# Rust Bucket — user reviews

> 311 indexed App Store user reviews of Rust Bucket by Nitrome, rated 4.00/5 from 177 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rust-bucket/id1040158406/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rust-bucket/id1040158406.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 105 · 4★ 23 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 19

## What do users think of Rust Bucket?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Fun puzzle game
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Excellent pixel art and visuals
- 🎨 Creative enemy designs
- 🎶 Great soundtrack

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and progress loss
- 🔁 Repetitive level design
- 🕹️ Slow character movement
- 💰 Expensive ad removal
- 🔍 Lack of level variety

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Progress reset when exiting levels
- Level select screen locking completed levels
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Clipboard copying behavior

**Most requested features**

- More levels and content updates
- Ability to save progress
- Weapon/item upgrades and customization
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
- Level editor

## Newest reviews (17 of 311)

### 4/5 — Ce n'est pas mal !

*2025-02-04*

Je pense que je vais passer beaucoup de temps ici!

### 2/5 — Too many ads - great game

*2025-02-02*

This game is really good, but 30 second adds every level or so is just horrible to get into the game and have fun. It feels like this is an ad machine

### 3/5 — Great game, lame ads.

*2024-10-08, version 11*

Option to pay to remove ads doesn’t work. Other than that it’s a great game.

### 2/5 — Awful ads

*2024-04-26, version 11*

Love the game and Nitrom, have for a very long time but the amount of ads I get is insane and recently they have been incredibly sexual.

### 5/5 — Love this game

*2023-07-26, version 11*

I have always loved Nitrome games. They are so freaking fun to play and this one is amazing. I play it even now years later. However, there’s an issue. I’m trying to buy the ad free version but each time I click on it in the game it says no app purchases available. So I don’t know what to do. I want to play without any ads, but it’s not letting me buy and the ad free button doesn’t respond. I have an iPhone by the way, it’s an iPhone 8.

### 4/5 — Wish I could respawn with the weapons I las tho in infinite mode

*2022-02-10, version 11*

Great game, I had lots of fun in all the challenges. I just wish you could respawn with the weapon you last had (purchased or found) in infinite mode. Although it does add to the challenge I think it’d be for the best if you could respawn with the weapon you last had.

### 5/5 — One of the best apps I’ve ever played

*2022-02-02, version 11*

I can’t stress enough of how much I want a Rust Bucket 2. This game is hard, but not stupid hard (except level 37, it can go straight to heck) and I like that. I wish this game got more updates, it is legendary already and they could expand greatly on that (take notes, Nitrome). If updates have to be put on a sequel, I wouldn’t even argue. There is so much to go for this game and so much that can be done. I actually have no complaints about this game, it’s a must play.

### 5/5 — Holy moly (Zombie)

*2021-11-07, version 11*

So.. good.. can’t.. stop.. playing…….     BRRRAAAAAIIINNNS

### 5/5 — Has to be up there for the best mobile game of all time.

*2021-10-07, version 11*

Most gutted I’ve ever been to complete a game. This is brilliant pure gameplay. Excellent work!

### 5/5 — Listen up fellow awesome developers!!

*2021-05-15*

I have a great idea for the endless update, you should give 10 coins every time when you level up for the next round. Once you earn the 10 coins, it doubles up every time when you level up, for example, you hit the door that says 1 and it grants you 10 coins and if you level up and hit 2 then it grants you 20 coins, if you hit 3 then 30 coins so on and so on, pls make this happen for the next update pls. That would be been better and awesome!! Keep up the good work you awesome developers and I hope this update idea happens. Bye and have a nice day!!

### 5/5 — も〜、最高に楽しぃ〜です、

*2021-05-09, version 11*

ハマちゃて、辞められません、でも、レベルを上げるなり、武器を変化したりしたらぁ〜もっと面白くなりそうですね。

### 5/5 — Amazing game! Thanks for making it!

*2021-02-09, version 11*

I loved it from start to finish (puzzle mode, that is). It had clever turn based puzzles, great mechanics, and an extremely easy to use control system. I encountered zero bugs and the ads weren’t intrusive at all. 

Probably the coolest thing to add to the game would be a level editor, but I understand if that’s a bit much to ask (I’ve done a bit of programming), so I’ll just say it’s a recommendation, not a must have.

Personally I didn’t do much of the endless mode, but from what I saw it looks pretty cool. All around great game, thanks for the work put into it!

### 5/5 — Level 23 is messed up

*2020-10-24, version 11*

The part with the two pigs with helmets is impossible, the fire will kill me when I try to go through it cause it goes towards me not away from me. I’m giving such a low score so you will want to read it.

