# Paragon Pioneers 2 — user reviews > 70 indexed App Store user reviews of Paragon Pioneers 2 by Tobias Arlt, rated 4.90/5 from 251 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paragon-pioneers-2/id6449643673/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paragon-pioneers-2/id6449643673.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 240 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Paragon Pioneers 2? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Amazing game - 👍 Fantastic game mechanics - 💡 Great for long-term play - 👍 Well-designed and polished - 👍 Excellent value for money - 👍 No microtransactions or ads **Cons** - ⏱️ Long wait times - 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs - 🤔 Complex for new players **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes every 10-15 minutes - Inconsistent resource consumption **Most requested features** - Reduce waiting times - Improve battle mechanics - Add multiplayer or trading features ## Newest reviews (19 of 70) ### 5/5 — Großartig! *2025-04-24* Wer gern Aufbauspiele spielt, ist hier genau richtig. Wunderbar komplex 😃 ### 5/5 — Fantastic Well Thought Out Game *2025-02-20* This is super fun and well thought out! Totally worth it! ### 5/5 — My fav *2025-01-31, version 1.0.94* This game is such an improvement to the first edition, which I played for almost a year. This game is moving at a fun speed and it feels like there’s so much to do. I can’t wait to finish it and restart it. I’m finding it to be an improvement on the first game in almost every way. My only complaint, where did the eyedropper button go??? Thanks so much for making this sequel! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-01-17, version 1.0.94* I love this game everything is spot on from theme to gameplay my only little complain the tutorial did not make a good explanation about how to create route i was giving up until i found someone explains on the internet to use the proper option from the side bar menu and not from the ship /anchor icon ### 5/5 — A+ idle game *2024-12-18* Fantastic game. Highly recommend if you are looking for a good idle game that isn't tap-crazy and not bombarded by ads. ### 5/5 — A perfect game at an incredible value. *2024-10-26* No micro transactions, period. Depth, depth, depth. Perfect idle city/island building game. Encourages exploration and trying new things without being punished. Can just play it chill throughout the day.. just what i wanted. Build different building, townsfolk, troops.. explore, mine, sail, conquer, research etc. I wish more games were like this. ### 5/5 — There is a lot of waiting around. *2024-09-27* There’s a lot of waiting. When the community asked for some of that to be removed the dev said Download software to speed it up. Cmon bro it’s your game and your community. Or not whatever. Still a good game but a poor dev and poor community for other reasons. **Developer response:** You're telling only half of the story here. Only a handful of people on Steam asked for the possibility to reduce the waiting times in the game, while 99% of the community is happy about the game in its current state, especially on mobile. I denied that request as the game is an idle game by design and therefore have waiting times as a game element. To remove them would need a lot of effort as the whole game balancing would break down. The effort I would have to put into that feature is too high regarding the small demand. As I didn't want them to get just a "No", I added the hint, that someone of the community used some cheat engine to speed up the game successfully (which of course only works on PC). Later on I decided to add a time cheat into the game for those, who want to speed it up, but don't like to use external software, which I can totally understand. I really try to do my best as a solo developer to match the needs of the awesome community around my game and I'm always available on Discord or by Mail to answer any request. I'm a bit sad, that you're feeling like I ignore my community. Best wishes, Tobias ### 5/5 — Great game *2024-08-27, version 1.0.90* This game is very enjoyable and quite complex which I like , I am really enjoying building up my towns travelling to different islands on my boats. Looking forward to building bigger islands ### 5/5 — Macht sehr viel Spaß *2024-08-18* Ich finde das Spiel klasse ### 5/5 — Ich liebs! *2024-07-26* Die Grafik ist voll mein Ding. Das Gameplay einfach und doch fordernd. Hier wurde sich Mühe gegeben und es soll auch belohnt werden! Weiter so! ### 5/5 — Very well designed game *2024-07-19, version 1.0.90* Very well designed game that is entertaining and great to set up a complext web of trade and production. Great also to initiate strategies and come back to after a few hours / day. Doesn’t need connectivity which makes it even greater. My favorite game so far on the app store. ### 5/5 — Wow *2024-07-18* Dies ist eines der besten Handy Games, die man für Geld erwerben kann. Endlich mal ein Spiel, wo man kein echt Geld investieren muss, um Fortschritt zu erzielen. Die Erweiterungen habe ich mir auch gekauft, da ich den Entwickler und dieses Projekt sehr schätze und auch weiterhin unterstützen möchte. ### 5/5 — Klasse! *2024-07-14* einfach ein tolles spiel für zwischendurch und aber auch mal um etwas länger zu daddeln/ planen, ich freue mich jetzt schon auf weitere dlc oder ähnliche updates…. auch die monetarisierung ist sehr fair und auch super das es kostenlos durch eine extra version im appstore gekauft und getestet werden kann ### 5/5 — Tolles Spiel, toller Preis… *2024-06-30* …ich habe selten so lang ab einem Spiel gesessen. Langzeitspaß pur! Und das bei dem mehr als fairen Preis! Immer wieder mal Updates sogar mit Inhaltserweiterung. Klasse. Ich bin begeistert und werde Tobias, den Entwickler, weiterhin so gut ich kann unterstützen! