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Fix nests, and I’ll play this 24/7If you’re wondering if you should download this: The answer is yes. You will undoubtedly get bored once you hit the pay wall a few days in, but those few days will be AWESOME. For this to be a long term game for me, though, the nest issue needs to be fixed. I understand nests can’t be an infinite resource, and that there has to be some kind of barrier to players hatching constant dots. But it’s absolutely wild to expect the average player to pay $5 EVERY time they want to hatch a new dot. I could understand nests being available for gems—something that’s purchasable through a micro transaction, but also able to gain in small amounts by playing regularly. Or even if we were given a free nest as a daily check in reward, say once a month or so, and then additional nests had to be purchased with real money. But when you advertise hatching new dots and breeding unique traits as a CORE MECHANIC of this game, this kind of paywall is just ridiculous. The average player isn’t going to spend up to $30 a month on nests so they can hatch a new dot every time their baby dot grows up. I could see myself spending real money on this game, playing it every day, etc. But in order for me to do that, ya gotta throw me a bone. Give me a free nest every once in a while, so I get used to hatching new dots and excited enough about the process to spend cash on it. Right now, I just don’t care..B0bsmithVersion: 1.0

So cute and fun to play, until you have to payThis game is everything that you could possibly want out the makers of Pokémon Go. It is truly a beautiful game and the creatures are all so unique, adorable in their own ways, with different traits that you breed to your liking. You get to play with them, feed them, but instead of just having food or having coins to “buy” food, you scavenge for food with your friend. It is an incredible game!!! Yet, after you have your second Peridot, the game is worthless to play unless you are a pay to play person. You cannot breed any more Peridots nor can you really continue to do anything “special” other than the same actions with your friend which in turn levels them up, but again, that really doesn’t do much. I have come to the point where I have stopped playing until they make a way for players to earn nests (which is how players can breed Peridots) because others it is a waste of time. We should not have to pay to play and this type of pay to play idea should be labeled as such up front if they want players to actually continue to play their game..AmitielsnowVersion: 1.1

Fun, but not “willing to break the bank” fun.Growing up as a tamagotchi kid, I love playing this game. Going on walks with my dots, showing them a tree or a flower, digging in some dirt, playing fetch, seeing them grow up, etc. but I cannot justify spending so much money. If it was $1/nest with discount bundles from there, that would feel reasonable, considering it takes a dot about 3-4 days to mature so I’d be buying them so often. $5 just to continue progressing the game, without opportunities to buy with in-game money? No way, no app game is worth that. I’ve spent a decent of money on PoGo through the years, but at least I don’t absolutely HAVE to in order to progress, and that game is also getting too expensive for me to care about lately. Besides the paywall, I also wish the hatch-a-dot system was less clunky. Having to send a message in Campfire, which is a separate app, and hoping somebody else checks their messages? The “send seed gift” should be replaced with the hatch request, since exchanging the same 400 seeds back and forth with someone seems pointless. Love the idea behind the game, but the execution is lacking. I’ll play it again in the future if the paywall issue is mitigated, but for now it makes sense to abandon my 2 free dot pets....AirbenderandiVersion: 1.0.1

Adorable, great potential, expensivePeridot is still new, I get that. I expect new features will continue to come out and flesh out something that feels really special. I love my Dots and the animations and interactions you have with them are sweet and endearing. Here’s my biggest problem: cost. It costs 5 dollars to hatch a new Dot (after your first two). When the whole game is centered around raising and hatching to find new traits, this becomes an issue. How much money would a dedicated player need to pay a month? 30 at the lowest. That’s six Dots. Once you’ve raised a Dot, the incentive to keep coming back gets halted. I have no problem paying for a good game. I have no problem paying a subscription, even, for a good game I know I will enjoy. But this current monetization model will drive everyone away. I would pay probably 3-4 dollars a month flat in a subscription model. To ask your players to pay 5 every four days for continued progress and use is ridiculous. Please change the way that Nests are able to be obtained in some form or fashion. I know developers need income, I want to give them that. But you have to understand that the average person will stop playing as soon as they realize they have a 5 dollar block..@spluncherVersion: 1.0

Cute & CasualI’m very excited and enjoying the game. What I love about it the most is that it isn’t necessarily a demanding title at all. For someone in their 30’s who has a busy life, this is my perfect companion. On the walk & subway ride to work, I can let my dot free to roam the city. The AR could use some work when it comes to recognizing walls or doors, etc. But, seeing your dot walk in front of you on the sidewalk is just a cool experience. I will say the game being new is finding its ground on what can be added into it for entertainment. I do believe there is still some work cut out to do when it comes to that aspect. But then again, this isn’t Pokémon GO and that’s a reason I actually enjoy it. I’m not required to be in this app all of the time looking for certain ones. I can just hop in casually when I’d like and take care of my cute lil “Floura” before heading into work or going to sleep. I see so much potential with this & truly hope the upset PoGO players don’t ruin a good thing out of selfishness & greed. Peridot is cute, has its purpose, and deserves to stick around. This is the new Tamagotchi/Gigapet 2.0 :).ItsandrewdylanVersion: 1.0

AMAZING! I’m sorry nianticHonestly im amazed with how amazing this game is. The AR feature is incredible for just starting out! I love the tomogatchi like play style with the uniqueness of NFTs despite all the problems the game is still new and im so impressed. Im so excited too see where this goes since its first Niantic specific server since Ingress which is still going strong after almost if not over a decade!!! So fun to see the business knowledge ive seen taken. over the years. from ingress breaking the gaming indestry with location based gaming, to AR in pogo creating its very own genre of games with unique twist! I notice the slow starts after the 2017 server problems and i commend you all for your skill in attention to your flaws to fix too the unique creativity you bring with every single original game. I know with all the backlash due to prices and everything is a lot but at the end of the day yall are fantastic programmers minimum for the games that have been released over the years. Thank you and im super excited for the future of this game.Eclipse CashVersion: 1.0.1

Has potential but the paywall...The fact you HAVe to pay 5$ for each time you breed a dot is insane. When the dots themselves and discovering them is the main game loop, this game quickly becomes crazy expensive. And the supporting features like feeding and petting your pet do not justify this insane cost. It would be much better if the nests could be obtainable without paying, and instead monetization is locked behind seeing into the eggs, cosmetics, or even certain dot traits (which btw all of these also cost real money...but at least you get a few free for playing.) if they change the game to give more ability for the users to actually play the game and the monetization to be supporting the player then this game would be 5 stars for me. I'm disappointed that a game like this theoretically will cost more for me to play than other games like genshin impact... the blatant greed makes me less likely to support. The idea is so cool but the game just doesn't deliver because of this nest paywall. Atm it just doesn't justify the spend. But if this changes I'll 100% change this review to a higher star rating. Best of luck to the team of Peridot..Ploo2Version: 1.0

My ThoughtsI absolutely love this game! It’s cute and easy to play. There are some things that I feel could use work but they are mostly due to personal preference. I like how the hatch-a-dot system works and you get to pick from three eggs instead of only getting one offspring. I don’t really mind the AR features but I personally think it would be better as an option instead of all the time. I say this because my dot often has trouble measuring distance and gets stuck in the floor a lot. If the player could turn the AR on or off I feel it would be more appealing. Maybe a room for your peridot would be a cute idea. Be able to buy or earn furnishings for them to have for comfort or interact with. This was just the thought that had been nagging at me the most since I started playing. I know that making, adding or changing things to a game can be quite the project so I’m only saying this as a suggestion. Overall I find it to be a fun game to play and can see myself keeping it well into the future..ShaeReiVersion: 1.6.1

