My Favorite “Wind Down” Game
Sun Aug 06 2023 JazyWayzGames have to be pretty bad for me to leave a review. I never leave positive reviews because let’s be real, most games are mid at best. But this game is literally one of my favorites and here’s why. 1. There’s A MILLION levels to this game! I’ve played regularly for about two years and I still have hundreds of levels to play. 2. I don’t have to buy coins or diamonds or keys or tickets to mate it through a game. In fact, this game has zero purchases unless you want to remove ads, and they don’t limit gameplay if you get stuck.. just watch an ad and get a hint (it’s extremely rare that I need a hint). 3. The less mistakes you make putting the pieces together, the fewer ads you need to watch! That’s Huge! Ads are very minimal if you’re a decent game player. 4. The game isn’t TIMED. You can literally take your time putting puzzles together and not have any penalties. 5. The game is suuuuper relaxing. I play every night to calm my mind. I suffer from extreme anxiety and I’ve downloaded games that are supposedly made specifically for relaxation, but none of them even come close to this one. This game requires you to think but not overthink. It’s literally perfect.
Thank you developers. There are games similar to this one on the App Store but this one was the first I tried and I’m unapologetically loyal to it.
Nice Little Game!
Sun Aug 07 2022 Wailing DirectorUPDATE: It occurred to me, belatedly, to check settings for an option to remove ads, and there is one. Hallelujah! Upgrading my 2-star rating to 4.
Original Comments:
This game is supposed to be relaxing, but all the ads defeat that purpose and just make it tedious and frustrating. You start with a background “canvas” and all the various elements that you’ll be adding to it are at the bottom of the screen. The elements are added one batch at a time, but the process is interrupted by ads you have to endure between every couple batches. This translates to having to watch maybe 3-5 ads for every picture you complete. Then when the picture is finished, there will be yet another ad before you can move on to another picture. Additionally, sometimes the last element in a batch is so obscure and hard to find, you’re pretty much forced to watch an ad in order to obtain a hint, just so you can move on. I’ve come to really really hate this sort of ad-based “free” game. I only play 2-4 casual games at a time, but when they’re all like this, that ends up being a ton of ads I’m watching (or rather, trying to ignore) every single day, and I’m heartily sick of it! When a game offers an ad-free upgrade for $3-5, I’m HAPPY to pay that, once I’ve played long enough to know I’ll enjoy the game for at least a few months. So take my money and leave me alone with all the frickin’ ads!
Needs a bit of work.
Sat Jul 10 2021 J. KaarenLet me preface this review by saying that I love, and am hopelessly addicted to this app, so much so that I have just totally finished all 1000+ puzzles in the game and am waiting for new puzzles to be added. With that being said, I’m going to have to say that there are a few issues that need to be addressed and the first one is this: The puzzles must be solved in sequence with no option to skip ahead or go back, erase and recolor. If that were not the case, I wouldn’t be waiting on more additions. I do feel that not all the puzzles are appealing and sometimes would like to skip over one, but this is not allowed. Secondly, I feel like the developers need to decide exactly what audience they want to attract. Some of the puzzles are very juvenile in feel with lots of cats, mushrooms and almost cartoon-like characters. These do not appeal to me as much as the more mature landscapes, home decor and other more mature scenes. So, if solving in sequence is mandatory, there is no way to get around the more juvenile themes and you just have to bite the bullet and plow through them. I have had no problems with crashes and there is a very nominal price to get rid of the ads. So, c’mon guys! Let me give you a five-star review.
Enjoy the App
Fri May 12 2023 BaronAftonI really enjoy the app. The problem I am having is that my eyesight is not what it used to be. When the clue outlines are black on a dark background (or white on a light background) there are many times I can not even see the clue that I am missing. Then when one can not tell that they have already placed the item on the picture it may help to have the outline disappear or change in some way. Thank you for looking into this. I have at times had to turn the brightness all the way up but that becomes a strain on ones eyes. The challenge of sets of pictures now is increasingly having black clue lines on dark backgrounds. The time spent trying to find a line to pick the object is really frustrating. Please have this fixed so can enjoy the game. It has become very tedious instead of fun Now with the challenge there is a lot of items to finish. They started out as something could finish fairly fast. Now how ever with the thought of making the puzzles a little more challenging the pictures have gone beyond that. Having to get help is bad when the item is pointed at the picture and the line still almost can‘t be seen much less having enough of an outline to indicate what one should be looking for. If each puzzle is going to take a lot of time then one is going to have trouble completing the challenge. This is supposed to be relaxing - fun
Latest Update Misses the Mark
Tue Jun 20 2023 PzlLvr2023Originally, I would have given this game 5 stars. I’ve been playing it for several months and have enjoyed its relaxing nature up to this point. But with the newest update, the relaxing flow of the game has been ruined by new cheesy gifs that pop up after you complete a section of the puzzle, with words like “Keep Going!” or “Amazing!” or “Incredible!” I realize this is a 12+ game, and those gifs might be fun for kids. But as an adult, I find the gifs annoying and unnecessary. I don’t need a celebration every time I complete one section of a puzzle. Save it for the end. I paid for the ad-free version of the game, and now I feel like I have ads again and the game is no longer relaxing. Can these please be removed?
Also, they updated the icon for the game to an image that has nothing to do with the game. I don’t know what it is with scorned women being left destitute with a toddler and a baby on the way, but almost every game in the App Store uses that scenario as advertising. It’s ridiculous. This game is a puzzle game, not a drama about a crying woman in a cold, broken down house which is what the new icon shows. The previous icon was actually representative of the game itself. Now it’s just another bait-and-switch ad like all the other games. It’s enough to make me consider keeping the game. This update, or at least parts of it, need to be rolled back. It’s definitely not an improvement.
