# Nova Empire: Space Wars MMO — user reviews > 899 indexed App Store user reviews of Nova Empire by GameBear Tech, rated 4.30/5 from 5,063 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nova-empire-space-wars-mmo/id1295555672/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nova-empire-space-wars-mmo/id1295555672.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,278 · 4★ 1,002 · 3★ 245 · 2★ 119 · 1★ 419 ## What do users think of Nova Empire? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent graphics and gameplay - 🔒 Secure and stable connection - 👍 Engaging alliance and community features - 🚀 Smooth progression for free-to-play players **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and connection issues - ⏱️ Extremely long build/upgrade times - 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win mechanics - 🔒 Poor customer support and lack of responsiveness **Commonly reported bugs** - Shields randomly deactivating during wars - Disappearing ships and lost progress after crashes - Inability to leave or switch alliances due to glitches **Most requested features** - Ability to transfer resources between alliance members - More diplomacy options between alliances - Improved tutorial and onboarding for new players - Larger and more diverse galaxy to explore ## Newest reviews (13 of 899) ### 4/5 — Da *2026-02-28, version 2.36.1* Not much to do after the tutorial ### 4/5 — Great *2025-11-16, version 2.35.0* I love the game but please work out the account thing because my fleet has been deleted around 3 times. Great game though ### 4/5 — Pay to win *2025-11-13, version 2.35.0* Game in its form is realy good and well made. But microtransactions and its price is something which destoroying this Game. You basicly cant compete with players whos putting real money into it. And thats just unfair. Plus fleet repeiring time is too long. ### 4/5 — Так себе *2025-10-26, version 2.34.0* Понравилось, но есть много не понятного . Вроде бы не напрягает что долго строиться , но экипаж плохо что сам не обратно не летит на базу , не знаю что-то скучновато ### 2/5 — Server issues ruin your experience *2025-09-26, version 2.34.0* Being until top 12 of the server, but recently server keep crashing, slow, laggy, not cannot even login. Design and mechanics are great. But server issues made it unplayable, so invested about 100usd , around. As if I know the server is broken, I won’t. MMO, server smoothness is extremely important. Your company have a lot of people paying every day, should you invest in servers first before adding more content, otherwise no point to play. ### 2/5 — Unpolished cash grabbing unoriginal trash *2025-07-29, version 2.33.0* This game is just copy and paste version of other polished space empire games. To start off the UI is terrible,graphics is horrible, it’s like whoever ru s this app decided to said F it and decided to deploy the in mid development. Not even polishing the “copy” game at all. SMH, when you desperate for US currency, you do sloppy work!!!!! #trash ### 2/5 — Tiếng việt làm ơn *2025-07-25, version 2.33.0* Làm ơn thêm tiếng việt ### 4/5 — 被人打找不到人 *2025-05-30, version 2.32.0* 基地被玩家入侵之後’找不到他基地在哪。 ### 1/5 — …. *2025-03-04, version 2.30.0* Jeux incompréhensible , des menus partout sans réel information , vous ne savez même pas comment utiliser ou comprendre les chose , aucun point d’interrogation sur les page pour avoir une information sur les bâtiments ou autre . Bref, vous avez juste mal à la tête juste en essayant de comprendre le jeu. De plus il y a plus de second compte que de contrôle réel , chacun des joueurs possède une quantité multiple, d’autres comptes, ce qui devient compliqué à jouer à vous pouvez attaquer personne, sans que ce soit un compte d’un joueur plus fort ### 1/5 — Game customer service is completely useless. *2025-02-01, version 2.29.0* The game customer service will not respond at all when players encounter problems.low game such a failure ### 1/5 — Bugged game and useless support *2025-01-21, version 2.29.0* Don’t spend your time and money ### 3/5 — Great but weird glitch *2025-01-20, version 2.29.0* I would have loved this game if it wasn’t full of pay-to-win pvpers, and extremely long build times. the UI and the gamestyle are great though. ### 1/5 — Донат *2024-12-27* Невероятный донат, без возможности развития, когда-то это была интересная игра, но сейчас отвратительная… **Developer response:** Здравствуйте, извините, ваша проблема не может быть решена, мы можем заверить вас, что наша служба поддержки проверяет журналы и систематически компенсирует, если это необходимо. Не стесняйтесь обращаться в нашу службу поддержки снова, если вы считаете, что ваша проблема не была решена должным образом support@gamebeartech.com ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nova *2026-07-03, version 2.37.2* Game Is Great, Idea Is Great, Whomever was in charge of the tutorial and such was lazy. Unresponsive during gameplay, incomplete Instructions given. Also, needs more work on the UI for Checking Oversll Research Progress. ### 1/5 — Seriously?! *2026-03-03, version 2.36.1* You guys made it that you can attack anyone so I was finally doing good in the game for the first time in years because I figured out how to get Krackens and then a player twice my strength destroyed me. At least make it where you ca the get Krackens back. And when they attack you lose all your ships in you ship yard. And the game is dead. When I got attacked I was near 16 of my stronger allies and they didn’t help at all. Good game consort but some things you missed ruin the game. ### 1/5 — Worst game *2026-02-28, version 2.36.1* Imagine putting in many hours many days, weeks, months just to have the aggravation of just one event ruining your game and all that progress you’ve made reset to zero from the event making you lose everything don’t play this game ### 1/5 — Ripoff 😔😖 *2025-12-06, version 2.35.0* Like bro I can’t make any fleets🤬or get stuff like how do you start raids but if I had to play another space game I would have done star hunters and it’s not fun so 💔 ### 1/5 — Sandbox *2025-10-14, version 2.34.0* Bad won’t let you add new ships to your fleet when you just started and you want to add new ships that you unlocked but I think you should make a sandbox battle simulator version for people who place units on each side and watch them fight. ### 1/5 — Nova Empire *2025-07-09, version 2.32.0* Ich kann nur empfehlen: Hände weg von diesem Spiel!Es fehlt an Kontrolle durch die Entwickler, es fehlt an wirklich innovativen Veränderungen und läuft auf reine Abzocke hinaus. Ich habe diese Spiel jahrelang gespielt, bis mir vor ein paar Wochen der Account durch einen Hacker gestohlen wurde. Anstatt den Account sofort einzufrieren als meine erste Mitteilung an die Entwickler ging, konnte der Hacker in aller Seelenruhe damit spielen. Erst als meine Mitspieler auf dem Server Druck gemacht haben hat der Hacker alle Module zerstört, GEC vernichtet und in einer neuen Allianz alle noch verwendbaren Mittel verbrannt. Ein typisches Verhalten eben. Und was haben die Entwickler getan? Mich mit Nachweisaufforderungen zugemüllt. Hätte ich nicht einen gutwilligen chinesischen Mitspieler gefunden, würde ich noch heute Anfragen der Entwickler beantworten. ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2025-05-28, version 2.32.0* Do not play this game. The developers have destroyed it as they have become money hungry. If you want to be powerful and have fun you need to spend $100-$200 per week. Find something else. ### 1/5 — Плати больше *2025-05-28* Вот и новое обновление и новое разочарование . Игроков ушло ещё больше , играть стало вообще не возможет . Один кошелек , спокойной убивает 5 игроков которые не платят , то есть они вообще ничего не могут предложить или как то навредить кошельку . Тех поддержка постоянно придумаю небылицы , что как можно , что есть игроки , но это все лож . Все видео и фото было отправлено в доказательство и она просто молчит . Сейчас добавили новые корабли и новое орудие как вы думаете за что ? Правильно 100$ только корабли потом 100$ орудия и это только за один вид . Так же платные адмиралы , простым игрокам ни как их не добывать а что бы купить надо потратит 800$ . Любые пвп сражение стали игрой кошельков . Никому не советую скачивать , если вы не готовы платить в неделю хотя бы 100-300$ тогда вы сможете играть . **Developer response:** Здравствуйте, жаль слышать, что вам не понравилось последнее обновление. Мы стремимся постоянно улучшать игру и надеемся, что вы привыкнете к новым функциям. ### 1/5 — チュートリアルが長い💢 *2025-05-06, version 2.31.0* チュートリアルが長い💢 ### 1/5 — Pay to win *2025-04-22, version 2.31.0* It could be a good game. I reached level 6 at the space station in less than two months while playing for free and gained millions of strength. However, the deconstruction of my base made me uninstall the game, as in such cases you lose all progress. It also feels pay‑to‑win: my station was completely destroyed by a player who’d only been playing for a few weeks, yet they possessed enough strength to annihilate me around 34 times. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Just started playing *2026-01-11, version 2.35.0* I just started playing, but I already love this game ### 5/5 — Fun and complicated *2026-01-07* Heaps of facets to the game - you end up finding so many bits to the game you didn’t know were there. Keeps you engaged. ### 5/5 — Оценка игры *2025-10-19, version 2.34.0* Какие то проблемы с игрой, прив ходе с разных устройств! Важные паки не купить, на телефоне не отражаются! На компьютере есть… ### 5/5 — My thoughts *2025-08-07, version 2.33.0* I personally love the game however I wonder if I can name my space station and if I can, can someone teach me because I generally love this game already 100% kudos to the creators ### 5/5 — High feedback due to the fact that I wanna solve problems *2025-07-19, version 2.33.0* How to fight with other players? ### 5/5 — A great game *2025-07-18, version 2.33.0* The graphics are amazing. The simplicity in the beginning really helps you get a grip on what comes later. There is really never a dull moment in this game. There are some things to note. Do not expect to come in and just rule the galaxy. You have to work your way through the game. If you start your own alliance, you will not survive. The establish alliances are established for a reason. They own most of the galaxy because they have been around so long. And to be dominant, you have to eliminate the weaker ones. Once you are established well enough or you are well known enough, then you stand a chance. It's all about how you play the game. Once you get to the elite server........ it's a whole new game. A big thank you to the developers for creating a game that is this fun!!! ### 5/5 — El mejor juego de naves del espacio *2025-07-18, version 2.33.0* me ha impresionado mas de lo que pensava ### 5/5 — Buono *2024-11-16, version 2.26.0* Il gioco sembra ben fatto. Naturalmente andando avanti prevalgono i giocatori che hanno speso denaro reale, ma con molta pazienza è quasi possibile arrivare ai livelli più alti. Consigliato. ### 5/5 — Can’t log in *2024-08-12, version 2.24.5* I’ve had an account since 2018. I cannot log into my account. I’ve attempted to contact support but no answer. I’ve tried resetting password but it’s in Japanese. Never happened strictly under paradox interactive ### 5/5 — Great game *2024-08-11, version 2.24.5* I love this game so much, but it’s so very pay locked to do anything. There should be a in depth guide for everything not cebeurs AI, there is also a game exactly like this that is copy you. It’s literally called Nova space --- *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 2026-09-02.*