# The Way Home: Pixel Roguelike — user reviews > 673 indexed App Store user reviews of The Way Home by Concode Corp., rated 4.80/5 from 2,380 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-way-home-pixel-roguelike/id1590763682/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-way-home-pixel-roguelike/id1590763682.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,122 · 4★ 171 · 3★ 39 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 36 ## What do users think of The Way Home? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Charming pixel art and animations - 🕹️ Simple and intuitive gameplay - 🔍 Engaging story and lore - 🔓 Generous free-to-play model with optional paid content - 🕰️ Satisfying progression and upgrade systems **Cons** - 🔍 Repetitive gameplay loop - 🎥 Excessive use of ads to unlock content - 🤖 Inconsistent enemy difficulty - 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes - 🔒 Lack of save data restoration **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to load ads consistently - Soft-locking issues when interacting with certain game elements - Inconsistent save data behavior across devices **Most requested features** - More varied enemy and boss encounters - Additional gameplay modes or challenges - Improved character customization options - Ability to skip or speed up text/dialogue ## Newest reviews (19 of 673) ### 4/5 — Screw you / for the ads but other then that games pretty fun *2026-07-22, version 2.6.4* I hate having to watch ads to make progress and I’m not giving you 7 dollars that I don’t have so I like the game and because of the ads you get 4 stars not 5 stars ### 3/5 — Не грузит реклама и из-за этого не могу пройти дальше *2026-07-09, version 2.6.4* Хз ### 2/5 — Great gameplay but lacks polish *2026-07-05, version 2.6.4* The Way Home is engaging its gameplay and charming in its simple aesthetics. Story mode is cute and quick, but party mode is where it’s really at. The cast of findable characters and how they synergize with the various skills makes for some surprisingly deep strategy. I’ve almost finished unlocking all the memory cards which has been a really fun challenge. With that said… the game is seriously lacking in polish. There are several completely game-breaking bugs and more than a few glitches, and I have no idea where to report them other than here. Additionally, there are some serious balancing issues that detract from the game’s overall quality. I will gladly bump this review up to a 5 when the bugs are fixed, I do genuinely enjoy this game but I can’t rate it higher when there are bugs that force you to restart mid-run ### 5/5 — เกมแรกที่เล่นจบ *2026-05-29, version 2.6.4* เกมแรกที่เล่นจบ ### 5/5 — Fun game *2026-05-26, version 2.6.4* Really fun and good progression so far. Options to continue game while watching a few ads are well done. Worth a play! ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-05-22, version 2.6.4* Honestly a rogue like masterpiece ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-05-17, version 2.6.4* Great little game with a heartwarming ending and a fair ad/pay policy. Highly recommend to try it ### 5/5 — Good Stuff *2026-05-16, version 2.6.4* 🤌🏻 ### 5/5 — Stupendous!! *2026-05-14, version 2.6.4* Very simple pixel rogue-like with clear objectives and amazing art, story, and sfx. No ads every 15 seconds which is a massive relief. Amazing stuff and would recommend! ### 5/5 — I beat it! *2026-05-14, version 2.6.4* I love this game it rules make a second ### 5/5 — Simple Game - Lots of Fun *2026-05-11, version 2.6.4* The game requires minimal skills. It’s a simple, easy game. Perfect for idle time. Entertaining and you find yourself playing a lot. ### 2/5 — 作業ループむりぽ *2026-04-08, version 2.6.4* しんどい。手間。楽しくない。周回してもなかなか進まない。次章はお金かかるの？やめます。 ### 3/5 — Great game but… *2026-04-07, version 2.6.4* Im really enjoying this game but I don’t understand the need to have ads to unlock bridge and also in dungeons. watching 30 minutes of ads to get to the next island is a bit overkill. ### 5/5 — Must play *2026-04-03, version 2.6.4* Amazing game to keep yourself busy. One of the best Indi games I’ve played in a while. ### 5/5 — Simple good fun *2026-03-28, version 2.6.4* It’s great. Not complicated but still good for repeat play. ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-03-22, version 2.6.4* i spend so much time on this game ha ha, it so addicted. Love the story about this game and i though something going to happened (smth like congrats~ they all escape together?? page idk) after i finished and collected all the memories of the characters on the party mode, still a great game i've been playing so far. Thank you so much for the game, looking forward to the next🫡 ### 5/5 — Brilliant! *2026-03-02* This is a fantastic game, and the way the developer decided to introduce the payment is beyond creative! The story so far has been very interesting! I can’t imagine how’s it going to end! ### 3/5 — Great *2026-02-23, version 2.6.4* Love the game and story but the ads are a bit glitchy ### 5/5 — Very fun before bed *2026-02-23, version 2.6.4* Was looking for games with rougelike elements and this scratches the itch. Very cute art too. Simple progression, never wondered what to do next. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Diablo immortal lvl monetization *2026-03-16, version 2.6.4* After you beat the first boss it literally pops up and says “either pay $7 or I will force you to watch 15 ads PER DECK plank to get to the next island.” My first ad was over 60 seconds, was a double, and gave me 10/150 leaves to get the first deck plank. Emphasis on the “con” in “concode”. Dont give your time or money to these scum. There’s also a cooldown on the ads and an ad gets installed in every single run afterwards. Garbage company behind a fun concept, don’t support this. ### 1/5 — Developers wrote the reviews *2026-01-14, version 2.6.4* It starts out fun, then of course it’s pay to play or if you choose to watch the videos for a bridge. Then every time you enter the dungeon it is another 2-3 videos to play the game. Must have came out of Minnesota with tim and his merry Somalian grifters. Combined together to make the game. It had great potential but greed like all things ruined it ### 1/5 — Money trap *2025-12-10, version 2.6.2* Horrible game idea for children. $7 or watch 30-40 adds to get to the next level, then an add to enter the cave. Sad as it had potential until greed became more important than having a game for kids. ### 1/5 — Unplayable after chapter 1 *2025-11-12, version 2.5.16* Really enjoyed chapter 1, getting to the second island you can either pay $10 or watch ads. Every time I try to load an ad the game crashes. ### 1/5 — Fatal crash *2025-11-02* O jogo fecha sozinho quando clica pra ver o anúncio. Parece feito de propósito ### 1/5 — Crashes *2025-10-28, version 2.5.16* Can’t even get to second area because I’m not paying $7!!! Ads crash every time. Broken garbage game! ZERO STARS ### 1/5 — Anuncios *2025-10-21, version 2.5.16* No deja ver anuncios para seguir gratis se cierra la aplicación no se si te fuerzan a comprarlo :( ### 1/5 — 就是要花錢的遊戲 *2025-09-18, version 2.5.16* 雖然他說看廣告可以累積，但每次點廣告就跳出去擺明就是沒有想要讓你看廣告，而是花錢 ### 1/5 — Game breaking bugs *2025-09-04, version 2.5.16* Randomly unable to move. Also just not that fun, very much a mobile game more than a full game. Entire game can be played with one hand ### 1/5 — Game crashes before showing ads *2025-08-23* I got stuck between act I and Act II because the game crashes and I’m about to watch some ads. Idk why this happens but it does in any game mode: i just click in “watch ads” and then the game crashes. 1 star until it get fixed. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fun roguelike *2026-08-01, version 2.6.4* Cute and fun game play ### 5/5 — Really good *2026-07-27, version 2.6.4* Great Rogue like shooter; you can play for free but it takes a bunch of ads I think it’s worth 7 bucks also you can play it offline. So my International trip with a 2 year old was bearable as I can pause it and keep going when time. Also the party Mode is fantastic; basically the after the game. Basically it’s similar progression to a steam world dog but a top down shooter. Very good game! ### 5/5 — Idk *2026-07-15, version 2.6.4* This is the greatest game ever ### 5/5 — This game is so fun *2026-07-12, version 2.6.4* I like this game a lot but in Lucy fight simulator there is a glitch the the boss from act one can push you out of bounds ### 5/5 — Epic game! *2026-07-06, version 2.6.4* The way home is nostalgia, vibes, satisfying, also cat, also engine building, also party mode is crazy!!! ### 5/5 — I beat it! *2026-07-03, version 2.6.4* I love this game it rules make a second ### 5/5 — My win *2026-07-02, version 2.6.4* I won the game ### 5/5 — Love the game! *2026-06-29, version 2.6.4* Big fan of this game. I play it casually at work. Love that it’s one finger portrait!! One of my fav games ❤️❤️ ### 5/5 — chill game *2026-06-22, version 2.6.4* such a cute and cozy dungeon crawler to play if you wanna pass the time ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-06-12, version 2.6.4* Game is a slo @ the beginning but it’s worth the time --- *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.*