# Space Grunts — user reviews > 58 indexed App Store user reviews of Space Grunts by Pascal Bestebroer, rated 4.20/5 from 15 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/space-grunts/id1018002876/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/space-grunts/id1018002876.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 10 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (12 of 58) ### 4/5 — Solid *2017-05-24* It's a good little game. Controls are a little funky at times, but otherwise you're given what they show. Certainly worth more than 1.99. ### 5/5 — Cool! *2016-12-18* Great game! Highly recommended! ### 4/5 — Fun Rogue-lite *2016-12-03, version 1.4.4* Good fun but hope they'll re-implement class specific leaderboards. ### 5/5 — Absolutely love this game *2016-09-30* Seriously, great game. Tough to beat with controller support and the usual orange pixel quality. The turn-based nature of the combat is quite unique but doesn't slow down the action. You can take this game as fast as you want, be it thinking about every move or just rushing through as quickly as possible Can't recommend this enough, especially if you like to game with MOGA devices ### 4/5 — Nice roguelike. *2016-05-21* I enjoyed this one. It does a lot of things well. The environment is as dangerous as the enemies, it's always fun to open up a room and find it full of radiation or fire. The enemies are interesting, I like the ones with predictable behavior that you can dance around without getting hurt. The only thing I didn't like was the mandatory getting shot whenever I opened a door. Besides a remote control bomb, there was no way of avoiding that. Might I suggest shoot able doors? ### 5/5 — Kleiner, feiner Dungeon Crawler im Weltall *2016-05-01* Schritt für Schritt kämpft man sich durch eine von Aliens, Piraten und Robotern verseuchte Mondstation aus zufällig generierten Levels. Wer bis zum Ende durchkommt, schaltet neue "Skins" und verbesserte Charaktere frei. Das erinnert mich an eine Mischung aus "Hack" und "Alien Breed" aus alten Amiga-Zeiten. Viel zu entdecken - Geheimlevels, rätselhafte Artefakte, Abkürzungen - und "upzugraden". Mein Spiel des Jahres 2016! Für alle, die über den Schwierigkeitsgrad jammern- man kann tatsächlich ohne Weiteres mit ein wenig Glück bis zum Endgegner kommen! Jedes Ungeheuer verlangt eine andere Taktik. Blind durchrennen und rumballern funktioniert halt nicht. ### 4/5 — Great but... *2016-03-05* No sound on ipad3 os 9.2.1....sniff ### 5/5 — Sehr gut *2016-02-29* Die einige Verbesserung wäre vielleicht: Waffen, die man im Spiel finden kann um sie gegen eine andere zu tauschen Mehr Monster Also bleib bitte am Spiel dran ### 5/5 — awesome!! *2016-02-27, version 1.3.8* worth the money,everyday i spend much more time on this game! ### 5/5 — Meow *2016-02-24* Awesome! ### 5/5 — Why 5 stars? *2016-02-24* Once again Orange Pixels knocks it out of the park! From the unique graphics style, to the sounds and gameplay, this game screams fun & polish! This game is also a fully premium game with no shenanigans. The gameplay is really well done. There are lots of weapon types and a decent amount of ammo given with whatever class you choose. There is also a daily challenge mode which is pretty cool. The humor is also great in the game and the randomized levels keep things fresh. The dev is very active with the community at the touch arcade forums and has incorporated requests and changes. The on screen controls are also fully customizable, even resizable, and the buttons can be moved to anywhere you like on the screen. Really well done dev. Thank you for an awesome time! ### 5/5 — Got used to the controls. *2016-02-21* Hated the controls at first, but then got used to them. I still think they could be better. Hopefully they get fixed up soon in an update. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Controls broken *2018-07-21* Played this on 3 different devices and can only assume the virtual d pad is bugged as I can never hit left. Up, down and right all work fine. Doesn't matter if it's normal or resized. Please fix, great game otherwise. ### 1/5 — Me *2016-02-09, version 1.1* Ibought mistake And ye shall not be returned me the money👞👞🖕🏿🖕🏿🖕🏻 ### 2/5 — "8 bit" no excuse for bad graphics *2017-02-18, version 1.4.6* No real tutorial, subpar graphics (touted as "retro" but still not pretty), overall not satisfying. You have better uses for your iDollars ### 2/5 — AWFUL controls and save system *2016-11-28* If you don't have a MFi controller, you're stuck using the AWFUL onscreen controls. This is a TURN-BASED GAME, so my iPad's touchscreen should work perfectly for controlling the game, right? Except that the game does