# River Raid Classic — user reviews > 24 indexed App Store user reviews of River Raid Classic by Lost Leaf Studio, LLC, rated 2.40/5 from 32 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/river-raid-classic/id968418947/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/river-raid-classic/id968418947.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 16 ## Newest reviews (6 of 24) ### 1/5 — Junk ! *2018-04-27* Waste of $1.99 ### 1/5 — I have never written a review before... *2017-03-18, version 1.0* BUT this game was so glitchy I couldn't not! The controls randomly don't work and the "fuel" gauge runs off the screen. I paid for this app feeling nostalgic, now I just wish I had the '80's technology which actually worked! ### 1/5 — Controls are Awful *2015-12-19* The game appears to mimic the Atari version I used to love as a kid. The controls would be fine for a joystick, but are simply awful on a touch screen. You can't just slide your left thumb to control the plane. You actually have to lift your finger and press the directional buttons. Did the developer actually use their own game? Waste of $2. ### 1/5 — Give my money back!! *2015-09-23, version 1.0* It freezes and has horrible joystick mimic, you shouldn't sell this awful app, you rubbers!!! ### 1/5 — No Setting *2015-08-23* The game doesn't have any settings for changing the controls to the accelerometer. You have to press on the up/down/right/left arrows to move the plane which makes it extremely hard compared to versions of this game where the accelerometer allows you to control the plane simply by tilting your device. Well that's a 1.99$ I'll never get back! ### 1/5 — Worst Version of River Raid Available *2015-07-16, version 1.0* Very disappointed with the controls. Not nearly close to the original game. How do I get a refund? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Save your money *2025-08-22, version 1.0* Paid $2.99 and deleted within 3 minutes. ### 1/5 — Read the reviews *2024-09-02* Controls are terrible. Can’t bend your shots. The reviews will tell you… not worth your time or money. ### 1/5 — Horrible! *2024-08-09* Don’t bother to buy. It’s so lame like a child writing this app!! ### 1/5 — River raid *2024-06-22* I was so excited to relive my childhood memories by playing the game again. I purchased and installed it, but I quickly realized that while the graphics are the same as the original, the controller is terrible. You have to use an on-screen controller(arrows), which doesn’t work well and makes it hard to move the airplane. It would be better if I could control the airplane by moving the phone. ### 1/5 — Fake game *2024-02-02* Just stealing my money ### 1/5 — Not a good game *2023-10-11* I played the old Atari game as a kid, but this is bad. Definitely not worth $1.99. ### 1/5 — Nothing but glitches *2022-12-07, version 1.0* I wish I had read the reviews first. Keep crashing, control does not work randomly. Waste of $3 ### 1/5 — Does not work correctly *2020-11-13* I was trying to move the plane to the left and it would not move. Then the next play it moves by itself and crashed into the side before I even touch the buttons. Not worth the money at all ### 1/5 — River Raid fail *2019-09-26* I’ve had the game for about 30 minutes. The directional arrows are to far apart and if you have to take your eyes off the plane to see where your finger needs to be it’s already to late you crashed. The fire button can block the view of the plane causing it to crash into a wall and it has actually frozen twice and failed to start the game no matter what you do. The gas gauge depletes but you stand still not able to move or fire. A bug fix is definitely in order. ### 1/5 — Not impressed *2019-06-21* The controls are not very responsive and the app will not close. I have to shut my phone down and restart it to close the app. ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Sweet game! *2015-05-02* Love playing this sweet game! Great stress reliever! ### 5/5 — Nice retro *2015-03-16* As maddening as ever. Nicely done. ### 5/5 — Great retro game *2015-03-13* Took me back to memory lane. Loved it! Excellent job!! ### 5/5 — Great fun! *2015-03-05* Loved this game as a kid and great to be able to play it on my iPad now. ### 5/5 — Awesome game! *2015-03-04* I've tried the other River Raid apps but this was the most stable and fun. I also love the icon, talented developer. ### 3/5 — Controller Support!!! *2024-01-17* CONTROLLER SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!! ### 3/5 — River raid *2023-11-26* Please add controller support for River raid ### 2/5 — Terrible navigation arrows *2023-11-21* Good memory of the good old time. But the navigation arrows are so terribly placed that you have to constantly watch where your fingers are when moving left and right --- *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.*