# Star Fortress — user reviews > 30 indexed App Store user reviews of Star Fortress by Sean Barenz, rated 4.40/5 from 14 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/star-fortress/id338442127/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/star-fortress/id338442127.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (13 of 30) ### 5/5 — Old favorite game *2013-09-05, version 1.3* Thx to bring back my old favorite game on Mac!!! ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2013-08-05, version 1.3* Thank you for bringing back the memories! ### 5/5 — Really well done. *2013-08-02, version 1.3* Yars Revenge was based off something similar to this game. This is perfect. The controls work well too. ### 5/5 — Very Cool *2012-09-09, version 1.3* Star Castle was one of the very first arcade games I played as a kid back in 1981, 1982. The only place I ever found it was tucked away in a small arcade room in the back of the local Sears store diner. Anyone else remember those diners? Hilarious! ### 5/5 — GREAT!! *2012-03-20, version 1.3* Awesome representation of an old arcade favourite! Love it, but pleeeeease makes version for IPad that's full screen! ### 5/5 — Star Fortress Review *2012-03-14, version 1.3* Great replica of the classic Star Castle. Good Job Mr Barenz! Having lots of fun with this one. ### 5/5 — PERFECT!!!! *2011-11-02, version 1.2.1* I just bought this and I also have Infinity Wars. These are the kinds of games I have been looking for since first getting an Iphone! Please keep developing more, I'll keep buying them! Thanks Craig ### 5/5 — A great Star Castle remake! *2011-06-29, version 1.2.1* This brings back memories. Thanks for a nicely done remake of the classic Star Castle. ;) I enjoyed the game play. Well done. ### 5/5 — thumbs way up *2010-12-31, version 1.2* Awesome re-make of star castle. oooo those sounds. you got them!! Whoever made this: you did great. NOW you need to do a re-make of Phoenix, the game that was better than Gallaga! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2010-12-28, version 1.2* Cool game have to get used to the controls ### 5/5 — Pretty addicting *2010-07-04, version 0* Its like an arcade game. My uncle made this game and i think its pretty good for 99c ### 5/5 — Frickin' Awesome! *2010-06-10, version 0* Just like SC. I couldn't believe it. Takes some getting used to again, but just like the old days. How about space duel, star wars arcade game, battle zone, black widow, tempest etc. I think you guys would do all those games awesome justice. ### 5/5 — Fantastic ! *2009-11-14, version 0* Developer thank you for making this game. The game play, controls and sounds are like I remember in the arcade. StarCastle was always one of my favorites. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Note that this is only iOS4 capable... *2010-08-06, version 0* Sadly I missed this little note when purchasing. I won't be able to enjoy my old favorite video game for a while. I'm still running an original iPhone and an iPad. Until that time, there is $.99 wasted. ### 3/5 — A fun shooter limited by it's controls *2011-01-15, version 1.2.1* A solid conversion of a arcade classic, but it's controls aren't quite right for quick movement. Also, the art style doesn't quite scale up for the Retina Display capable devices (leaving the text tricky to read). ### 3/5 — Needs tweaks *2009-12-10, version 0* My shots should go much faster than my ship can fly. Speed them up, please!!! In fact, the pace of the game could stand some speed increases. Good controls. I'd rather see the ship bounce off and turn around the side walls instead of just stop dead. Fun and much like the original. Ok for $0.99. ### 4/5 — Could have been fun *2021-01-09, version 1.5* Controls are very tough. The ship turns too fast. It might be better to have the ship circle on an orbit and have the turret always face the target. ### 4/5 — Great game but was better *2018-01-13, version 1.4* Great app. I loved the arcade game it’s based on. I’ve been playing this for several years on my phone, But I am disappointed with the recent update. Wish I hadn’t updated. New version scales down the Fortress and the fighter ship. This gives more space but on small devices the size of fighter and fortress seem too small, also the controls are now more sensitive in a negative way. ### 4/5 — Love this game. Recent update, not so much. *2012-03-20, version 1.3* Loved this game as a kid. Sucked at it too. Love the old graphics. But, with the recent update, the game won't end! I'm up to 350 million, and the game will not end. I've been committing suicide, and the game won't end!! It's ridiculous. ### 4/5 — Well Done Version of Star Castle *2010-12-24, version 1.2* Making it easier to thrust. The control setup is cumbersome to control the ship. ### 5/5 — Awesome Game *2025-03-16, version 1.5* This is an awesome game and well done port. Don’t know why there aren’t more reviews!! ### 5/5 — Star castle *2024-03-29, version 1.5* So good ### 5/5 — Fantastic adaptation *2022-08-01, version 1.5* Great adaption of the original. Agree with other comments about better game control. I would love to see this game work with an external game controller. It looks like the developer has moved onto work for Amazon so I’m not sure if he’s still updating these games. I hope he keeps at it and comes up with a few more. ## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome Game! *2022-07-15, version 1.5* Star Castle was my game when I was a kid! They nailed it with this one! So happy I found it! ### 5/5 — Thanks for keeping this up to date! *2019-11-27, version 1.5* I love retro-styled vector games on iPhone. This one was one of the first, based on a truly classic arcade game, and the inspiration for Yars' Revenge. Awesome. ### 5/5 — Great game *2018-10-21, version 1.4* I have loved this game for 38 years. This is a great recreation. One request: please add keyboard control. This game plays well on the iPad, but needs a keyboard for fine control. ### 5/5 — Old Fun *2017-08-31, version 1.4* I love this "blast" from the past. This was a favorite game from my teenage years! Thanks for the update! ### 5/5 — Star Castle lives on! *2017-08-24, version 1.3* Great homage to an arcade classic. Plays even better than the SC game on the Vectrex app. ### 5/5 — Excellent rendition of star c---tle! *2014-12-14, version 1.3* I loved this game as a kid so I was thrilled to see you ported it to IOS. Can you make the buttons taller? They're too small on an iPhone and too easy to miss at critical moments .. I want to see thd new staf lord tricks but can't get far enough without the small controls foiling me... Otherwise everything feels like back in the day... Except to need for quarters! ### 5/5 — I'm fat and old *2013-10-05, version 1.3* I'm so old I remember this game! I used to play this at the roller rink every wknd. Great job on graphics and added touches. Well worth the 99 cents Don't tell my wife!! Lol --- *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 2026-08-07.*