# Templar Battleforce Elite — user reviews > 102 indexed App Store user reviews of Templar Battleforce Elite by Trese Brothers, rated 4.70/5 from 73 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/templar-battleforce-elite/id991176888/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/templar-battleforce-elite/id991176888.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 64 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Templar Battleforce Elite? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Deep and engaging gameplay - 👍 High replayability - 👍 Excellent turn-based strategy - 👍 Compelling story and lore - 👍 Extensive customization options - 👍 Devoted developer support - 👍 Great value for price - 👍 Smooth performance on older devices - 👍 Satisfying progression system - 👍 Good for newcomers to strategy genre **Cons** - 🐛 Sound issues (pauses background audio) - 🐛 Occasional UI glitches (scrolling/zooming) - 🐛 Inconsistent pricing/sales - 🐛 Graphics could be improved - 🐛 Game not always full screen on newer devices - 🐛 Difficulty spikes can be frustrating - 🐛 Some users experience crashes **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes when zooming out - Sound crashes and requires app restart - Cannot scroll or zoom after returning to game - Screen locks up and becomes unplayable - Aliens invisible in some versions - Sound effects stop working after app restart - Turn counter obscured by UI elements on iPad **Most requested features** - Undo last move option - iCloud sync/save across devices - Random skirmish generator - Multiplayer mode - Dark mode - Song select in options - Save slots - Full screen on newer devices - iPhone X support - German language support ## Newest reviews (11 of 102) ### 5/5 — Constant updates! *2019-02-14* Have been playing this game on PC and liked it! Now would like to play it more on the go. iPhone X support is not here yet but would be nice to have. ### 4/5 — No iCloud Sync *2019-02-07* Otherwise a great game. ### 5/5 — Amazing, AMAZING *2019-01-30* Great Tactical Turnbased Squad Shooter/RPG. Tons of content, great replayability. If you like tactics games you don’t want to miss this one! ### 5/5 — Exellent jeux *2019-01-27* J’aurais du écrire cet avis il y a bien longtemps, mieux vaut tard ... Un superbe jeux, combat au tour par tout, amelioration de ses persos, musiques entrainantes, rejouabilité (new game +)... Un petit bijoux pour celui qui cherche un jeux attachant et pas cher, je recommande chaudement . ### 4/5 — Amiga Fire! *2018-12-22* v99.99.9 • Improved graphics (doubled sales overnight) ### 5/5 — “Epic game”. Agreed! *2018-12-06* Love to the MAX, how the game can be replayed with the same crew! Maybe more randomization in the future? Maybe some multiplayer in the future? Other than that, extremely SOLID game that’s worth every penny, if you like this form of tactical style, or want to try it out in the purist form that I have ever found, THIS IS THE GAME! Please don’t ever stop the replay ability devs! Replay ability is a keeper! Can’t wait to see what else happens to this phenomenal game through updates, (not that it is even really needed 😜 ). Well time to get back into the game! I wonder what upgrade is coming next? I’m on a cliffhanger here with the story too! Huge props to the devs, I’ve been looking for a game like this for many years, (as long as the “+” part of it, the “replay ability” is continuous) Ps: I would pay for legitimate expansions to this game if they ever showed up, the game is just that good! PPS: See my ideas above! ### 5/5 — Amazing game, with one question *2018-12-05* First off if you’re looking for something to replace 40k Tyranid invasion since its no longer being updated past iPhone 6 this is the best, better in a lot of regards; the story is more in depth and there’s storyline trees so your decisions really do matter. The upgrade tree and items are wrapped into one really big intricate requisition system which is very fun to mess around with. It’s also just right for difficulty, but not like XCOM where your soldiers can’t hit the side of a barn more in variety and type of enemies as well as fog-of-war and environmental components that come together for dynamic challenges. My question is: devs, in the next update could you make it so every action does not pause any background audio we may be listening to? I enjoy listening to podcasts while playing these games but every action in game pauses the audio and it’s unfortunate since it’s the only thing that’s bothersome about this game, and it’s not even really about the game. Thanks and happy upcoming holidays ### 5/5 — Great stuff *2018-10-24* Lots of fun, tons of customization options, battles are