Dr. Gomoku

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Dr. Gomoku is a single player and multiplayer casual racing game. It was developed by SUD Inc. and was released on January 11, 2018. It received positive reviews from players.

Online Gomoku (5 in a row) game based on Renju rule.

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85%

Audience ScoreBased on 2,847 reviews

graphics7 positive mentions

monetization22 negative mentions

The game offers enjoyable online and offline multiplayer modes with a fair ranking system that matches players by skill level.
It has appealing graphics and provides a good brain-challenging experience, suitable for fans of Gomoku and Renju.
The game facilitates international competition and offers quick matchmaking despite some connectivity issues.

The user interface is clunky and unintuitive, with awkward menu designs and insufficient scrolling or zoom controls.
There are restrictive gameplay rules, such as forbidden move limitations (e.g., 3-3, 4-4 rules) and tight move timers that many players find frustrating and limiting to strategic play.
The app contains excessive and intrusive ads, often unskippable, with no option to pay to remove them, accompanied by bugs like frequent disconnections and crashes.

monetization
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users frequently complain about excessive and intrusive ads, particularly unskippable full-screen videos after each game, which negatively impacts the experience. Many express a desire for a paid option to remove ads, suggesting current monetization feels aggressive and disrupts gameplay. Some tolerate the ads given the game's free status, but overall, the advertising is seen as a major drawback.
- “Unstoppable annoying ads, cannot close it, the only way is to uninstall this app.”
- “Annoying full screen ads with no skip button.”
- “Ads pop up after each so-called disconnection, is this your way to make money?”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
70%
30%
User opinions on the graphics are mixed, with many praising the visuals as good or wonderful and enhancing gameplay, while some find them poor or in need of improvement. Overall, the graphics are generally considered satisfactory but with room for enhancement.
- “Woe wonderful graphics, what a game!”
- “All the graphics are nice, and the race events are also enjoyable.”
- “Good graphics, many players and so easy to find PvP.”
- “Very bad graphics and gameplay”
- “Need to improve graphics”
- “Idiot graphics”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the game's humor to be lighthearted and amusing, often describing it as funny and enjoyable.
- “Chung B unconscious gnocchi the funny foxx says.”
- “Funny game”
- “Funny game”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is generally viewed as boring and insufficient, with users expressing a desire for more engaging and varied tracks.
- “Crappy UI, annoying ads, boring music - why is this game even in the popular list?!”
- “Dumb rules, music, no way to chat with opponents.”
- “Needs more music though.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay is described as simple but lacks depth, with some users also criticizing the graphics and overall gameplay quality.
- “Simple gameplay.”
- “Very bad graphics and gameplay”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game exhibits notable stability issues, with frequent bugs affecting user experience and a lack of intuitive design.