# Politics and War — user reviews > 153 indexed App Store user reviews of Politics and War by Alex Winchell, rated 4.50/5 from 1,823 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/politics-and-war/id1552461332/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/politics-and-war/id1552461332.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,459 · 4★ 147 · 3★ 68 · 2★ 29 · 1★ 120 ## What do users think of Politics and War? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Great game mechanics - 🚀 Immersive gameplay - 💡 Allows for role-playing and nation development **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues - 🔧 Buggy mobile app - 🤖 Toxic community and unfair gameplay - 💰 Pay-to-win elements - 🕰️ Steep learning curve and time-consuming **Commonly reported bugs** - White screen on launch - Unresponsive UI and buttons - Account login issues - Freezing during wars and battles **Most requested features** - Add a restart/reset option - Improve mobile UI and navigation - Implement better protection for new players - Reduce reliance on Discord for core gameplay ## Newest reviews (14 of 153) ### 3/5 — It’s fine but *2026-06-30, version 9.13.0* It’s overall a very good game if you got the game when it just came out BUT if you start now good luck because after 15 days you WILL get raided by a bigger country. But I like the very customizable options for your country ### 4/5 — lol *2026-04-10, version 9.13.0* lol @ everyone saying "it's so slow" is it slow or is it your internet bc I never have a problem. For a game that doesn't impose ads or force payment in anyway it's alright. I mean, a credit for 60 days VIP or a credit for $50m for $5 isn't that bad. A similar game to this one that I will not say the name of but we all know what I'm talking about charges. The minimum is five dollars. You can redeem once in 30 days versus 20 times and 30 days. And unless you spend big money, they don't really give you anything unlike this game. Usually when raiders hit it's 7/10 based on activity. You can always have your alliance reach out on your behalf, or if you are not in one, you can message them and speak for yourself. I found out that 70% of the time if you're polite, then usually people will peace out on the war. The only bad thing I have to say about this game is that it's very war based versus the name being called Politics & War. There's more war than anything else and war is the game just so everybody knows who's reading this. You will have to fight wars. I think it would be great if there was an option to opt out of warring other than vacation mode because your economy doesn't work on vacation mode, but that's how the games designed so it is what it is. ### 3/5 — How tf do yo play this *2026-03-21, version 9.13.0* Confusing ### 3/5 — Impossible *2026-01-16, version 9.13.0* I’ve played this game several times over the last few years, and it’s definitely one of those games where you don’t stand a chance unless you know somebody who can boost you up. In order to succeed, you need to join an alliance, and they all require discord which is another issue. After 15-16 days, your nation essentially becomes a free for all for all of the bigger guys to completely wreck you. On top of that, this game is dominated by people who’ve been playing for years and all know each other, so you really don’t stand much of a chance when it comes to socializing. Fun concept of a game but incredibly toxic which is why I stopped playing. ### 3/5 — Great *2025-11-13, version 9.13.0* This game is good, the only reason I gave it a three star is because all the land is radioactive. I can’t get food without buying it. Don’t even try making farms because all it will do is take your money. To get anywhere you have to join an alliance, and most alliances require discord. Which I don’t like using at all. Most of the time raiders will milk you at of your resources and money because it’s the only way to get money, other than trading and logging in daily. Make beige longer for 30 days like last time, and most of the time people won’t be able to fend for themselves if it’s their first time. Everything else? Good. Great. ### 4/5 — Very immersive *2025-10-24, version 9.12.0* Great game, very immersive, only thing I would suggest is more in depth land warfare. ### 2/5 — wouldnt load *2025-10-14, version 9.12.0* stuck in first part of game not even loading showing p&w logo and white backround and. nothinf happens after that.. ### 4/5 — Troubles *2025-10-14, version 9.12.0* The IOS app has froze ever since the update…so I hope it gets fixed soon. Great game tho ### 4/5 — Network *2025-09-19, version 9.10.0* Just the network is sometimes bad but the