World War

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World War is a single player strategy game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Learning history and cherishing world peace in the game

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Audience ScoreBased on 1,420 reviews

gameplay10 positive mentions

graphics8 negative mentions

Great strategic depth with detailed gameplay allowing player control over troop numbers and challenging combat.
Realistic economic and technology upgrade simulation adding complexity and immersion.
Historical events and alternate history scenarios make the gameplay unique and engaging. Potential for multiplayer and sandbox modes to enhance replayability.

Unfair AI advantages including unlimited troop spawning, unrestricted movement, and faster technology upgrades.
Excessively high and escalating costs for technology and unit upgrades making progress slow and frustrating.
Gameplay limitations such as restricted troop movement range, bugs causing loss of progress or units, and historical events undoing player conquests. Some interface and tutorial issues also reduce accessibility.

gameplay
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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52%
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The gameplay offers a detailed and unique alternative history experience but suffers from slow pacing, limited troop movement, and unbalanced mechanics that hinder strategic depth. While some players appreciate its complexity, others find battles unrealistic and frustrating due to poor AI and expensive upgrades. Improvements in tutorials, mechanics, and responsiveness from developers could significantly enhance the overall gameplay experience.
- “The game has a very great mechanic compared to other games, and it features an alternate history element where you can choose a side.”
- “I love this game as it's a lot like Hearts of Iron IV but adapted for mobile; with more scripted events, it could provide an amazing gameplay experience.”
- “The gameplay is good, easy to pick up, hard to put down.”
- “The gameplay is so slow and with small possibilities during the battle time.”
- “The new implementation of limited distance travel was a good concept but was poorly implemented into gameplay, making it incredibly difficult and even impossible for the player to fight an enemy nation, while the AI could travel unrestricted and far.”
- “I would like to rate the gameplay more stars but I won't. I am really disappointed this game is so realistic but I send a lot of troops to attack a city that has one fourth of my troops and at least I lose all of my troops while the enemy loses like 1000 troops and some planes only. How is this a game? My troops have 3 stars and the enemy has 1 star. Please do something also I am shocked we try to communicate with the developers but they don't respond.”
graphics
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users generally feel that the game's graphics have significantly declined after recent updates, describing them as blurry, low-quality, and less detailed—comparable to slow-loading maps on a weak connection. While a few appreciate new color schemes and some improvements, the majority express frustration over the loss of clarity and visual appeal compared to earlier versions.
- “With stunning graphics and intuitive gameplay, it’s a must-download for any history buff or gaming enthusiast!”
- “Etiquette Marxveille, it is excellent, great graphics, no ads, pleasant assistance.”
- “The controls, the graphics, and the gameplay are so amazing.”
- “Don't know why the graphics are in the worst possible position. I used to love the game, thanks for new machines, but the whole graphics are dead for sure. It's like I opened Google Maps using 2G network and it's loading to make a clear image, though the graphics are not loading to be clear, they already are fixed in that thing.”
- “After the last update, graphics are getting worse.”
- “The new update erased my progress and the graphics of the game are not good.”
monetization
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the game's monetization intrusive and frustrating, citing frequent and poorly placed ads that disrupt gameplay and block important elements like the money count. While some appreciate the option to watch ads for rewards, many suggest adding more in-app purchases to balance progression, as earning in-game currency is slow. Overall, forced and excessive ads significantly detract from the experience.
- “I would love to watch ads to get free stuff like other games, I hope you keep updating this game.”
- “I like the game but it's too hard to aim for the money to upgrade the military. Adding some other in-app purchases like a country where the troops are upgraded and in-game money purchase would be good.”
- “A good game, do add some in-app purchases for money because it takes so long to earn money.”
- “The game is constantly interrupted by idiotic ads that are beyond annoying and stupid.”
- “They ruined the game by putting ads on top of the damn money count.”
- “Forced video ads are not acceptable.”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect receives mixed feedback, with players appreciating the core concept but seeking more historical accuracy, additional scenarios, and expanded narrative options like non-historical modes and side quests. Many users suggest deeper political and diplomatic mechanics to enrich the story, along with multiplayer features for shared experiences. However, some find the mission clarity and historical departures frustrating, indicating a need for clearer objectives and improved historical fidelity.
- “Great game but I would like you to add a non-historical mode where the map stays the same, you just don't have to follow the main story.”
- “Add this in the next update: political relationship with other countries (so that we have choices to have good relationships with other countries and make deals), import and export armaments and goods (because of the political relationships between countries, we can trade what we want to buy or sell for the common good), more weapons for army, air force, and navy, and side quests for ally countries (e.g., USA and the Philippines manage to retake the city of Manila).”
- “Good app, but it would be better if the developer adds a Second World War story.”
- “Can't continue mission after achievement is restart and no choice to save progress.”
- “It sucked, I can't figure out what the regional mission was, so screw your game.”
- “What the hell is this game? I was playing story mode and India didn't get independence in 1947.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users generally miss the epic music from before the update, noting its complete absence in the current version, which detracts from the experience. They express a strong desire for the original soundtrack to be restored, as the music was a significant and memorable aspect of the game.
- “The games grand you know, but like just the music is something else like words of youtube playlist plz.”
- “I love this game, it has a problem with no music in the little burning new update.”
- “And can anyone tell me the old soundtracks' names?”
- “No music at all, no military movement fixation at all, no glitch fixation at all. Even if you conquer a place in historical mode, you will lose it, such as conquering the Middle East before 1920 and losing due to Sykes-Picot.”
- “I might give it a 4 when they put a better map, put back the music, don't take everything in historical game mode, and don't automatically put you at war.”
- “I love this game, but it has a problem: no music, which is a bit disappointing in the new update.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from frequent stability issues, including freezing during turn transitions and glitches that cause significant gameplay disruptions. These problems detract from the overall experience, with users calling for fixes to prevent crashes and bugs related to alliances and nation behavior.
- “However, every time I end the turn it freezes, so I can't end the turn again or tap the armies/cities.”
- “It's a good game but when I annex a country and then force it to join my alliance, when I click next month it freezes on the country I forced to join the alliance.”
- “There are a lot of glitches such as it pauses mid game and I lost 200k soldiers in front of 100 soldiers.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Replayability is currently limited but has strong potential; adding more mechanics and enhancing minor factions with defensive options could significantly improve the game's long-term appeal.