### 5/5 — Veri epic

*2020-09-03, version 11*

It do be epic tho 😎

### 2/5 — Great game

*2020-08-30, version 11*

Great turn based rpg styled game but just needs to fix the bugs had way too many glitches after recent updates

### 5/5 — Fantastic Fun

*2020-08-13, version 11*

A great game.  Would love to see more levels.

### 5/5 — Super jeu

*2020-02-29*

Le jeu est assez long et va vous donner du fil à retordre . Les mécaniques de jeu son bien pensé et bravo à développeurs qui mériteraient que leurs jeu soit bien plus connus

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Реклама

*2025-05-05, version 73*

Постоянно реклама ,жаль нельзя поставить 0 звезд

### 1/5 — “Rust Bucket pasted from Safari”????

*2022-07-28, version 11*

I love this game. LOVE IT! But it has absolutely no business monitoring and stealing the contents of copied text. This. Is. Not. Cool!!!

### 1/5 — Copies clipboard

*2021-03-05, version 11*

When I launch Rust Bucket, iOS often tells me “Rust Bucket pasted from [last app I copied something in]” — super uncool. I only noticed it after an iOS update so maybe it’s a bug, but I hadn’t had the app long before the update so I don’t know for sure if that’s when it started. I emailed them about it a month ago and haven’t heard back. Too bad, because it’s a good game.

### 1/5 — Why can't i download this?

*2019-05-28, version 11*

Huhuhu

### 1/5 — Level 10 is broken

*2019-02-03, version 11*

There is no way to beat it in this update!

### 1/5 — what happened?

*2018-08-10, version 10*

man i used to love this game. too bad they won’t fix this bug. how am i supposed to play if it won’t let me continue my progress??

### 1/5 — Unplayable

*2018-07-29, version 10*

Game didn't even open. Just shows an image for a couple of seconds, and back to the home screen.

### 1/5 — Progress WILL. NOT. SAVE.

*2018-07-22, version 10*

It’s been ten months, Nitrome. Please fix this now. )’:

### 1/5 — WTF?

*2018-07-18, version 10*

i left on level 10 and it made start at level 1 again!!!!!

### 1/5 — Gamebreaking Bug

*2018-06-13, version 10*

Game is pretty decent acually for the most part. 1 star might seem like a harsh rating because of that, but the level select bug literally ruins the entire game. If you just try to change the level you’re on, you’ll delete the entirety of your progress. That’s completely inexcusable and makes this a 1 star game.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — This game is fire

*2026-02-26, version 73*

This game is fire. Fantastic art style clever level design and interesting mechanics. Top 5 mobile games I’ve ever downloaded and I play allot of mobile games.

### 5/5 — Прикольная игра с интересной графикой

*2026-01-10, version 73*

Геймплей как и графика очень интересная 
Залипнуть на пару часов можно

### 5/5 — Супер игра

*2025-11-28, version 73*

Качественная игра, таких очень мало!

### 5/5 — ЭТО ТО ЧТО Я ИСКАЛ 2 ГОДА

*2025-10-25, version 73*

Прекрасная игра, некоторые сложные уровни не мог пройти целый день, но это того стоили. Весь прогресс сохраняется и механики уникальны!

### 5/5 — Мастхэв

*2025-09-11, version 73*

На одном дыхании, даже периодическая реклама не напрягает. Одна из лучших пошаговых игр

### 5/5 — Too many glitches

*2025-08-13, version 73*

Such a fun puzzle game but it glitches and crashes way too often especially when you get into higher levels

### 5/5 — Such a good game with much potential

*2025-07-28*

I played this game a while ago and now returned and even bought it. The infinity mode is so good with great increase in difficulty. But this mode has still much potential if the developers would expand it. There are also some bugs imo like when you die when hitting two bombs. It was maybe intentional but is just annoying when playing. And having different modes like other default weapons would add so much. Nitrome developers, if you read this please don’t leave this game as is. It is already so good but still could be so much better.

### 5/5 — Интересная головоломка

*2025-06-04, version 73*

Разные механики, босс-уровни, условно-бесплатная. Хотя реклама конечно всплывает, когда долго тупишь. Мне понравилось, я купил «без рекламы») Надеюсь, будет дополнение уровней

### 5/5 — More content

*2025-02-21, version 73*

I would love to see more content added to endless like weapons, enemies, etc. but since that’s extremely unlikely I’ll have to look for another game. It’s a shame though, because even with the relatively little content this game has, years later I still really enjoy playing it.

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2023-08-23*

Really good game

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