Hay Day user reviews, decoded

High confidence · Latest 120 of 5.9K total reviews analyzed

Mixed

Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate long-term players value the relaxing farming loop that allows for flexible play sessions without pressure and the farming simulation provides a satisfying sense of progression and accomplishment for casual mobile gamers, but report newspaper interface changes post-update make it nearly impossible for players to purchase items before others.

Rating: 4.7

Reviews: 5.9K

Confidence: high

The latest update introduced significant UI and economy friction, leading to a surge in complaints about the newspaper and intrusive hints that were not present in pre-update feedback.

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.4/ 5
(13.8M)
Current version
4.7/ 5
+0.3 vs overall
(636.4K)
Main signal post-update: long-term players value the relaxing farming loop that allows for flexible play sessions without pressure.

Sentiment over time

Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.

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Review sentiment over time

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Review themes

Praise

What users love

  • Long-term players value the relaxing farming loop that allows for flexible play sessions without pressure
  • The farming simulation provides a satisfying sense of progression and accomplishment for casual mobile gamers
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Newspaper interface changes post-update make it nearly impossible for players to purchase items before others
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Most requested

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