# Zaga-33 — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of Zaga by Michael Brough, rated 4.70/5 from 30 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zaga-33/id516903940/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zaga-33/id516903940.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 25 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (17 of 94) ### 3/5 — c'mon *2021-04-20, version 4* this was your best game ### 5/5 — Welp *2017-09-03* App doesn't launch Iphone4 ios 7.1.2 ### 5/5 — Oh yeah! *2017-05-15, version 4* I've long read about this developers' games and how cool and clever they are, but I hadn't bought one yet. So, daring to live dangerously, I spent a whopping $.99 and bought his Zaga-33. Oh yeah, it is cool and clever. Very chill game with unassuming graphics. Excellent! ### 5/5 — Beautifully deep music, unsettling gameplay *2017-04-05, version 4* I love, love love Zaga33. You get an unsettling alien exploration game with music that sometimes makes you stop just to listen. Each level makes small changes to the procedurally generated (!) music. You are taken into an unending soundscape that is a masterpiece in its own right. Think of it as a music track you buy that changes every time you listen. Losing health or dying outright brings the music back to low-key but down yet another path. The calming atmosphere you get from regaining enough health is unique to this game out of thousands I have played. On the gameplay side, it's an awesomely styled room-by-room tribute to 90s roguelikes. The graphics are symbolic and minimal, with a chilling alien palette that does shift more morbidly as you reach the end. There is plenty of room in each chamber for strategy, though sometimes a crucial mistake early on will bury you many rooms later. This game is so good it makes me question free will. I would call it pseudosimple - Michael Brough has tuned it to a perfectly building fever pitch that starts out generous for beginners but turns into roguelike Deliverance before you know it. Just get the game. I am so mad it has so few reviews. Reward a genius today. Please. Feel free to use any part of this review Mr. Brough. - Lionel Houde ### 4/5 — MIKE DELIVERED FOR YOU, HOW ABOUT YOU DELIVERING FOR MIKE *2017-03-12, version 4* Mike gives you so called gamers great games. One question, there should be three times the reviews for this great game. Mike I'm sure puts his heart and soul into these games and I wonder how many so called gamers appreciate his effort? I challenge all you so called gamers, let's rally around Mike and support him. You so called gamers are a stupid bunch if you don't ### 5/5 — A Finely Crafted Game *2016-12-31, version 4* The music is a delightful, interesting and developing experience, just like the game itself. It seems so simple but, believe me, it is HARD. ### 5/5 — Worth Every Penny *2016-12-21, version 4* Fast, simple but challenging Rogue-like. Tried this after playing this designers Hack and Corrypt games, and like them, Zaga-33 doesn't disappoint. ### 5/5 — Michael Brough does it again *2016-06-16, version 4* Awesome game! Oh, and if you read the reviews already, it doesn't crash. ### 5/5 — Zaga 33 *2016-06-11, version 4* Excellent game, easy to play , hard to beat. Very addictive game .if you love dudes other games you will love this game as well .can't stop playing! ### 5/5 — Simple yet addictive *2016-03-10, version 4* I love tactical RPG's, but they are way too complex for a mobile phone. This is a perfect way to get your fix on the go! An instant classic! ### 4/5 — Crashes! *2016-02-14, version 4* I love the game, but it keeps crashing! Please fix! (Note: Playing on iPad Air 2) ### 3/5 — Constant Crashing *2015-09-07* Would love to give this 5 stars as its a great game. However, it crashes on every play. Judging by previous review, this has been an issue for 3 months which is disappointing. Should have been an update to fix in that time. 5 stars when it is fixed though as a very good game. ### 5/5 — Keeps crashing *2015-08-27, version 4* Keeps crashing after two seconds please fix I've tried it on two devices and nothing ### 3/5 — Good but... *2015-06-13* It crashes almost every time I get really far into the game and I have to start all over again. :( ### 5/5 — I love this game *2015-04-06* The game is ace. I play it on the way to work every day. Such good fun. ### 5/5 — Bug *2015-04-02, version 4* New update is not working on iPad , btw New update is not working on Mac OS maverics to, btw2 lov u brog, big fan , have made lost of New costumers for you here in Brasil :p ### 5/5 — Thx for updating *2015-03-10, version 4* Just keep updating,I will always support you ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can't play this game *2016-02-13* Instantaneous crashes. Haven't even been able to play it. ### 1/5 — Would be good... *2015-06-20, version 4* But it keeps crashing after a minute or so. ### 1/5 — Crashes frequently, virtually unplayable *2015-02-19* Great game, having a ball, but crashes without fail at around the level 8-10 mark. No resume after sleep either. Really want to play this one further, but right now it just isn't letting me! ### 1/5 — Game Crashes on iPhone 6 *2015-01-27, version 3* I'm a big fan of quality roguelikes, and this game is supposed to be great. However, it fails to run for more than 30 seconds on my iPhone 6. If the crashes are fixed in an update, I will happily update my review. ### 1/5 — Please update.. *2014-10-17* Game crashes very often & the controls does not work properly. (iOS 8 iPhone 5s) ### 1/5 — Gähn! *2013-09-09* Was für ein langweiliges Spiel! Da kann auch der Retrobonus nichts mehr retten. Ich empfehle als Alternative Ending oder Dungeonism. ### 1/5 — Fooled by fake reviews ... *2012-05-21, version 2* Ok, you got me to purchase this one based on (IMHO) fake or planted reviews ... There is no way this app deserves 5 stars, I don't care what universe you are from this one is a total waste of money. So be warned ... This one a bad ... Very bad ... Not at all worth the price of admission. Please shop elsewhere as this one is a scam with fake reviews. Robert9001 ### 1/5 — Eh.. *2012-04-20, version 1* Not very fun IMO. ### 2/5 — Looks cool *2014-10-19, version 2* But it crashes often. ### 2/5 — Interesting Game *2012-07-16* But the controls are poor. Many times when I want to go left, I end up going up or down… Would give it a higher rating if it had better controls. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Puzzling *2025-07-05, version 5.1* roguelike from an exceptional game designer. Edit: Thanks very much for the unexpected update! ### 5/5 — Updated?!? *2023-05-26, version 5.1* Yes!!!! Updated to run on current devices! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Michael! I thought this was long abandoned. Very pleased to play it again on mobile!!! ### 5/5 — My favorite phone game designer! *2023-05-22, version 5.1* Huge fan of Michael Brough’s games. Such a delight to play these seemingly simply-executed yet deep and complex (and crushingly hard!) tactical games. This is the spiritual precursor to the brilliant 868-HACK (my all time favorite and most-played phone game). These are such welcome throwback-style games in a world of overwrought animations and in-game ads. Every one of Brough’s games are absolute bargains. ### 5/5 — Puzzling *2023-05-15* roguelike from an exceptional game designer. Edit: Thanks very much for the unexpected update! ### 5/5 — The classic is back! *2023-05-14, version 5* I really missed this little game. It’s a lovely simple(?) glitchy rogue like that is just fun to play. ### 5/5 — All hail the Zaga! *2023-05-13* It’s back and it works! Thank you Michael Brough ### 5/5 — A gem! *2023-05-13* So good to see this back on the App Store! It was the first Michael Brough game I really got into (many more since) and I remember the excitement and tension of closing in on my first complete run. Excited to try another one after years away from it. As with so many of Michael’s games, this is a tightly constructed piece of turn-based strategic genius. ### 5/5 — Has been updated *2023-05-13* Runs perfectly on my creaky 1st gen iPhone SE. Thank you for the update Michael! ### 5/5 — Perfektes minimalistisches Roguelike *2023-05-13* Eines meiner Lieblingsmobilspiele ist endlich zurück im Store! Ein minimalistisches Roguelike, indem man sich durch zufällig generierte Floors kämpft, dahei hilfreiche Items sammelt, deren Funktion man erst beim Auslösen herausfindet. Gegner haben ihre jeweils eigenen Bewegungsmuster, und meist ist ausweichen und davonlaufen die best Taktik. Absolut geniales Spiel. Nun im Rerelease im Portrait-Modus spielbar, was noch ein großes Plus ist. Fantastisch! ### 5/5 — Where to start.... *2018-11-03, version 4* An amazing take on rogue, simple and yet so much stems from that. Like the tetris of its genre. As for the soundscape and the way it is generated differently each time. Just needs iOS 12 support, but one can dream :) --- *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.*