What users hate. Clustered.

1- and 2-star reviews grouped into themes with verbatim examples. Each cluster is a wedge a competitor could exploit.

140 reviews·8 themes

Excessive and intrusive ads disrupting gameplay
Users report an overwhelming number of ads that appear after every game, during gameplay, and as persistent banners, severely impacting enjoyment and causing frustration.
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reviews
- “So… many… ads. It wouldn’t be so bad with the ones every couple of games, but the banner literally makes the game micro lag when it swaps to a new ad and gets me killed.”
- “Too many ADS!! — Fun time killer game. But way too many ads every time you die there’s an ad also there a banner ads on the bottom of the screen at all times.”
- “Ads..So.Much.Ads. To even open a trophy that you already unlocked by doing the activities, you need to watch an ad. ADS EVERYWHERE”
Game crashes, freezes, and fails to launch
Multiple users report the app crashing immediately upon opening, freezing on the title screen, or failing to load entirely, rendering the game unplayable.
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reviews
- “Crashing — Keeps crashing”
- “Doesn’t even open — I wanted to get this app again cause I had it a long time ago and I re downloaded it and it won’t even open.”
- “Won’t work — Every time I try and open it it crashes”
Removal of beloved features (towns, characters, upgrades)
Players express strong disappointment over the removal of core mechanics like towns, character customization, trophies, and achievements, which were central to earlier versions.
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reviews
- “My game got deleted and I reinstalled it and I lost my stuff — My game got deleted and I lost my stuff pls help me get it back”
- “Where did the towns go??? — Literally 50% of the reason I played this game was to rebuild the towns....and now they are nowhere to be found?”
- “I want the old characters back in the old games please — I really want The old characters back please i’m so‘s sad and the old mini games what I’m trying to say I want dimwit Nitty doomed and bonehead back please”
Poor game performance: lag, glitches, and unresponsive controls
Users complain about severe lag, random glitches (e.g., characters floating), unresponsive touch input, and inconsistent gameplay behavior.
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reviews
- “Laggiest, glitch user app I've ever downloaded — Finger clicks wouldn't register consistently. Ads would pop up randomly in the playing screen such that users always accidentally click them.”
- “Glitch — It is almost impossible to play!! Mainly in the third mode where the characters is randomly thrown up to the air”
- “Very Glitchy — The game will glitch in the middle of the mini-games causing you to fail the objectives.”
Monetization issues: pay-to-win, forced purchases, and broken rewards
Players feel the game is a cash grab, with essential content locked behind paywalls, rewards not saving, and progress being lost due to bugs or ads.
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reviews
- “This game is JUST BBBAAADD — This is just like trivia crack it’s 1000070%pay to win and that’s what makes it bad”
- “Never saves — Every time I play and improve, the game glitches, logs me out and takes away what I just spent my In game money on.”
- “I hate it it don’t let me clan my rewards — I hate it this game bc is not let me watch an ad for my Monday award and this needs to be the old one and not the new one”
Loss of original charm and identity of the series
Users feel the game no longer captures the humor, simplicity, and fun of the first two titles, instead feeling overly complex, boring, or soulless.
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reviews
- “What happened — This isn’t dumb ways to die I don’t even know u anymore 😀”
- “Not the same — Ok so I love Dumb ways to die 1 and 2 but 3 it’s just 3d and it looks better in cartoon and the games don’t fell like u die in it and I miss those cartoons when u die so plz update this game or when 4 comes out plz make it better I love dum”
- “This game is a blatant cash grab for people wanting more dumb ways to die. the first and second games are better. This game is just a city builder with 6 mini-games, simply boring”
Inappropriate or unsuitable ads for children
Parents and users report that some advertisements shown within the game contain adult or inappropriate content unsuitable for younger audiences.
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reviews
- “inappropriate ad for children — some ads they are supporting are inappropriate for children.”
- “Inappropriate advertisement for 9 year olds — I bought the game for my daughters who loved the first two but when it started its continual adds campaign as all apps do now the one that starts is about a game where a woman comes in to her apartment finding clues that her partners cheati”
- “Advertising for advertisers advertisements — More of an Advertising app than it is a Gaming app”
Unfair difficulty and poor game design in mini-games
Mini-games are criticized for being excessively hard, poorly designed, having bad hitboxes, and lacking balance, making progression frustrating.
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reviews
- “VERY HARD 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 — This Is the worst Game ever and remove it”
- “Way too hard — I love the game, it’s really cool, but after you get to a certain part in the game, some achievements are wayyyy to hard to get”
- “The game kept pausing — The game kept crashing”

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