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Stonies

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78%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
78% User Score Based on 700 reviews

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Stonies is a single player and multiplayer open world city builder game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by upjers and was released on February 21, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Lead your tribe through the Stone Age—build, hunt, and survive in Stonies!

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 700 reviews
graphics9 positive mentions
monetization8 negative mentions
  • Engaging and enjoyable gameplay with a unique Stone Age theme that appeals to fans of simulation and strategy games.
  • Good graphics and design, with relaxed pacing suited for casual play and appreciating long-term progression.
  • Responsive and helpful customer support enhancing player experience and community interaction.
  • Excessive waiting times for resource respawning and building upgrades make the gameplay feel slow and tedious.
  • Heavy reliance on in-app purchases; progressing beyond certain stages becomes frustrating without spending money.
  • Technical issues including frequent crashes, loading errors, loss of progress, and occasional server problems hinder the gaming experience.

  • graphics

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The graphics receive mixed feedback, being described as generally good, neat, and easy to navigate, though some users find them amateurish or not spectacular. While many appreciate the visual design, a few feel character graphics could be improved. Overall, the graphics are considered a positive aspect but not consistently outstanding.

    • “Quality graphics, easy navigation but just go through the tutorial to have a better understanding so that you can advance to next levels much quicker.”
    • “Nice graphics, good story, development a little tedious but overall a relaxing game.”
    • “Great addiction with great graphics.”
    • “Lovely ideas and graphics but sadly has major issues for me.”
    • “Graphics are amateurish.”
    • “Graphics of character sucks.”

  • monetization

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 8% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    Monetization relies heavily on microtransactions and frequent ads, with many players feeling pressured to purchase crystals due to slow progression through watching ads alone. While some appreciate optional ads for bonuses instead of intrusive interruptions, others criticize the aggressive offer pop-ups and the high cost of in-game currency. Overall, the system can feel like a cash grab, impacting player enjoyment and sense of fairness.

    • “No lagging or crashing and no ads so far.”
    • “For a game that makes money through microtransactions, you need people to actually play if they are going pay money.”
    • “I really enjoy this game; however, I would like to be able to buy crystals with resources that I have instead of having to do in-app purchases.”
    • “I enjoyed this game in the browser and heard you could get crystal fragments from watching ads in the app, so I downloaded it. But when I log in, it pops up a giant offer that takes up the whole screen and doesn't let me actually use or even exit the app.”
    • “For a game that makes money through microtransactions, you need people to actually play if they are going to pay money.”
    • “You need to watch 10 ads for one crystal (100 fragments, 10 fragments an ad) or worship for hours for 12 fragments, so I feel forced to buy crystals because you cannot progress without them and you need a lot of them for everything.”

  • story

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    36% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The story is generally appreciated for being enjoyable and fun, though some find the plot boring or slow-paced due to lengthy quests and resource collection. Players often mention that quest progression can be tedious or problematic, impacting overall engagement.

    • “Nice graphics, good story, development a little tedious but overall a relaxing game.”
    • “I enjoy the story-line.”
    • “Love the general story and app is fun until it doesn't work.”
    • “Later - same story.”
    • “Why don't the quests work?”
    • “It was hard to run with my phone and the plot is too boring.”

  • gameplay

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally enjoyable and fun, with well-designed controls and characters, though some players find it slow due to long project wait times. The option to watch ads for bonuses without interruptions is appreciated. Overall, the gameplay is praised but can feel prolonged.

    • “So far so good, I'm definitely enjoying the gameplay.”
    • “I appreciate being able to choose to watch ads for bonuses instead of having ads interrupting my gameplay.”
    • “20 stars for control, graphics, gameplay.”
    • “Almost all projects take really long, so there's not much immediate gameplay - instead, it puts you in perpetual waiting mode.”
    • “Gameplay is slow.”

  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    User experiences with stability are mixed: some report frequent freezing and glitches requiring reloads, while others find the game runs smoothly without lag or issues.

    • “It freezes constantly, even when I first open it.”
    • “It glitches and has to reload every so often; other than that, it's a nice relaxing game.”
    • “It's fun but has a lot of glitches; do some fixing and I'll reinstall.”

  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is seen as somewhat tedious due to repetitive farming and crafting elements, and limited zooming hampers navigation. However, the relaxing pace and good story help balance the development grind.

    • “I'm so tired of all the farming, crafting, building games that are all the same.”
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Stonies is a open world city builder game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Stonies include free to play, indie, colony sim, life sim, relaxing and others.

Stonies is available on PC, Phone, iPad, Steam Deck and others.

Stonies was released on February 21, 2018.

Stonies was developed by upjers.

Stonies has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Stonies for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Stonies is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Family Island — Farming game, The Tribez: Build a Village, Forge of Empires, Kingdoms & Monsters (no-WiFi), Rise of Cultures: Kingdom game and others.