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2024-06-29* I had the first version of the game and this one is just a great upgrade. Just purchased the new magicians update. What a great game. Please keep up the hard work Tobias and keep adding content. I’m excited to see what’s next. 👍🏼 ### 5/5 — Awesome. *2024-06-15* I had the first game and loved it. This one is even better. Please keep updated coming!!!! ### 5/5 — Great game *2024-06-09* I own it on android and iOS. Easy buy. I’ve never played a game like it. Big fan of the art. ### 5/5 — Don’t hesitate, you won’t regret it! *2024-06-07* If you are hesitating to buy this game, play the demo first, and it will hook you in. Even with the amount of builder games available I still have a hard time finding one that keeps me interested for longer than a week. This game has kept me excited for almost 2 months now. I really appreciate the option to play a demo first because I still hesitate to spend any amount of money on any platform. Honestly, this game is worth more than $6 just based on how much time I spend on it. I didn’t play the first game because I found this one first so I can’t compare the two but I have found battle calculators for the first game so hopefully a new one will be made for this game. The artwork is cute and the gameplay is fantastic. This game deserves more attention and recognition because it is absolutely worth it. Don’t hesitate, buy it!! ### 5/5 — Great game *2024-05-22* One of the best games I have played in years. Great mechanics. It has enough to keep you hooked for long periods of time. **Developer response:** Hey there, I'm sorry that you're encountering an issue! Can you send me your savegame and more details about the crashes (when do they occur, is there a error message) at tobias@paragonpioneers.com? I've heard a similar issue from another player and it seems to be related to really big save files, which take too long to save, so the os will kill the game process. But I'm still analysing and not sure. If you start another savegame, do the crashes persist? Best wishes, Tobias ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Great game *2024-05-17* Giving it a 1* to get developers attention. Game crashes every 10-15 mins randomly. Otherwise this is the best game I’ve played in years thank you **Developer response:** Hey there, I'm sorry that you're encountering an issue! Can you send me your savegame and more details about the crashes (when do they occur, is there a error message) at tobias@paragonpioneers.com? I've heard a similar issue from another player and it seems to be related to really big save files, which take too long to save, so the os will kill the game process. But I'm still analysing and not sure. If you start another savegame, do the crashes persist? Best wishes, Tobias ### 2/5 — RNG and time based *2024-04-02* RNG is broken. I send 50 troops to a castle vs 8 defenders. I lost all my soldiers and only killed 2. Sure… Waiting several hours for ships to get to an island supposedly close by… There were more things that bothered me, but I wont waste more of my time. I submitted for a refund. “Enjoy the game in a relaxed manner” “Halved enemy camp size” Absurdly high timers and no change to camp sizes on easier settings make it difficult to take you seriously with your patronizing response. All I play are idle and city/colony builders. I have 4700 hours on steam in Rimworld. 3600 hours on Prosperity. That isn’t the problem. The problem is 20 mins into the game your tutorial has me locate an island. 3 irl hours away? That is reasonable? Then sending 70 troops after the 2 early researches, they all die to 12 tier 1 troops? I have to play another who knows how long to get the townsmen additional 10? Your game needs balance. Desperately. **Developer response:** Hey, I can understand that idle games are not everybodys taste, but they are per design played over multiple short session alongside a day and not at once, therefore there are waiting times in the game. Those are optimized to give good progress and to have fun as it is a paid game. Moreover the battle system is more complex that it might look as there are some rock-scissor-paper mechanics, so winning only by number don't work all the time. Nevertheless you can't argue about taste, so a refund might be the right choice for you. Best wishes, Tobias -------------------------------- Hey again! I don't want you to get me wrong, but the feedback of other players is consistently good and they tell me, that the game is really well balanced. Therefore I think your expectations are different to what my game offers. Therefore my response, that it might not the right game for you as I didn't had the feeling, that you want me to help you. I didn't played your mentioned games, but probably they are different to my game, as I really designed the idle core to be