# The Machines — user reviews > 406 indexed App Store user reviews of The Machines by Directive Games, rated 3.60/5 from 268 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-machines/id1280682965/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-machines/id1280682965.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 123 · 4★ 39 · 3★ 28 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 55 ## What do users think of The Machines? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Impressive AR experience - 👍 Great graphics and visuals - 🤖 Innovative gameplay concept - 🎮 Engaging multiplayer battles **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔍 Difficulty detecting playing surface - 🕹️ Confusing controls and tutorials - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🗺️ Limited map and gameplay variety **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes after short playtime - Inability to detect flat surfaces - Unresponsive controls and commands - Compatibility issues with newer devices **Most requested features** - Ability to play against friends - More maps and gameplay modes - Better onboarding and tutorials - Customization options for characters - Offline/single-player mode ## Newest reviews (16 of 406) ### 2/5 — Won’t start *2024-12-06, version 1.6.3* Game is not starting saying connect to the internet but I’m connected not sure what is happening ### 1/5 — Ucret problemi *2020-08-23, version 1.6.2* 35 tl fiyat yazilmis ama 65 lira çekti banakadan !!! ### 3/5 — Multiplayer still broken *2020-06-06, version 1.6.1* I want to play with my kids but multiplayer is partially broke. Selecting games close by works after update. Can’t play online because friend linking server is offline. Will rate 5 star when fixed. Game crashes randomly. ### 1/5 — Please correct language error *2020-05-24, version 1.6.1* South Korea - can not read the instructions, which are broken!! ### 1/5 — No updates *2020-05-23, version 1.6.1* Got it when I night iPhone x but no new maps and stuff. Is fun to pay but developer has made a basic game with no new updates. Playing same map is boring and waste of money ### 1/5 — Multiplayer not working *2020-04-06, version 1.6.1* I purchased the game to play with my daughter. The link created when you invite a friend , does not work. It says server cannot be found So cannot play multiplayer ### 4/5 — More updates *2020-04-05, version 1.6.1* Cool game Please support the iPad Pro LIDAR scanner ### 4/5 — Maps? *2020-02-28, version 1.6.1* So I started playing it and, it is interesting concept. Robots waring each other for the crown but, there is a serious lack of maps, any story, or a deep connection to the battle other than the orders issued or the support you can give, which isn’t all that great other than a death beam to the enemy or weak mini-towers which only serve to annoy the enemy robot than actually do anything. ### 4/5 — When will the last two heroes be unlocked? *2020-02-23, version 1.6.1* What level is needed!? ### 1/5 — Can’t invite friends *2020-02-22, version 1.6.1* Game looks amazing however the option to invite and play against friends doesn’t work. I’m disappointed as that’s why I bought the game in the first place ### 1/5 — 돈주고 사기 아깝다 *2020-01-01, version 1.6.1* 한글 폰트 박스로 표시 되는 거는 왜 몇 년째 해결 안해주는 것임? 영어로 라도 표시되게 한글 지원을 하지 말던가. 게임에서 박스로만 표시되고 있어서 결재하고 재대로 게임 한번도 못함 별 하나도 아까움 ### 1/5 — I can not run the game. *2019-11-16, version 1.6.1* Iphone 7+, South Korea All languages was broken in game. Please update my lovely AR game. ### 1/5 — 한글이 깨져서 게임 불가 *2019-11-02, version 1.6.1* 한글이 깨져서 게임이 불가능합니다 도대체 언제 수정이 되는건가요? ### 2/5 — There must be a story mode! *2019-09-11, version 1.6.1* Game is really good, but it just has PvP mode and i dont like that. Dont waste your money unless you like PvP. ### 1/5 — 한글이 안나와요 *2019-08-08, version 1.6.1* 가가가 로만나오고 사용할수없어요 환불해주세요 ### 2/5 — Great Idea, Players Needed. *2019-07-27, version 1.6.1* The AR functions work great and the controls are easy enough to use. Unfortunately, after several games I’ve noticed that almost every opponent is a bot. I’ve only played against 2 opponents that might have been players. I really hope this game takes off, I’d love to see some more heroes, maybe a few different maps, or game modes. It was a fun experience, but these bots are easily defeated, so it’s getting boring. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Why I can’t connect to the server *2025-02-10, version 1.6.3* Why I can’t connect to the server, is this game not available in China?Or this game dead?? ### 1/5 — Не работает *2025-02-03, version 1.6.3* При попытке запустить игру, появляется текст, невозможно подключить к серверу ### 1/5 — Server up or down *2025-02-02, version 1.6.3* I just downloaded, and receive the messages : unable to connect to servers. Are there still servers up ? ### 1/5 — What is going on!?!? *2024-12-19, version 1.6.3* I purchased this game when it first came out, now it doesn’t load! I deleted and tried to reinstall and it’s asking me to pay again!?!? Why?! ### 1/5 — Не запускается *2024-12-19, version 1.6.3* Как только заходишь в игру выдаётся ошибка ### 1/5 — Dopo aver acquistato non si apre nemmeno *2024-11-10, version 1.6.3* Non ho idea se il gioco sia piacevole o meno perché dopo aver pagato 1,99€ l app nemmeno si avvia perché si ostina a non rilevare la connessione Internet né con il Wi-Fi né con il 5g….deludente ### 1/5 — Game is not loading.. dead game? *2024-09-26, version 1.6.3* Tried to play this game but it fails to connect to the server. Is the game dead or offline? ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on 16 pro max *2024-09-25, version 1.6.3* Doesn’t work on 16 pro max ### 1/5 — Grafik super, Der Rest ist Schweigen *2021-05-22, version 1.6.3* Es ist nicht möglich, sich im selben Netzwerk mit einem Freund zu verbinden. Apple IPad Air 4 und iPad Pro jeweils aus 2020. Ständig sucht das eine Gerät nach Gegnern, während das andere Gerät sich mit irgendetwas synchronisiert oder umgekehrt. Oder es wird eine Weltkarte synchronisiert, oder oder oder. Mit anderen Gegnern online zu spielen geht. Aber das will ich ja nicht. Mein Freund ist übrigens Fachinformatiker im EDV-Bereich. Es hätte nach einer Stunde probieren inklusive Neuinstallation des Spieles mal funktionieren können. ### 1/5 — 建議購買前請三思 *2021-03-24, version 1.6.3* 設定平面怪怪的 在桌子掃描平面的時候 會斜斜的或是直的橫的都有 設定好後，開始的畫面太小 也沒什麼人玩，沒有好友介面 唯一能看的就是地圖模型 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The Future od Now *2021-09-16, version 1.6.3* Game and this technology for sure need updates. It doesn’t change the fact that this game is a something ahead our times and it will become popular later or will give a strong basics for games of these type for the others. Keep it up devs, I really looking forward to play this game more often :) ### 5/5 — Add friend *2020-04-02, version 1.6.1* I want to add my brother as friend. But after I send an invitation via Message, my brother click the link, it show “cannot find the server” What can I do? ### 5/5 — Very very cool game!!!!! *2019-08-06, version 1.6.1* This game is awesome! The graphics are spectacular especially for an Augmented reality game, just looking at the battlefield is enough to amaze me because of how much big and little details are in it. The gameplay is alright, it’s a little hard to manage two robots on a relatively giant battlefield (in comparison to the robots), but in the end I feel like that is actually really good since you have to make sure your two hero bots are going the way you want them to, if they get into a fight you have to activate their abilities for them. What really makes it hard is that it doesn’t tell you when they are in a fight, you just have to keeping checking up on them both as you look at the rest of the chaos around you, such as where the other enemy hero bots are, where the enemy and your mini trips are at (to see where where to put your hero for galling in offense or defense). The best part about being able to control both of your heroes at the same time however is that you get to strategize better and adapt to what is going on. Like say both of your heroes are on the outside lanes, and then you see that the enemy is pushing in the center lane about to attack your tower. You can rerout your heroes to attack from any direction you want so one can attack from behind while the other circles around to ambush them. You can also deploy these power up type things where you can deploy a turret anywhere on the map, or give your units more health or just simply deploy some giant space laser that strikes down the enemies in an area. All of these combined makes for great strategies and gameplay. My main concern again is having to manage so many things, but also again, it is part of what makes this game fun. Also we need more heroes! And if you could create different skins to unlock, and power ups for you to activate, and maybe come up with different variations for the mini troops, maybe one day you guys, the developers, could come up with a whole mother map! I understand that making something in AR at high quality graphics is a little hard and challenging and costly and time consuming; but this is a great game and it has a lot of potential!!! Also if you could make a mode where you can see the hero bots at full size in AR, that’s be dope too! ### 5/5 — Great game *2019-07-30, version 1.6.1* This is a awesome experience and really shows off what can be done with AR. Keep them coming! ### 5/5 — Training mode? *2019-07-15, version 1.6.1* I could not see any teaming mode whatsoever. Make the layout more clear maybe ### 5/5 — Wifi required *2019-04-16, version 1.6.1* This game is incredible! You can really feel the love the developers put into the game. The only problem that I have with it is the need of wifi to play the game. This question is primarily for the developers. Would it be possible to make, for example, a computer opponent in which does not need wifi, and the player can select the difficulty like easy, medium, and hard when opposing the AI? You could still keep the loading, and menu the same, but say offline to the features that require a internet connection. I know people have data, or wifi in most areas, but this would be beneficial to those who do not always have access to it. This could then benefit people like me that can then play the game without wifi, and can still enjoy the Immersive experience of the game itself. All in all, if u do use wifi, purchase the game. It is worth it! :) 👌🏻 ### 5/5 — 希望可以考慮意見 *2019-04-12, version 1.6.1* 1）AR 用電十分高 2）可以不用AR 也能遊玩 3）增加地圖，英雄 4）用其他方式增加好友 5）加入2vs2/3vs3 mode ### 5/5 — Super Einstieg in AR! *2019-01-29, version 1.6.1* Bin begeistert. Ein ganz neues Spielgefühl und Gameplay. Man ist während des Spielens ständig in Bewegung. Grafik und Umsetzung echt gut. Weiter so! ### 5/5 — 글자가 깨져요 *2018-09-26, version 1.6.0* 영문으로도 안나오고 한글로도 안나오고 가가가가가 이렇게만 뜹니다 ### 5/5 — Multiplayer *2018-07-20, version 1.4.1* Looking to see a multiplayer and friends list so you can play with your buds. Other than that great game! --- *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.*