# Timewreck Tales — user reviews > 49 indexed App Store user reviews of Timewreck Tales by Second Pass Studios LLC, rated 4.58/5 from 122 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timewreck-tales/id1548822827/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/timewreck-tales/id1548822827.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 98 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 6 ## Newest reviews (14 of 49) ### 4/5 — Balancing issues *2025-07-13, version 1.1* So I love this game and been playing it quite a bit but I’ve notice some issues with the balancing. 1. Very difficult to make a good team build because of the amount of RNG with loot and upgrades The amount of rng involved is insane and if you don’t get even 1 move or 1 upgrade or 1 specific piece of loot your entire run will go no where ESPECIALLY on the later Timewreck catagories where you won’t even get past zone 1 if your unlucky 2. Bleed vs Poison If your trying to run bleed you need multiple loot to make it as good vs poison where you don’t need much at all Bleed needs legendary loot like fragments of the leech (which keep in mind just makes it as good as poison is naturally) or vampire teeth and several savannah upgrades like so bloody and keep in mind you’ll also need to get several moves like triple hit aswell as slayer and blood ritual Vs poison where Jaxson naturally comes with focus application and contagion which is literally the most broken skill in the game Rng is less punishing for him because unlike savannah or cass most of his moves give poison You also don’t need a legendary loot to even run poison (but the loot for poison is good with mold mask and poison mushroom making cass deal 15 poison with ONE skill) Overall I think there should definitely be a way for you to refill your upgrades or loot in game or maybe have the loot change to what ur using rn because the rng is genuinely unbearable ### 4/5 — Super fun can’t get past challenge 1 *2024-03-26, version 1.1* I’m stuck at a part but the game was super fun ### 5/5 — Woww cool game *2023-10-07, version 1.1* This is actually the most best rpg game I have played, I really like it,the art style And interesting dialogue 😎😎 ### 5/5 — Very good. *2023-09-26, version 1.1* I love this game. It’s so refreshing to see a game on the App Store that was made with passion rather than a desire for quick cash. It’s very clear a lot of love went into this game, and that love really shows through the personality it exudes. It’s amazing this is free. Thanks so much for the great experience! ### 5/5 — Good game one porblem *2023-07-20, version 1.1* Bug on restore purchase, for some reason if i press it I keep giving me more coins... ### 5/5 — Get this game! *2022-08-22, version 1.1* It’s the perfect phone RPG. I love big, deep RPGs, but the problems I usually have with them on mobile ports are that 1. The controls are usually pretty clunky and 2. big epic games are usually too complicated and cumbersome to jump in and out of to be really enjoyable on mobile, especially when I only have a few minutes at a time to play. This game, however, offers quick chunks of gameplay that are deep and varied enough to make the combat infinitely fun on multiple play throughs. The narrative is great, and the writing is genuinely hilarious. I’ve beaten this game a few times, but it’s still fun to come back to. ### 5/5 — Hands down the most immersive, hilarious experience *2022-06-26, version 1.04* I could not put my phone down. My girlfriend is someone else's girlfriend now but its okay because I have time wreck tales now instead ### 5/5 — Free and Fun *2022-05-04, version 1.04* Great game! Played many times through to see all the dialogue. ### 5/5 — Praise the worm *2022-04-16, version 1.04* According to my time travel buddies I’ve done this 49 times. I keep thinking I’ll unlock something but it doesn’t happen. While game is played in three turns. I’m appreciate but I need more jokes. Also, I think I dominated Sherlock Holmes every time ### 4/5 — Fun, funny game *2022-04-13, version 1.04* I’ve played through until the end a few times and after 3 loops am finally done until new content is added. I basically am so strong I can’t lose. Fun variety of quests and challenges, silly dialogue, unexpected outcomes. There are a few inconsistencies like where you can click on a perk and see it’s benefits but when choosing to add an item you can’t see what the benefits will be. Hopefully these little things fixed in the next update. I hope for more content so I can play some more! ### 5/5 — Engaging gameplay loop, *2022-04-06* Funny story, nice to look at too. ### 5/5 — Excited for updates *2022-03-26, version 