The Best Game On The App Store
Tue Nov 30 2021 The dantsterSo I got this game in 7th grade. 6 years later and I’m in college and still play this game at least once a week. I cannot recommend how good this game is and how much it is worth the money. The story is great, the gameplay is great, and the music is great. Given that I’ve played as long as I did (with some breaks here and there) you would think I’ve ran out of content, but there are still challenging songs and songs that I can barely even pass. And because there are so many good songs there are always 6-7 good songs that are perfectly within your difficulty.
As far as other rhythm games (Cytus I/II, Phigros, Arcaea) it’s this one I always come back to. Cytus I is ridiculously unforgiving. Cytus II is rediculously forgiving. Phigros is fun but all the challenging maps are gimmicky and if you play them enough you’ll eventually get a score if you want. Arcaea is impossible to play at high difficulty on phone. Deemo, however, is different. Difficult maps feel possible on phone, and there’s no better feeling than getting a score you’re happy with.
So please. Buy the game AND the Forgotten Hourglass. It literally triples the games content. Best purchase I’ve ever made in my live no exaggeration.
Buy This Game and Your Life Will be Complete
Sun Nov 25 2018 Madrose911So, I actually started playing this game even before the full thing had released after a friend had recommended it to me (the game originally ended right after you grow the tree to its fullest height). And that was I think about 5 and a half years ago now. And I can not tell you enough that this game is absolutely incredible, and not a money waster. Deemo is a true masterpiece among games. The visuals are stunning, the music is gorgeous, and the story is beautifully written. The story progression is so well done, as you slowly unravel the mystery of the world you have found yourself in (the ending is going to leave you a changed person. And no, that is not an over statement), all while you get to play beautiful scores that feel like people put real heart into them. And there is so much free content, let alone all of the albums you can buy. Each piano piece you play comes with wonderfully drawn art. I guess you could call it the music cover art? And GOOD LORD just the game itself is a ton of fun to play. So, even if you don’t care about story in anyway shape or form, if like or love rhythm games, BUY THIS THING.
Thanks for reading, if you got this far, and I really do hope you get this game. You will not regret it. Trust me.
My Story with this game
Sun Sep 26 2021 MarklRyuI first got this when I was pretty young like 13? I sucked at it, and barely got anywhere; but a few years later I got back into it and was having a lot of fun! I introduced all the friend I could to it, and a lot of them got it; but the thing is, I described the game based on what I first encountered. To me it was a super cute game where a girl falls through a ceiling into this lonely things realm aka Deemo. So me and my friends are constantly playing this game and enjoying it so much; I realize now that we were Stimming, as I’ve realized I’m autistic, and it was an amazing way to escape the world and experience sensory bliss~ But the thing I mainly want to touch on is that discovering the new areas I hadn’t discovered before made me realize there was more to the game!
I’ve now played until the ending 3 times at various points in my life, and I start crying every time right at the end. It’s hard for me to cry, but the area right before the end makes me tear up and the ending always has me bawling my eyes out and sniveling. 10/10 one the best games ever, the gameplay is incredible, the music is amazing, and the ending will rip your friggin heart out. Enjoy!
Amazing game! Easily recommended.
Thu Nov 21 2019 Gilby35I received this game free because of their anniversary special. I’d say that this game would be perfect if it was always free, although usually there is a 3 dollars paywall normally. Usually I don’t care about the stories in these kinds of games, but when the developers try to attempt a good story, I want them to look at this game, the story is great, especially for a rhythm game. I had the Nintendo Switch version before getting the app, but all of the songs I saw on that version were pretty good. If you only buy the main game, you can keep the game pretty fresh, but only if you play every song given to you. But if your willing to throw some money at this game, then do that, especially if you get the Forgotten Hourglass DLC, because it adds a lot of different things to do, but it gets boring to progress if you don’t have new songs to play. Also, keep in mind that even if you are ok with the amount of songs you get to complete the DLC, the more you play a song, the less the tree will grow, making it very hard to progress. Despite the negatives, this is a very good game, and I recommend it to everyone who mentions rhythm games.
a returning “veteran”’s thoughts
Fri Feb 05 2021 pewdsnewdsI first played Deemo around 8 years ago when i was but a wee widdle boy in his 5th grade, and it was because of this game that invoked an interest in music for me. I was somewhat heartbroken to have found that the game had unintentionally uninstalled itself due to a bug that is now fixed. By then I had about 2 years of experience in Deemo and i absolutely enjoyed my time during the experience. The music is amazing in all aspects and the game, although challenging, is very fun because of the very well illustrated story line. Fastforward several years, i am now graduating highschool and have reinstalled Deemo to find that the game is still giving the same pleasurable experience i had all those years ago and some very nostalgic music at the same time. Im not trying to be cheesy but i may have shed a tear while playing Mirror Night Reflection by VK because it was so beautiful and nostalgic :’) omg i lovw this game so much zmcbdkalapspfjfba s the developers deserve so much credit for what they have done for me and everyone else for the better part of the past decade I LOVE U
I'm speechless
Tue Aug 01 2017 GamingGalPalI was not expecting that ending. I recently finished the game within a few days and it's definitely one of the more memorable ones, if not the most beautiful mobile game you'll surely remember the journey to.
