# Paper Monsters - GameClub — user reviews > 275 indexed App Store user reviews of Paper Monsters by GameClub, rated 4.40/5 from 956 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-monsters-gameclub/id439927846/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paper-monsters-gameclub/id439927846.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 702 · 4★ 98 · 3★ 67 · 2★ 29 · 1★ 60 ## What do users think of Paper Monsters? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Awesome game - 👍 Nostalgic and fun - 🎨 Great graphics and animation - 💯 Best game ever - 🎮 Excellent platforming gameplay **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and glitches - 🔒 Locked behind subscription - 💰 Requires monthly payment - 🕹️ Unresponsive controls - 🕰️ Levels too short **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on certain levels - Inability to save progress - Falling through platforms - Stuck mine carts - Game Over condition too harsh **Most requested features** - More levels and content - Ability to play without subscription - Checkpoint system - Option to disable annoying sound effects - Compatibility updates for newer devices ## Newest reviews (10 of 275) ### 3/5 — LOVE *2024-11-17, version 1.6.15* I love this game so much it brings back so much memories ### 2/5 — REMOVE. THE. SUBSCRIPTION!! *2024-01-28, version 1.6.15* FINAL 2024 UPDATE: it looks like they finally removed the subscription requirement for people who already downloaded the older ver (find an old device with iOS 10 or earlier), which is why i'm now giving the app 2 stars, since recut got delisted from the app store and it's still the EXACT same game, even with some new bugs if you're playing on newer phones. you'll have fun if you played it before, but for everyone else, stay away. as a guy that played the original game, this update is an insult to the game's legacy. TL;DR: i'm upset about how an ios classic can and would be treated this way. it's disgusting. while i'm happy this game is back, why the subscription? no one's gonna buy your garbage subscription just to play one game. it's a shame too because future generations will have to pay for a subscription unless they have the technical know-how to manually update the original 32 bit app. you're better off getting a 32 bit device and downgrade (more like upgrade) from this garbage. i'd much rather pay up front then pay for a subscription. you brought back a classic, just to disrespect it's legacy by locking it under a paywall. you people disgust me. these idiots don't deserve a penny. if you want a remaster, check out recut. it's made by the same devs of the original, and you'll be actually supporting their work unlike these sellouts which i can only assume they bought the rights to this game. if you're gonna lock this game behind a paywall, the least you could do is include a trial/demo mode. ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2023-12-16* Used to play this game all the time and now you have to pay for it ever month??? Remove the subscription!!! I know for a fact people aren’t paying for it. If you were to make the game free it would bring in many more players and you could put in ads and you’d probably make more money that way. Especially if you added a feature where for like 2.99 or so remove ads. I understand you’re just trying to make money but come on let people play the game. ### 3/5 — GameClub *2022-10-19, version 1.6.15* I wish you could just buy this app for a couple bucks because this is the only GameClub game I want. I don’t want to pay 7.99 a month for a bunch of apps I won’t ever play. Also I never knew this app cost money because when I was a kid and I played this it never cost money. Thank you 😊 ### 2/5 — Why? *2022-02-14* I LOVE THIS GAME SOOOO MUCH i use to play this game a bunch when i was little but i don’t remember you had to pay to play. No wonder i only had memories of the first FOUR levels. I am kinda poor and i wanted to play something i really missed playing but i can not really play the rest of the game without paying. I understand that is how you make money but you can put that on buying accessories for the character but no you have to pay to play more then the first four levels. ### 5/5 — Ethan I *2021-12-20, version 1.6.15* Sonic ### 5/5 — The best platformer yet *2021-12-18, version 1.6.15* This is really good. It deserves a five star. You know why? Because it’s the closest thing to a Mario game you ever get (besides Mario Run). ### 1/5 — Gameclub turned a masterpiece into a train wreck!!! *2021-11-13, version 1.6.15* I was brought back to this game after remembering what it once was, only to find it the train wreck it is today. The adds are too much and I want the old paper monsters back! ### 5/5 — Child hood clasic *2021-10-25, version 1.6.15* This game is a game I have come back to after seeing it on my old iPad from 8-9 years ago when the game first came out and oh my god am I living it it's all nostalgic when I got this game I was about 6-5 years old I am 15 years old now and still loving it I would totally recommend this game to anyone who likes games full stop this app is part of the og appstore when the apps were good but this this right here is phenomenal I would give it more stars if I could (also it's well worth making an account for even if your not paying for a subscription the adds are worthit although it's odd seeing adds on there that aren't cookie run or the new angry birds) ### 5/5 — Very fun 👍🏾 *2021-08-01, version 1.6.15* I recommend! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Ruined *2025-07-14, version 1.6.15* This game used to be really good, now you have to get a subscription to play it. Not sure who in their right mind would pay every month to play something that used to be free. ### 1/5 — they’ve ruined my goat. *2025-01-18, version 1.6.15* was willingly excited to boot up this game for the first time in YEARS, and we’re met with, “jOiN tHe cLuB!” i was in disbelief as i watched the screen for 5 minutes, and nothing changed. this game has been ruined and also my childhood, thank you for ruining this masterpiece of game “gameclub.” ### 1/5 — Stupid subscription *2024-07-11, version 1.6.15* Are used to enjoy this game as a kid, but the dumb subscription is just ruining the game for me. I can’t play the other levels. ### 1/5 — Why subscription? *2024-06-08* I used to play this game so much and I just wanted to play it again but now it’s ruined o don’t understand the stupid subscription since it used to be free and nothing has changed. It’s so stupid I love the game but the subscriptions gotta go if you want anyone to play. You could even make a version that is free that has a little bit less in it. I just really want to play. ### 1/5 — The subscription model is a cancer. Gameclub is also a cancer *2023-09-27* As far as I can tell they didn’t add anything new and from what I’ve seen it might be worse than it was before in addition to the subscription required to play the full game. You took something that was originally a normal and well built game, a classic and part of so many people’s childhoods and you corrupted it and twisted it into some foul mockery. This used to be a normal game, i played it almost daily when i was young but now it’s some him Jim subscription nonsense. Let people own things, not everything needs to be a subscription. Y’all’s scum bags. I wish nothing but the worst for your company and it’s cancerous business model. ### 1/5 — No, just no *2023-05-18, version 1.6.15* I ABSOLUTELY HATE GAMECLUB, WHY? SIMPLE, THEY TOOK YOUR FAVORITE GAME WE PLAYED WHEN WE WERE 4 YEARS OLD AND LOCKED IT BEHIND A FREAKING PAYWALL, GAMECLUB IS ABSOLUTELY BULL____ DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS, IT WILL REQUEST YOU TO PAY A MONTH JUST FOR THE FULL GAME, AND THEN LEVEL 6 IS GONNA CRASH, SO PEOPLE, DONT GET TRICKED BY THIS, ITS ABSOLUTELY BULL____ _____A___ D___, F___ YOU GAMECLUB.! ### 1/5 — WHY?! *2023-05-01* ok so I've played this game since I was like 5-6, and I love it I rlly do but I don't remember ONE part of me having to pay to continue????? I don't like it, I HATE it. can you just remove the subscription thing? Just to make it easier for other people (and me) to play??? It's rlly not that hard and when I remembered the name of this game I quickly got so exited. until I had to pay like 400 a month???! no. just really NO. ### 1/5 — it used to be fun *2022-11-14, version 1.6.15* I loved this game. I got it when I was 6 or younger. I PLAYED THIS GAME EVERY DAY. I wanted to play this again and so I did. I played and enjoyed the first 4 levels. I wanted to play the whole game but to do that you need to do the 5th level. I tried to, I wanted to, but a screen popped up. It said that I needed to subscribe in order to play the game, and I was okay with that. When I went to subscribe, it said, “1st month free, then $4.99 per month”. it cost $4.99 to SUBSCRIBE. You can subscribe to people on YouTube for FREE. WHY DOES THIS GAME HAVE TO COST MONEY I LOVED THIS GAME IT WAS LITERALLY MY FAV😭 ### 1/5 — REMOVE. THE. SUBSCRIPTION!! *2022-06-20, version 1.6.15* 2022 UPDATE: If you have a device running iOS 10 or earlier, just download the game from there and it'll count as a purchase. you STILL need an account though which is absolute bulls__t. as a guy that played the original game, this update is an insult to the game's legacy. TL;DR: i'm upset about how an ios classic can and would be treated this way. it's disgusting. while i'm happy this game is back, why the subscription? no one's gonna buy your garbage subscription just to play one game. it's a shame too because future generations will have to pay for a subscription unless they have the technical know-how to manually update the original 32 bit app. you're better off getting a 32 bit device and downgrade (more like upgrade) from this garbage. i'd much rather pay up front then pay for a subscription. you brought back a classic, just to disrespect it's legacy by locking it under a paywall. you people disgust me. these idiots don't deserve a penny. if you want a remaster, check out recut. it's made by the same devs of the original, and you'll be actually supporting their work unlike these sellouts which i can only assume they bought the rights to this game. if you're gonna lock this game behind a paywall, the least you could do is include a trial/demo mode. ### 1/5 — It costs money now?? *2022-02-27, version 1.6.15* I am an old player of this game. I was feeling nostalgic and decided to re download it, only to discover IT COSTS MONEY NOW???? This is outrageous, this game is NOT that good to be costing money. What a joke. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — This game is awesome *2025-07-15, version 1.6.15* This is one of those games that I love,and the game is perfect.the first way I played this game was with Paper Monsters Recut on my Amazon Fire Tablet.i just love this game 10/10 ### 5/5 — Best game ever! But also disappointed *2024-12-17* Been looking for this for 14 yrs I am inlove with this game, kept me occupied for HOURS when I was little. It’s so much fun and the memories comes back, but I don’t remember having to pay to play the next levels though, usually we move on or go to the next one by choice. This new update isn’t as much fun as it use to be with having to pay for the next levels ### 5/5 — Paper Monsters *2024-04-14, version 1.6.15* I love this game, the music is so lively. Everything is made of cardboard. ### 5/5 — good *2023-10-17, version 1.6.15* good game ### 5/5 — A Great Game *2023-09-14, version 1.6.15* This game was a staple in my childhood and i wish it got more popular back then. A very well made game!! ### 5/5 — Calm down the subscription is optional! *2023-06-22, version 1.6.15* I’m sorry for the nasty review before, but CALM DOWN! It’s optional. ### 5/5 — Nostalgic *2022-11-16, version 1.6.15* Nostalgia hit hard when I found this game ### 5/5 — Best! *2022-06-29, version 1.6.15* This is my childhood! ### 5/5 — Great game *2022-02-22* I thought that this game is the best!!! I have had this game for years and it doesn’t make me board!! I absolutely love this game and it is even kid friendly!!! I thought this game was great and you will too!!! ### 5/5 — YES *2022-02-12, version 1.6.15* THIS GAME WAS MY CHILDHOOD AND I FOUND IT AND ITS SO GOOD HIGHLY RECOMMEND --- *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.*