Idle Lumberjack 2

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Idle Lumberjack 2 is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by Playphoria and was released on March 23, 2020. It received negative reviews from players.

Chop down trees and sneak into the legendary forest!

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33%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,180 reviews

gameplay27 positive mentions

monetization1.6k negative mentions

Simple and satisfying gameplay, fun and relaxing time killer.
Good controls and smooth character movement.
Calming and visually pleasing with nice animations.

Extremely excessive ads interrupt gameplay every 10-30 seconds, often forced and unskippable.
Repetitive gameplay with limited content and progression, weapons stop upgrading after certain levels.
Game instability issues such as lag, glitches with invisible walls, crashes, and long load times.

monetization
1,633 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
2%
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97%
The monetization approach heavily relies on an excessive and intrusive frequency of ads that appear almost every 10-30 seconds, often interrupting gameplay and making the game nearly unplayable unless played offline or the ads are removed via an expensive in-app purchase. While ads for bonuses and upgrades are generally accepted, forced ads on nearly every action without meaningful player choice or reward frustrate users, leading many to uninstall. Reducing ad frequency, offering optional rewarded ads with clear benefits, and lowering the price to remove ads could improve the player experience significantly.
- “This game is amazing, cutting trees down, with your pet and some weird but funny wood mutants called ents and the best part is there are no ads!”
- “I brought no ads and I just love shredding through the trees.”
- “Today, I returned, and there have been no ads in over 5 minutes.”
- “The game is practically unplayable due to the sheer amount of ads and the extreme lag.”
- “It's a good game cause you get to chop trees and sell them to get stronger, but the big problem is that there's tooooo many ads.”
- “This game is almost unplayable due to the sheer number of ads constantly popping up.”
gameplay
150 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
71%
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The gameplay is simple, repetitive, and somewhat satisfying as an idle game, but its enjoyment is severely hindered by an overwhelming frequency of ads that interrupt almost every action, making the experience frustrating and often unplayable. Many reviewers praise the basic mechanics and controls but criticize the intrusive ad placement that greatly disrupts gameplay flow. Reducing ad interruptions and expanding gameplay variety are commonly suggested improvements.
- “Honestly the gameplay loop is pretty fun, running around cutting down trees, upgrading, finding new axes.”
- “The gameplay is great and it's an awesome time killer.”
- “The gameplay is quite satisfying even if simple.”
- “There are so many 30 second ads that provide 15 seconds of gameplay, that it is almost entirely unplayable.”
- “This game really sucks, the gameplay is not that good, but the biggest problem is that it serves you an ad every ten seconds, to the point where the game is literally unplayable.”
- “In 5 minutes of gameplay I've watched 3 minutes of ads and you can't even play in airplane mode because the ads are actually preloaded.”
graphics
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
48%
41%
11%
The graphics are generally described as decent or good, with some users appreciating the art style and particle effects, while others find them simple or outdated. Despite being aesthetically pleasing and solid, the graphics are often overshadowed by the frequent and intrusive ads that severely detract from the overall experience.
- “Insanely addictive haha and I love the art style; plus all the particle effects are awesome.”
- “Very addicting, I paid for no fullscreen ads and was told I could still watch ads to level stuff up; great graphics, very entertaining as a quick time waster.”
- “To start the graphics are great.”
- “The game's animations and graphics feel cheap even compared to a 10 year old game.”
- “The graphics are coarse and exhibit the very apathy of the developer.”
- “All the hallmarks are here: ads that pop up every 20 seconds, graphics that look like they were made in an afternoon.”
music
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
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Users consistently criticize the game for lacking music and sound effects, describing it as lifeless and boring without any audio accompaniment. While some find the gameplay calming and addictive, the absence of background music makes the experience feel empty, often requiring external entertainment to stay engaged. Additionally, frequent loud ads further disrupt the experience, exacerbating user dissatisfaction.
- “I didn't expect it to be that fun, but I found myself literally addicted. There's something very satisfying and calming about it, just cutting trees and selling them to get upgrades. The only missing thing is music/sound effects, and it really bugs me. I can't enjoy the game without a movie or a show in the background because it just feels empty; other than that, unexpectedly fun.”
- “Play some relaxing music for background.”
- “For how long I spent playing this game listening to podcasts and songs, I think the purchase to remove ads for $3 was worth it.”
- “But the worst part is that it doesn't even have music or sound effects. I mean, if you want to put in mindless mode, at least put some royalty free music to get me hooked.”
- “No music or sound effects makes this game a total snoozefest and nothing major ever happens.”