1.04* The story and gameplay is very fun. Although it repeats each play through, its always a little different. Excited to see what the developers will add in the future. ### 5/5 — Lots of Potential *2022-03-21, version 1.031* This game took me a good couple runs to be able to finish, once i hd some points in XP gain and got all the characters level up skills unlocked. Now that ive finished it and unlocked the 1 character it seems there is to unlock, i feel like im still looking for something when i play a run. I would love to see more random elements contribute to the worlds your party visits, just some rng stuff so its not so identical right off the bat after each Hub visit The other thing is i want more playable characters! I am at the point where i have used almost every combination of skills and characters and would happy with even the ability to unlock some already in-game NPC designs like the host at the Arena. Overall this is one of the best types of mobile game and as long as there is new substance i will be playing this game!!! ### 5/5 — Extremely well done Rougelite *2022-03-20, version 1.031* Hours of replayability with enough variation in both story and team builds to keep the game engaging. Humorous story with quirky characters and a respectable length for each run. Looking forward to the next addition to the game! Keep it up Second Pass Studios! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — forced ads means automatic 1 star *2022-06-26, version 1.04* great game. lots of funny dialogue and combat is actually interesting and keeps you on your toes. having said that, i hope the devs go bankrupt and never make another game in their life. forcing people to watch ads just to play the game is essentially torturing players in an attempt to coerce them to pay money to stop doing it. you guys should be ashamed of yourselves. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2022-03-23, version 1.04* I was waiting for this app to show up forever just to find myself disappointed with this game. Too much dialogue with no skip button, also the character and quest line are very linear. Ontop of that, there is no item inventory, you can’t organize anything nor can you equip. ### 1/5 — Won't start *2022-03-16, version 1.031* On my iPhone 13 Pro Max running iOS 15.3.1, game freezes every time on the "loading" screen after the Unity/dev logo screens. ### 1/5 — Ios 15 ipad pro wont load gane *2022-03-07, version 1.02* Tried to play game all it does is stuck on loading .uninstalled reinstalled didn't help.. was unable to contact dev to ket know ..game looks fun in vids though ### 2/5 — Tedious gameplay *2023-09-09, version 1.1* Also I really can’t get behind the amount of chance involved with many actions. I fail nearly every one of them, which just makes me not want to play ### 3/5 — Never seen a game so such a hard flip before *2025-08-02, version 1.1* It’s actually kinda impressive ngl, originally I reviewed this game claiming that it had a good based but needed more variety to make runs feel different, then out of no where, the devs decided to introduce a bunch of things that have now flipped my major complaint around, now things feel to random instead of having a handful of upgrades for each character, you can now kinda just get whatever upgrades the system felt like giving you, and there’s not really a consistent way to get items to refine your skill's If the devs are reading this, place back some of the limits the older builds have, maybe make it so only certain characters can get x skill, and give some unique upgrades to said skills that only certain characters can have (like maybe the paladin can upgrade the all class heal to give shields, while the fish dude can upgrade it to give a buff that applies poison to the next attacker of the recipient of the heal, stuff like that) ### 3/5 — Would be great *2024-02-20, version 1.1* This game is ok but the fact that it stopped getting updated within a year of coming out is pretty sad. Plus there’s really not much content so it gets boring really fast. Has potential but definitely doesn’t live up to it. ### 3/5 — Good but needs more diversity *2022-04-19* The basis of the game is good but there’s very little content as it stands, and very little build diversity to work with Some simple things they could do to fix the issue Randomized perks: as it stands you always get a see of 2/3 perks each level up (with the third being unlocked after you unlock the more perks option) but these are static for each level so you pretty much always pick the best option, the perks should instead be randomized so that you can have more whacky set ups More perk synergy: a handful of the