Reviews of Code Busters: Word Puzzle Game

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List of user reviews and ratings for Code Busters: Word Puzzle Game

Total ratings

4.60 (Rating count: 8,943)

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Review summary

Overall, players enjoy the game's relaxing, nostalgic word puzzles and its charm, but frequent technical problems undermine the experience. Daily puzzles and challenges often fail to load or register completion, causing lost lives and frustration. Glitches like freezes and disappearing letters worsen progression. The app also shows ads that don’t match the gameplay, visibility issues with small/light number clues, and a cycle of scarce lives and pushy purchases. Support responses are hard to reach. Improvements in reliability, accessibility, and honest ads would greatly improve the experience.

Pros

Fun and enjoyable to play
Relaxing brain teaser that’s good for mental exercise
Nostalgic charm with sayings and picture idioms
Great for short play sessions or road trips

Cons

Daily puzzles and challenges often don’t load or count as completed, wasting lives and causing frustration.
Frequent glitches (freezes, lag, letters disappearing) disrupt progression.
Ads don’t match the actual gameplay experience.
Clue numbers are too small or too pale, making them hard to see.
Limited lives with pushy in-app purchases; progression feels gated.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.20

All time rating average: 4.60

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65% (113)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-26	Ra*****	Finished a game, then saw an add for this game. I played a few levels and nothing like the add, so disappointed
Finished a game, then saw an add for this game. I played a few levels and nothing like the add, so disappointed
2026-08-26	CD*****	Not as advertised, not much else to say.
Not as advertised, not much else to say.
2026-08-24	gf*****	I thought it was going to be like their add..but it was not. It’s just filling in missing letters. Disappointed.
I thought it was going to be like their add..but it was not. It’s just filling in missing letters. Disappointed.
2026-08-23	ro*****	Ads depict visual puzzles, but these are word puzzles.
Ads depict visual puzzles, but these are word puzzles.
2026-08-21	Ab*****	If you here for a game like the advertisement videos those are scams. Play for a bit; I might would give it more a try but a creator that is that con and scammy, yep, I’m out.
If you here for a game like the advertisement videos those are scams. Play for a bit; I might would give it more a try but a creator that is that con and scammy, yep, I’m out.
2026-08-21	Ju*****	Game doesn’t match the ads. The ads depict movable puzzles and hidden letters but that’s not what this game consists of.
Game doesn’t match the ads. The ads depict movable puzzles and hidden letters but that’s not what this game consists of.
2026-08-19	Do*****	Nothing like the add I watched game is good but not what I was expecting after watching its add.
Nothing like the add I watched game is good but not what I was expecting after watching its add.
2026-08-19	EB*****	Saw this game in an instagram ad, and was excited to play it until it became immediately apparent that the game advertised to me was not a real thing and this is an entirely different game.
Saw this game in an instagram ad, and was excited to play it until it became immediately apparent that the game advertised to me was not a real thing and this is an entirely different game.
2026-08-19	Ra*****	I thought it was going to various mind puzzles, but all it seems to be is filling in blanks with letters.
I thought it was going to various mind puzzles, but all it seems to be is filling in blanks with letters.
2026-08-19	Me*****	It wasn’t like the ads and was very boring
It wasn’t like the ads and was very boring