Amazingly SPOOKY
Fri Jun 25 2021 xLamashtuxIf you like point and click games and don’t mind getting the heebie-jeebies this game is for you. I absolutely love the atmosphere the game created from the little scares to background noise I unnerved the entire time, one small issue i have is I’m not sure if the hints were in chronological order (this could be a “me” issue since I grabbed early game hints later than intended) and I understand the hints are intentionally vague to prevent spoilers but around the end I got so lost because I thought I missed items, chocolate (since case wasn’t full), and wine cork (since it never said where) it wasn’t until watching the walkthrough that I realized I had everything, but would appreciate having a way to check progress to avoid confusion because those 20 minutes of retracing my steps took me out of a great experience
Decent for the price
Sun Jul 21 2019 ,\\'//<//?/_// //3/-\\//_ _\\I enjoy horror point and click/room escape games, and on that front this game is amazing, great story, good and gory. Now for the puzzles they were ok, unfortunately some of them seemed either impossibly obtuse, a few were fairly simple, and then some were spot on. I just wish certain things were easier to see and/or hear, a few of the clues for puzzles were hard to pick up on an iPhone screen, like the phone/bookcase clue, I could barely discern between the shades of red, that is frustrating, and things like this were why I gave three stars. The puzzles, and progression just needed more polish, or a few of them anyway, most puzzles were fun, although I did end up using the hint system because there was either seemingly no logical, or intuitive progression in some spots, or I just couldn’t see the tiny blip of the item I needed but that could just be me, my eyes are not the best, your results may vary, and still a fun game, just a bit frustrating. Almost like the developer made things harder to see to increase the difficulty/length of the game, which in my opinion is a bunk way to do that. Still for 2$ an overall fun distraction for a few hours.
Excellent game!
Sat May 04 2019 SuzshoEvery once in a while you have the good fortune to come across a game from a new developer that is of excellent quality. This is such a game! The puzzles are clever, intelligent, and challenging. The graphics are wonderful and perfect for the story. The music adds to the spooky atmosphere. The game is not perfect -- gameplay could be faster and on some puzzles I needed hints beyond what is offered (I was happy for online walkthroughs a couple of times) but overall I loved it! So cheers for this dev! I will happily buy any new games from them. I hope they come out with more. And btw, their other little game The Lift is also great.
Mediocre Rusty Lake impersonator
Fri Nov 29 2019 GimmelstonThere are a few interesting moments here, and I appreciate the hard work the developers put into this game. They seem to have listened to criticism and made improvements. The graphics and sound are polished, and some of the puzzles are rewarding. However, many of the puzzles are very frustrating, including an annoying sliding-tile puzzle and another puzzle that makes me wonder if the developers know how an hour hand on a clock works. The movement and tapping-interaction is also annoyingly slow. Using items is difficult because they become hidden behind your finger when you drag them. And the “scary” animations repeat endlessly, which takes away their impact. Overall, this was more frustrating than enjoyable. It lacks the magic spark of the Rusty Lake games that clearly inspired it. (I bet the Rusty Lake developers are not pleased with all the similarities.) But this developer shows promise, so I commend their hard work and wish them luck with their next game!
I cannot hear some sound-based puzzles
Tue Mar 10 2020 KimmyfrogI am a deaf person that just played this game but found that there are some puzzles that requires hearing to solve. For example, a radio I used to turn the specific AM frequency on without captions or subtitles that should translates what the radio say. I get frustrated so I had to use the hints to get the message. This message gives an answer for the color combination safe in the closet.
After playing the game for some time, I decided to quit. I find that telephone in an office when dialing with correct numbers requires hearing through a speaker to get a message. This game needs improvement by adding captions or subtitles for some objects that require hearing sound such as radio.
I am sorry that I had to give a 2 stars review. This game provides good graphics to include puzzles, except that there is no subtitles for sound-based puzzles which is an accessibility need for deaf people.
horror puzzles
Sat Nov 27 2021 Birdy24evaAre great! You did a great job, it had a good story which I wasn't expecting. Puzzles were good, made sense, and if they are to hard you can skip. The only issue I had was the the pills, I set them up correctly & slowly moved them around to see if it was touchy but I had to skip the puzzle in the end to be able to move on. It was correct I'm not sure what happened but I'm still buying your next one, hope you fix that playing on IPhone 8 btw, and can't wait for more
Never wrote a review before..
Sun May 05 2024 facts-are-facts100Have never written a review before , that being said I’m a BIG fan of rusty lake (like I’m assuming a lot of you) and that whole vibe of games. This game has fast became a favorite. Played all games and the only complaint is there is no more new ones to play! Can’t wait till the next chapter!!!!
Good game, could use improvements
Tue Apr 09 2019 Ariel NicholeThis is a very fun game, challenging and reminds me of the Rusty Lake games. However, there are a few things that bother me. You have to wait for the caption to disappear before you can click on anything. It’s like 3 seconds but feels really long when I just want to move on. The sensitivity is also off, you really have to push down to move anything and sometimes it would move an object no where near where I was touching. Overall it’s a good game. Would play any sequels they put out.
Enjoyable, creepy game with some accessibility issues
Fri Aug 23 2019 Tea berry-blueThis was a good, creepy room escape with nice art and cleverly hidden objects! I did find that sometimes the items didn’t respond the way I expected them to and a couple of the puzzles were really hard to figure out in a way that felt unintuitive, and the bigger issue I had is that a couple points in the game *require* headphones— there are no captions for people who can’t hear or need to be playing in areas where they can’t use headphones, and that was a significant drawback.
Delightfully Macabre!
Fri Dec 08 2023 Debbie from TijerasI enjoy the dark humor of the Rusty Lake series, and this is similar. Wonderfully scary and a touch gruesome, with a good storyline and clever puzzles. I like escape room games that are creepy with a plot. I do appreciate the hints, too — able to just get a nudge in the right direction without an immediate spoiler. I just bought the prequel and sequel, so back to gaming!
