Pocket Roguesv1.38.3

Released August 16, 2026Major

Android

The latest major update resulted in a sharp rating decline from 4.07 to 3.23 stars on Android. Technical instability and aggressive difficulty adjustments overshadowed the new content, leading to a strongly negative impact on user experience.

What changed

ContentAdded Goblin Larder sub-location
ContentAdded new monster champion Rottail
New featureAdded Altar of the Elements
ContentAdded 24 new weapons (swords, daggers, axes, bows)
ContentAdded 20 new pieces of armor and headgear
New featureAdded Treasures as a new item type

Reception

28/ 100 impact scoreStrongly Negative

What worked

Content
The addition of new items and locations failed to generate positive sentiment, resulting in no evidence of success.

What didn't

New feature
backfired
The introduction of new mechanics coincided with technical instability and aggressive enemy scaling that drove a 0.84 star rating decline.

How it played out

Retrospective analysisSeptember 12, 2026

The average rating declined by 0.84 stars following the latest update, driven by reports of application crashes and perceived balance issues with enemy damage scaling. While the app achieved a category rank of 154, the negative sentiment regarding stability and difficulty adjustments suggests the update content has negatively impacted the user experience. Momentum appears to be weakening as technical regressions overshadow the addition of new items and locations.

-0.84 ★

Sentiment shift

New complaints (3)

Technical instability and crashes occurring immediately following the latest updatemediumversion-tied

Increased difficulty in early game due to aggressive enemy damage scalingmediumversion-tied

Users report confusion regarding the app status as a paid versus demo experiencelowversion-tied

Marlvel takeaways

Address the immediate technical instability and application crashes reported by users following the latest update.
Rebalance enemy damage scaling to mitigate the increased early game difficulty that triggered negative feedback.
Clarify the app status regarding the paid versus demo experience to resolve user confusion.

Original release notes

- Added a new single-room sub-location - Goblin Larder
- Added a new monster champion - Rottail
- Added the Altar of the Elements
- Added 7 new swords, 7 new daggers, 3 new axes, and 7 new bows
- Added 13 new armor types and 7 new pieces of headgear
- Added a new type of item that can be found in the dungeon - Treasures