Has potentialThis game really does have potential to be great, but it’s almost as if hitting a wall as soon as your first dot grows up and you have no way to earn new nests besides the one that comes. There is nothing more that can be done besides repeating the same few actions feed , play and do tasks. On Apple device I haven’t been able to add any friends for the whole time since launch and I feel as though that makes it discouraging to find things to do or want to use my one and only nest. While waiting for more updates to fix the glitches there is not much to do with no friends, no way to earn nests etc . I want to keep playing and enjoying hatching new dots but after liking a game so quick and relizing it’s going to use my real money to play more than a few days and not at all any way to earn the nests by playing the game it’s hard. I understand having some paid feature but the nests are the CORE part of the game and should at least be earnable so people can get hooked and then more rare ones or packs could be paid… please fix the friends list as I really wanna keep playing..AshleetheartistVersion: 1.0

Cute and easy game, but some problemsYesterday, my friend recommended me this game. When I tried it, it was very fun, and still is! It is so fun raising a Dot, going to different types of terrain and habitats! I feel that it really connects you to other people near you, and makes you explore. The genetics system is fascinating and will definitely inspire some people. One tiny problem I have with the game is the nests. I love how you can hatch new Dots, but a $5 nest is too much for some people and I think there should be another way to acquire one. It is great how the developers have supplied a free one, but for people who move ahead quickly in games could have a problem. It would be a much easier way to get new nests or Dots by having the user unlock a nest every ten or so levels, with maybe a few requirements and such for getting a new nest. Maybe they could earn more profit by letting people adjust 5 traits to have higher chances or more rare appearances for $5 per nest, or something like that. Thank you for reading..Giantcypress423Version: 1.0

Want to love it…Pros: The dots are cute, and it’s cute to see them react to being fed, pet or played with. It’s neat to forage for food and toys for them basically anywhere. Cons: like many other reviews mention, it’s expensive and frustrating that a major part of the game - hatching new dots - is only possible by paying for new nests. If you could craft nests or use in game currency to buy them as well, that would go a long way to improving the game and letting players progress by hatching new dots. My phone also gets super hot after about five minutes of game play, which means extensive battery drain, too. If I play for about 10 minutes, my phone will go from about 80% charged to low battery. I don’t see how I’m ever supposed to explore with my dots in the real world by going on walks which is a frequent dot desire to earn points to help them grow if my phone is both overheating and battery is drained to the point where I can only play for longer than 5 minutes by having my phone charging while I play. The game will also get laggy when switching between my dots, too..LdovesVersion: 1.0.1

Definitely a Niantic game!!!Very buggy and quirky but cute. The characters are fairly well designed and each seems to be unique. However it was clearly released several months to early before any real testing was done. The screen frequently starts glitching requiring the game to be restarted. The friends part has a list that can’t be sorted and most often but not always when you send a gift it takes you back to the beginning of the list instead of where you were. Clicking to recover a gift takes you out of the friends area all together despite the game being built around needing to receive gifts from lots of friends to be able to hatch more critters. The tasks are fairly simple but annoying having to go to various types of biomes to collect the foods. Fortunately if you don’t have the right biome nearby you can use a photo. Also the equivalent of pokestops only show other people you can friend rather than actually giving you any incentives. Overall it’s ok but definitely not great and not finished. Definitely what you would expect from Niantic..Sphl0ckmanVersion: 1.0

Great game but…This truly is a fun, cute, and great game but I do have some issues.. I’ll start withy biggest issue.. The nests. I understand that this game is new and does need advertisements and money to keep it free but my favorite part of the game is raising them but that’s kinda difficult when you hate paying for stuff in games. What I would suggest is finding a way to pay for a nest with sun drops or gemstones. I would say maybe about 500 gemstones or 5000 sundrops because to get that amount of sundrops or gemstones it would cost close to $5 which is the price for a nest. Another issue is sometimes my dots will go into the ground and into walls and turn grey which is a weird sight to see but it’s not too often. It usually happens when playing fetch which my dot. The ball will get all glitchy and go into the ground or through walls which ends up making my dot grey and go through the floor or wall. Also sometimes there’ll be a glitch where if I close out of the game for a second while walking and then re open it, I’ll get the message that appears when in a vehicle even though I wasn’t in a vehicle. And here is my last suggestion. When I’m a vehicle and is a passenger, I feel like it would be cool if the dot could also sit in the vehicle with you. It would be pretty nice seeing my little dot sitting in a car with me. Anyways this is a great game and I do believe it will get incredibly better and way more fun than it is now..Jayden0is0weirdVersion: 1.0

Fun but ...I was having such a fun time playing the game, the concept is really cool and I love the design of everything. But to have an essential part of the game be one use and then $5 per after is just too much. Even in pokémon go, the incubators - which aren't an essential function - you have one that as infinite uses with ability to purchase more if you so choose. Obviously the functions aren't the same as you can't reasonably hatch multiple Peridots at the same time, but maybe instead of giving out so many free gems - push those to be bought instead of an nests, as they have real benefit if collected. As a player, i'm much more likely to spend money on the game when an Item or currency can produce something rare, special, etc. Even a nest with abilities to produce higher chances for rare combinations or abilities would be a better alternative to just having to buy a basic necessity of the game. Anyways I still enjoy the game but definitely hinders my ability to continue playing if I have to spend $5 each time to do the entire point of the game..Bailey Goodson:3Version: 1.0

Even without breeding I still enjoy the simulation aspectsI’m an 80s kid and as I entered middle school Tamagotchi back in the 90s was all the rage. I miss the Tamagotchi Connect app. There is a new Tamagotchi coming soon but until that happens Peridot is the next best thing. Plus it promotes healthy active lifestyles and as a gamer that’s something I struggle a lot with. So anything that makes walking or exercising fun is good! I am sad that they removed foraging for nests and agree nest prices are too high. I enjoy the AR aspects watching my Peridot interact with my real pets and friends and family and explore my world. Oh and I love how they all look completely one of a kind! That’s the best part and still even without breeding your one Peridot is still one of a kind! And that’s awesome. I love how they purr when you pet them and feeding them and dressing them up and teaching them tricks. I will keep playing until the end, but without breeding and losing players by the thousands each day, that end is very near. For that reason I won’t spend real life money on the game cuz it’s going to die soon sadly..XenokittenVersion: 1.0

It’s good but the money and notifications are…So when I got peridot I was surprised to find that it’ll notify you anytime so I turn it on and the next thing you know it’s notifying me like at 1:00 AM and then 2:04 AM I know I can turn it off but they should try and fix it to where it only notifies people when they turn on their phones. Next, is the problem everyone is ranting about and now I am, the cost for nests and the kits. It’s way out of control how we have to pay 5$ for a something on your phone or tablet. I believe it should be the game gems to buy a kit or the nests. I wanna hatch another peridot for free or at least nests can be earned in the daily rewards instead of people spending 5$ on something virtual and it being so cheap it’s not even worth a penny. But other than that, I haven’t experienced any other problem. I hope that all the problems that people are getting pretty much mad about will be settled and solved. Thanks so much for reading my review!.IwillbiteyoulikeafoX68Version: 1.1

Was absolutely fantastic… for the first two daysI just started playing this with friends a couple days ago. We have been having an absolute blast walking around with our Dots, collecting food and treats and watching our little guys grow. Today, my Dot finally reached adulthood after much grinding and I was so excited to get my next one. I used my only nest and got a new baby through breeding… but then it occurred to me that I would need a nest every time I wanted to add a new Dot to the family. It seems the only way to get more nests at the moment is to purchase them with actual money, which I cannot afford to do. It’s unfortunate that I won’t be able to participate in what is one of the major functions of this game and will not be able to collect archetypes or raise anymore dots. I give it about a week before I lose interest given there’s only so much you can do with your Dots before they’ve done everything. I wish we had a daily or weekly nest so we could keep collecting dots like the trailer showed..SassyCassandraVersion: 1.0.3