neat, runs great on older phones, highly recommended ### 5/5 — A great tactical turn-based combat game *2018-10-04* A great game for anyone who likes tactical turn-based combat; particularly anyone that likes space-type marines fighting tyrannical aliens and traitorous cults trying to cause chaos. It’s got a deep skill tree and tons of missions and I’ve long ago gotten my money’s worth. The game system is similar to Space Hulk, but better suited to a more diverse cast of characters. In particular, your characters are more mobile and the games move pretty quickly. Also notable is that the writing is better than most AAA big sci-fi titles. ### 5/5 — These guys...are absolutely NUTS *2018-04-13* I’ve owned this game since a few months after original launch...and the list of ongoing updates alone is SO impressive. In fact, about 2-3 hours ago I was checking the update list as I often do just to see....the last one was about 4 weeks ago and it was huge....ahem...tttThen...I went to the app store about 2 hrs later and...jesus H. christOnaCracker there’s already another patch/update 😳 It’s unparalleled in support as far as mobile games go. I respect the schniz out of this. Although...I sure would love to see the next game they come up with after all these years, I won’t ever complain about YEARS of updates and support for this great gem of a game lol. Ummmm...buy it now. ### 5/5 — Epic game *2018-03-27* I must have spent 100 hours playing this game. And I’m not done. It’s got amazing depth. Pro tips: only requisition what you need to level up / the stuff you can now use up as you level up. Soldier speed buff is worth it for a few missions. 1 point in Grenades is always worth it. Captain with shield seems good at low levels. Don’t be fooled, use the heavy plasma gun, unlock ASAP. Scouts crippling fire is beast mode. Engineers need turrets. Don’t rush to unlock classes until you’re very experienced. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Cost??? *2023-11-02* Said $12 and I got charged $51 ### 1/5 — Very awesome game! *2019-05-19* I’m playing TB on an iPad 12.9 and iPad 10.5 with newest iOS. Why three stars? Sometimes the sound crashes and you have to restart the app. When you zoom out, sometimes you can’t zoom in again. You have to restart. Everything else is fantastic. Update 19.05.2019 Still the same bugs like before. When zooming out, the game crashes. And still the same sound problems. ### 1/5 — Good game *2018-10-24* Screen locks up in game. I played for several hours but it became unplayable after a while ### 1/5 — Arghh *2016-06-23* Would be great if the aliens weren't invisible ### 2/5 — Fun but now buggy *2020-11-25* I like the game, but after coming back to it after a pause I find with the new iOS I keep ending up in a state where I cannot scroll or zoom (which makes it unplayable) ### 2/5 — Good game *2019-02-28* Good game, but for the price I’d expect this to be full screen on newer devices. ### 3/5 — History of game abandonment *2025-11-13* This developer likes to abandon their games on other platforms, leaving people who paid for them without the product they bought functioning. I don’t expect it to work for a lifetime, but they truly love abandoning games. ### 3/5 — No Undo *2025-04-27* The game is really good, but it is missing the option to undo the last move. This is less a problem on PC, but playing it on a phone becomes annoying if you fail to finish a mission within a certain amount of turns, just because you miss-clicked. ### 3/5 — Needs update for newer devices *2022-10-16, version 2.7.9* Dev is updating his other games not this one ### 3/5 — Great but needs ... *2019-11-11* Save slots like STF. Some folks hate rogue-likes but otherwise enjoy games like this. Please give us non-roguers some love. ;) ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Continued support! *2023-06-23* Purchased in August of 2017. Great title that has seen YEARS of continued support. The devs treat iOS like Steam. ### 5/5 — Best game on mobile. *2021-10-26* Just do yourself a favor and pick it up ;) ### 5/5 — Templar Battleforce *2021-05-04, version 2.7.9* I would love to write another review post update here, but I'm still rocking iOS 7... So I guess my love affair with the Trese Brothers comes to an end here with their movement of everything up to iOS 8+... At least until I get a newer device with more space... **update** WOW that was a long time ago (in iOS land anyway). Been rockin’ this on my iP11 and aaaaah!! I almost forgot how mindblowingly amazing this one is. It’s the title that got me into the Trese Bros, and I’ll always have a warm spot in my gamer memory for it. And my, how FAR they’ve come too!! The sequel to Star Traders has me