# Rogue — user reviews > 215 indexed App Store user reviews of Rogue by gandreas software, rated 2.90/5 from 22 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rogue/id298113808/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rogue/id298113808.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Rogue? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🎮 Classic dungeon crawling gameplay - 👍 Faithful recreation of the original Rogue - 🎨 Graphical and ASCII modes - 🤖 Gesture-based controls - 🆓 Free app **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs with throwing/using items - 🤔 Confusing controls and interface - 🔄 Lack of save/load functionality - 🤖 Gesture-based controls can be finicky - 🚫 Crashes and app stability issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when using wands/staves - Throwing items selects wrong item - Getting stuck in rooms with no exits - Losing progress after crashes **Most requested features** - Difficulty settings - Character class selection - Expanded item/monster variety - Improved map navigation - Save/load functionality ## Newest reviews (19 of 215) ### 3/5 — From an old rogue player *2026-05-01, version 2.0.1* Haven't figured out how wands are used. ### 2/5 — Crash *2026-04-28, version 2.0.1* Everything was going quite well until I tried to equip a wand. When equipping certain items, the application crashes. Please fix this bug!!! ### 2/5 — How to go up/down stairs? *2025-09-12, version 2.0.1* Can’t figure out how this works. Used the original irogue and it’s been a few years since I played, seems to have been updated and renamed iRogue2 but the instructions in the help don’t say how to use stairways… ### 2/5 — No Great on Mac *2025-07-07, version 2.0.1* Not compatable with keyboard so you have to click everywhere to move. Not ideal but the game does work. Added graphics that make it a little prettier, but I was hoping to play something closer to the original. ### 3/5 — Can’t get Bluetooth keyboard to work *2022-05-25, version 2.0.1* Bought this to scratch that nostalgia itch, and was excited to try out the keyboard support for that truly authentic feeling, but I sadly haven’t been able to get it to work. I’m using iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, and the keyboard works in other apps (like Notes), but it doesn’t seem to do anything here. Am I missing something obvious? ### 3/5 — Wands crash app *2022-03-09, version 2.0.1* Liked rogue and want to like this but every time I select a wand to use app crashes and must restart! ### 3/5 — Staffs and Wands still crash the game *2021-03-29, version 2.0.1* :-( ### 2/5 — Glitchy AF *2021-01-04, version 2.0.1* You will be playing and all of the sudden the game will exit. Your character is not saved when you come back. You have to start over. By the looks of it, there was just the one version and update released two years ago. Doesn’t like like there will be support into the future. ### 3/5 — Game randomly freezes *2020-09-07, version 2.0.1* The game randomly freezes after defeating a monster with bow and arrow. Then I can’t do any further actions and if I press home and load my saved game it restarts to a new dungeon. No way to contact the developer to fix this and forum on site seems abandoned. Willing to amend this review once issue fixed ### 3/5 — seemingly unplayable *2020-08-15, version 2.0.1* I figured out how to move around, but it wasn’t obvious to me at first. I was thinking it was relative to the @ but it turns out to be more about specific spots on the screen: left, right, top, bottom, and then the corners (for diagonal moves). I guess I solved that puzzle! It would be nice if moves could be more responsive and quicker. On a side note, panning around is possible while pinch-zooming. (I’d prefer being able to do this by one-finger dragging.) Again, it would be neat if the controls could look more retro/ascii in monochrome mode. — Original reaction: This is like trying to get a cat to go where you want to go. 80% of the time, it just stubbornly stays put. Sometimes it does move, but not where you mean to go. Other times, it just goes all the way to the opposite wall when you just wanted to move a little bit. If the movement itself is meant to be a puzzle in its own right, good job—it’s a challenging one. I have no idea about the actual game itself because I’m too distracted trying to get something, anything, to happen on purpose. And I actually paid for this...?! On another note, it would be nice if the entire UI could be retro/ascii in monochrome mode. ### 2/5 — Please fix a bug. *2020-01-15, version 2.0.1* When using staff, the app has been turned off, and the charactor record also has disappeared. If you fix it, I’ll give you 5star review score. Plus, Please release a new nethack for latest ios version including nice UI. Inethack2 has a horrorble UI so I can’t play. ### 4/5 — Leider Fehler *2019-12-10* Ich habe Rogue als Student gerne gespielt (1986, auf DEC microVAX, natürlich 80 Zeichen auf 24 Zeilen). Highlight war, dass wir die Namen von Giant Ant etc. durch die Namen unserer Professoren ersetzten... Daher habe ich mich gefreut, als ich die App gefunden habe. Leider ist die Umsetzung der ASCII-Version nicht gut gelungen: U. a. werden beim Betreten eines neuen "Levels" Fragmente (vom vorherigen oder vom neuen oder zufällig?) angezeigt. Erlegt man ein Monster oder bewegt man sich von einer Fundstelle weg, bleibt öfters ein Minus-Zeichen stehen. Bitte also erst einmal die Basics an's Laufen bringen und dann die Gimmicks. Edit Dez. 2019: Neu umgesetzt, jetzt viel besser. Komme noch nicht ganz zurecht, vielleicht müsste die Hilfe etwas verbessert werden? 