Fun, and so imaginative!
Wed Jun 19 2024 ReviewCriticzI don’t deny the issues from the previous reviews, but I do see progress with longer events and more energy available on the event maps themselves. It is also evident that from the pilot and early release that the game has gone through so much improvement and I applaud them, and what they should be applauded for, for continuing to improve and make the game better! Of course, I do attest that they should either make the obstacles more cheaper or make them more sparse, which is the most annoying for me. I want the critics to understand how difficult it is for people to make games, and if they are frustrated, why not for them to make games and try to make some money from it? I can’t wait to see what other events and other characters are introduced, even though that my personal favorite is Andi. I want to see more about his origins!
So much potential
Sat Aug 03 2024 kitmumThere are so many great things about this game. I love the characters, the artwork, crafting, decorating, the story, completing quests. However, the events are impossible to complete without spending real money. I know people complain about the energy costs in a lot of games. I have played a lot of different games of this kind. This is one of the best, but absolutely the worst when it comes to the energy system. I have a max energy of 76. I use the in-game things to generate more, I watch all of the ads I can. I get up to maybe 400 energy. I chop down 150 energy in rocks and bushes only to find that the path is still blocked by another 150 energy. I clear that and collect ONE of the 12 items I need to complete ONE of the quests in the event. That is so frustrating and not fun at all. If I can only log in twice a day I cannot even complete ONE quest of a 2 day event. I made the mistake of spending real money on one. I don’t mind paying a little to support a good game. I logged in several times a day, watched tons of ads. Sixteen dollars got me a few more steps in, but not even close to completing the event. Please fix this this. It really could be a five star game if the energy system was reasonable. I will not spend any more now that I know it does not help. I work hard for my money and have a budget. I just threw away my my monthly “entertainment” money for a few rocks and bushes.
This Game Could Be Great!
Sun Jul 21 2024 Rdrs80However recently the developers created a special quest that cannot be completed without spending $25 after having spent $5. $30 to complete a 5 day quest is ridiculous. You see there are these rare tools you can collect. They take forever to save up for them. After depleting all of my special tools to get more energy, I come to a place in the quest where I cannot complete the quest without spending at least $25 to unlock a required piece. This had never happened before. Customer service responded they felt bad but basically too bad for me. After taking my money to play the quest they intentionally then made the event impossible to finish. Also customer service send they sent an apology gift but did not. I am sure because this was an intentional scam on their part. This WAS my favorite game. Now it’s deleted and they will get not a penny more from me. Nor will I ever play a game from this unethical developer again! Update, I foolishly gave this game another chance. They increased the energy, but, shortened the quest period. So same investment required but now more often. Additionally, their quests have twice crashed and reset. Then they don’t return what you used or money you spent on said quest. They give you a “compensation prize” that does not cover what was spent. I have never had to report a game to Apple for fraud before but these developers are literally committing fraud. DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME!
A Bittersweet Farewell
Tue Apr 23 2024 JuniperBeaRating this game is such a challenge because in essence it is a five star game: fun, creative, lighthearted. I have poured hours of time, money (much to my husband’s chagrin), and energy (in game and out) into designing my estate and decorating my house into the perfect little magic escape that I love with my entire gamer heart. Unfortunately, I just can’t invest any more into a game design company that so obviously doesn’t reciprocate my respect and appreciation. With every event it becomes clearer that they are significantly more interested in making money from their consumers than providing them with a rewarding gaming experience. Despite numerous reviews and criticisms that highlight the disparity between energy cost and energy provided, each event continues to increase the first and decrease the latter, making any progress or reward out of tangible reach without spending ridiculous amounts of money. For this reason I will be saying a fond yet bittersweet farewell to this game and advise anyone thinking of downloading it not to become too attached; it’s a dead end relationship that will end with you heartbroken and destitute. Instead I recommend similar games like Sarah’s Adventures, California Escapades, and Tuscany Adventure where the affection between game and game is mutual.
Event fatigue paired with glitches and radio silence from customer support.
Tue May 06 2025 LAC TI made the sad decision to delete this game today. It’s been one of my favorites since I began playing. There’s always a side quest in addition to the regular “cabin” area. Some aspects of the side games have really fun stories and if you’re successful in completing the story generally there is a reward that is not only a reminder for the event but also gives the player resources in energy or production that are increasingly important as one progresses in the game.