Very Zen Game
Wed Nov 09 2022 20ShadesOfPurpleI will admit, when I originally started seeing the ads for this game, I wasn’t really interested. I skipped them and skipped them until finally I decided, perhaps I ought to check it out. So I went to the App Store and looked it up, and then my curiosity grew. It seemed like a fun puzzle game, and it’s made by EasyBrain, a developer I happen to respect for many of their games. So I downloaded it and played a few levels, and I must say, I was immediately hooked. The artwork is lovely, and the puzzles are elaborate and quite aesthetically pleasing. I play several levels a day, especially when I’m bored, and I find them very relaxing. It makes me want to curl up in my bed with my phone and a hot drink and never get up. It has the same effect of a good book—a mellow, calming feeling. It really helps when the stress is overwhelming and you just need to escape. Sure, the ads are a bit annoying, but honestly, is there ever a good game without ads? It’s how they make money. You just gotta deal with it. Anyway, I highly recommend this game for those looking for a good way to relax, unwind, and eliminate boredom. And for those who enjoy a good puzzle and delightful artwork!
Can’t make my own choices
Sun Mar 21 2021 Tree babyI really enjoy this app immensely but I’m disappointed that I MUST solve the puzzles in the order presented . I would love to make my own choices. I’m sure others would too. I find some images to be a bit disturbing and I would appreciate not having to continue with that puzzle . Also, there tends to be an abundance of cats in many pictures. I like cats, but practically every puzzle has at least one and some have many . Please just make it so that we can choose to move past the ones we personally don’t care for . It’s a lovely concept and I’ve done over 200 puzzles before deciding to address the issue of allowing us to choose our personal preferences . Also could you create a way to accumulate the hints instead of just doing them one at a time ? I suggest that you look at the Happy Color app for both of my requests. I’m currently at a stand still with Art Puzzle because I have no desire to do yet ANOTHER Halloween/magic puzzle just so that I can move on in the sequence. I’d hate to delete an app with so much potential but frankly I’m at a standstill until something improves.
Beautiful app, but……..
Sat Oct 30 2021 LinbmcdThere are so many good things about this app. It’s unique, the puzzles are unusual and beautiful, and I love the different themes and the animation at the end, which is a beautiful reward for completing the puzzle. BUT…….what I don’t like are the ads that interrupt the puzzle several times before the it has been completed. I don’t have a problem with ads per se. I understand that they are necessary unless you pay for the puzzle. But it’s intrusive to interrupt a puzzle several times before it’s completed. This is not an issue with the iPad version. Also, if you want a hint in the iPad version, THAT’S when you watch a brief ad, and that’s it. You can do this many times. I don’t mind ads in that instance. And in the iPhone version, I’m limited to only being able to get one hint, and then it says I can no longer get hints. That’s just unacceptable. I’m now stuck in a Daily Challenge puzzle that has so much crammed in to it that I can’t even see the puzzle line clues, so there is no way to complete the puzzle without the availability of a hint. I may just have to delete the app from my iPhone and only play it on my iPad. Please consider mirroring the iPad set up. That would make the Phone version of the puzzle perfect, and earn it a five star review from me!
Too much black magic and sorcery puzzles
Fri Feb 17 2023 vizzypUpdated review: the elements in this game continue to grow darker in nature. I have deleted this app, as I don’t want to use something that seemingly wants to propagandize the occult. It’s not just halloween. As an aside, this game used to be relaxing. No daily levels to meet for a reward. Then you put the “to do list” on the screen. My PTSD brain can’t handle that. I feel as though I have to complete the daily assignments and my anxiety rises. You could always give us the ability to have that on the screen or not. My main criticism is the overall and prevalent theme of the occult. Believe it or not, but we are in a spiritual battle. Satan is real, and these types of things open doors to some bad stuff. I’ll also add I took multiple (approximately 100+) pictures of puzzles where it was impossible to tell what part went where. I ultimately decided not to send them in, because I’d have to send multiple emails to do so.
Why are there so many puzzles with what I can only describe as demonic elements, and dark themes? I don’t think I can continue to play, when you make it this obvious that you promote these types of things. Also, the clues that you give for things are so freaking innocuous, you could never solve the puzzle if you didn’t pay for the unlimited hints. Please consider making puzzles on the lighter side. I’ll pray for you.
Beautiful game but…. Update!!
Thu Sep 30 2021 ScibbywibberI left my original complaint to show what the issue was and that, unlike so many other apps, the developers responded kindly and the problem I was having was fixed! So thank you! Was a two star review, but now it’s five.👍🏼
I LOVE the different pictures and how they become animated once you put it all together! Very enjoyable until you have to sit through an ad. I understand completely that if I’m not willing to pay for the ad-free upgrade, I will see ads. What I don’t understand is algorithms and computer technologies that, when I report the ad that I find offensive and stressful (something that defeats the purpose of a “relaxing” puzzle) it then becomes the only ad I see! I even deleted the app and Re-downloaded it, and the first ad right outta the shoot was the demon, buxom, way-too- animated, anime babes! I get it: prudes and close-minded puritans needn’t bother. After receiving this message from so many sources, I just need to stop trying to participate. You win. At least, on this platform. ☹️ But the completed postcards really are beautiful in this unique puzzle game.
