices - Offline mode to continue story - Ability to replay past chapters ## Newest reviews (17 of 279) ### 4/5 — I love this game *2026-07-20* I love this game genuinely so much. The plot twist, the art, the character depth is amazing. This game actually got me into choice games. That’s how amazing it is. I really recommend it. There are multiple ending and it’s fun! My one this that annoyed me so the ads! You have to watch some ads to get some ticket or wait for it to refresh to be able to talk. Another is how after your first play through it feels like it’s different from the first slightly but I’m not sure if that’s just me. So if you HATE ads and like replaying games over. And over with no changes I wouldn’t recommend but if you’re fine with those small stuff it’s a really great game! ### 4/5 — Скачала игру, но не могу получить билеты, потому что реклама не грузиться. *2026-02-21* Что делать? Такая же проблема и в другой вашей игре. ### 3/5 — Я просто не могу продолжать *2025-09-13* Ребят, игра стильная и интересная, но как я должен продолжать играть, если билеты закончились, а ты даже рекламу посмотреть не можешь. Сори, но дальше пролога не прошёл ### 5/5 — Nên tải *2024-09-14, version 1.1.11* Ko có gì để chê 👍👍 ### 4/5 — Buen juego *2024-08-06, version 1.1.11* Lo estoy empezando a jugar y me encanta. También me gusta la cantidad de boletos que te da por cada anuncio ### 5/5 — Played through my first route *2024-08-02* It was so good! Ads weren’t too bad. I wish I learned more of the mystery with the ending I did so far— I understand a comment about wanting more now! Very good- a bit sad— I would’ve loved to continue even after -( I think I did Route B or something as the ending). I loved this :) ### 5/5 — Muito bom! *2024-07-22* Os gráficos são bons e a história é legal, TUDO NO JOGO É MUITO BOM! Para as escolhas, é necessário tickets, mas são bem fáceis de conseguir, então o jogador não precisa gastar dinheiro comprando nada, compra apenas se quiser. Há tempos que eu procuro algum jogo assim. Todos que eu encontrava parecido com isso, precisava de alho para conseguir fazer escolhas, o que era muito difícil de conseguir, a menos que comprasse. Em fim, é um bom jogo pra jogar no tédio e se divertir, instalem! ### 5/5 — Хочу в эту жизнь *2024-07-16* Мне кажется что после этой игры я начал сначала думать а потом делать ### 5/5 — love the game but *2024-07-06, version 1.1.11* HOW DO YOU GET TICKETS I TRY THE ADS THEY ARE NOT WORKING MAKE IT EASIER TO GET TICKETS ### 5/5 — Harika bir oyun *2024-06-21, version 1.1.11* Son zamanlarda oynadığım en tatlı oyunlardan biri olabilir şu anda 3 son bitirdim ve gerçekten bayıldım herkese kesinlikle tavsiye ederim ### 5/5 — Oyun *2024-06-09, version 1.1.11* Çok iyi oyun ### 5/5 — Not exactly a hero *2024-06-01* Итак, новелла мне понравилась Интересный сюжет, большое количество ( как по мне) концовок, приятный стиль рисовки Про перевод на русский могу сказать, что он плоховат( некоторые детали упущены, неправильные местоимения и все такое. Лучше играть на Английском. Про билеты: у многих проблема с просмотром рекламы. Нужно просто включить впн и тогда все будет работать ### 5/5 — Best out of the genre *2024-05-18* This is my favorite game out of the series of choice games by buff studio. It’s incredibly charming and cohesive, i just wish there were more >.< (and i also wish i didn’t have to watch like 60 ads but the games gotta make a buck somehow!) the other games like this are also amazing, but there’s something about the idea of a more open world— main character focus that really draws me in. I totally recommend charlie’s underworld if you want something similar, but that one is a little more restrictive if i remember correctly. its been years since i played this game and my head still wanders over to it every now and again. Its genuinely a game i love. ### 5/5 — yes *2024-03-28* 😁😁 ### 5/5 — 이게 제발 고쳐주세요 ㅠㅠ *2024-02-05* 스토리 너무너무 흥미롭고 재밌게 잘 만드셨는데 쿠폰 얻으려고 아이패드로 광고 볼때마다 중간에 계속 강제로 홈으로 가져요 ㅠㅠ 아무것도 안눌러도 계속 나가지고 다시 들어오면 초기화 돼서 게임을 즐길 수가 없어요… 유료로 플레이 할 수 없는 상황이라 꼭!! 고쳐주심 감사하겠습니다 ㅠㅠ… ### 5/5 — 짱 *2024-01-26* 완젼 재밌어요!! 무료로도 충분히 즐길 수 있는 게임이고, 스토리 구성도 탄탄해요. 캐릭터들도 모두 개성있고 매력적이예요. 스토리 게임 좋아하시는 분이라면 추천합니다! ### 5/5 — A good narrative game *2024-01-12, version 1.1.11* I really like the way the game works. It tells you what decision led you to a certain point. I speak Spanish, and the translation is very good. There were some mime where a character spoke in a weird way, but maybe it’s a narrative decision, I’m not sure. Anyway, I like the story, the characters and the overall functionality. Thank you for releasing this for free. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Как это называется? *2026-01-12* Как это называется? Начал я играть в игру собственно, сверху на экране есть билетики, их десять штук, я не понял что это за билетики и игра этого не объяснила, играю я значит в игру, и вот первый выбор и... на них нарисована стоимость 10 билетов а у меня пять🫠, ну ладно думаю, подожду пока билетики восполнятся, подождал до следующего дня и что вы думаете? Шиш, так же пять билетиков, а восполнить их можно платно. Как это называется? ### 1/5 — Ko lấy vé dc *2024-07-04, version 1.1.11* Tôi mới tải chơi, cốt truyện thấy khá hay nhưng không hiểu sao khi xem quảng cáo lấy vé tôi bị văng liên tục:(( ### 1/5 — Не понравилось *2024-04-29* После 10 минут игры закончились билеты действия! Попытка посмотреть рекламу не увенчалась успехом, она просто не грузится! Остальные варианты получения билетов перенаправляют на англоязычные сайты. На них сомнительные тесты и опросники. Уж если надо смотреть рекламу для получения билетов так хоть сделайте так, чтобы было что смотреть! ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing. *2022-11-29* Game keeps crashing so I can’t get tickets. ### 1/5 — Билеты *2022-04-24* Для того чтобы отвечать на вопросы персонажей нужно платить за ответы билетами, но получить их можно только 2 способами - купить в приложении или за рекламу. Ну и не с таким жили, в чем вопрос? — скажите вы. Проблема в том, что рекламу они показывать не хотят… ### 1/5 — Crash *2022-02-02, version 1.1.11* Can’t play ### 1/5 — Poorly optimised for IPad, crashes after title screen *2021-11-10, version 1.1.11* The top part of the title is cut off, unless ‘Exactly a Hero’ is this game’s title screen. Crashed after tapping to go to the next screen after the title. ### 1/5 — Not compatiple with iphone 7? *2021-11-07, version 1.1.11* unfortunately the application crashes whenever I try to start it, even after starting the game off internet or redownloading it... ### 1/5 — Great concept, money hungry execution *2021-08-13* They try and make you pay in order to actually progress in the game by making a ticket system in which 5 min of gameplay=all tickets spent=have to wait forever to get another one. In these moments they try to sell you more tickets even though playing 5 minutes of the game results in all your tickets being gone, so you will just spend more and more money on a mediocre game. ### 1/5 — A choose your own adventure game… where you can’t choose *2021-08-09* The plot seems to be pretty interesting. However, to pick many of the actions you need Tickets. While you can get them through stories, to be able to play the game like a normal cyoa, there is one simple way to do that. Spend real money. Otherwise, there is one simple boring path to go down. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amo este tipo de juegos *2026-04-11, version 1.1.11* Desde que jugué Underworld Office me di cuenta lo buenos que son todos los juegos, todos tienen historias interesantes y muy creativas, en especial este ahora mismo se está volviendo de mis favoritos, me gustaría que expandieran más su historia y la de otros juegos igual de buenos :) ### 5/5 — Ship 💞 *2025-06-15, version 1.1.11* Otp Chris x Riley nha mấy má ### 5/5 — MÜKK *2025-06-09, version 1.1.11* Hayatımda en iyi yazı temalı oyunlardan biri ama bence alt kişiliğimiz bizi elle geçirmeli ### 5/5 — Good *2025-04-22, version 1.1.11* Game của studio rất dễ chịu, đã từng chơi “Văn Phòng Địa Phủ” và những game khác, rất tin tưởng, đặc biệt có tiếng việt ### 5/5 — i love this game! *2025-02-20, version 1.1.11* it's so fun and the art style is absolutely delicious 🤑 the tickets are easy to get and adds aren't every two seconds! ### 5/5 — 겁나 완벽 겜 아니 미친것같음 *2025-02-16* 그림도 깔끔하면서 이쁘고 내용도 흥미진진하고 재밌어서 시간가는줄 모르고 계속하게 되는 것 같음.가끔 게임 진행이 아에 안되는 게임들이 있는데 요건 티켓도 얻기 쉽고 그만한 가치도 있음 무료버전인데도 이렇게 갓벽 제작자분들 존경합니다!! ### 5/5 — 재밋당!!!!!! *2025-02-11, version 1.1.11* 훅흑ㅎ흑너무재밋어요ㅠㅠㅠ 과장 안하고 제가 살면서 해 본 게임중에 제일 재밌슴니다ㅠㅠㅠ 진짜 후속작은 안나오겟죠?😭😭😭 너무 재밋네용 ㅠㅠㅠㅠ 크리스 사랑해ㅠㅠㅠ ### 5/5 — Good game ! *2024-12-27* Ce jeu est vraiment bien, pour ceux qui aime les histoires interactives originales c’est une pépite. C’est plutôt rare de trouver de bon jeux dans cette catégorie narrative (Sauf si vous aimez les histoires d’amour un peu cliché…y’en a beaucoup). Ce qui me plaît dans « Not exactly a hero » c’est ce côté réel et à la fois très intrigant de la vie de tous les jours en tant que « pion ». Bref j’ai jouer à quasi tous les jeux de ce type qu’avaient créé les développeurs car j’adore ce concept (le style de dessin de celui ci ainsi que Underworld Office me plait beaucoup !) N’hésitez pas à intégrer la langue française aux jeux qui ne l’ont pas encore, ça ferait super plaisir ! Bonne journée à vous ! :) ### 5/5 — Fofo *2024-12-25* Os detalhes são muito fofos,os ticks são muito bons,demora para acabar,eu simplesmente amo ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2024-10-23, version 1.1.11* I loved this story so much I did 100% of it, honestly if a story deserves a sequel I believe it’s this one, don’t stop making this amazing stories. --- *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 2026-08-26.*