drooling just thinking of what they could do with a sequel to T.B.!!!! The amount of depth that’s here is already crazy, but I thought the same of the OG S.T.!! Just wanted to say that you guys rock!! I’m so psyched that I can play your games again!!! It was always kind of a letdown after the iOS 8 bump and seeing on the forums that another update I couldn’t get had dropped. But now it’s almost like a Version 1.5 Bonus Edition DLC for almost every game!! =D So glad you’re still porting titles to mobile, as it’s the main way I’ve always played your titles. PC is great and all, but its hard to beat being able to play on a device that’s always in your pocket. Can’t wait to see what you all come up with moving forward!! I have ZERO doubts it’ll completely blow our hair back. Oh... if you’re a strategy fan, this is a MUST BUY AT ANY PRICE!!! It’s beyond worth the $10 price tag and the only thing that’s really come close to the depth and fun that I’ve had with FFT, especially once you’ve played a few games and try to take on the upper difficulties... because THAT is where this game TRUELY shines. That it’s short enough to not need a dedicated 80 hours to beat (I think it’s about 20-30 hours long, depending on your play-style), and you can take your leveled up/powered up Xeno-butt-kicking team into a New Game+, which is where you can get DEEP into those skill trees and really see the synergy that’s possible between multiple teammates. And then, if you’re so inclined, since there’s multiple paths you can take in each stage as well as branching story paths, you can keep the adventurous feeling strong by focusing on different parts of the skill trees, different classes and unlock more of the totally 💯 % NOT cheesy story line (being serious here.... it really was pretty surprising to me how well the devs put everything together story-wise). Really, strategy fans, GET THIS GAME! Even newcomers that are just a little bit interested in strategy games, the lower difficulties are PERFECT for those who aren’t so familiar with the genre. It can be a bit technical, but there’s loads of room for experimentation and unless you’re playing on the most hardened difficulties, you’ll never really feel like you made a completely regrettable decision when spending skill points or switching up gear. I could keep going, but if you’re still reading this, you’re waisting valuable Xeno-squashing time!!! I mean really, if you’ve read all this, you’re obviously interested enough to take the plunge. Trese Bros keep their games updated whenever new hardware comes out, and are always quick to respond to any issues you might run into. They really have been one of the absolute very best, top tier dev teams on the AppStore when it comes to squashing bugs and sorting out any new operating system or hardware blips that can arise. It’s because of this that I’ve bought every game they’ve made available on mobile AND on Steam. And look at that, I kept going. 🤪 BUY IT ALREADY!!! ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2020-02-20* Old-school crunchy turn-based tactics. If shooting bugs with walking tanks piloted by religious zealots sounds like fun, have I got an alternative to 40k for you! ### 5/5 — Deep, extensive turn based strategy *2020-01-16* A must have for any turn based strategy fan. By far one of the best games on App Store, feels like a PC game experience. ### 5/5 — Great game *2019-11-25* Great game... Devs; only thing that really bugs me is I want to listen to Audible but the game always takes over the the sound even if muted please fix! ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2019-11-19* One of the best turn based RPGs on the App Store! The devs have added tons of support and free features since release. Still hoping for iCloud support some day though. ### 5/5 — Best strategy game on mobile *2019-11-07* Just finished the campaign on Normal and have restarted on demanding. This game is satisfying, interesting, fun, demanding, everything you could want from a strategy game. The story is compelling and the way the military forces fit into the society and view themselves is surprisingly nuanced. An absolute joy and worth every penny of the asking price. ### 5/5 — Wonderful game *2019-06-06* I don't often write reviews, but this game deserves one. Regularly updated and improved on, it's what the games workshop games should be. Great story, massive upgrade tree, huge game. I agree that a random skirmish generator would be fun, but all the levels are so well put together I can't really complain! ### 5/5 — ❤️ TB Games! *2019-02-14* My iPad Pro thanks you. Keep up the amazing work, gentlemen! --- *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 2026-08-31.*