A Truthful ReviewPros: Game is highly addictive Good for those that enjoyed Pokémon go Cute unique art style A larger amount of diversity for the creatures Task/Challenges are easy Promotes exploring your environment Promotes interacting with your environment Kid/family friendly and fun A friendly and helpful community Constructive criticism: Nests (what is used to hatch dots) should be able to be earned to keep a continuous fan base; ideas (1 for completing weekly challenges) and (1 every week through the daily logins). That’s 2 free a week, and keeps players wanting to grind and put in more time. In addition the price for nest are 5$ and are a bit costly for the average user for a one time consumable, something like 3 for 5$ or 8 for 12$ would make me the consumer feel as the price is right and would want to invest more into the game. Gem pricing for traits can be costly, and should be reduced a little as well. Summary: A fun and exciting experience that will leave your whole family engulfed in interesting cute creatures that will make you smile! Leveling up is easy and fast, and you’ll find love in viewing other people’s dots as well. The game has just been released, changes and updates will soon come and issues regarding the heavy pressure the game pushes on you to pay money in order to get more dots is a where gameplay falls short and will take you out from the experience but I think it will be resolved soon. Due to the community’s fustrations.._Awskii_Version: 1.0

Nests Monetization Will Stunt this GameI get needing to monetize this game, I do. But only allowing more nests from micro transactions when the breeding is a major draw of the game makes this just a step to the left of being like an NFT scam; the genuine gameplay and enjoyable pets go a long way to lessening that impact but most players won’t end up paying for more than one more nest if that. I’ve seen multiple reviews echoing the fact that we’d be fine to buy nests with premium currency that’s fairly difficult to earn, making it a pay-to-skip rather than pay-to-play. I think that’s something that would be a great remedy to this problem, while still incentivizing dedicated players to buy nests to skip the wait of saving up your scraps of premium currency. All in all I’m enjoying my time and will probably play until my current dots bore me. Don’t see myself paying $5 for each new dot though, when that earns me a lot more in most other apps.AlixyallVersion: 1.0.3

Wish Main Feature Wasn’t Behind a PaywallI love this game. Choosing my first Dot and raising them has been a lot of fun. I like checking in on them throughout the day and seeing how they evolved from baby to adult. It’s super cute! My main issue, and one that seems to be shared by others, is that a big part of the game is to breed your Dot with others and create new combinations and diversify the gene pool. It’s a cool idea and I was excited to have lots of baby Dots! However, beyond your first free nest (a necessity to hatch a new baby) the rest need to be purchased. Right now a single nest is $4.99. This seems ridiculous for a huge component of the game play to be locked behind a paywall. Really hope Niantic reconsiders how they handle nests. I would love to see them be a craft-able item, or if you don’t want to spend time searching for materials you can purchase a pre-made one. Additionally, I would spend $5 on a nest that I could use multiple times, but $5 to hatch one Dot (which can be accomplished in a few days) seems unreasonable..CDZIVersion: 1.0

Very cute, could make some improvementsUpdate: Now that keepers can earn nests in game I have increased my rating to 4 stars. There are still issues with bugs and you can’t do a whole lot of breeding without buying nests (price is still too high and real money only) but the game is now very playable for the casual player not looking to drop much, if any, cash on the game. This game is cute. Real cute. The AR is fantastic. Unfortunately Niantic chose to put a core mechanic behind a paywall. $5 for single use nests required to breed. There is very little to do with an adult dot so to call this a free game is a huge stretch. At time of writing this the highlighted positive review hopes “angry pogo players” don’t ruin this with their greed but Niantic is the greedy one here. There isn’t even an option to buy with in game currency. They could easily monetize the game with the premium options like the Eggs Ray, extra nests, and the trait unlock option. $5 a pop to breed is absurd..Mel885Version: 1.5.0

3/5!I really enjoy the concept! We don’t have enough interesting genetic games, and adding the multiplayer aspect is so exciting! You can go-hatch with someone passing by and you never know what you’re going to get! But, you can only really explore the main aspect of the game, the entire selling point, if you pay. That’s really upsetting to me, as it seems like a lot of love went into it. But it comes off as a cash grab. I think a great feature would to be to add some way for free to play players to get some nests. Sure you can make it tougher, but at least make it possible. This game is only so fun without that, and I think people would be more interested in paying for items and nests if it didn’t seem so greedy. I know I would. The ar is also a little goofy, but that doesn’t really bother me. A few quality of play changes could be made, but really just add a way for free to play players to get more nests. Be it a daily spin, quests, whatever. So much potential to be a huge success! Make it more accessible!.HanuhiVersion: 1.0

Pretty Cool with an Absurd PaywallI don’t know if it deserves 3 stars, but there is one main issue in my opinion that basically needs fixed which is the way you have to play to progress through the game. Imagine owning a little unique digital pet that you can mix with others pets to create a very wide range of babies. Very cool until after the the first baby, it takes 5 bucks a pop for a new one. Oh, and by the way, the traits are randomly generated from the parents, and you’ll be locked out of several of them until you reach a higher level. I tried to play and level up, but now I’m to a point of realizing I’m making a big commitment that I’ll need to invest a lot of money in to have fun with. If you got like 20 eggs for 5 bucks instead of 1, I’d probably come back and play. The paywall between me and getting cool peridots is just too steep unfortunately. At the end of all that, definitely worth checking out for a couple days. It’s cute, fun use of AR, and a neat idea for a game..OG Ingress PlayerVersion: 1.3.1

Great game!I love this game! The community is really nice and supportive and it’s easy for me to share my artwork and get feedback on my work in campfire chat! The dots are super cute and have a ton of personality! A few things I’m not a huge fan of though would be nests, it’s hard to get nests because you have to buy them with real money unless you get them as a reward for leveling up or some kind of event reward. Also some of the interactions, you can have your dot interact with technology and various other things. I like that it encourages you to go outside but all of the technology interactions are negative like “too many screens these days” or “would rather go outside” when your literally playing on a screen 😒. All in all, I think the game is pretty good even though it’s a bit harder for freebies like me to get certain things it’s still a fun game that I definitely would recommend!.EpikGirlVersion: 1.1

Cute, Attractive, and Developers ListenI love this game! The peridots are super cute and the animations are beautiful. There was an unfortunate paywall before, but the developers listened to the reviews and changed it so there were ways to get things for free. It is always so exciting to raise new peridots! As the game develops and grows, I have a suggestion that could make this game even better: I think it would be nice if you could hire another player or a computer to take care of your peridot for you if you are going to be traveling or can’t take care of your peridot for a while for a price. That way, you wouldn’t have to worry about you and your peridot losing bond while you’re busy or away. Please consider this suggestion! Overall, peridot is one of the best games I’ve had. It’s cute, attractive, and in general a wonderful game. I can’t wait to see peridot change and grow in the future..CatcremieVersion: 1.4.0

LOVE THIS GAME…BUTI love this game! I’m so sick of PokémonGO & I loved Wizards Unite⚡️9¾ ⚯͛ △⃒⃘ but they shut that down. Ingress is a nightmare & I have ZERO interest in the flower game—so this is it! I love hatching Dots & taking care of them. All the other players I’ve dealt with online have been very nice & helpful. HOWEVER, this game is ridiculously expensive. And the software is so buggy, constantly crashing, overheating the phone & killing the battery. It’s hard to recommend it to anyone. That being said, the Niantic team working on this game seems to give all the feedback serious consideration. They are constantly trying to fix the buggy software & crashing problems. They have taken player complaints about the cost seriously, & have responded with changes to the game in a timely manner. They have tried to fairly compensate early players with free nests that newer players receive as part of leveling up. In spite of all the problems, I really do like playing this game. The graphics are exceptional! I wish there was more info on how to play from Niantic, rather than trying to find YouTubers or other gamers to get directions. I really miss Wizards Unite⚡️9¾ ⚯͛ △⃒⃘🦉 & I’m just really sick of PokémonGO, so this has been a nice change. I love all my Dots, & can’t wait for new features that players have asked for & given feedback about..BlackCatIIVersion: 1.4.0

