Block City Wars
Recent reviews for Block City Wars overwhelmingly express disappointment with a major update that drastically changed the game, leading many long-time players to miss the 'old' version and request its return.
Block City Wars, a free-to-play game with in-app purchases, has a lifetime rating of 4.15 stars, but recent reviews are largely negative, reflecting a significant decline in player satisfaction following a major update. Many players feel the game has lost its original charm, content, and mechanics, leading to a strong desire for the previous version.
What users like
What users complain about
- The major update removed beloved content, including weapons, vehicles (helicopters, jetpacks, tanks, robot guns), game modes (car soccer, jailbreak, infection, zombie area), and map locations (military base, ice palace, luxury building with pool).R4R7R15R28
- Many players feel the new version is a significant downgrade, lacking the fun, unique identity, and atmosphere of the original.R6R9R11R12
- The new progression system, which relies on leveling up or battle passes to unlock items, is disliked compared to the old method of earning money and buying items.R16R130R286
- Players report that the game's controls, movement, and animations have worsened.R13R52R60R63
- Progress and purchased items from the old version were lost with the update.R38R69R108R123
- The game no longer supports offline play, making it unusable without an internet connection.R286
- Some users report bugs, including speed bugs, map bugs, and issues with the level system preventing prize collection.R50R95
- There is no controller support.R18
Latest update · v8.11.0
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
Update 8.11.0 is already on the streets! Check it out: - New Game Mode: Domination. Prove your skills and hold your ground in a team fight! - Game optimization - Bug fixes
Recurring themes
Who it's for
This game is for players who enjoy block-style open-world games similar to GTA, especially if they are new to Block City Wars or are not attached to its previous versions R2R5R19. It is NOT for long-time players seeking the original game experience, as the recent updates have drastically changed its content and mechanics R6R9R11R12.
Evidence note: The evidence is heavily skewed towards negative sentiment regarding the game's update, with a strong consensus among recent reviewers that the old version was superior. Positive reviews are rare and often from new players or those expressing nostalgia for the past, rather than satisfaction with the current game.
Frequently asked
Can I play the old version of Block City Wars?
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Does Block City Wars have controller support?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R2] Love this one so much: I wanted a gta game but not inappropriate since i’m 12, and I can’t say I felt this one wasn’t the right one. I love all of the game it’s so good. One thing I really wish they put in first person mode in the cars. Overall it’s the best game I’ve played in a long time
- [R5] Best game: Is there more games like this?
- [R19] I haven’t played the game yet😜😝😜😝: I haven’t played the game yet but by the reviews I can tell this will be a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy good game and also I might not have played the game yet but I just can’t wait because I like fortnite and Minecraft and by pictures that what it looks like oh I can’t wait🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 keep making the people happy!!!
- [R32] 😏😉: It is super fun
- [R3] goated game: this game was truly awesome, thanks for the memories
- [R10] Used to play this game everyday: Just got it back and brought back so much nostalgia from seeing that beach. I went there every time I played the game.
- [R15] 🥹: This game was something else man…. During Christmas when Santa would land by the dock and everyone would try to hop on his sled🥹 The OG luxury building with the pool… the zombie island… the frozen castle… the game🥲🥹 What a game, I do wish I could go back to the old events and maps though🥲 Thank you for the memories!
- [R29] 🥹: This game was the best thing I play when I was younger but I have a lot of great memories playing this game I was a kid back then and now I’m almost an adult but it was a lots of fun 10000/10.
- [R4] Game is too different now: I came back to this game after several years might be a decade. I remember this game having so much more content than it has now. I had to confirm i was playing the same game from so long ago. There are none of the same weapons. My favorite weapon the bow and my car are not there. Also the car soccer game mode was also nowhere to be found. I’m on a different phone now so
- [R7] What I miss: Hey KADEXO LIMITED, I’ve played Block City Wars for multiple years and I really love the game. The new update that made the map bigger looks cool, but it removed almost everything that made me stick around. You took out helicopters, jetpacks, the military base, tanks, and the robot guns. Those were huge parts of how I played and what made the game unique compared to other block sho
- [R28] What happened???: So i was scrolling on tiktok found a video about older games i used to play and remembered a lot i mean it this one it was my childhood favourite game i came back to it, i wasnt so impressed by the start. it did not look the same i remember other game modes like jail break and infection and stuff like that. im just saying i dont like how much it changed niw that it has got me thi
- [R6] Miss the original: The new game isn’t that good, I was trying to look back on my childhood and found this. Make a mode to be the original version or re release a Block City Wars Classic, I’d actually pay money for that.
- [R9] Old vs new: I really miss the old game, so much. This change kinda ruined it. It was a 5 star game and now I cant play that game I can only remember it.
- [R11] 💔😭🥀: I put 1 star because I played the game sense it came out and I wanna say please bring the old version back PLEASE this sucks and better gameplay just please I pray to god that you bring it back please!!!!!!!!!!
- [R12] Bring Back The Old Version: Bring back the old version plsss i dont like this update.
