Reviews of Build a City: Community Town

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List of user reviews and ratings for Build a City: Community Town

Total ratings

4.70 (Rating count: 892)

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Review summary

Overall, users praise Build a City for being fun and strategic, with satisfying progression as you build a city and unlock new islands, plus enjoyable visuals and social play. However, recurring concerns include a challenging economy (gold scarce and expensive buildings), slow progression due to long build times, and frequent accessibility problems (login issues, inconsistent support, and rewards not always granted). Ad frequency and monetization are also a pain point for many players. The game is engaging but requires improvements in balance, reliability, and customer support.

Pros

Fun and strategic city-building with island progression
Ability to build your own city and unlock new islands
Engaging social features (visit friend towns and earn rewards)
Positive visuals/3D design
Low or no ads (refreshing ad experience)

Cons

Hard to earn gold; buildings and island unlocks are very expensive
Long building times; slow progression
Login/account issues and weak customer support
Too many ads or forced ads / monetization concerns
Technical issues like crashes and rewards not granted / cross-device syncing problems

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.30

All time rating average: 4.70

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14% (7)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-26	Kf*****	Where’s customer service?
Where’s customer service?
2026-01-26	Sa*****	Ok, once you get to go to other islands, you have fewer houses to buy, fewer business to get but costs are way to high. A lot of game is predicted or guided.
Ok, once you get to go to other islands, you have fewer houses to buy, fewer business to get but costs are way to high. A lot of game is predicted or guided.
2025-09-22	Wo*****	This game is really fun! You can build your own city and get new islands! Just two things. 1#. Gold is really hard to get and I would like there to be more ways to get gold. 2#. Could the snowy Island be a little less expencive? Thanks for reading! Have a good rest of your day!!🐾🐺🐾
This game is really fun! You can build your own city and get new islands! Just two things. 1#. Gold is really hard to get and I would like there to be more ways to get gold. 2#. Could the snowy Island be a little less expencive? Thanks for reading! Have a good rest of your day!!🐾🐺🐾
2025-09-07	do*****	3D visual better angles sidewalks increase size as well enjoy playing the game though
3D visual better angles sidewalks increase size as well enjoy playing the game though
2025-08-19	Sk*****	To many ads,
To many ads,
2025-08-16	Be*****	It’s been so much fun playing this game. It’s very strategic and as the game moves along, you learn more savvy things to do with cash/keys/gold in order to supplement your town best. A lot of fun mini sessions to visit friend towns as well. My only wish is that converting diamond keys to gold didn’t take 15 hours still at level 30. Overall, such a great find!!
It’s been so much fun playing this game. It’s very strategic and as the game moves along, you learn more savvy things to do with cash/keys/gold in order to supplement your town best. A lot of fun mini sessions to visit friend towns as well. My only wish is that converting diamond keys to gold didn’t take 15 hours still at level 30. Overall, such a great find!!
2025-08-11	No*****	I like playing the game but have not been able to play little games for a few weeks. Missing out of prizes. You offer them but then I can not get into them.
I like playing the game but have not been able to play little games for a few weeks. Missing out of prizes. You offer them but then I can not get into them.
2025-08-10	As*****	The game started off great you could purchase buildings and earn money quickly. Of course I expected it to slow down but not like this! By the 7th day playing i realized that I’m barely making enough money to buy buildings because they are RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE! Up too and above 1,000,000! No way to earn gold naturally and some of the buildings cost almost 100 gold! Unlocking the islands are unthinkable with the prices they are and unlocking more land on the FIRST island gets harder and harder. This game isn’t enjoyable anymore!
The game started off great you could purchase buildings and earn money quickly. Of course I expected it to slow down but not like this! By the 7th day playing i realized that I’m barely making enough money to buy buildings because they are RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE! Up too and above 1,000,000! No way to earn gold naturally and some of the buildings cost almost 100 gold! Unlocking the islands are unthinkable with the prices they are and unlocking more land on the FIRST island gets harder and harder. This game isn’t enjoyable anymore!
2025-08-06	My*****	like it
like it
2025-07-17	su*****	Can’t log in
Can’t log in