Great Game, But…I love this game. I was a fan of Tamagotchi back in the day, and Peridot is like a better version of that. The game is new and there are limited things to do right now, but I’m sure that there will be new features added over time, which I am looking forward to. HOWEVER… Nests being behind a paywall is a game killer. I get making them rare-ish, but right now there is no way outside of paying real money ($5) to hatch new dots. So basically after you get your free nest for starting the game, you’re stuck. Once your Dot becomes an adult, there isn’t much left to do if you can’t breed new ones. I’m hoping that something will be added to address the issue with Nests. Make them purchasable with Sundrops, since those can be acquired in game. That right there would be a big plus. You need sundrops to breed your Dots so it would require playing and saving them up to both buy a Nest and breed a new baby. Once the Nest issue is resolved, I will happily revise this review to 5 stars!.LadyDragonbornVersion: 1.0.1

Great AI!Dots are so adorable! Yes, I admit the game can be glitchy, but it makes sense since there are lots of features in the game. A while back, people weren’t happy about the prices the developers put on the nests, but the developers read the reviews and added a free way to earn nests! I’m glad the developers listen to their players. My conclusion is that Peridot is a great game filled with cute Dots. I’d give this game a six-star if I could. I also hope fans who had their hearts broken when they realized the price on nests will give the game another chance. Edit: The game has been making really cool updates like feral dots! Although they added many awesome updates, I think the developers should continue to work on AI and making new animations that make the dots come to life. The game is already really good and I think it can become even better..MeowMeowCat2Version: 1.8.2

Great ConceptIt’s super fun and cute and I love the visuals. However, even for a powerful newer phone it’s so immersive that it’s often very laggy and unforgiving on battery life and makes interacting with animals and flowers tasks very difficult. This game shows no mercy with the AR requirement and it’s sometimes really tiring on the eyes and the forced AR means a lot of my friends can’t even play it because their phones can’t handle constant AR usage so I miss out on a chance to enjoy the game with people locally. The Hatch a Dot system is annoying because most people show up in habitats nearby but no longer play the game and won’t get the request (probably sick of the constant AR or paywalls too) so the chance of actually breeding another Dot is minimal most of the time. Kinda kills the concept for me, I came into this hoping to create unique creatures and play with my friends who can’t even play the game. Pretty bummed. Really hope it gets better in the future like PokeGo did..CoolCORGI109856743Version: 1.0

CampfireSo I have been playing this for about a week and it’s actually pretty good and I like it but the only problem for me so far is when I click the bag thing and I try to press “chat on campfire” it shows the loading screen for about 2 seconds and then it says “campfire failed to open at this time. Please try again later!”. I don’t know if this is an internet or wifi thing but I have tried clicking on it at my home where I had full wifi and 4 bars. So maybe it’s a glitch? When I look at the visitor dots thing and I click on one of the dots and press the “message __________” for the hatch-a-dot request it says it successfully sent it but then it says the same thing as it did earlier where it says it failed to open. But other than that I think it a very fun game! I have done the sigh in thing to see if that would help it but it didn’t. Thank you!.JeremyflintVersion: 1.0.3

Very fun so farSo far I’m impressed! I first thought, yeah ok, another digital pet game. But Niantic usually puts out decent games. So I gave it a go. For a digital pet game, it’s really fun. You can feed, train and grow your pet. It even interacts with the real environment! That’s impressive. You can also let your Peridot wear accessories lol. Is it better than Tamagotchi? Not really. Tamagotchi is still fun in its own way. It’s more traditional, as in everything is just on screen. Where Peridot is mostly AR reliant and relies on real surroundings. Think of comparing Super Mario to Sonic the Hedgehog. To each their own. UPDATE: I knocked it a star because this game is battery hog! I don’t make a lot of time playing this game but by the end of the day my battery meter is in the red. I have a 14 Pro Max and I get lots of battery life, but ever since I started playing this game, my phone is really low by the end of the day. Please fix this, Niantic..Hatch82Version: 1.0

Bien mais ..Le jeu est amusant un mélange de Pokémon go et de tamagochi mais seul bémol c’est le mods qui sont payant donc impossible d’avoir d’autres dots sans payer pour la reproduction … je trouve cela assez ordinaire. Il faudrait trouver une solution à cela.DaedrissVersion: 1.0

Cute but pay to playCute game, love the idea but you can only use real money to get necessary items to play the game further. It’s new so hopefully they change this..Student oilVersion: 1.0

Amazing game!I really hope this game doesn’t fail like minecraft earth or something.Uggfavosuydhfuy duohy dVersion: 1.0

Good early game, locked behind paywallIts adorable and fun, but paying $6 for every nest afterwards is ridiculous. Maybe if it was 4-6 for $6 would be better or even one free one a week. Would also like to see one Nest that doesn’t break like the incubator in pogo. I would also love to see more ways to get EXP to level up not. Last, would like the ability to find and adopt stray Peridots on our adventures..CanadianQuinnVersion: 1.0

So cute!!!Such an adorable game and they updated it, so now you can get free nests. I’ve had loads of fun and haven’t had to spend any money to progress 💗.Justme853Version: 1.4.0

Glitchy but cute and paywall is ridiculousSo I’ve run into some glitches with the foraging in different places, game seems not to recognize the difference between grass and my hard wood floor and gravel/sand so it’s been stopping me from completing things, also the fact that my dot wants to see flowers (of which I have none and there’s none on my walks) and it doesn’t recognize fake ones apparently as a thing is kinda annoying, this nests for 7$ is entirely horrible idea if the name of the game is to breed why should we have to pay for the basic thing we need to do that with?? I’d understand if it were a multiple nest thing like say it gives the possibility of multiple babies but not for one…. That’s just simply stated a rip off, even Pokémon go has free incubators for eggs…. Like give it a rest, you’re not expecting people to play for long or rather not expecting many new breeds to come out of this if you expect us to pay every time lol that’s laughable at best, all in all cute little game but some poor unfortunate soul was allowed to make it a paywall instead of something you could enjoy properly.Melina6969Version: 1.0

Good! ButThe game is adorable and I really love to play! But, you HAVE to pay real money to get nests to have more dots. I could understand having to collect the in game gems, which are harder to obtain. But $7 Canadian is too much for one nest. I really like playing, but there is too much dependency on buying the in game things. Having more free/accessible nests or even purchasable nests with the in game gems would make it so much better!.Vicvic76Version: 1.0

Great potentialThe AR is delightful, I swear my “dot” was looking at my feet. But there MUST be a free way to get nests or this game will have no future. With a way to gget free nests it is 5 stars no question. Like tamagotchi for the 21st century..NRWritesVersion: 1.0

Great game but pay to playI love the game, but $5/nest to be able to breed is crazy! I would love to see a widget for IOS though so I could keep an eye on my Dot from my Home Screen.GraceschoiceVersion: 1.0

It’s okThe game seems to be borrowing a lot from Pokémon but adds a new twist in the sense that you have to use AR therefore you’re more likely to move around. There are lots of clipping and animation issues when the software gets confused with what I suppose to be the surface for the pet to be on, also general animations are bad especially interacting with food and object that sort of just stick to the pet’s face with the eating sounds, doesn’t look good please work on improving that. Interactions are ok but there should be more and the growth needs to be slower and require more work so that people don’t get bored of the app after 5 minutes of play..Frug0Version: 1.0

Good game! Devs listen to players feedback :)Peridot has come a long way since its launch in 2023. You get FREE nests now :)!!! Free nests from daily login and quests! Lots of opportunities to hatch new dots. The devs listen to player feedback on Discord.MeowieMeowwVersion: 1.14.0

Phone overheatingThis app causes my iphone to quickly overheat, please fix.Maddy356ghyffVersion: 1.13.0

