# Space Gunner - Galaxy Shooter — user reviews > 67 indexed App Store user reviews of Space Gunner by Dung Tran, rated 4.70/5 from 160 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/space-gunner-galaxy-shooter/id1489428134/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/space-gunner-galaxy-shooter/id1489428134.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 124 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Space Gunner? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Retro arcade-style gameplay and nostalgic feel - 🎵 Excellent 8-bit synth pop music - ⚡ Quick, short levels perfect for casual play - 🎯 Smooth gameplay mechanics - 💪 Extensive upgrade and character progression system - 📱 No forced ads - 🕐 Good time-killer for casual gaming - ⚙️ Grindable currency system without mandatory paywalls **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes, especially in endless mode - 💾 Progress loss and save data corruption issues - 💰 High in-app purchase prices - 🔧 Poor developer support and slow bug fixes - ⚠️ Multiple unresolved bugs persisting over time - 🎁 Misleading reward systems and false advertisements - 🔄 Inconsistent game mechanics and balance issues - ❌ Abandoned development with no recent updates **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes during endless mode, losing all progress and rewards - Progress resets when reopening app despite Game Center login - VIP status not updating after character purchases - Boss fight scores not saving properly - Gem currency disappearing after ticket purchases - Daily missions not resetting as advertised - Missions showing incorrect or zero rewards - Purchased characters showing 'coming soon' instead of unlocking - Equipment selection reverting to grenade after leaving screen - Daily chest rewards showing [0 Gold] - Enemies not spawning past certain levels, causing soft lock - Purchased in-app items not restoring properly - Shop chest timers not functioning correctly - Exclamation marks appearing for unavailable chests **Most requested features** - Remove or update Christmas decorations timing - DOOM-themed character skin - More armor and upgrade options - Improved weapon power-up duration - Fix character selection persistence ## Newest reviews (18 of 67) ### 4/5 — Bugs need fixing. *2021-07-19, version 2.0.5* I usually don’t write reviews but there are some major bugs in the game. Firstly I bought the Magic Wing and the Phoenix but the vip didn’t go up. And when I pressed get it just directs me to the shop. Secondly I fought the boss twice but it my best doesn't show up on there and when I buy tickets my gems disappear and it just shows 2/2 but I still can’t enter. Thirdly the shop supposedly has the chests I can open in a certain time but I’ve waited weeks and it still hasn’t let me open them, and the little exclamation is there for no reason. My ign is KingKarma. My ID is FFBAB9A5B834702F. Thank you for future notice. ### 4/5 — No too bad *2020-06-28* So far so good lots of upgrading ### 4/5 — Good game to pass the time *2020-06-19* 4 stars ### 4/5 — Fun top scroller blaster *2020-04-19* I think so far my only complaint is that the weapon power ups are really too short! Sometimes I get the power up and it’s wasted because there’s nothing to kill. There are advantages of paying for stuff, you can unlock stronger characters and get more currency, but I haven’t done it. The game is fun though. ### 3/5 — Love it!!! *2020-04-17* Edit: just watched my second video for a free box of silver(silver box idk) and got nothing zero zilch. What should be 5 stars is now three. Four stars until you remove the Christmas trees. I took down my tree Jan 1st. We already get enough Christmas shoved at us. And far too early. The character, for some reason, reminds me of DOOM Guy. Imagine this game with DOOM skin on. Would be epic But I’m enjoying this one a lot. Thanks for some fun. ### 4/5 — Two thumbs up *2020-04-11* A very good game with some good replay value. ### 5/5 — Good Game, Many Paywalls *2020-04-03* At least you can grind enough to get what you want in this freemium game, despite the paywalls. ### 5/5 — Fun *2020-04-02, version 0.2.3* I really enjoy this game, it seems to be retro and modern type game all in one. ### 5/5 — Nice *2020-04-02, version 0.2.3* Gods game so far! ### 5/5 — Yahhhh *2020-03-30, version 0.2.3* It’s the bomb ### 5/5 — Fun *2020-03-30* It’s a fun little game. ### 5/5 — Fun *2020-03-30, version 0.2.3* Missed games like this I used to love the big arcade joystick versions like raiden or something it was called and you can upgrade in this one. Fun ### 5/5 — Lipsey *2020-03-26, version 0.2.3* Dope ### 5/5 — Fun *2020-03-25, version 0.2.3* Fun ### 5/5 — Fun game *2020-03-24, version 0.2.3* I like it so far ### 5/5 — Top fun ! *2020-03-21* Great shooter !!! ### 5/5 — B *2020-03-16, version 0.2.3* Bb ### 5/5 — Music *2020-03-16, version 0.2.3* Honestly you should just play this game because of the music. Turn it up and enjoy, 8-bit synth pop is amazing! The game isnt any new concept, but it’s done well for what it is, and the gameplay itself feels smooth on an iPhone XR ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Fun game, but too much wrong. *2021-06-27* I have mostly enjoyed playing the game. It’s entertaining