- “I was really getting into it and thought, wow this could actually be a decent time waster. My time was wasted alright, but not by playing the game; instead it was used watching ad after damn ad, every 5 minutes or less there was another one popping up and ruining the game with its loud music. I get that they need ads to make money but this is just ridiculous.”
stability
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from frequent stability issues, including constant ads causing freezes, multiple glitches affecting gameplay mechanics and upgrades, and occasional crashes requiring force stops. These problems significantly disrupt the user experience despite the game's addictive nature.
- “Adds pop up every 5 seconds and game freezes often.”
- “I got infinite coins and now I can't load into the game. Also, I couldn't put any more upgrades on any of my stuff. Fun game but loads of glitches, lags when you cut down lots of trees at once, and it's only playable offline due to the insane amount of ads.”
- “Game glitches: collect trees of colors and it only counts them under one color, and it won't allow me to buy blade upgrades or upgrade the other part, and no more wizard!”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users overwhelmingly criticize the game for lacking a meaningful story, side missions, characters, and depth, describing it as overly simplistic and filled with excessive ads. The absence of narrative elements and engaging content leads to a boring, repetitive experience with little incentive for continued play. Many suggest that adding a story or more gameplay features would greatly improve the game's appeal.
- “I would really like to see that and more, maybe even add in a story or make it where you could enchant weapons with different effects that would help you.”
- “At first it is nice, but if you reach higher levels it turns boring; there are no side quests or any other challenges.”
- “If this was in the game, it would add a sense of depth and story.”
- “Another scam game, the only purpose of the game is to make another platform for ads. They waste a good idea in a very low way. There isn't a story, power-ups, characters, easter eggs, side missions, or skins. I understand the need for money to keep making games, but these developers are scammers who make a game and never improve it.”
- “No story, no supporting characters, no side missions or even main ones.”
- “At first it is nice but if you reach higher levels it turns boring. There is nothing else to do but cut trees, sell them, and upgrade. There are no side quests or any other challenges.”
grinding
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is widely viewed as tedious, repetitive, and overly linear, with frequent ad interruptions that disrupt the flow. While some players find short bursts manageable, many lose interest quickly due to the monotonous and time-consuming nature of the tasks.
- “Idle Lumberjack 3D is one of the most blatant examples of revenue farming I have ever seen.”
- “It is extremely tedious and repetitive.”
- “About 5 minutes in I was trying to give it the benefit of the doubt and it became tedious overall. I played for about 15 minutes before giving up!”
optimization
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game experiences occasional lag and performance issues, particularly due to particle effects from trees, suggesting a need for better optimization. While ads sometimes impact loading, overall performance improvements, especially for Android devices, are necessary.
- “The game has started to lag and I feel it's from loading an ad because after an ad pops up the game runs smoothly again.”
- “Overall, it's a good game; I don't have the same problem with ads as everyone else, but it does have some performance issues that need to be addressed because of the particles caused by the trees. I think that needs to be optimized a little more or the particles removed altogether.”
- “The only thing is the game needs to be more optimized.”
- “The game needs to be more optimized.”
- “The game has some performance issues caused by the particles from the trees; this needs to be optimized or the particles removed altogether.”
- “Great game, but it is not optimized for Android devices.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game arises from its unexpected and exaggerated elements, such as an overwhelming number of ads that users find amusing, as well as quirky in-game characters like funny wood mutants called ents. Additionally, the irony of ads not playing when expected adds a humorous touch to the experience.
- “Honestly try it out, the amount of ads made me laugh at first; it's not a joke how many there are.”
- “This game is amazing, cutting trees down with your pet and some weird but funny wood mutants called ents and the best part is there are no ads!”
- “Which is funny, because when I try to watch an ad to increase my blade's level, the ads won't play.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the emotional experience frustrating and disruptive due to excessive and intrusive ads that appear frequently, even without intentional interaction, making the game nearly unplayable.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is enjoyable and has good potential for replayability, but the frequent ads significantly disrupt the experience, reducing the incentive to play repeatedly. Reducing ad frequency would greatly improve its replay value.

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Idle Lumberjack 2 is a casual simulation game.

Idle Lumberjack 2 is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

Idle Lumberjack 2 was released on March 23, 2020.

Idle Lumberjack 2 was developed by Playphoria.

Idle Lumberjack 2 has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

Idle Lumberjack 2 is a single player game.

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