PeridotPeridot is a fun game by Niantic, I would just recommend to lower the price of the nests, both the in-game currency and dollars. Maybe 2.99$ each instead of 7$..BrowdymtnamestakenVersion: 1.12.0

This is so funEveryone should get it because it’s so fun and deserves to be way more popular than it is whatever paywall you may have heard of has been fixed.Charlily3Version: 1.10.0

Fun to playThe peridots are so cute I want to snuggle them and the design are amazing. I also love how they interact with animals and people. I love leveling up and playing with my peridot and the different species and stuff to do is so cool. I love this game it’s so fun to play!!.I eat toes👹👺🤡Version: 1.10.0

I love this gameIt is super fun to train animals and be able to have a fun free app that you can’t pick an animal and feed it train it and more! Definitely get it.Nadia222peridotVersion: 1.8.2

Unreasonably expensiveThis game has some v fun aspects(mainly the breeding), but there are few things to do (not much in terms of activities, the ones you do can get tedious and the AR is pretty clunky) both to interact and to level up/get the currencies required to progress and get more Dots (which in turn help you level up further, since you eventually max out your dot and it stops giving you EXP/currency). In essence, it can get frustrating at higher levels since there isn’t much to do that matters, and the things that are fun are paywalled, since your progress slows as you level up AND things get more expensive. For things to do, there are interacting with IRL scenery/feeding/fetch/petting (which are done in moments unless the game AR bugs out, which does happen), and (time/location restricted) battles with corrupted dots that give you a little currency and get saved in your Visitors section, available to breed with (which costs quite a bit and the cost only grows over time) for 24hrs, after which they disappear. I have a bone to pick with the battle system, tbh, because drawing a steady circle around the enemy can be difficult on the move, which… the AR often happens to perceive even when you’re standing in place, and you end up trying to draw a ton of uninterrupted circles around the opponent (if you release your finger/have the opponent cross the border, you do no damage) within the allotted 20 seconds or so, as you watch it float away from you, your circle distorting with it. I feel a bit salty because this game can be fun, but as of now it feels quite underbaked *and* paywalled at the same time. It’s not a good mix..Anna-the-Great-and-TerribleVersion: 1.8.2

Dis thing kinda good thoI thought this was gonna be dumb or smth but it actually pretty cool.ROBLOXLOVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Version: 1.8.0

This is amazingThis game is very fun and I love my pet thank you for making this this is a amazing game keep up the good work - astro.Astro17_17Version: 1.8.0

J’adore se jeuxJ’ai joué et la première fois était parfaite! je trouve que ces un bon jeux pour des enfant merci d’avoir sorti ce jeux salut!.Sur le jeuxVersion: 1.8.0

Super fun and cuteIt’s super adorable and it gives me the motivation to go on a walk! Highly recommend :).CuntiettaVersion: 1.8.0

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Peridot Negative Reviews

Core Mechanic of the game stuck behind paywall.Peridough should be way more accessible. I can dig up Sundrops and constantly farm Blightbux, so Peridough needs to be easier to get too. Also, at least every other day (if not every single day) there should be a Nest available for Blightbux or Peridough. If you can’t do that then bring back crafting Nests, I should at the very least be able to craft 2 Nests a day or every other day. Honestly who in this economy is able to pay $5 for a Nest every. Single. Time. It’s just not feasible and people should be able to just enjoy something without it hurting their pockets. You can keep the bundles and stuff. I’m sure people who can afford it buy it, which is definitely giving y’all enough money to keep the game running. I wouldn’t have an issue at all with the in-app purchases if the dev team of this game wasn’t basically making them mandatory. This game is pay to play, not pay to win. It’s entirely backwards; what app has ever done anything like that?? None because it makes no sense and doesn’t work. The whole point of the game is to breed for better traits and eventually get archetypes so why would you take away a CORE MECHANIC of the game?? It makes zero sense. Also, how much you spend breeding with rescued/feral and friend’s dots needs to be less random. It’s definitely randomized, otherwise I wouldn’t already have the archetype I do. You should spend less or more depending on how many traits from that dot are still locked for you..LexanlionVersion: 1.9.0

Good idea - but pay to play and buggyI love the feel of raising and caring for your dots. Love playing with them, feeding them, teaching them tricks. But there are some massive issues that right now I can’t overlook. The biggest issue is that you need to spend money (and a lot of it!) to get nests to raise more dots. $5 per nest, with only 1 free, is ridiculous when a main draw for this game was to breed and raise multiple dots. Can’t do that without nests, and the only way to get those is spend money. Hard pass. The other issues I have are the bugs in the game itself. It often stops responding or recognizing locations/people/animals and has to be closed and reopened to have the hope that it will recognize things. The forced AR is a battery draining nightmare and while it’s cute to see your dot in your environment it often glitches and disappears or has missing cells. The game has no ability to sense things when it is even remotely dark out (I will often take walks after dark to wind down and I hoped to be able to play with my dot during them). The dots want you to feed them specific foods or play with specific balls, but the random generation of items means you can be searching for a ball type or food for 10 minutes without finding it - and good luck if you need an item from a biome that you can’t currently access. TLDR: Overall I love the idea. The pay to play makes the game unplayable. And the glitches and battery draining aspects are also difficult to manage..PeachymischiefVersion: 1.0

Charming little pet sim with some shortcomingsIt’s a cute experience that gives me something to twiddle with every so often during the day. The dots are more engaging something like a tamagotchi as they interact with the environment and can even recognize things such as pets and flowers! My two biggest complaints come down to the UI and the hatch a dot system. The interface is really clunky with things buried in menus inside of menus. I feel like every time I was looking for something I had to open up every option every time to find what I was looking for. Information is also very vague in general on how things work, making it even more confusing to find what I’m looking for. The thing that really bugs me is how to get new dots. The only way to hatch new dots it to connect with another player, have enough sun drops, and have a nest. When picking a partner some of the traits are locked and your new dot cannot inherit them until you’re a certain level. At time of writing I’m level 9, and I feel like nothing is unlocked. My first time hatching was almost an exact copy of my original dot! I definitely wouldn’t mind as much if the nests weren’t locked behind a $5 paywall. I’m not above spending money here and there on app games but that’s a lot to shell out every couple days to play half of the game. Overall it’s a silly little time waster but my gripes might outweigh the fun. Plenty of potential if the devs don’t get too greedy like some of their other games..UzoolnVersion: 1.0

So much potentialThis game looks and appears so beautiful and unique however after reading the comments in the groups from beta testers it has changed tremendously from that version. I’ve played PoGo since day 1, I now have been playing this since day 1 as well in hopes Niantic will help create a way to not make this all about money. A nest to breed one is far too expensive, and there needs to be something additionally added to help with xp gain, it seems to level up quite slowly and could use some additional missions. Being in AR mode all the time also drains the battery so much, there needs to be a “playroom” or something to that effect created so you don’t have to be in it all the time. Maybe even a way to save your favorite habitat in 360 view so your dot can have all that play room in case you can not leave your house that day etc. a feature to assist in re-rolling your eggs somehow via sun drops or gems would be great but the ability to highlight the ones you’re most desiring even if it’s only one option would be really nice. So many people are wanting specifically 1 thing more than others plus it would prompt more breeding to finally acquire your ultimate dot if it’s only 1 benefit at a time added to each version, heck even paying gems or sundrops to keep a feature and choosing multiples would be a great option during breeding. I look forward to watching this game develop and become something great it has so much going for it..EvieLynAVersion: 1.0