when things work. Unfortunately a lot of things don’t work quite right. There are certain missions that are supposed to reset daily and pay out a reward. I think it’s been a week or more now and the missions still haven’t reset. There have also been missions that advertise a certain reward for completion but pay out nothing. It also takes developers forever to address a problem if they even address. I didn’t get payouts on multiple missions, took screen shots before and after missions showing no payout. I was told twice I would be compensated for rewards not paid out. I was told twice that my account has been compensated or that they were working on it. I closed out the game multiple times, reloaded the game multiple time, even shut my phone off and on a few times. I still have yet to receive what the developer said I would receive. I like the game. It’s just really sad they don’t seem to want to take care of the people playing it. Jump ahead to June 2021 and there was finally a new update for the game for “bug fixes”. I’m seriously not shocked that the “bug fix” eliminated the free silver and gold chests you could collect after certain periods of time. The game has become a joke. Oh well. Time to free up some storage space on the phone. **Developer response:** Please give us your player ID, thank you so much. ### 1/5 — In game purchases bug *2020-03-17, version 0.2.3* I made a payment for doctor green and I can’t even use it when I try to restore it it just loading the game for a long time ### 1/5 — Great game but just lost everything *2020-01-27, version 0.0.94* So I like the game and I’ve been playing for a week now and I just opened the game and the Game Center login says welcome back but the app is acting as if I’ve never played before..... just lost everything, all progress made in the last week? Very demoralizing ### 1/5 — Saving progress *2020-01-27, version 0.0.94* Fun game. However game keeps crashing and starting me back over with nothing no matter how much progress I have made. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2020-01-24, version 0.0.94* The game restarted all of my progress I tried to restore my purchases and it wouldn’t let me I want my money back ### 1/5 — Crashes *2020-01-24, version 0.0.94* Good game, but it keeps crashing on endless lv 20 and I don’t get any rewards after spending 30 minutes ### 1/5 — Buggy *2020-01-22, version 0.0.94* This game is full of bugs... I was enjoying it up until the boss on the 12th floor of endless, who’s special power is to reset your account. This bug was what made me not want to play this game anymore. ### 1/5 — Saving *2020-01-21, version 0.0.94* I recently downloaded the game, saw the add and it seemed cool. I simply couldn’t drop it, played for at least an hour, opened up new modes even unlocked a new character(which takes a lot of coins to do) and upgraded him. I was ranked #1 in world boss. I close the app, open it again and all my progress is lost, the game starts me at tutorial and i have to grind from the bottom again. I am not going to do that. The game is cool and fun but this has never happened to me before in previous mobile games on my current phone so i know the problem is the app. I hate that it happened, i don’t know if it’s happened to anyone else but it’s definitely discouraging. That’s why i am giving it one star ### 1/5 — Didn’t get the character I paid for *2020-01-18, version 0.0.91* I bought the $4 rank A candy B character and it didn’t unlock her. So I bought her with in game coin my self to see if that’s what I needed to day and it didn’t become rank A neither. Could someone help and explain this. ### 1/5 — Glitchy *2020-01-16, version 0.0.91* Fun game and concept but the game glitches out constantly past level 1-4. Your character will move and shoot as normal but, no more monsters will appear and you don’t progress any further. You’re just stuck in a loop of walking with nothing to fight. Also, the progress bar for the level stops going up. So you’re really just stuck. Would give better reviews if it was playable. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love the quick levels *2021-08-05* I love how you play quick, short levels. If I have to leave the game I don’t lose what I’ve gained. ### 5/5 — Gets my gears goin. *2021-02-11* I like this game a lot, instantly. Hoping the upgrades start to turn up as I go but I’m enjoying this very much. Great game guys. ### 5/5 — Enjoyable *2020-08-16* What I wanted in a old school shooter game ### 5/5 — Awesome game, but the developers ceased work on it *2020-08-10* I wish they still made updates on this game, it was super fun. ### 5/5 — Space Gunner *2020-04-06* Great game with a fun retro feel. ### 5/5 — Cool *2020-04-05, version 0.2.3* Awesome. ### 5/5 — Space gunner *2020-04-04* Dope game ### 5/5 — Fantastic game❤️ *2020-04-04* Absolutely great game! Graphics and gameplay are so well done! Nostalgic gaming for sure!! ### 5/5 — Great *2020-04-04* Addicting retro vibe super fun ### 5/5 — SHOOT ’EM UP !!!!!! *2020-04-03* One of the best shoot ’em up games I have played in a long time highly recommends this game to anyone who looking for a game to pass time or someone who enjoys pixel games like myself. --- *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 2026-09-08.*