NOT have real touchscreen controls where you tap an adjacent tile to move to it. Instead, you have virtual controller buttons slapped on top of the screen, and trying to play the game with them is a nightmare. The worst part by far is the virtual directional pad, which has a giant dead zone in the middle. And when you successfully hit the virtual arrow key to move in the direction you intended to, you have to be VERY careful to only briefly tap the button, or else you will move a second time, which will probably send you careening into a trap or will let the monsters get a free attack on you. The game even lets you hold down an arrow button to run in a certain direction, but it's incredibly dangerous to use because there's no option to automatically stop when you get near enemies, so you would end up running into certain death. The game's other dealbreaker is that your progress is only saved at the end of a level. So if you end up not having time to finish a full level, you risk losing all your progress. The dev actually defended this as a way to avoid cheating on the daily challenge missions, but it's just unacceptable in 2016. The game has other less critical flaws, as well. The game doesn't gave you any information about monsters when you first encounter them (not even their names!) - each monster's info is a rare item. It would be fine if this kind of system had been used for getting a special advantage against a monster (i.e. having found research data on the Blorgnaks, now you have a small chance to make bonus grenades out of their enzyme pouch), but the game is so tight-fisted with info that I wasn't even sure whether teleporting enemies that appear out of nowhere were really just out of my guy's line of sight somehow. I have also come across some enemies that I THINK can shoot at me diagonally, but I'm not sure because the game won't tell me yet. Many hazards are also needlessly difficult to see. Radiation tiles blend in with the floor (that would provide an extra challenge in a real-time game, but in a turn-based game it just slows things down) and it's hard to tell what direction rotating turrets are aiming at because of the game's perspective - my CHARACTER can clearly see what direction the turret is pointing in, but the overhead camera can't. There is also no "wait" command that lets you skip your turn while waiting for monsters to move into a more favorable position, or for deathtraps to turn the right way. I guess the dev had some silly idea that that would promote more active, aggressive playing, but in practice it means I end up pacing back and forth in a hallway, waiting for the monsters in the next room to wander into my sights. When navigating around rotating turrets, "pacing" isn't an option, so I end up having to shoot at nothing in order to wait for them to turn to a safe direction. How did playtesters not tell the dev what an AWFUL design choice this was?! Remember how the biggest change in Left 4 Dead 2 was the introduction of the Spitter enemy? You keep the player from camping by making it suicidal to stay in one place, NOT by making his avatar too ADHD too stay still. ### 2/5 — Does not save progress.... *2016-08-27* Fun game but the fact it doesn't save your progress when exiting the app is very frustrating! They really need to address this and it would be worth purchasing. Starting over constantly is not fun. ### 2/5 — Ok, but I just don't see the point *2016-03-09, version 1.3.8* It's a generated dungeon crawler, but you never level up or gain new abilities. Too repetitive. ### 2/5 — 微妙・・・ *2016-02-07* 銃を使うローグライクです。3種類の銃を状況に応じて使い分けて進みます。 コンセプトは面白いんですが、ゲーム自体はハッキリ言って普通です・・・ 銃弾を節約したりアイテムを使ったりのストラテジーはありますが、奥深いというものでは無いです。 なにより操作性が悪い！十字キーが使いにくすぎて、まともに遊ぶ気が起きません。 iOS版よりもSteam版を試した方がもっと楽しめると思います。 ### 3/5 — とてつもなく危険なゲーム *2019-07-30* 複数のガソリン缶などが同時に爆発した時、効果音が増幅され恐ろしい大きさの音量になる。非常に鼓膜に悪い。プレイヤーキャラクターに加え、プレイヤーにもダメージを与えてくるとは。まだ頭痛が治まらない。 ### 3/5 — 엔털 더 건전 같은 게임 생각하시는 분들 *2016-06-18* 엔털 더 건전이랑 조작 법 자체가 달라요. 프로팅? 그런 조작이아니라 버튼식이라 자유롭지 못합니다 그것만 빼면 나름 재밋는 게임인듯해요 ㅎ ### 3/5 — Fun but clunky *2016-03-02* Enjoyable roguelike that takes clear cues from the style of Nuclear Throne and the gameplay of Sword of the Stars: the Pit. Mechanics work nicely in creating depth without great complexity, but the unresponsive on-screen control pad is frustrating to use, and the lack of diagonal shooting means lots of tiresome back-and-forth movement trying to line enemies up. Definitely worth a couple of bucks, and watch for updates, but some clear room for improvement. (iPad Air) ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Modern classic dungeon crawler *2019-11-25* This might be Orange Pixel’s best game. It’s turn-based but fast & snappy. It pays real tribute to classic roguelikes, packed with danger and a huge variety of items and enemies, requiring a good amount of strategy to survive. Lately I’ve been having a blast playing it on the iPad Pro with a nimbus controller (thanks for having controller support!), which streamlines the interface and speeds up the experience even more. Highly recommended if you’re into the rogue scene. ### 5/5 — In space no one can hear you grunt ... *2018-11-29* This is a masterpiece.. they way the atmos tunes and the graphic style and play come together raises this game to console quality. Overall my fave Pixel game so far. Hope you find more players to explore this Awsome game. This is a game can be played like live action that is actually turn by turn genius.. Lovely immersive pixel art, every game is different. So great value how an iPhone game should be :) iPhone X support is Here !! Looks great on the bigger screen. Wow an amazing game that should be played by every iPhone owner :) ### 5/5 — X, iOS 11.x *2018-06-29, version 1.6.1* A brilliant genre mashup that deserves a place on every device, and at just under 56 MB installed, should never require removal for newer, larger gaming endeavors. Hats off to the indie studio behind this gem. Thanks for iPhone X support! ### 5/5 — Space Grunts *2018-05-24* I've been a huge fan of Orange Pixel since Meganoid hit the AppStore years back, so my review is probably going to be pretty bias (just laying it out there, also of note, I've become a pretty big TBS and Roguelike fan over the last couple years). But, this is definitely up there among the best games that they have put out. I don't know if Heroes of Loot or this, Space Grunts, is my #1 favorite OP game, but they both give up an amazingly spectacular run for it. The controls might take some getting use to, as they're virtual, but resizing is coming in an update and ATM you can place every button wherever you'd like on the screen. Once I played about 3 games, they were perfect. I couldn't imagine playing it any other way. The mix of action and turn-based gameplay is done incredibly well. I really just can not stop gushing about every aspect of the game. The menus are well done, the UI layout/map setup is on point, the graphics are killer (though they may not look it in the AppStore screens, the game looks GREAT in motion - check out some HQ vids!), the roguelike aspect is done perfectly---It's a great game. One that has already (VERY VERY quickly) earned it's spot on my own GOTY list (#2 of 2 ATM [Feb]) - but I wholeheartedly recommend this to roguelike fans itching for the genre to take a turn towards more arcade-based gameplay. =oD **update** The new update rocks... thank you for the resizing controls option, the new item and giving each character a level upgrade once they beat the game (having something that sticks with you after making it through that was a great decision...) - and the tweaks. This has very quickly become, not only one of my favorite games of the year, but also one of my favorite roguelikes ever. GET IT!!!! ### 5/5 — Space grunts *2018-05-17* Super game. Endlich zocken wie früher. Wenig grafik, viel fantasie und spielumfang. Fühle mich in alte Zeiten ( amiga😁😁) versetzt! ### 5/5 — Awesome game *2017-04-14* Takes hours of playing and enjoying this game! ### 5/5 — Great time killer *2017-04-07* This game is fun, fast paced, and a neat twist on dungeon crawlers! Nice graphics, sound effects, and music! This update seems to have an update loop however, it keeps wanting to update. EDIT: Deleting and reinstalling seems to have fixed this. Keep up the good work! ### 5/5 — Ein Lieblings-Roguelike *2017-04-06* Als großer Fan von vorherigen OrangePixel-Spielen, Roguelikes und Sci-Fi ist dieses Spiel ein kleiner Hauptgewinn für mich. Nicht so komplex wie andere Roguelikes, dafür viel actionorientierter und mit tollem Setting und fantastischer Präsentation, ist dies ein eigenwilliger und extrem unterhaltsamer Hybrid. Zudem nicht zu einfach, ich bin immer noch weit davon entfernt das Ende zu sehen. Mein Lieblingsspiel von OrangePixel und eine unbedingte Empfehlung. ### 5/5 — Seriously one of my favorite iOS games *2017-02-13* It's the most action packed turn based game I've played. This game takes all the junk out of roguelikes, leaving the elements that make procedurally generated dungeons great shine. Well worth the cost. ### 5/5 — Actually a good game *2017-02-09* I consider this to be one, out of the hand-full, of games worth playing on a phone. The app store is a trash fire when it comes to games, but I had quite a bit of fun with this one, for a couple of weeks. --- *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.*