perks currently don’t mesh well, mainly the ones that ‘swap’ one of your attacks for another don’t mesh with others that modify the base attack (even if the one that changed the attack was gotten before the perk that modifies it) changing these to mesh better would help Other than that just adding more perks, events, and the characters you’ve hinted at in the other reviews and the game should be in a good spot **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! We agree, and our upcoming big update addresses this with much more diversified perks and equipment, as well as other features that should make the game even more re-playable. Keep an eye out for the update soon! ### 3/5 — Second time updating and still no store. *2022-03-08, version 1.031* I would love to play more of this game, but I refuse to play with ads. Please fix the store. ### 3/5 — Reminds me of Loki *2022-03-07, version 1.03* 3 stars because ads aren’t optional. Which would be the main reason I quit. Sure you can buy to remove them. Regardless they shouldn’t auto play after stages. That’s just poor gameplay. Besides that it’s fun. Cool stories but the immersive feeling died when a ad just autoplays ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — So clever and enjoyable! *2025-10-27, version 1.1* I grabbed this game weeks ago on a whim and expected to be underwhelmed (simply because it's hard to find solid games right now). BUT, the gameplay was so much fun and the dialogue was very witty! Many times, I laughed out loud from the numerous subtle and not-so-subtle gaming references! I thoroughly enjoy this game and highly recommend giving it a try! ### 5/5 — AMAZING *2025-09-27, version 1.1* I almost never write reviews, but i had to for this game. It is SO FUN! Each of the characters is unique and its fun to try out different combinations. The permanent upgrades feel useful but not overpowered. The story is amazing and had me hooked all the way up until the end! I bought the patrons edition and now am just patiently waiting for second pass studies to make another game. ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2025-09-21, version 1.1* The game is a nice, casual, engaging playthrough. The monetization isn’t bad, with unobtrusive ads, but with the option to pay $6 to get rid of them entirely, which I did fairly quickly. Really good stuff overall. ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2025-05-20, version 1.1* This my first time ever writing a review and I felt so obligated to write one about this game because of how underrated the game is. It is literally everything you want in a mobile rpg game and the possibilities are endless. DARE I SAY THE BEST MOBILE GAME ### 5/5 — Best Mobile Game *2025-03-03, version 1.1* Best strategy turn based game on any mobile platform Ive ever played, when I get a job im gonna buy stuff to support the creator he or she deserves it ### 5/5 — Gimmie more *2024-09-06, version 1.1* Still love this game! I wish they would update it! I need more chapters ### 5/5 — Worth it! *2024-04-13* Simple, yet has many permutations. Worth the time! The only downside is that they stopped any further development on this game and so they no longer look at the Discord discussion group to answer any questions. ### 5/5 — Praise the Worm! *2023-12-26, version 1.1* Really enjoying the game! Having a lot of fun with the gameplay loop and the lack of a paywall for anything. There is a one time add free purchase that I got to support the creators but it hasn’t seemed necessary to enjoy the game. I did join the discord, which is dead for about a year and there was a post that said the game would not be developed further. It’s still a lot of fun but I hope they return to the project at some point! ### 5/5 — Awesome Game I LOVE. *2023-12-02, version 1.1* Very fun and balanced combat system. One bug: Clear-headed perk does not prevent interrupts like it is supposed to, I had Ben Thayer’s stuff still get interrupted when using the perk. ### 5/5 — Deserves a writing award (gameplay is fun, too!) *2023-11-25, version 1.1* I play a lot of deck builder roguelikes and this is a stand-out title. “Deck building” has been simplified but it still keeps all the fun elements of trying to build epic combos. The writing is excellent and the dialogue is funny. You repeat the story many times, but each time you can make new choices and it weaves them together coherently. The art is enjoyable and easy to look at for hours on end. The UX it well thought out and hardly ever frustrating. Everything you need to know is accessible or on screen (usually). I highly recommend it. --- *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 2026-06-11.*