# Puzzle Combat: RPG Match 3 — user reviews > 596 indexed App Store user reviews of Puzzle Combat by Small Giant Games, rated 4.70/5 from 3,424 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/puzzle-combat-rpg-match-3/id1455487903/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/puzzle-combat-rpg-match-3/id1455487903.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,877 · 4★ 332 · 3★ 86 · 2★ 41 · 1★ 88 ## What do users think of Puzzle Combat? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Fun gameplay - 👍 Enjoyable community - 👍 Smooth gameplay - 👍 Faster progression than similar games **Cons** - 💰 Excessive monetization - 🤖 Unfair matchmaking and difficulty scaling - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🕰️ Slow progression for free-to-play players **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes when trying to watch ads - Frequent crashes and connectivity issues after updates - Inconsistent tile generation during battles **Most requested features** - Allow trading of heroes/weapons between alliance members - Improve rewards and drop rates for free-to-play players - Implement better matchmaking based on player power, not just trophies ## Newest reviews (10 of 596) ### 4/5 — iPad 7 problem *2026-05-27, version 52.5.11* Игра перестала запускаться на iPad 7 ### 2/5 — Bug *2026-05-25, version 52.5.10* J’ai télécharger la dernière MAJ est le jeux ça marche plus 🙄🙄🙄 ### 1/5 — It’s a rubbish game *2026-03-19, version 52.5.6* I've never played a game with such low odds of winning. You don’t let me get the cards, I won't let you get my money. Let’s see who loses more. You're a garbage company. I'll never play any game made by this company again! ### 1/5 — Pay to win *2026-01-18* I thought the developers had gotten better, but no. I just lost a raid by someone who is 2000 power lower than me. I can’t even beat someone who is 500 lower. How much money does it cost to be allowed to win? Don’t download this game if you want fair play. ### 1/5 — Non è stato più introdotto nulla da più di due anni ci sono sempre le stesse cose *2025-11-19, version 52.5.6* Non installate questo gioco, perché fa perdere solo tempo eroi 5* zero è più da due anni che non viene più aggiornato sempre le solite cose stessi eventi da più di due anni ormai lo disinstallato perché è diventato noioso le persone se ne sono da questo gioco, hanno trovato di meglio ### 4/5 — Buona base, ma poca creatività *2025-11-16, version 52.5.5* Il gioco in sé è carino, però si potrebbero ogni tanto aggiungere migliorie e novità. Per esempio gli eventi sono i medesimi da molti anni (gioco da ben 7 anni), e gli eroi a parte quello mensile non sono da meno. Inoltre ci sono giocatori con molti eroi e armi leggendari, ma che non hanno materiali, e chi invece ha materiali, ma nulla da poter potenziare. Quindi vi faccio una proposta: che ne dite di introdurre scambi all’interno dell’alleanza? Dove ci si scambiano materiali, armi ed eroi? E, quello magari più avanti, iniziare anche a fare match amichevoli? Per esempio alcuni giocatori si scambiano l’amicizia e se vogliono si affrontano tra loro. Spero che le mie iniziative vengano da voi ascoltate e che possiate pensare di aggiungerle in futuro. ### 2/5 — Immediately pay to win *2025-10-22, version 52.5.4* Can’t even make it past being a level 2 without having to use resources to regain energy. Literally don’t even have 20 minutes into playing this game ### 2/5 — Wird nicht mehr geladen *2025-10-22* Nach dem letzten Update vor ein paar Tagen wird das Spiel leider nicht mehr geladen. Ich bekomme nur das Logo zu sehen, danach bleibt der Bildschirm dunkel. Sehr schade, wenn es nach über 5 Jahren Spielzeit jetzt unfreiwillig so zu Ende gehen müsste. Meinem Team kann ich auch noch nicht einmal Bescheid sagen und kann nicht bei Events unterstützen. :( ### 1/5 — Last update *2025-10-21, version 52.5.4* I no longer can access the game. I have deleted nd reinstalled it twice and all I get is a black screen. I have no other way than through this review to contact the developers. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2025-10-21, version 52.5.4* 5 minutos y ya sin energía. Borrado. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Devs Not Adding Content *2026-08-06, version 52.5.15* Game is stale and unloved. No pity on pulls and no new content or heros being added. Your time is better spent on games who have devs that care about it. ### 1/5 — Zero Strategy anymore. Everything is pre determined. Once a fun game. Now unplayable . *2026-07-26, version 52.5.13* Was good at first. Now no one even does raids because dodging, stealth and reviving only work for the opponent ad nausium. 99 % of teams have Pulse in the middle. The beginning of the games lack of fun anymore.The exact same hero’s on my team never dodge, use stealth or revive. The rigging has become out of control. It’s not even subtle. Also war machines rigged. A good strategy was if it’s a purple WM to use a lot of yellows on your team. Now you’ll start with 90 percent of the screen being the colors you’re not using and one or two yellows. Makes you mad playing instead of having fun. ### 1/5 — Won’t load after update *2026-06-27, version 52.5.13* I guess I’m not playing anymore since it fails to load now. I enjoyed it before. Guess I’ll just save my money ### 1/5 — Игра *2026-06-15, version 52.5.12* Искренне желаю смерти создателям игры и их семьям и тем кто принимает решения по блокировке и усложнению игры на территории России. Горите в Аду твари ### 1/5 — Le jeu ne s’ouvre plus *2026-05-30, version 52.5.11* Depuis la dernière mise à jour le jeu ne s’ouvre plus sur mon iPad ### 1/5 — Zero Strategy anymore. Everything is pre determined *2026-05-22, version 52.5.10* Was good at first. Now no one even does raids because dodging, stealth and reviving only work for the opponent ad nausium. 