- [R16] Oh player here: I just to play it when I was around 7, but now the game fills a lot different, I don’t like the new way to get stuff like just leveling up ? That’s boring it was cool to earn money and buy it you own like what do you mean I have to level up I don’t know how much levels to get a car I want, that’s just but fun anymore, I wish they could go back to when you could buy your stuff and l
- [R130] Why I think this is ok: Sure we got what we wanted BCW 2 but I hate how they revamped the whole map and stuff plus why do we have to get the weapons from a battle pass? Maybe I’m wrong I only played for 20 Minutes and that it but it doesn’t feel like it was back then. Can you bring it back?
- [R286] WANT THE OLD VERSION BACK: The game is no longer playable offline, making it useless when I don’t have internet connection (very often). This is a shame, as I used to enjoy free play so much when on car drives, on holiday etc. There is no longer a shop or way of outright buying cars and weapons, instead having it all be battle pass related which feels unnecessary and annoying- as I can’t ‘save up’
- [R13] Un juego muy aburrido: Con lo que jugué me parece muy lenta la conducción, y yo hubiera hecho un movimiento más como GTA San Andreas, y que el hud del juego no parezca un fps. Es un juego con buena idea pero prefiero la versión antigua
- [R52] What the heck happened to the vehicles and animations: Why did you remove the elevator animation it was my favorite part about going to that building and now it’s gone. What happened to all of the old cars tanks boats and mechs and you need to at least add back the zombie area it was one of my favorite areas to go to I liked the thrill of always being at risk of getting cornered by a horde of the
- [R60] Trashest update on móviles gaming history: Horrible, horrible graphics map mechanics everything sucks
- [R63] Worst update I’ve ever seen: This game was way better before this new update. I don’t know why y’all did this, but there are barely any weapons controls are bad. It looks bad and it performs bad. You should’ve kept it like it was before you updated it because it was way better and I remember playing this when I was little. So if you have any type of sense left, go back to the old game.
- [R38] Worse idea ever: I hate that I wasted my childhood and so much work just come back that last time it updated see all my progress gone GONE I PUT ALOT TIME AND ITS TAKEN AWAY like WHATTT D:<
- [R69] I wish you never had an update: I love this game when I first found it when I was 9 I fell in love with the game I used to play everyday on my moms and I love playing with the other people and now the update is here I wish it never happened because it changed everything I lost everything and now it isn’t at good as it used to be so now it’s just a huge fell off for this game and it’s just really s
- [R108] Dont like 2.0: As an og bcw player the im dissipointed because i lost my og items because of new update. Atleast make another app with the originals back and keep the 2.0 seperate
- [R123] Used to be good: You wiped the accounts and got rid of the old game? Really? Don’t fix what isn’t broken. Bring the old version back. Used to be 5 stars.
- [R50] Big bugs: This game still have speed bugs+map bugs,we have level systen bugs too;we cant get our prizes cause game restarts when you get the prizes
- [R95] Game: The game is fun but it hasn’t been updated for a very long time which made the game a little boring at times and the prizes like nitro are terrible because it can only be used in rocket ball and no one ever plays that game anymore. Another problem i see is that in the free fight mode the game spawns you right next to other people leaving you vulnerable and no time to react or get away from t
- [R18] No controller support: No support for controllers
- [R1] needs more updated: “Its an amazing game, I love it i would play it when I was 10; the only thing is it gets no updates. If i would get updated every 1-2 months it would be 5 stars.” wrote this around 5 years ago now i miss the old version, the new versions cool and all but shouldve been made a seperate game or game mode, or you should be able to choose which map, like calling the old version lega
- [R8] Bring back og version: Nobody cares about your updates, bring back what we all want
- [R24] too bad i didn’t play again for so long: I loved this game as a kid i played this game so much in 2016 i wish i could go back and play it again i thought since i am turning 18 soon in a few days i would end off my childhood with this game but its totally different and dont get me wrong i love pixelgun that was a huge game for me too but it doesnt fit with block city wars i miss the chest spinning
- [R39] Not sure…: I wouldn’t know if it was a business decision or what but the original version was really fun and had its own taste compared to all the other copy and paste minecraft gun games but turning it into an eye candy machine while losing its original taste just feels wrong which is why I stopped playing so final note: please bring back the original game…
- [R154] Some Help…: its been a while since i touched the game, i just know that as soon as 2.0 released it was devastating and it made the player count literally 0. I understand the old coding is no longer supported but yall could have just not copied pizelgun3d
- [R231] Needs to be more block city then Pg3d: As someone who’s played this game seen 2018.i hope u can fix these request as I’m listing them for starters please add ammo and Medkits around the map for us to heal as well as the old movement of the past block city that movement was more smoother then whatever this movement is it’s not letting us be free with the movement.Adding the older guns to the new on
- [R272] Revert the game please: Haven’t updated it in about a year and it’s been the exact same ever since bcw 2 released you might aswell have not done anything to the game because now it’s going to just collect dust without updates on a version that most people dislike , I don’t dislike it but the original was way more fun there was more to do and the weapons were better the missions weren’t repetitive
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store