Deemo is a rhythm game, with different available collections of albums and songs to each with three difficultly modes-easy, normal and hard. As you fly through the beautiful songs, the tree will continue to grow and then the stairs until Deemo returns to her world. The game has amazing songs, plot, ending, a gorgeous art style and is addictive.
If you want to move on faster, there will be rooms you can enter after unlocking it with glowing orbs that'll spawn, which gives you extra height for the tree/staircase. Also after some period of time, you'll need to go through the different rooms to activate things.
I absolutely love Deemo and it's definitely my favorite. I strongly recommend that you experience this wonderful journey with Deemo and little girl. And I applaud you if you aren't moved by this masterpiece.
Fun but frustrating
Sun Dec 31 2017 UnbehrableThis game peaked my interest by including a wide variety of fun songs and challenging rhythms and setting it all to a wonderful, albeit minimal, storyline. Don’t get me wrong, Deemo is a wonderful game and I don’t regret buying it. That being said, as I’ve gotten further along in the game, my desire as a completionist to finish songs with full “charming” combos has brought about a small sense of loathing. The game is waaaaay too finicky about what counts as a charming note or not, especially considering it doesn’t include a musical staff and it doesn’t count measures. You can only fully complete a song through either experimenting with timing, fully memorizing the song by playing it over and over, or by somehow managing to perfectly set your synchronization (the settings there are awful and confusing). If you don’t care about charming and just enjoy getting full combos, that’s still perfectly doable for the average driven player. However, you have to go the extra 500 miles (or be extremely talented/lucky) to even have a chance with charming. Still a great game, sorry if this review/essay makes it sound otherwise.
Simple, intense, and fun.
Tue Aug 14 2018 gperroneThis game is amazingly fun and can get very intense which only makes getting through a song on full combo that much more gratifying. I sincerely love this game and it's music. Yet even though I gave this game 5 stars, it does have its problems. Occasionally all your progress is deleted. But, hopefully before you start the game you go to setting and make sure the cloud button is on (it will be orange and bright with a white cloud). If you have this on, at the end of every song, the game will save no matter what and says something like "Progress saved" in the top left corner. If the progress deletes or even if the message pops up that it crashed, just got back to setting and make sure the cloud button is turned back on. One more problem is the calibration setting can be annoying but once the calibration (there is a setting to adjust it) is right, the game is so much fun with a variety of music between the DlC and regular songs given.
My favorite game, period.
Thu Aug 30 2018 SyddiSheepI’ve been playing Deemo for years now, let me start with that. I got it for free over 5 years ago, and honestly, I rotate through games a lot. I don’t even play that many rhythm games, and if I do, I delete them after a few months. But Deemo, despite the huge file size, has been a staple on every device I own for years. I was incredibly bad at first when I got it for free, and let my sister try it out. After seeing her do it successfully, I began to play. And my gosh, no game has made me cry as much as Deemo has.
The story is artfully crafted, and the songs are beautiful (even the ones I can’t stand). I’ve made quite a few in-app purchases, and have never felt shafted by the content I’ve been given. The entire $10 IAP for replaying the game was worth it simply for Shattered Memories book 1, but honestly the number of times I’ve played Post-Script and cried is insane. I can’t rate this game highly enough. You owe it to yourself to try it out, please.
Rayark delivers [edit: SADNESS]
Sat Sep 14 2019 _player_1I literally got this game to play while I wait for the next update of Cytus 2.“Deemo” though, is unique in itself. Its beautifully cute! [edit: and evil. I was too soft] I was expecting there to be a lot of similarities between it and Cytus, but the way you play and the art style is even different. Actually, playing it can be calming. It’s casual and mellow. The tap notes sound like piano tiles. The story is kind of slow(at least in the beginning)[edit: until you realize what’s going on] but make sure you don’t miss that you should interact with the “home screen!” [Edit: it’s actually where the adventure is] Rayark has the best mobile game designs and art I know at this point. I wouldn’t mind working for them..ehehe. (They charge kinda expensively for add ons, they must be doing well) I think I’m gonna try out all their games like on Steam and stuff too, because whatever they make has to all be this good! [Edit: they’re also good at hurting my heart.]