99 % of teams have Pulse in the middle. The beginning of the games lack of fun anymore.The exact same hero’s on my team never dodge, use stealth or revive. The rigging has become out of control. It’s not even subtle. Also war machines rigged. A good strategy was if it’s a purple WM to use a lot of yellows on your team. Now you’ll start with 90 percent of the screen being the colors you’re not using and one or two yellows. Makes you mad playing instead of having fun. ### 1/5 — Zero Strategy anymore. Everything is pre determined *2026-04-21, version 52.5.8* Was good at first. Now no one even does raids because dodging, stealth and reviving only work for the opponent ad nausium. The exact same hero’s on my team never dodge, use stealth or revive. The rigging has become out of control. It’s not even subtle. Also war machines rigged. A good strategy was if it’s a purple WM to use a lot of yellows on your team. Now you’ll start with 90 percent of the screen being the colors you’re not using and one or two yellows. Makes you mad playing instead of having fun. ### 1/5 — Disappointing experience: Lack of depth meets excessive monetization *2026-04-16, version 52.5.8* I truly regret the time and money spent on this game. While it initially showed promise, the gameplay is incredibly shallow and repetitive, offering very little substance to keep a player engaged. Unfortunately, the lack of content is only matched by the developers' greed. The game feels less like an entertainment product and more like a constant pressure to make in-app purchases. It is rare to find a balance this skewed against the player. I wouldn't recommend investing your resources here until a major overhaul of both the mechanics and the economy takes place ### 1/5 — Support *2026-03-27, version 52.5.7* Support is nonexistent. They will reply same way if you rynning into the same issue. No help at all. They happy to take your money though ### 1/5 — No support *2026-03-26, version 52.5.7* Developers are clearly focused on erning money. Several complains (when enemy at war have 2-3 more players - 18 more attacks!!) and every time all i get is reply that this is fair. They not intrested in solving the issue. You spend real money so would expect at least fairness!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Besser als Empires & Puzzles *2026-07-03* Ich finde hier wurde zwar fast alles vom Vorgänger Empires & Puzzles übernommen in anderem Gewand, aber viele Sachen wurden auch besser gemacht. Man muss keine 5 Werbefilme jedesmal anschauen hintereinander für die kostenlose Belohnung und die Level gefallen mir besser und machen mehr Spaß. Das einzige was ihr mal etwas bremsen könntet, sind immer dieselben Angebote, die erscheinen und die man immer wegtippen muss. Das ist nicht notwendig und nervt viele nur. Ich suche mir schon im Shop aus, wenn ich was brauche, wie den VIP. Die Angebote müssen nicht jedesmal 5x erscheinen. Ansonsten ist es sehr gemütlich. Ich brauche keinen Riesen-Content. Man will ja nicht den ganzen Tag da dran hängen müssen. ### 5/5 — have fun *2026-04-14, version 52.5.8* game hay ### 5/5 — Peak *2025-12-15, version 52.5.6* Great game, no ads in the middle of fighting ### 5/5 — Muito bom! *2025-11-21* O jogo é bem legal, o tabuleiro é rápido, tabuleiro vento me irrita muito RS ### 5/5 — A great game *2025-11-13, version 52.5.5* This game is loads of fun and I truly hope they add to the game. ### 5/5 — Mixed feelings lol *2025-10-23* Being playing for a about 3-4 years. It needs more seasons or a new story because once complete there isn’t anything to do other than wait for wars and machines. There should be a better matching system on the alliance wars. Also monthly heroes are continuously getting stronger. There is almost a 100 power point difference from a regular 5* to the current monthly hero. Seems they go up 4-5 points every month. Making a hero that took months to build useless. But the odds to even get the monthly hero. I think it takes 30-40 summons to maybe get one. Aside from maybe getting one or two other 5* from that current event on that pull. ### 5/5 — 我進入是全黑屏 *2025-10-22, version 52.5.4* 請問您 為什麼我的帳號 為什麼無法進入 而且是螢幕是全黑的 拜託您 告訴我 謝謝您 ### 5/5 — Need help *2025-10-22* I just installed the update and my game doesn’t work. My screen is pitch black. Can someone help me? I can’t play the game since the new update and it’s frustrating,please help me ### 5/5 — Doesn’t work after Update on 10/21 *2025-10-20, version 52.5.4* Will not load after several uninstall/installs and phone resets. (iPhone) ### 5/5 — Need help *2025-10-20, version 52.5.4* I just installed the update and my game doesn’t work. My screen is pitch black. Can someone help me? --- *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.*