enforced by the game. It's meant to be played only a few times a day and not at once. While away the game continue to produce goods, so you can continue playing with full storages. It is normal to get to the point, where you can't do anything but wait and then the game is intended to be put away and checked again later. Therefore ship timers are around 1-2h (for travelling, discoveries will take way longer later in the game) and the overall production is slowed down, to achieve a relaxed game to be played alongside the day. The overall progress is also slow as the game can be completed in around 6 weeks playing regularly. I assume that your mentioned fight is against the warchief with the fish, which you find on islands of the size 14. It has a special mechanic to deal splash damage with first strike, so choosing the wrong units will get them killed without being able to retaliate. When clicking the enemy icons, you can read more about the abilities of the units. You can send 100 archers against those boss, but won't be able to beat him, as you need a combination of units. With squires/footsoldiers plus archers, you're even able to beat him with only 50 units, without the need for the research of a larger army. I'm glad to help with upcoming questions and if you want to revoke your refund and start playing again, you can also write me at tobias@paragonpioneers.com or join the Discord to get more insights about the game. Best wishes, Tobias ### 2/5 — RNG and time based *2024-03-25* RNG is broken. I send 50 troops to a castle vs 8 defenders. I lost all my soldiers and only killed 2. Sure… Waiting several hours for ships to get to an island supposedly close by… There were more things that bothered me, but I wont waste more of my time. I submitted for a refund. **Developer response:** Hey, I can understand that idle games are not everybodys taste, but they are per design played over multiple short session alongside a day and not at once, therefore there are waiting times in the game. Those are optimized to give good progress and to have fun as it is a paid game. Moreover the battle system is more complex that it might look as there are some rock-scissor-paper mechanics, so winning only by number don't work all the time. Nevertheless you can't argue about taste, so a refund might be the right choice for you. Best wishes, Tobias ### 3/5 — Svp *2025-03-20* Finalisez le fr svp ### 3/5 — Pretty complex *2024-04-30, version 1.0.68* I looooooove the 1st game in this series - I’ve unlocked every custodian. I bought this game Day1. I “like” it, but it’s much more complex than the 1st game. I’ve only unlocked 2 island type (of 3) in weeks of playing. It takes a lot of resource planning and cargo transport. The developer made a lot of quality of life improvements (like exp and including a battle calculator) but populations are a lot higher and consume a lot of resources that are complex to build. Again, I “like” this game, but I “love” the 1st game. ### 3/5 — Confusing *2024-04-10* Great game concept but very confusing, I’m constantly reading and rereading just to figure out how something works and then sometimes I still don’t know how it works. **Developer response:** Hey, sorry about my late response, but if you need any help you can join the Discord to get in touch with other players (and me) or send me a mail directly at tobias@paragonpioneers.com. I'm happy to help! Best wishes, Tobias ### 3/5 — Gutes Spiel ABER… *2024-03-23* An sich super spiel, allerdings sind die Zeiten zwischen den Aktionen nicht einen bezahlten Spiel, sondern einem Spiel angepasst, wo man für Verkürzungen zahlt. Man kann selten lange Zeit durchspielen, sondern ist gezwungen mehrere Stunden Pause zu machen. Wenn man also mal nachmittags/abends 2h am Stück spielen will, ist es leider nicht der richtige Titel.. **Developer response:** Hey, ich glaube da liegt ein kleines Missverständnis vor. Mein Spiel ist explizit als Idle-Game gekennzeichnet und beinhaltet somit per Design Wartezeiten, um es als entspanntes Spiel nebenbei spielen zu können. Es ist nicht darauf ausgelegt am Stück gespielt zu werden, aber da es ein bezahltes Spiel ist sind die Wartezeiten nie zu lang, damit auch kontinuierlich Fortschritt hat. Ich kann aber nachvollziehen, dass Idle-Games nicht jedermanns Geschmack sind, später im Spiel gibt es viel mehr zu tun, da kann man auch längere Zeiten am Stück spielen. Viele Grüße, Tobias ### 4/5 — Fun game and its on steam :) *2024-05-21* For 6$ i have more playtime on this game than my other building idle games for pc and mobile. Im still fairly new im only at my 3rd island. I highly recommend this game. I just wish it had some sort of multiplayer trading then it wouldve been 5 stars for me ### 5/5 — Perle im App-Store *2026-06-25* Dieses Spiel ist eines der besten Spiele, dass es im App-Store gibt. Kein Abo, keine Werbung, keine Dailies. Einfach entspanntes spielen ohne Zeitdruck, aber mit sehr hohem Anspruch. Dass nur ein einziger Entwickler dieses Spiel geschrieben hat, ist umso bemerkenswerter. Bitte auf gar keinen Fall von der Grafik abschrecken lassen. Ja, sie ist nicht high-end und 3D, aber es ist alles sehr hübsch animiert, die Menüführung sehr gut durchdacht und das Spiel stimmt einfach vorne und hinten. Wer die 1 gemocht hat, wird die 2 lieben. Zu dieser Rezension: Es ist nach 10 Jahren App-Store die erste Rezension, die ich jemals schreibe. Weil das Spiel so gut ist! ### 5/5 — Thanks! *2026-05-22* Pretty much the only game I’m happy I bought, over the last few years. Very nice game play and it can keep you busy for a while. ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Oh 😯 *2026-04-16* Lasst euch nicht durch die Grafik täuschen! Strategisch angenehm komplexer Wirtschaftssimulator. Ihr baut kein Dorf, sondern Lieferketten. Hier gibts nur eins zu sagen: holen! Schön, interessant, Langzeitspiel mit krasser Spielmechanik… das legt ihr wahrscheinlich Jahre nicht aus der Hand! Tüfteln, optimieren, manches selbst rausfinden, Schwierigkeitsgrad wählbar und jeder Zeit umstellbar. Spiel neu beginnen möglich. So muss sich ein Handygame anfühlen. Das ist kein Spiel sondern Leidenschaft/Hobby. Kein Wegwerfspiel, sondern Langzeitgenuss für strategische Aufbauspieler ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2026-01-18* It’s an amazing game I’m obsessed with it. Maybe change how the ending works. When I’m on the last phase of opening the place it takes 2 days. Also the arch mage is useless, I can beat the game without unlocking him. How about combing it to where the arch mage expedites that two day window? **Developer response:** You're telling only half of the story here. Only a handful of people on Steam asked for the possibility to reduce the waiting times in the game, while 99% of the community is happy about the game in its current state, especially on mobile. I denied that request as the game is an idle game by design and therefore have waiting times as a game element. To remove them would need a lot of effort as the whole game balancing would break down. The effort I would have to put into that feature is too high regarding the small demand. As I didn't want them to get just a "No", I added the hint, that someone of the community used some cheat engine to speed up the game successfully (which of course only works on PC). Later on I decided to add a time cheat into the game for those, who want to speed it up, but don't like to use external software, which I can totally understand. I really try to do my best as a solo developer to match the needs of the awesome community around my game and I'm always available on Discord or by Mail to answer any request. I'm a bit sad, that you're feeling like I ignore my community. Best wishes, Tobias ### 5/5 — Klasse *2025-12-16* Ich bin absolut begeistert von dieser wundervollen Arbeit die hier geschaffen wurde. Eine echte Perle im Store. Das ich sowas noch erleben darf in Zeiten von Coin, Münzen, Gems und Abos, um Bilder drehen zu können. Wettereffekte wären noch spannend und im Winter mehr Ressourcen kosten z.B. Ein kleiner Multiplayer das ich waren mit meinem Bruder tauschen könnte. Aber alles kein muss. Danke Danke Danke 🙏 ### 5/5 — Fantastic game *2025-12-15, version 1.0.99* I was looking for a single player game with some depth and incremental elements. Paragon pioneers has hooked me - some really fun mechanics and a lot to explore! ### 5/5 — One of the best *2025-10-31* There are only 2 games that really make sense for me on mobile, “dawn of crafting” and this game. It really just works. It’s fun and is 100% worth the money! ### 5/5 — A game designed for playing, not paying *2025-07-27* An excellent example of a slow-paced singleplayer city/empire builder. This game has a variety of difficulty settings and customizations to satisfy those seeking challenge or chill. Best of all, unlike many mobile games in the genre, there are no premium currencies, no ads, no constant spam to link to social media and drag friends and family into playing just to access the full game’s content. Unfortunately seeing a mobile game that doesn’t use FOMO or a ridiculously ballooning grind curve to convince you to break open your wallet has become distressingly rare. This game stands out as an example of what a good mobile game should be. ### 5/5 — Solid game stopped playing for 6 months *2025-06-27* Came back and it’s solid as ever. Simple game but I keeps me occupied. **Developer response:** You're telling only half of the story here. Only a handful of people on Steam asked for the possibility to reduce the waiting times in the game, while 99% of the community is happy about the game in its current state, especially on mobile. I denied that request as the game is an idle game by design and therefore have waiting times as a game element. To remove them would need a lot of effort as the whole game balancing would break down. The effort I would have to put into that feature is too high regarding the small demand. As I didn't want them to get just a "No", I added the hint, that someone of the community used some cheat engine to speed up the game successfully (which of course only works on PC). Later on I decided to add a time cheat into the game for those, who want to speed it up, but don't like to use external software, which I can totally understand. I really try to do my best as a solo developer to match the needs of the awesome community around my game and I'm always available on Discord or by Mail to answer any request. I'm a bit sad, that you're feeling like I ignore my community. Best wishes, Tobias ### 5/5 — Amazing and fun:) *2025-06-04, version 1.0.94* I play this when I’m bored And it’s addictive af🔥 --- *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 2026-08-30.*