# War of Nova — user reviews > 103 indexed App Store user reviews of War of Nova by Revolving Games, rated 4.50/5 from 121 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/war-of-nova/id6639611514/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/war-of-nova/id6639611514.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 90 · 4★ 19 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of War of Nova? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 🔒 Robust security features - 👍 Engaging strategy elements - 🎨 Stunning visuals - 🤖 Immersive sci-fi setting **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs - ⏱️ Slow progression for free-to-play players - 🔋 High battery consumption - 🌐 Lack of language support **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezing on character selection screen - Inconsistent battle reports - Disappearing probability trackers in chests **Most requested features** - Add more language options - Improve free-to-play progression - Introduce a dark mode - Expand multiplayer modes ## Newest reviews (14 of 103) ### 3/5 — Needs Work *2026-05-29* Game play is very like LoTR V1. But map is not interesting, needs updating with choke points and more tactical terrain. ### 3/5 — Getting boring *2026-03-01* Many Rise to War players joined this game, but this has been disappointing for me personally and others; this is just a space themed Rise to War. Yes, there is no censorship of political views and we can criticize authoritarian regimes which is great, but in terms of actual gameplay it’s very repetitive and graphics are not real 3d. ### 4/5 — When it Works on Mac OS *2025-12-30* I will review it better when it works on Mac OS. It currently opens, and gets to 26% of something. It’s fun on my iPhone ### 4/5 — Pretty cool *2025-11-04* Cool scifi strategy game. Clearly still under development but the bones show great potential. Would be nice if the character art assets weren’t all so clearly AI generated and actually looked like they belong in the same universe. ### 2/5 — racism included *2025-10-23, version 1.17* whats with the white (human) characters only in this game? racists ### 5/5 — Wish I came Across Sooner *2025-10-21* This game reminds me so much of Lord Of The Rings Rise Of War 1.0 and I know a good many of us were disappointed when that was ruined at that time. Hoping this is a brand new start to something wonderful. ### 4/5 — Перевод *2025-10-18, version 1.17* Будет ли добавлен русский язык? В связи закрытием lotra рассматриваем, игру как переход ### 5/5 — Great Game *2025-10-18* Once I learned the gimmicks, game is pretty smooth considering it is newer and fun to play ### 5/5 — 1.0 RtW fix *2025-10-17* If you enjoyed rise to war 1.0 then you’ll love this game. ### 5/5 — Lot of Fun *2025-10-17* I’ve had a lot of fun so far wish we could progress faster but it’s still really fun and amazing. ### 4/5 — War of Nova *2025-10-16* The game is good. I’ve been playing since launch. There are things that need polish, and the battle reports can be buggy, but the bones of something great are right here. The balance patches thus far have been spot-on. The frequency of the patches could be better, but the direction and the severity of the patches have been spot-on. Not too weak, nor too heavy-handed. As I write this, the game is in its infancy and it is good, but I think it is very exciting to consider what it will grow to be. For anybody who played LOTR: Rise to War 1.0, this is a game of the same tone and caliber. ### 5/5 — Супер! *2025-09-05, version 1.17* Мне игра понравилась! Можно позалипать в течении дня. Побольше бы активных игроков ) ### 3/5 — Doesn’t work on mac *2025-09-05, version 1.17* Doesn’t work on mac! ### 5/5 — Best game ever! *2025-09-05* This is the best strategy game on web3 and web2 together. Impressive!… ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Play at your own risk *2026-08-05* Game is a buggy disaster where half the stuff doesn’t work as written, half works at random and the balance just isn’t there. Pair that with a group or two of Krackens new players get tossed in with and it’s just not worth playing. Better options available ### 1/5 — Not running *2026-05-16, version 1.22.0* Not working ### 1/5 — Major disappointment. *2026-01-13, version 1.20.0* From the start, this game has been nothing but a disappointment for players interested. From the crypto coin debacle the first month to a very apparent lack of content, it’s been nothing short of disappointing. The devs say they are in tune with the community but have done nothing of what people wanted so far. We asked for more to do and gave ideas and all they added was a PvP arena that doesn’t work like they said it would and offers no real value. They added a fantasy texture pack that was a flop because you can’t see the map with it on. In the end, the lack of anything in 1 year is enough to say no to playing. On top of that, it’s very pay-to-win and they keep cutting the seasons short to push players to another “test” season. Mind you, there’s not even enough players globally to fill one server either. All players are shoved into 1 place which is great for devs but terrible for players as new players get slaughtered by those with more time and money into the game. I personally stopped making YouTube content videos as the content just dried up! The icing on the cake for me is that this was a copy of lord of the rings: rise to war before the major update it had and it falls short of enjoyable. I really cannot recommend this game to folks. ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2025-08-26* I have an iPhone 13 and this game crashes on load. It gets to what appears to be a character selection screen and crashes ### 1/5 — Bulaşmayın. *2025-07-25, version 1.16.1* Ekip dolandırıcı millete rcade denen tokeni kitleyip sessiz sedasız yerlerinde oturuyorlar. ### 1/5 — Very bad *2025-07-22, version 1.16.1* Waste of time is a very bad game ### 1/5 — Scammer *2025-07-16, version 1.16.1* This is a scammer game.Don’t play ### 1/5 — Başarısız *2025-07-16, version 1.16.1* Oyun kötü oyunun sahibi ekip daha da kötü. Oyun üzerinden nakit toplama amaçları dışında hiçbir niyetleri yok. ### 1/5 — Dolandırıcılar *2025-07-16, version 1.16.1* Dolandırıcı bir oyun arkadaşlar sakın bulaşmayın ### 1/5 — Oyun kurucuları dolandırıcı *2025-07-16, version 1.16.1* Para yatırarak oyun oynayan herkes zarar etti ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-05-29* What a great game, great fun for those wanting to scratch that RtW itch ### 5/5 — Enjoyable Community *2026-05-14* I find the player community to be very friendly and entertaining. ### 5/5 — Such a fun game *2026-05-08* Base building and exploratory. Great value as yes it’s more fun to spend 10 a month than not but you get so much for that 10 ### 5/5 — Friendly F2P *2026-03-14* Awesome game! I’m completely F2P and I’ve had a great time! Join us ### 5/5 — Tile based warfare *2026-03-04* Really enjoying this game so far. Tile & team based strategy, with armies that can be built to counter one another. ### 5/5 — Nova *2025-12-25, version 1.20.0* Great game . Similar mechanics of rtw, a lot of us fled here, come and join. ### 5/5 — Top notch strategy *2025-12-14* Five days in and I’m really enjoying the strategic elements of the game. Resource balance is great and makes you think about what you’re doing when things get tight. Only thing is my old man eyes need slightly bigger text. Or way bigger if I’m being honest. ### 5/5 — Devs that care *2025-11-12* All these geo tile strat games have elements of pay 2 win but this one less than most. New game so some details need ironing out but the devs listen to what’s most important to the community and that my friends is rare. Download it! ### 5/5 — Rise to war 1.0 *2025-11-04* Great game, a retirement home for all the rise to way players :) ### 5/5 — War of Nova *2025-10-23* This is a great game. Currently it has areas that need improvements, but they are actively working them. Their level of involvement with players is something new and refreshing. These devs actually listen and that is an odd thing to comprehend modern mobile games. Most people see these games as cash grabs but this game is definitely not. Now they won’t turn down your money if you are willing to give it to them, but the F2P can absolutely participate in pvp, which is the bread and butter of this game. Definitely try it out and don’t be deterred if it’s not what you expected at the beginning, it grows on you over time. Before you know it, you have found a community you love and are talking and playing with them everyday. Keep it up devs, this game has a great future! --- *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 2026-08-22.*