The game was cute and fun until…If you enjoy breeding and caring for cute pets, this game was pretty decent. In the original release, Niantic being Niantic attempted to paywall every hatch, but quickly learned that wouldn’t work. Once they started allowing some free nests (a fair amount even, in my opinion), the game actually became quite pleasant, and it was a fun way to get the kids out to see different parts of our town (go for the on-screen habitat, stay to experience the off-screen point of interest). I was even ok with buying a few supplemental nests to support the game and give the kids some extra hatching fun. That all changed, dramatically and quickly, with this last update. A game that was happily swaddled in cuteness and fun changed to dark and creepy with the addition of feral dots and blight, complete with ominous music. At the same time, the desires of each Dot pet was removed, effectively taking away the most fun part of caring for each one. My daughter went from absolutely loving the game, to being completely creeped out and hating it. While we probably could have just shifted her focus for a bit if it was a temporary Halloween event, instead it sadly is a permanent change. The previous version of the game will be missed, and we will not be playing this depressing version. Hopefully Niantic will quickly realize how much they’ve alienated family players by this change of tone..ArtigiusVersion: 1.8.0

A Slippery Slope 💔This game is incredibly adorable. It has incentivized me to get out and exercise or just simply enjoy nature. I’ve been playing it nonstop since I downloaded the app (30+ day login bonus streak currently). There is quite a lot of love and passion put into this game and it is clear to see! However, I simply cannot recommend it to anyone in its current state. As of now the main draw / feature advertised to folks is breeding new Peridots to unlock rarer traits and cuter “dots” as they call them. The problem lies in the fact that there is no feasible way to obtain nests through in-game play. I’ve completed all of my dailies, weeklies, dot’s desires, login bonus… nothing! You only get one nest to start off with so you can hatch one new dot beyond the default one you chose at the beginning. If you do wish to pursue hatching dots regardless of not being able to obtain them with in-game methods you’ll have to spend $5.00 USD per nest. That doesn’t sound like a whole lot but it will certainly add up quick. There should always be an option for folks to buy extra nests on the shop if they want to — but I will not be spending money for each individual time I want to try breeding a new Peridot. If you just want a single (or two) pocket pet(s), this game is for you. Please don’t expect to be able to breed more Peridots like the advertisements imply unless you’re willing to open your wallet..Kathrynn H.Version: 1.0.3

Cute but not F2PThis game is right up my alley! Breeding cute pets called Dots to see what you can unlock, walking with them and more! I love how they interact with you and how you can help them grow. Here’s the issue though. You get a free nest (one item needed to breed) at first, but after that you need to pay $5.00 to get another. Yes, $5 per nest. You cannot get nests for free which makes the game boring and.. well honestly disappointing as you can’t do anything else after. There’s also the issue with it making your phone extremely hot. I have to keep my quality low which only helps a little, as it still gets very hot when I’m playing. I have an iPhone 13 max pro or whatever so it’s not the oldest phone. I’ve heard people with the newest version of whatever phone they have still overheating.. but I can’t confirm that. You also need sun drops to breed which you can get 400 a day from friends- currently unlimited- but there’s an issue where the screen blacks or whites out if you try to scroll down, making it impossible to get to the rest of your friends. It’s a shame really because this game has so much potential. But Niantic making this game’s main mechanic locked behind a paywall is pretty disappointing to say the least. Maybe they’ll change it; hopefully when the hype is still fresh..CyphoriumVersion: 1.0

Talk about shooting yourself in the footPeridot seemed like a good game but by time I was less then 10 minutes in I realized that the nests meant to breed peridots were locked behind a paywall of 4.99, and that the “nest fragments” that existed in the beta were no more, and with just the 1 nest given out of pity for the player I decided to keep playing, but little did I know it only got worse, with some traits of peridots being behind levels far into the 30s I felt like I was getting spit at, trying to find a small bit of hope I reached out to other players nearby me but was only met with radio silence until nearly 3 days had passed, finally after 5 days of playing the game I was finally able to breed a peridot, but with a astronomical cost of about 1,337 gems to unlock the two star and three star traits behind a level lock I found myself unwilling to continue playing, this game had tons of potential despite having the model of most nft scams, and I wouldn’t have minded the scam like micro transactions if ordinary players had at least the ability to have more then 2 peridots, however with no ability to even do that I ultimately lost any hope I had for this game lasting more then a year, without major changes in the gameplay and the core structure of earning Peridot might as well just shut the stables doors and throw out the key..Lootfarmer1Version: 1.0.1

Great game great premise but…. Money grabbingHonestly after dropping around $30 the first week in game I think I am no longer going to be playing. Every event is just a new purchase. The amount of money that goes into this is just not worth the limited game play. After your dots are adults they just gain growth but for zero point. There is no reason to even care for them after other then to fill daily quests. After, you dont even need to take care of the rest. Honestly I expected more out of this game. Its just a greedy money grab. Dont waste your money and time. Its not worth it. The graphics are ok, but its the same animations over again. You get nothing but growth for completing training. There really is zero reason to 100% their tricks esp after they are grown. I got excited in the first couple weeks. Im just done with the game. Just go back to pokemon. At least you can probably catch some free pets. The ar use is practically the same, and you dont have to throw money at it constantly if you dont want too. The balance between price of items and game play is way off. Its not worth it. Dont waste your time and money. Overpriced and it literally requires you to pay for every dot past the first 2. Maybe if things balance out i may come back. But as it stands, its just not worth it..EnviousinsVersion: 1.0.3

It’s fun but…While it’s fun to make the dots and get the archetypes the process can get expensive with the nest issues. I get it they have to make money to keep employees paid and servers running but it’s a little steep. With that said I did pay every once in a while as I’ll pay for games that bring me enjoyment. The reason why I deleted my account though was the constant use of AR. It’s a phone killer in short. The things that it does to your battery and electronics in your phone is not good. I’m not going to continue to play a game that will over heat my phone and shorten my phones life span. Heat is one of the factors that kills your batteries capacity to hold a charge. Even if your phone says its charged to 100% your battery may only be holding a 90% charge as an example. That a reason why phones have trouble making it through the day as they age under the same amount of usage. I get the AR aspect of this game but maybe make the game play out like your other games in their own digital worlds. Pokemon Go would be an example. Most people just use AR in that game to snap a quick pic and then back to the Pokemon digital world to continue playing. Anyway I’d come back if the game went in this direction as it is fun..SixonthefloorVersion: 1.13.1

4 1/2 stars on average? Are we playing the same game?Launch day revealed every feature of the game: create a dot, dig up items, hatch a dot. Guess what? You may have 1 (one) dot for free. If you’d like to hatch any more, you will need to pay a mandatory $5 for each and every new Dot you’d like. See where this is going? You’re just feeding a company money directly for them to tease the idea of a game to you. Just go browse top paid apps & buy a full-fledged port of something for $20, you’ll play it longer than this nonsense. Also, they charge for the items you can dig up if you need specific ones, but they all “spoil” at the end of the day. Why? Anyway, even if this game had any substance to it, there’s not a single reason to expect your players to pay you literally $5 a day presuming they’re hatching a new Dot every day (which is the only reason to have the app at all). You might as well subscribe to an mmo! At least those try to impress you with things to do and reasons to be online. This is a full-on nothingburger designed by the same people who tanked their last game with the same senseless greed. You can miss me with that business, I’ll just draw my own creatures for free with any features I want!.LehmahnVersion: 1.1.1

Short Term FunI had found myself often times during the last year thinking I would love a Tamogotchi type app on my phone that was pretty and well developed. While I looked around and tried a couple apps nothing was quite right. I really love the concept of this app and during the first couple days of playing I was pretty enamored, but that kind of quickly wore off. There just isn’t enough things to actually do with your dot. Anyone who has kept up with Tamogochis these days know that the game has evolved beyond just simply taking care of the daily needs of your pet and this app could benefit from that. Also, of course the paywall. It’s insane. Absolute insanity. I don’t expect (unlike a lot of people it seems) to not have to have in-app purchases especially on a free app. I just wish they were reasonable. I saw on boards that initially there were options around building nests previously in beta versions of the game. Some combo of that with paying for nests would make much more sense to me. Like yes, make me pay for cosmetics or things that speed up results, but not for the basic point of the game..BeeleewilliamsVersion: 1.0.1

