Poly Bridge Reviews

I am only 14 and I thought this game was going to be good but instead it was crappy.
The game controls on the IPhone is awful and has a 1in5 chances for it actually working correctly and the way I want it to work. I was trying to move the screen but instead I had added lots of wood stabilizers when I didn’t want that so I had to redo everything by deleting the whole bridge and restarting which was hard because I had forgotten the way the bridge had looked in the first place. When placing things down it was hard because the items would snap weirdly and then I would have to go back and fix it all by using another tool which was time consuming and made me frustrated that it was taking long.
I had asked for a refund but I didn’t qualify so I have a game that has bad controls and is very frustrating to play. Apple had said I didn’t qualify even though I had wrote about the controls and the sandbox but they ignored me, I feel like Apple has given up and is now just in it for the money which is annoying since we are to rely on them for help, refunds and recommendations. I am not trying to diss Apple in any way this is just my opinion and I could be wrong so you don’t have to believe me.

I love this game so much. It’s the perfect challenge puzzle game with realistic physics. The challenge of making your bridges work and stay under budget always has me thinking of ways I can do more with less. However my one and only complaint with the game is how heavy it runs the battery down. Just playing for 5-8 minutes knocks off 10% or more of my battery power. It’s been the top consumer of energy on my phone since downloading. It also causes my phone to get very hot as the demand on the phones performance is increased. If there’s an update that could improve the functionality of this games performance impact on my phone I’d give it 6 stars if I could. Until then due to the high impact on battery life my review will remain a 3.

The problem is that you you can contract a hydraulic up to 50% (halving), with the opposite of this being expanding 100% (doubling). The game only allows you to expand a hydraulic 50%, meaning that two identical hydraulics starting in opposite configurations at full range of motion are impossible. This means I have to reengineer a second solution for what should be an identical second bridge in level 2-13

Either there needs to be the ability to expand a hydraulic 100%, or you need to be able to set a hydraulic to start in a different simulated state when the level is run.

The first solution would work and be much less invasive a change than adding starting states for hydraulics, but that leads to the second design flaw. In order to create something in a different state, you still have to completely redraw it. There really should be a way to move and rotate groups of joints in order to translate existing designs. The lack of this ability means redrawing constantly.

3 stars because the issues mentioned seriously impede on the fun aspects of gameplay

This game is one of my favorites ive played on pc, absolutely love it, but i bought the mobile version to play while at work and i find that the games physics are completely different, and bridge designs that held up perfectly on pc snap like a twig in the mobile version. With this i feel at least 10 of the levels ive played so far are near impossible if not impossible to get 3 stars on in mobile given that the bridge that is meant to be built and work perfectly on said level is bugged in mobile and doesn't work, forcing you to reinforce it past budget. Love this game but would really like to see some optimization on mobile.

As a player who has unlock the secret world,(every level 3 star other than area 52) I enjoyed the game soo much. The simulation is amazing, all the levels force you to be creative, and it’s overall great fun!
Except for some of the levels, the tedious ones. these levels are the types of levels that force you to keep adjusting you’r creation one tiny bit at a time until you’r bridge doesn’t break. So if you want to unlock the secret world you’ll need to invest many hours.

I really like this game, I just wish I had more hints. The game does have a tutorial that you can review as many times as you need. Plus each level tells you the order of events that will take place - that becomes more helpful as you get into the harder levels with multiple cars trying to get different places. But the rest is up to you, so it’s easy to get stuck on level. You might almost have the solution but something is off, so it doesn’t work. I’m stuck right now, I’m sure I will figure it out eventually if I keep trying, but for now I think I’m gonna try to skip the level.

I have played this game on pc and it was very fun so I was excited to see it came out on mobile. I caught it on sale so it was only $1.99 at the time. A great deal if you ask me. This is definitely the best bridge building game if not one of the best mobile games out there. They did a really good job on making good and simple touch controls which makes the game even more enjoyable. In fact I almost like the controls better than on pc. So much content in the game too. Really enjoy it.

I’ve watched a couple people play this game before and it looked pretty fun. I’ve only seen people play on computers so I was pleased to see they have mobile versions. You get the same building options and functionality (campaign/sandbox) however you cannot get custom content (at least I haven’t found out how yet if you can.) Love the graphics and challenges they give you, very creative. Definitely worth it!

I’ve played other versions of this game and love it, but the iPhone version is extremely frustrating. The touch controls aren’t programmed well. For example, trying to select the line curve guide to change the curve of the line works maaaaaybe one in four. Instead you’ll just move the screen around.

I accidentally hit the wrong material all the time - the selectable area is small. And the selection tool is wonky - it doesn’t select what it should, or it selects unrelated items.

I am still having fun with it, but MAN do I want different controls

To make it happen you press the button in the bottom right corner but before you have to have your play me and you is it to the Tropical paradise and having it at the last one can you go to the menu press the button in the bottom right corner go back and get some secrets another one is if you do that thing and then achievement the trophy button then go back there’s a few more

I’ve played this game for a little while. On level 5-5, I am under budget and no breaks but when the vehicle crosses, it gives me 1 star and says over-budget. Also, I have finished the all levels up to 5-8, but nothing is showing up on the map. I got 3 stars on 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, and 5-8, but all of them show a grey circle with 0 stars on the map. I need help with this.

This game is awesome! I play it all the time and my skills at building bridges has gotten A LOT better. However, I had a very good idea for an update. I was wondering if you could add a mode called maybe ‘Speed Build’. The idea is that there is a train coming, and you have to build a sturdy, yet under budget bridge within a time limit. I would love this game even more if you added it!

I like the game I just barely started I’m still in the first zone and I like the challenge aspect of the game but in sand box it’s a different story it’s still pretty fun with an unlimited budget but first of all the order of which the vehicles start in. menu, slides out of view which isn’t helpful and later on my phone died in a project and I didn’t save so I had to start over so it would be nice if you could add an auto save feature thanks.

I’m always happily surprised when companies go above and beyond to help out a customer! After a few issues with the game, and a quick couple emails to Dry Cactus I was up and playing the game again right where I wanted to be! Not only is the game fun, and enjoyable but the dry Cactus team kept the game alive for me. 10/10 will support them in the future.

I have spent hours playing this game. I recommend this to all online teachers who teach 2-5th grade to show your kids these games. Reminds me when I was in elementary. We were tasked to make bridged out of straws and see how much weight it could handle. Fun times.

I’ve played this game for a while. I got bored of the campaign so I headed into sandbox mode. It’s great but I wish you could share your custom levels that you made, and play other people’s levels. This would add so much more things to do in the game. Besides that this is one of my favorite games and not much else needs to be changed.

This game is awesome. Hours and hours of endless fun and challenge. It keeps you interested with its difficulty and ability to play any level at any time. My only gripe is the controls can be hard to use at times especially on a phone (iPhone 7). I often find myself having to undo mistakes because I clicked in the wrong spot or a piece didn’t go where I wanted it to go.

Great game and well made. Just a cautionary word to anyone thinking of buying it it gets very very difficult very quickly; right around half way through the second “world”. I had 3 stars on all levels up until then and im having trouble even completing levels from there on out. There are no hints and no guides once you complete the tutorial.

This game is nice and fun. BUT, there should be a “hint” button to give you help on a level that you are stuck on. Maybe if you are stuck on that level for a certain amount of time it will appear. Or after a certain number of times you fail it will appear.

I’m loving this game so far however there seems to be a bugh on level 2-3 “Eye Eye” that I only spent 16,000 out of the 20,000 given and it says “over budget” and gave me one star... it also started me with a bridge already partially competed it was a bit confusing... otherwise it’s incredibly fun