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Puzzle games: what reviewers complain about

OneStar has 3 public reports on 3 puzzle games, and the report shown for each game read 8,244 reviews in all. The most common top complaint is Monetization and ads, which leads for 2 of the 3 games, followed by Bugs and crashes (1 game). NYT Games has the highest complain share: 70% of the reviewers its report read name a problem, and Bugs and crashes makes up 29% of those complaints. Block Blast! has the lowest, at 35%. Over the last 30 days of each report, the average star rating rose for all 3 games with enough recent reviews to compare. The newest report was updated on October 25, 2026.

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Block Blast!ARETIS LIMITED · App Store + Play
By OneStar

What people complain about and love in 2026

Natural mix · last year · 3,000 reviews · refreshed weeklyNatural mix · last year · 3,000 · weekly

Top praise: gameplay is fun, then lots of content and value. Top complaint: monetization and ads (49% of complaints, mentioned in 51%).

Monetization and ads49%

Watch out for monetization and ads: raised in 18% of written reviews, store score 4.8.

Rating, 30 days 4.25 +0.07Updated Oct 25
NYT Games: Wordle & CrosswordThe New York Times Company · App Store + Play
By OneStar

What people complain about and love in 2026

Natural mix · last year · 2,563 reviews · refreshed weeklyNatural mix · last year · 2,563 · weekly

Top praise: gameplay is fun, then lots of content and value. Top complaint: bugs and crashes (29% of complaints, mentioned in 33%), then monetization and ads.

Bugs and crashes29%

Watch out for bugs and crashes: raised in 23% of written reviews, store score 4.8.

Rating, 30 days 3.28 +0.26Updated Oct 25
Royal MatchDream Games Dijital Teknolojiler A.S. · App Store + Play
By OneStar

What people complain about and love in 2026

Natural mix · last year · 2,681 reviews · refreshed weeklyNatural mix · last year · 2,681 · weekly

Top praise: gameplay is fun, then lots of content and value. Top complaint: monetization and ads (21% of complaints, mentioned in 28%), then pay to win.

Monetization and ads21%

Watch out for monetization and ads: raised in 16% of written reviews, store score 4.6.

Rating, 30 days 3.72 +0.53Updated Oct 25