Supposed to get you out and exploring like Pokémon GoSo, my s/o and I have been avid PoGo players for YEARS now. Lately, I haven’t been too enthused by playing that - so I downloaded this. I LOVE the concept of this game. However, when my s/o and I go for our daily walks, we don’t get a ton of walking done because in order to ‘catch’ feral dots, I have to completely stop and stand there not moving while I attempt to save them. He has straight up gotten frustrated with me because ‘how are we supposed to enjoy our walk if you have to stop every 10 seconds’ - and I agree. In pogo, you can turn AR mode off if you’re on a walk, and catch your Pokémon. Or even keep it on and still catch your Pokémon. That isn’t possible with this game - and I just don’t get it. To gain XP, catching feral dots is one of the best ways to do so after the daily quests/desires. It just doesn’t make sense to me that a game that wants you to get out and explore would make it so that you have to stop anytime you want to actually play - when they have literally another game where you can walk around and constantly be playing and walking..Monica the angry oneVersion: 1.14.0

Typical Niantic, too $$$You will need a decent phone camera to play this as AR is required. Same with location. The peridots are cute but the gameplay is repetitive. The gameplay with a single peridot lasts about 3 days, from baby to adult, and then you’ll need to breed to restart the, very repetitive, game cycle. This is $5 each time. So around $50 a month if your consistently hatching dots. Community day is $15. You HAVE to use campfire, Niantic’s still non-functional discord-copy social server. No easy way to see if someone wants to breed with you. Yes, you have to send a breed request. And accept requests of your own. The cough up the $5 and hope you get the traits you want. Oh and because campfire is required, if you’re under 18 you can’t breed. Nice for a game targeted towards families. Can’t breed? No new dots. No new gameplay. No new archetypes to collect (the main point of the game). I quickly quit and do not recommend Niantic is WELL known to not listen to community suggestions so I don’t expect improvements. Sooooooooooooo many better options out there. Even for money-hungry mobile games. Save yourself a ton of money and buy a real game with hours of new content for a single fee..Jam_angel_001Version: 1.0

Forced Boycotting for communityThis game is something I’ve been excited about for a couple years now. Glad it’s out, but horrified to find that it’s just riddled with the classic Niantic pay to play system even though they advertise as a free to play creatures breeding game. Oh btw if you got the game intending on playing it as it was designed, prepare to have to pay to do so. Promises of grandeur never come to fruition from Niantic, all they want is to mine your data while you mindlessly tap your screen and pay them to do so. This game is flailing in the water on release, many features available in beta testing have been removed or switch to pay to access them. Niantic reworked this app to line their own pockets so badly that the entire community is boycotting nest purchases and any other payable feature they’ve surprised us with after release. The community as a whole plans to allow this game to die off if Niantic doesn’t fix their pricing and treatment of their players. I heavily suggest anyone planning on getting this game, seek out their discord server first that way you can get real honest player info from other players and the community..RedArrowB06Version: 1.0

Seemed promising, but is pretty disappointingThe game starts out well, with a choice between three colored eggs that, when you choose one, leads to a cute little companion. The first few days were fun and I enjoyed exploring with my unique dot while slowly raising it to adulthood. But then we come to the breeding mechanism. For such a crucial aspect of a “free” game—the aspect that is most advertised and encouraged—breeding is extremely paywalled. It’s laughable to call this a free game, because unless you’re content to pay money every few days to continue on in the advertised mission of expanding the species, you’ve pretty much just got a slightly interact-able creature that, once reaching adulthood where it essentially has no other use than for breeding, serves no purpose but to drain your phone battery as fast as possible. Could have been a very promising game, but I don’t know how much longer I’ll keep it around, as there are plenty of other apps that could take up storage and drain battery while providing a much more enjoyable and affordable gameplay experience..HyacithiaVersion: 1.0

Honestly baffling monetizationThe game itself is relatively pleasing to look at and fun to play for a day or two. However, the main element that makes the game interesting (breeding) is locked behind a 5 dollar purchase that only gets you a single breeding nest. In addition, using this nest costs Sundrops, another form of currency, and actually being able to inherit features from both parents generally costs Gems, yet another currency. To void the Gem cost, you have to level up quite a bit, which is really an uninteresting slog unless you’re routinely shelling out 5 dollars for each new Dot. Even then, there’s not actually a whole lot you can do with them, and very little incentive to go out and explore your environment. The only long-term “goal” is to discover all the Archetypes, which based on nest costs is prohibitively expensive (at LEAST 125 dollars assuming every nest is successful and no gems are required). I was looking forward to this game for a while, and I’m very disappointed with this outcome. Maybe in a year or so they’ll have made things more reasonable, but I don’t have a lot of hope..Dank DanielVersion: 1.0.3

Pay to Win! On day 1!In a game about breeding Dots, so you can real se them into the wild, to save the Dot population, you guessed it, you gotta breed! But niantic wants their cut every single time! The ONLY way to breed is with two adult dots and a nest. The ONLY way to get nests is paying money to Niantic. $5 per next, and they’re single use. There is no other way. Not to mention that the game has been stripped to bare bones compared to beta there is nothing to do. You can’t grind tricks because your dot will refuse the food, you can make your dot too tired to play, you can’t breed without paying so once they grow up that’s it. I was excited about this game for the past year since I didn’t make it into the beta, and now I’m disappointed. Don’t waste your memory space or money. The devs refuse to even notice the community’s cries, they have stripped the game to digging up sandwiches, they say breeding isn’t actually an important part of the game, and are slowly removing more traits from Dots to lessen complexity. It’s not worth it unless you have just tons of money to blow to be able to play it..ChiefArdyVersion: 1.0

Fun, but the monetization needs workAs it stands, I don’t know if this game will succeed with its current monetization scheme. It’s very fun, but I’m simply not going to pay for a service that may be pulled shortly into the future because its overzealous monetization prevented it from appealing to enough players. Hatch-a-dot is a core mechanic, and necessary to complete the gameplay loop. Not to mention that breeding dots to collect ‘archetypes’ of traits is treated as the long term goal of the game. Doing so obviously is meant to take many rounds of breeding with an element of luck in finding partners and randomizing baby dot traits. Paying for just the chance to obtain the dot a player wants is sure to turn many people away, myself included. It’s a shame, because I’m enjoying the game otherwise. I wouldn’t mind buying a premium currency to breed a dot with a specific appearance more quickly, or picking up some real-world merch if I was sure I would be able to enjoy this game long-term. I hope that Niantic can make some meaningful changes soon..AbstractOccasionVersion: 1.0

The MAIN feature of the game is pay-walledThis game is super cute and has great potential BUT the main feature of the game (breeding and collecting dots) is paywalled. You get one single free nest when you start and then it’s $5 per nest ($7 Canadian) which is outrageous. This means you get to breed one new dot for free and then any more you have to pay, and pay a lot, if you want to keep and collect the new dots that you’re breeding. $1 per nest would be totally acceptable but $5 is exorbitant (in the beta there was a way to farm items used to make nests). There has to be a free to play friendly way to get nests for this game to be even remotely successful. I’m writing this the day after launch so I’m really hoping they smarten up and rework this or this game is going to tank..Simon062349Version: 1.0

Adorable, and expensiveNot free to play. This game is paywalled; you cannot progress without spending a LOT of money..Th0rnleafVersion: 1.0

Pay to play, please fixI love the concept, I love the cute creatures, I love the breeding idea, I love the endless possibilities Please please take away the paywall on breeding, or at least make someway where players can grind or play to earn nests, you will make more money if you do, this game has so much potential, don’t waste it!.Geometry Dash Player!Version: 1.0

Pay to playIt’s a modern tamagotchi, where you can feed and play with your pet. You raise it from infancy to adulthood, where the only new thing to do is breed your pet to unlock a different appearances (which can only be unlocked by levelling up your user level). You cannot breed new pets without paying cash for nests. Beyond that, there’s not much else to do and it gets boring pretty fast..Stevie ZavVersion: 1.0