2->4 Sterne ist es allemal wert. ### 2/5 — It’s about 60% there *2019-07-29, version 2.0.1* If you’re looking for an exact replica of Rogue dating back from the 1980s, this isn’t it—it still needs a lot of work to make it the game we all love. ### 3/5 — Yay Rogue! But sigh... *2018-10-19, version 2.0.1* So happy to have my beloved Rogue in my pocket! But sad because this implementation is buggy and has major usability problems. It’s subject to random crashes, clearly a bug, and it has weirdness about player names and saved games which also seems like a bug but could be a design problem. As for usability, there seems to be no rhyme or reason about which features are on which supplemental menu. And one constant minor annoyance: why must a double-tap in a tunnel stop at every corner, instead of running to the next fork or doorway as in some other implementations? With no keyboard, saving those unnecessary taps would make a big improvement in playability... ### 2/5 — So where’s the keyboard? *2018-09-26, version 2.0.1* Don’t have a Bluetooth keyboard and it seems to indicate it can be played with menu commands only. But I couldn’t find the in-app keyboard to respond to questions like “What do you want to identify”... got stuck right there! ### 3/5 — I want to love it but... *2018-09-08, version 2.0.1* ... but it just isn’t as easy to use as was the version before the major iOS upgrade. It’s more work than fun. ### 3/5 — Great, but minor problems *2018-07-11, version 2.0* The porting is well done. But I can’t get identify scrolls to work, and I had a crash wipe out the character I was playing. It is the game we played long ago, and it’s beautiful on an iPad. If it worked right, I’d be quite pleased. ### 4/5 — Classic *2018-05-11, version 2.0* This was one of the first DOS games I played. Now my son is enjoying it too. This newest update has some interesting options, but I’m having trouble playing it on my iPhone. Some of the commands are difficult to execute. ### 3/5 — Rogue Update *2018-05-08, version 2.0* Amazing game but sad to say I can’t use the wand without crashing the app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — no keyboard support *2023-01-19, version 2.0.1* no keyboard support this is garbage ### 1/5 — Rogue hangs and deletes character *2021-11-27, version 2.0.1* Scroll of Identify does not cause “pick” or “select object” menu to appear. Only way out is to close game and reload. Worse, when you try to Zap with a staff, the game deletes the active character. ### 1/5 — Crashes just like the original *2019-08-15, version 2.0.1* Looks great, gameplay is close enough to the original, brings back memories... but crashes just like the original too. ### 1/5 — Old version was a lot better *2019-06-18, version 2.0.1* The original version of this app worked very well and was a lot of fun. This all new version, however, is much harder to use and full of bugs plus crashes a lot. Can’t recommend this current version — bring back the old one, please. ### 1/5 — Can you fix the bugs plz? *2019-05-21, version 2.0.1* I was excited. The first time I played this app, I had lots of hit points and found a 2 handed sword. Then at 4th level it froze. When it unfroze it kicked me off the app. Went back and my character was at 1st level at the beginning. Had to start all over. I would gladly pay more to have a solid version that actually works. Please fix now! ### 1/5 — Deadly creature *2019-03-09, version 2.0.1* Please return the previous version to App Store. My latest issue with this one - on level 8 cleaning up my inventory, found a Leprechaun to zap with one of my three unidentified and unused wands, when I selected direction the app closed. When I reopened it, the save slot with my character had vanished. Was it a new, deviously powerful Stave of Character Invisibility? Doubtful, since there have been many other times that I have been dumped, locked, killed, and most of all frustrated by this version. What good is a potion that displays items that are covered by an overlay, requiring travel to all three rooms at the bottom of the map? The deadliest creature in this dungeon is the developer. ### 1/5 — Please improve the guide/controls *2018-10-01, version 2.0.1* Seriously. I have no idea how to move down. I’ll find a new game with better instructions. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2018-05-04, version 2.0* Don’t buy this game! ### 1/5 — Game is buggy and needs to be updated. *2017-11-17, version 0* The game needs to be updated to the current os. It's buggy in its current form and crashes when you try to run it from the app icon. It strangely only seems to run when you tap "open" from the App Store menu, which is an odd bug. It pops open a warning saying that the app needs updating. ### 1/5 — Not compatible *2017-11-02* This version is no longer compatible with current iOS software ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great possibilities *2019-11-30, version 2.0.1* If make a little less buggy. It can be a great game. Nothing else close to this on Apple ### 5/5 — My Childhood Game *2019-11-19, version 2.0.1* May not be the exact replica of the game that we all love, but it is an amazing game by itself. Has some bugs that I hope get resolved eventually, but functions just fine! ### 5/5 — The absolute BEST *2018-11-10, version 2.0.1* I seriously love this game! A few glitches in it though - staffs and wands will crash the game. Great fun and I’m so delighted someone brought this game back to life!!!! ### 5/5 — AWESOME *2018-06-21, version 2.0* what a killer port! the redesign is very well done. Please please please add portrait mode, your game is very nice for one hand play and portrait mode would really lend to that. As it is, my thumb is reaching across the screen to move anywhere but right. ### 5/5 — iOS 10? *2017-04-12, version 0* Best dungeon crawling game ever! True to the spirit of underground Unix games when Microsoft was still micro. ### 5/5 — Best game on ios *2016-12-17, version 0* Unfortunately it does not work since iOS version 10.1.1. So disappointing. Please update the game so it works again. This is a truly awesome game that is based on the original version for the very early computers. Once you have it figured out the gestures work very well for game play. I have beat the game several times. The difficulty is intense. ### 5/5 — IL MIGLIORE. *2016-10-24, version 0* Glorioso. Praticamente perfetto. I comandi richiedono un po' di pazienza.. Ma Rogue è l'unica app iOS necessaria nella tua vita. Falla tua. ### 5/5 — How to open on iOS 10 *2016-10-21, version 0* To make this work on iOS 10 you have to: 1. Open the app 2.lock phone 3.profit ### 5/5 — Perfect little game *2016-03-26, version 0* Would like it if they added some options for difficulty. Occasionally, I would like to dungeon crawl with better chances. ### 5/5 — Hardcore *2015-12-23* Hardcore Old Classic. Es mach einfach richtig Laune --- *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 2026-09-06.*