Idle Outpost: Business Game 12+

I kinda want a refund..

I’m not mad I’m just shook and disturbed. I got a brand new iPhone and was looking for anew game. I’ve played something similar so this one stuck on me. I fell for all the predatory popups urging me to a package deal. Sold on the value and the fun, I spent nearly over $300 in two days.
My only concern is that now the game is increasingly lagging and often won’t even load. All in the span of 3 days playing this game.
I also experienced a lag where the game was saying I am in second place on the event but the leaderboard shows me in first (as I should be) with a major difference between me and second place.
This level of uncertainty makes me not want to keep spending my money which at this point makes me want to stop playing altogether. And as it’s all been only a period of 3 days I really wish I could get a refund.

Initially fun

This is not the game that is shown in their advertisements, so if you are hoping to play that game, keep looking elsewhere. The title of my review says “initially fun”, because the game is a little entertaining for a couple levels. But then you’ll realize every level is pretty much the same concept, it just takes longer to ‘unlock’ items. The concept is you provide goods to customers. You start with offering water, then bandages, matches, and so on. You can somewhat control how fast you serve customers, so it’s easy to prevent getting overwhelmed by customers. I have A couple other complaints as well. The game has an “offline” mode, which means you continue collecting resources even when you’re offline. But there’s a time limit of two hours. So, to continue collecting, you have to log into the game and collect whatever (money and shovels, so far for me) and then close the game again. My frustration is that this mechanic teaches me to just log in collect log out. No other actions. After doing this a couple days of real time, I realize I’m not actually playing the game at all, so there’s no point to continue logging in. I delete the app completely at that point. That’s where I am already with this game. And I’ve had it less than two days.

Developer Response ,

Hello, josborne31! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. As you continue through the game, you’ll reach other parts represented in the ads. New areas will be unlocked throughout the game, like missions, arena, and much more. We’d definitely stick around to find out the entire story, as it’s interesting.

Very promising

One of the most promising mobile idle games I’ve seen. The premium currency can be earned quite easily which is a really nice change of pace compared to other games. It’s also quite addicting! The flaws that makes it a 4/5 are 1. Paying for no ads doesn’t completely remove ads. Eventually you’ll run out of bought tickets and have to watch ads again. 2. It’s still a mobile game so the ads quite prevalent if you want to keep advancing at a decent pace (kind of expected though with games now). 3. Lots of opportunities to spend money. If you’re irresponsible with your cash maybe look somewhere else.

TLDR: Fun and fulfilling progression but lots of potential to spend money and ads

Developer Response ,

Hi SiDeWaYs2o1o! Thank you for your positive review! We appreciate your feedback and we are glad to hear that you are enjoying the game. Regarding the issue with ads, we apologize for any inconvenience caused. We are constantly working to improve the ad experience and we appreciate your patience.