rest is the best ### 3/5 — Uh *2025-08-23, version 9.10.0* Why does it say that the app was blocked by my internet I can’t play uhhhhhhhh bruh ### 2/5 — Add a restart *2025-06-23, version 9.10.0* You can never succeed first time mostly and just get killed by another player. There should be a button to reset your account or just restart your nation. Also the interface isn’t that good. ### 2/5 — Great but major bug *2025-04-05, version 9.9.0* Been playing this game for years, but I have come upon what I feel is a major bug. The app seems to need restarted every other action I make in game because the game freezes up. I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max with no issues. It shouldn’t be doing that. ### 3/5 — Buggy *2025-03-13, version 9.9.0* Okay so I love the game, great mechanics, I have a great time playing. My only problem is the app (NOT THE WEBSITE ONLY THE APP) crashes allllll the time, I’ve had to delete the app entirely so I can play on my mobile browser. Other than that though I really love this game! ### 1/5 — Unable to play *2025-03-06, version 9.8.0* There is a bug where I go to accept the terms and it doesn’t advance past that. Screen unresponsive ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App doesn’t load *2026-08-07, version 9.13.0* Most of the time when I open the game it won’t load. ### 1/5 — Nothing Happens *2026-07-30, version 9.13.0* Boring game, rarely any updates. Most of the game is played on discord. Creator of the game has done a runner. ### 1/5 — Unfortunately ruined, for now. *2026-06-13, version 9.13.0* They really have to find a way to manage the pay to win situation. Maybe don’t let people exchange credits if they’re losing an offensive war? And had you said the servers would be crumbling and impossible to reach at times, we might’ve not spent all the money we did. ### 1/5 — The actual truth *2026-05-13, version 9.13.0* I spent a lot of time trying to understand what this was, if you want something like it for yourself with artificial gameplay download codex to your computer and ask it to look this website up and make one for you, instruct it to avoid copyrights though 🥹 as this creator took this idea from the maker of cyber nations. I can see why this game was popular for a while, but in its current state it feels far smaller and less authentic than it presents itself to be. The front page heavily advertises that you’ll never encounter fake or bot players, which immediately stood out to me because after spending months in the community, a huge amount of interaction honestly felt automated, scripted, or coordinated. Whether it’s bots, alt accounts, or organized groups running multiple accounts, the social ecosystem often felt artificial rather than like a genuine active MMO community. I spent about five months playing and a lot of the time I genuinely couldn’t tell whether I was interacting with real players or heavily scripted behavior. That completely ruined immersion for me. The monetization also left a bad taste. While credits and donations are technically optional, it often feels like players who spend money receive noticeably better treatment or more protection in-game. There’s a strong pressure to donate if you want to stay competitive or avoid becoming irrelevant. If you’re heavily political, have unlimited free time, or don’t mind throwing money at the game, you’ll probably fit right in. The moderation and enforcement also felt inconsistent to me, especially regarding multi-accounting and coordinated behavior, which made the competitive side of the game feel less legitimate than advertised. Another issue is that the game itself feels outdated and poorly maintained despite still pushing monetization heavily. There’s potential here, but instead of focusing on improving gameplay or rebuilding the community, it feels like the same small circle of longtime players controls most of the experience. I also strongly recommend being cautious with permissions and third-party integrations connected to the game or its community platforms. As with any online game, be careful about what apps, browser extensions, or Discord tools you authorize. Honestly, the most frustrating part is that if the developers had simply been transparent about the game’s small community and niche status, I probably would’ve enjoyed it more. There’s a decent concept underneath everything, but the current environment feels more artificial than authentic. After so much investigation, and trying to replicate, this is not an online game for everybody. This is the creators game that he makes available to the public with the hopes that people will donate money to it. ### 1/5 — Bad game *2026-05-11, version 9.13.0* Did not let me play the game without needing to sign in ### 1/5 — Buggy as hell *2026-02-22, version 9.13.0* Mobile app so buggy. I can’t copy nation ID, I click it and it does nothing. I’m having to send all my targets my making people search up the target. Please fix ### 1/5 — Tutorial? *2026-01-18, version 9.13.0* Where is tutorial and toxic you should make an offline mode at least ### 1/5 — Игра не работает *2025-11-13, version 9.13.0* Не запускается, просто горит белый экран и всё. Ничего интересного. Не игра, а просто белый экран! ### 1/5 — Stop forcing us to change location *2025-08-20, version 9.10.0* It’s too unbalanced because I wanted to change location to Australia because I need coal and issue that it would force you to consume which it wipes out buildings you made except farms,it’s too unbalanced because it’s forcing you to start all over and there’s alliances that’s requiring discord so you can join which it makes it hard for others to join ### 1/5 — Buggy App *2025-03-25, version 9.9.0* When I use the app I constantly get soft locked around 20 seconds into using it, so the game is completely unplayable on mobile for me. I do like the game on browser though Also some buttons outright just do not work ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please fix tutorial glitch *2026-05-28, version 9.13.0* I noticed you can do the tutorial over again and get money again, is that intentional? ### 5/5 — One of the best strategy games I’ve ever played *2026-03-10, version 9.13.0* I’ve been playing this game for around three months now I’m sure the game could have a lot more improvements for blind people like for example in the baseball tab it moves your cursor around when you use a screen reader after you click a button to upgrade a person. Overall, this is a great game. Alliances are good if you find the right one that fits for you. I wish you could customize your country more though like I wish there was a way that you could create your own policies instead of selecting the games general policies. I think that creating policies would be pretty cool and it would add to making your nation, a little more unique. ### 5/5 — Best dating app ever! *2026-02-22, version 9.13.0* There is 0.001% that you can find a girl in the game. But trust me bro, you won’t regret when you found one. ### 5/5 — G *2025-10-23, version 9.12.0* I can’t log in because it says either my password or email is wrong but I’m using the right one my phone has written down and I can’t make a new account or else I’ll get banned. ### 5/5 — It’s my fault but it would be good to stop people doing it in the future *2025-10-06, version 9.10.0* Dude please at least do like a “are you sure?” Thing on the decommission all button or even better be able to reverse that 2 minutes after you decommission all cuz I accidentally decommissioned my entire military in the middle of a huge war 😭 ### 5/5 — UI Not Working *2025-03-07, version 9.8.0* I am unable to tap on anything after the app loads. Once it opens, I cannot navigate to my notifications, nation page, or anything else. Please fix this giant problem. ### 5/5 — NEW BUG *2025-03-06, version 9.8.0* I just updated the game and now when I tap on icons, scroll, or anything it doesn’t work and is just a frozen screen ### 5/5 — Worst community big nations have a monopoly *2025-01-05, version 9.7.0* Big nations have nothing against smaller nations but will atttack them because they don’t like there social policies or they want to get badges I joined in 2024 and wanted to set my social policies to fascist because it’s hard to do after that every nation is trying to attack me simply because of that and I won’t there allliamce you have to join an alliance and be willing to contribute your life to it to thrive in this game and unlike nation states I can’t can’t create my own without points a So the nation that’s attack me first starts with zombie and rises with Springfield ### 5/5 — Lagging *2025-01-05, version 9.7.0* I love the game but there’s a problem that’s been annoying for a while. For the first couple minutes the game works fine but then the whole game freezes and whatever I press or touch it shows yellow but the screen stays the same. When I refresh the game it’s fine but then it happens again. ### 5/5 — When you know the basics on how to play its going to be part of your routine 😂 *2024-09-02, version 9.5.0* Amazing game 👏 Could be more accessible on mobile but easily the best game i play hourly on my phone. So much freedom to develop your Nation to your likings. Easy 5 stars and would definitely be 6 if i could. --- *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 2026-08-23.*