Paper.io 2
App Store · US
Paper.io 2
Voodoo4.542,676,396 ratings
Complaint themes

What users hate. Clustered.

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

124 reviews·8 themes
  • Excessive and intrusive in-game ads
    Users report an overwhelming number of ads that interrupt gameplay, often multiple times per minute, with many being unskippable or requiring full watch time before continuing.
    68
    reviews
    • Ads are too frequent and are taking too long before it can be closed, this completely ruins the game experience.
    • Every 2 seccys it’s an ad! And for ad free it’s 9.99!!!!!! HECK TO THE NO!
    • Too many ads — Great game but way too many ads!
  • Unskippable or poorly implemented ad interruptions
    Ads cannot be skipped, have tiny skip buttons blocked by UI elements, or force players to close the app to exit, resulting in lost progress.
    24
    reviews
    • The ads won’t let you play them and the ads are way too long the game is fine but the ads
    • Unskipable adds — They put the skip add button so tiny you can’t press it cause battery symbol is blocking the button.
    • I get to the game and I’m thinking oh wow no adds then I get passes one round and there is an add...
  • Fake or misleading advertising promises
    Promises made in ads (e.g., special skins, abilities, rewards) do not deliver real functionality, leading to user frustration and distrust.
    15
    reviews
    • The ‘Thor name’ thing is a lie. You do get a new skin that’s the hammer, but it doesn’t have the activity like in the videos.
    • They’re lying they false advertise and it sucks
    • The hacks in the add do not work we rlly need an update or im reporting false advertising
  • Loss of progress due to updates or forced ad breaks
    Updates erase player data, scores, upgrades, and progress; some users report losing everything after a single update.
    10
    reviews
    • Ridiculous update — Thanks a lot for deleting all of my scores, heroes, and EVERYTHING i played for months. It’s all gone.
    • Deleted progress — Updated deleted everything. Progress, characters, points. Waste of time.
    • Update — 👎The update took away all my upgrades and status? -Honey
  • AI bots and fake multiplayer environment
    Players suspect the game uses AI bots instead of real opponents, with repetitive behavior and identical avatars across sessions.
    12
    reviews
    • Full of Bots - No Real Players — It has some fun characteristics, especially offline mode which reduces the avalanche of ads.
    • Pls Read — So basically not just paper.io all of voodoo's games are literaly frauds. So you guys think your playing against real life humans WELL WRONG!
    • Voodoo makes only offline games — This is offline game cuz I see the same names and the same photos every game...
  • Gameplay glitches and technical instability
    Reports of random deaths, trail not appearing, screen blackouts, lag, and performance degradation as the game progresses.
    11
    reviews
    • It doesn’t work for me😞 — When I play it just sends me forward it doesn’t show my trail and I don’t even touch and it moves forward it won’t stop
    • Glitchy — If I could just play the game, it would be 5 stars. I like playing the game, but the more countries I gain, the glitchier and slower it gets...
    • kept killing me for no reason. — I didn’t even touch myself, or the other players and i died randomly.
  • Inappropriate or offensive content in ads
    Users report seeing inappropriate ads (e.g., drug-related, adult content) within a children’s game environment.
    5
    reviews
    • Ads to buy weed in a kids game? — Why?? That’s so terrible why would you allow marijuana ads to pop up in a game kids play?
    • Inappropriate ads — Delete all inappropriate ads ok
    • Potato chips — This game has a bad word land and it’ just not good PS I am a kid. Please answer now.
  • Forced online play and lack of offline functionality
    Game requires constant internet connection despite claims of offline playability, forcing users to engage with ads continuously.
    7
    reviews
    • “Online” Game — The game is falsely advertised as online, however, the bots are really obvious. Ads are annoying and unnecessary in the middle of the game.
    • You can’t play it offline is because they want you to consume the ads, not because the
    • To much adds — I get to the game and I’m thinking oh wow no adds then I get passes one round and there is an add...