For me, it came down to finding glitches in the form of disappearances in both the task and progression areas during the past two events, the start of overlapping events or quest as well as an increase in the resources required to complete them. I reached out to customer service with my concerns and I waited for 36 hours hoping to have an acknowledgment at the very least that I had reached out to them. While the amounts that I chose to spend to support a game I enjoy were not all that significant in the big picture to them as my budget only has so much go towards these types of things the lack of any type of response to my multiple inquiries spoke volumes regarding the claim that players are valued and important.
Fun but geared toward people who have time on their hands
Thu May 02 2024 Galactic Time DragonIt has been a pleasant surprise. I downloaded this because I was bored and happened to come across it. That said, I think it’s pretty good and I feel the pace of racking up energy isn’t bad (especially if you’re using this to fill time between tasks during the day) but I’m also spending all that energy in the events not the actual gameplay piece. The gameplay piece I’m more creating things and selling them to the merchant or order board. The events like starry realm however, are just too short of a time frame especially if you work. I was able to complete the market one at the cost of about a day on the weekend. Starry realm I managed to log on a couple times and go till I ran out of energy (about an hour) which is all I have time for in a weekday for things like this. I was really disappointed when they notified me it was over because I didn’t feel like I had a good chance at it since it was only a couple days. Definitely geared toward people who have time on their hands.
Frustrating
Wed Aug 21 2024 KatWingAngelI love the story and the images and building things as a casual game but the increasingly higher and higher cost of energy makes it impossible to finish things. Spending so much time and energy to work on the events but never finish them and not get prizes is a waste. I used to be able to complete activities with some challenge but reasonable. So I have gotten some of the special buildings. But now even playing all the time and saving up special energy items to use and even getting a couple of the card energies during an event cannot complete it. Getting the special cards only happens if you get close to the end of the event. It is a waste of time and energy to not get to finish a story and get the cute buildings. I am beginning to hate this game. One event I had to stop counting how much energy I had used once I got over 7000 and still did not come close to finishing it. How come one task costs more than your maximum energy bar holds! Disappointing and frustrating for a game that once was fun and a good way to casually pass some time. Now is a source of anger and I don’t need that in my life.
Fun game but….
Fri Aug 02 2024 Lady DraxI started this game a couple of weeks ago and was really having fun, until the quests started to get more involved in such a way, that the making/finding new lives weren’t keeping up. Instead, a person has to keep buying the “excess” lives from the piggy bank as they build up, in addition to trying to get enough supplies for the Dragon merchant to, hopefully get chest keys, and also hopefully, get some more lives. Instead of the developers allowing other ways to get more lives in-game, they keep pushing “watch the ads for more lives” EVERY FEW MINUTES, which gets annoying, especially if you’re trying to complete a time sensitive quest. Also, lives don’t restore very much overnight, so a person is left with not much to start the next day with. A suggestion would be for the developers to set a decent amount of daily lives to start the players off each day without having to make a mad scramble first thing. I’m very disappointed in this game and have deleted it from my tablet.
Likable Game but….gamer beware
Mon Aug 26 2024 Nim1021I really like the concept of this game. However, I really hate the drain on energy that forces you to buy gems to get additional energy. The game has you go through “events”to get rewards and etc. for completing tasks. However, in the beginning they will supply you with enough crystals to complete certain task , then where do they go? Not only do you have a great drain on your energy bar just to open areas to get access but then there is a second great drain on energy bar just to collect items for the event tasks. This leads to great frustration to find ways to restore your bar. I refuse to spend money in order to play. I will not accept this to be able to play. If you have a lot of money to spend on a game then you might like this one, however if you don’t, then don’t bother with this one. I’m on level 17 already considering deleting this game off my phone. Also, why doesn’t this app have a refresh background feature as an option on my phone? This app has a problem locking up sometimes.
Ehhh
Tue Nov 26 2024 jaelyn95Everyone has the same complaints yet the developers or this game are doing nothing to fix it. They keep sending automated messages that don’t do anything for players . This game requires too much energy and the ways that you can get more are not enough. The events are ridiculous as well. You use double sometimes triple the amount of energy in events just to still barely move anywhere. My next issue is the card collection side quest. I have 8 more cards to collect but every time I open card packs it’s always old ones . In the last 2 weeks I have not gotten a new one yet . It’s just hundreds of old ones. That’s not fair especially when you have x amount of days to collect all of them. I wish this game was better. Really considering deleting this game. It requires way too much for the little bit we get back in return. We get so many coins that we can barely use why can’t we use those coins to buy gems or buy entry instead of having to use real money to buy it. You can use gens to buy coins which is crazy. Let us use the in game coins to buy gems and energy