Pay to playI was really upset to find out that after the first free nest you are unable to buy nests in game with in game currency You have to pay about 5 dollars for a nest This seems really unfair and targeted. Why isn’t there a way to use in game gems to buy nests? A huge part of this game is breeding and you can’t even do that without paying real money..ChideenoVersion: 1.0.3

Free or playtoearn nestsCannot give it a positive review until the paywall is fixed. Without $7 you literally cannot continue to play this “free game”.420BillowVersion: 1.0

PaywallGood game to start but hits a pay wall fast and hard, progress is completely stoped by $5 per game loop requirement and fee will repeat again and again. After this clear cash grab I feel disappointed and insulted…..GetuownnameVersion: 1.0

Breeding is paywalledUninstalled after finding out that the only way to breed your dots is to pay for a nest - at over $5 each. The gameplay is not worth paying this every generation. Too bad, was really looking forward to this game!.Kimber.amVersion: 1.0

Mostly Pay to PlayA core gameplay feature, hatching dots, is not free and is expensive. I would’ve been willing to pay for EXTRAS (some traits, accessories, etc.) not for the main feature. This just feels greedy and hopes that the cute AR will carry it. I doubt it when there’s next to no gameplay unless you pay and pay A LOT. But for a few days, I did enjoy feeding and playing with a cute creature in augmented reality and got a few pictures… That’s it though. I hatched a dot but without a real goal for a free-to-play/casual paying player, I don’t have much interest in raising it or continuing to play. A child might enjoy it for longer, but be aware that hatching more dots is only available for accounts 13+ since it relies on the Campfire app..Krys 🦋Version: 1.0

Want to love thisDon’t get me wrong, this game is incredibly cute! It has the potential to be fun. However, if the entire point of the game is to breed more Dots to stop them from going extinct, then having to pay for the nest each time and that’s a whopping $7 Canadian… NOPE! No thanks. I have my two Dots, and that’s because there is a free nest given for launch. However, unless Niantic gives us an option to grind or craft a nest I will not be playing anymore. As cute as this game is, only being able to play fetch, feed, and play tricks gets old fast. DO BETTER NIANTIC!.Hel KatVersion: 1.0

Pay to play, don’t waste your timeThis game was so cute and it’s so well made but it is a poor attempt at a cash grab. They have made the game functionally impossible to play. This is like if you had to pay to catch Pokémon in Pokémon go. I am coming out of this game with a very negative opinion about Niantic.Version: 1.0

Gets boring fastOn day 1 after downloading I had an absolute blast. Adorable creature that was uniquely mine. What a great hook to get me interested. Within 36 hours my baby was now an adult with nothing left to do except breed once and be put on a shelf. Bottom line is that there is literally no game here. Niantic has spent a huge amount of effort to design what amounts to a 2 day distraction. It’s absolutely stunning to me that they released this “game” without actually adding any gaming elements..SkyRattlersVersion: 1.0

NestA expensive real money item for each breeding? No way..TonkabobVersion: 1.0

Has potential, seriously lacking currentlyThis game has potential to be amazing! I’m already basically addicted to it, however there’s a serious problem with how the keeper leveling works and breeding. You can only gain so much keeper experience in a day, which isn’t HORRIBLE other then the fact that after your Dot is an adult, you can’t do anything with it unless you want to pay to breed it. It’s like 7 dollars Canadian for EACH time you want to breed besides the first one. If they make it more like the beta where you can collect nest parts it will be an amazing game, but right now it’s fun for like 4 days that’s it..GardenxSnakeVersion: 1.0

Cost of NestsI could understand if the cost of a nest was lower, but currently it is very expensive to play with the core mechanic of the game — creating and discovering new peridots to raise. Even if they’re lower priced, adding back the mechanic of building our own nests for free with found materials would be better. Please change the pricing, or add more ways to gain nests, as most people have already raised concerns about this and about how they will be leaving the game because of it..McKenzieEvansVersion: 1.0

Cute but unreasonably expensiveI really enjoy the game but the cost of breeding the Dots is far too high to justify. In my area it costs $7.00 per Nest, so if you played at a reasonable pace and bred a Dot once every three days, it would cost $70.00 a month just to play the game normally. Additionally, the act of breeding a Dot is difficult and frustrating, as you need to seek approval from another player and many of the traits are locked until you level up or spend even more money on gems. So even when I did buy a Nest (at a discount), the purchase left me feeling bad. This is a game I'd be happy to spend money on otherwise (as I'd love to buy cute accessories or bonuses for my Dots) but I really can't justify playing right now with the price point for just the main component of the game being so high..JessiRatesGamesVersion: 1.0

You have to PAY per breeding attempt!!!The beta version of this game had a load of features that they scrapped. Someone at Niantic chose to dumb the game down and make it into a money churning NFT style of scam. Any time you want to breed a new pet, which is presently the CORE purpose the game is built around, you have to spend 7 bucks here. That’s for a chance at the results you want, and then you have to level up to be allowed to access specific traits. You can’t work to earn what you want, pretty much anything worthwhile in this game is gated. The AI is no better than the animals in PETZ. In beta you could build nests and there were wild versions to catch so it had playability without making you pay to play. It’s like they’re deliberately trying to tank something that could have been so fun and innovative. It would be more apt to say Tamagotchi walked so that Peridot could stumble and fall flat on its face..Crivvens!Version: 1.0

PaywallCan’t continue playing the game without constantly paying $7..Jynx.EireVersion: 1.0

NestsThere is a huge pay wall to a key feature of the game. There should be a way to craft nest, why charge so much so that I can breed my pet?.RainbowdashalotVersion: 1.0

Core gameplay loop locked behind a paywallThe game itself is cute and fun but the fact that you have to pay for nests makes it unplayable.The entire point of the game is to breed your dots but they've locked this feature behind a $5 ($7 where I am!) paywall. There is no other way to attain these nests and this game is going to fall off quickly if people have to pay every time they want to access the core mechanic of this game..Allison 🌿Version: 1.0

Money grab that doesn’t functionFirst, the money needed to play this game makes it prohibitive to most people. Having to buy so much just to slowly progress. Sigh! Second, the friend list is not accessible as it goes white if you move beyond your first three friends. So no friend interaction allowed. Very cute but so many issues!!! Very dissatisfied and disappointed!.Feverfew7Version: 1.0

Niantic again neglects northernersThe outrageous pay per play after your Period grows was expected. But I’m disappointed that A LOT of the daily tasks include looking at a flower, or tree trunk, when where I live, there are no trees, and there’s not going to be flowers for another month. Otherwise it’s fun..ManniliutVersion: 1.0

Love the gameI’m impressed that they’ve listened to peoples complaints and added “free” ways to get nests but I still think that $34 for a virtual pet and a piece of clothing in todays economy is robbery. Taking advantage of people that like virtual pets. The price for things in the store is still WAY to high. Would happily pay 10 dollars a month for 5 nests not 25..EkatdawgVersion: 1.10.0

Bad game do not recommendI can’t even get past the starching legs part.Lionel11hazil20Version: 1.8.2

Too expensive…I like the game but ohhh my goodness it’s too expensive to play. The prices are outrageous! To add to this…last update was bad…game crashes a lot within a minute of opening?.GurgtjfeghVersion: 1.8.0

BadIt made me pay money.Heather 66Version: 1.8.0

Don’t waste your timeThe app never opened for me, it would get stuck in the loading page and never opened for me.TanbuVersion: 1.8.0

Why do you need my id?Could not even play the game.Hi_8273732Version: 1.8.0

Was great, not so much anymoreThe latest update has made it more difficult to grow your dots. No more desires, just socializing.. eh..AwSadToadVersion: 1.8.0

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