Cartographers

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Cartographers is a single player and multiplayer tactical strategy game with fantasy, medieval and historical themes. It was developed by Brettspielwelt GmbH and was released on June 5, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Flip & Write game from the Roll Player universe. Expert Game of the Year nominee

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69%

Audience ScoreBased on 151 reviews

gameplay2 positive mentions

stability10 negative mentions

Good and faithful adaptation of the original board game with intuitive controls and smooth interface.
Saves game state allowing for play in short sessions; suitable for quick and enjoyable solo play.
Includes leaderboards and trophy challenges to encourage replay and score improvement.

Lacks multiplayer options including pass and play; no local or online multiplayer modes implemented.
Contains multiple bugs including score tracking issues, freezing during gameplay and scoring, and UI inconsistencies.
User interface is often described as clunky, unintuitive, and not optimized for smaller phone screens.

stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
91%
The game suffers from frequent bugs causing freezes, unregistered taps, and score calculation issues, making it frustrating and sometimes unplayable. Additionally, it lacks basic features like multiplayer, cloud sync, and proper back key support, further impacting stability and user experience.
- “Game runs great.”
- “After score is calculated at the end of a season, the game often freezes.”
- “Freezes, fails to register taps, can't clear selection, etc. What did you guys break?”
- “I'm a huge fan of cartographers but this implementation is so buggy as to be unplayable.”
monetization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users criticize the game's monetization for displaying intrusive, unskippable ads despite being a paid app, which feels unfair and low quality. The presence of ads, especially for other games, detracts from the experience and is seen as inappropriate given the game's paid status and additional paid DLC.
- “I paid for this game and you are showing me ads?”
- “Why am I getting ads that I can't close (forced to restart the app) for the developers' other games?”
- “A paid app with paid DLC that is also now getting ads after the refund window is closed.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The music in the game receives mixed feedback, with some appreciating its inclusion alongside sounds, while others criticize its poor placement and lack of continuous ambient flow. Additionally, some users note the absence of music entirely, contributing to a low-budget and unfinished feel. Overall, the music implementation is seen as inconsistent and detracting from the relaxing experience expected.
- “Intuitive controls and UI, with well-done animations, music, and sounds.”
- “The music and sound effects are terrible, not the music itself but its placement. It suddenly pops and then goes silent, repeatedly. It's not relaxing; I expect continuous ambient relaxing music in this game.”
- “No music except sound effects; menu and the whole experience feels low budget and half baked.”
- “Intuitive controls and UI with well-done animations, music, and sounds.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The graphics are generally smooth with a clean interface, but some users report issues such as obscured visuals due to device menus and certain graphical elements being hard to read.
- “Smooth graphics and interface.”
- “Various graphical issues that make things hard to read.”
- “There's a problem with this game on my Android Galaxy where the graphics on the bottom of the screen are covered by my lower menu bar.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is highly praised for its quality and is especially recommended for roll-and-write enthusiasts. However, there are some issues with score tracking, unclear leaderboard identification, and incomplete achievements that slightly detract from the experience.
- “Gameplay-wise, this is absolutely great; highly recommended for roll and write enthusiasts.”
- “I love this game and it's implemented as well as it can be gameplay-wise.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game focuses on optimization by challenging players to efficiently solve a multigoal puzzle centered around drawing map tiles. Its core mechanic revolves around strategic tile placement to achieve multiple objectives.
- “The game is all about optimization of a multigoal puzzle with drawing a map as the theme (tile laying).”