Great game! Needs a little work
Homescapes was one of the first games I downloaded, and I really like it, but the first thing I think I would change is it takes way too many points to get extra moves, and when you get into some harder levels, you sometimes need those extra points. So I think what I would do is make it more like 100 or 200 points that you would need to spend to get more moves. I really like the extra events they’re really fun to do. But I would say that some of the levels get pretty hard and that maybe it would be better to have like a hint at the bottom, like if you needed help, you could just press hint, and it would give you a hint. I also think that something you could change is being able to choose the difficulty of the level like if your brain is having like a hard time waking up then maybe you could like choose easier difficulty they could all still be difficult, but it might work better if you could choose the difficulty. But if you’re reading this review to see if you would like to get this game, I’d say that it’s an awesome game and you should definitely get it but if you are a developer, those are the changes I would make! I hope this review is very helpful for you and I think that if we got these changes made Homescapes would be a very very fun game to play witch it already is but we can definitely make it better!!!
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Run! Find a different game!
Every time I edit this review I find myself giving fewer stars. This used to be a great game, but now it’s just greedy. Greedy developers never seem to grasp the concept that happy gamers are far more likely to spend money, than disgruntled gamers who have been forced into a corner. I find I spend far more time playing other games like Merge Mansion and Merge Dragons nowadays. Homescapes still charges 900 coins for each thing but they have reduced the 50 coins for the easiest level down to 10 coins. If you skip at the end of a win, they don’t give you coins for the extra moves the games make. Even the easiest levels can take a few days to pass, once you get to the higher ranks. The free coins they give away in the mini games have been drastically reduced as well. The latest update has removed the option to restart a level - now when you restart they take your life and whatever booster you were using, even if you haven’t made a move. Basically they just take everything, and then expect you to spend real money on them, but the things they want you to spend real money on are incredibly expensive. If I asked each player to give me $1, I would be a rich person, so why do they need each player to give them massive amounts of money - they don’t even take the exchange rate into account. So, to anyone thinking about this game, just run to something else, more worthy of your time.
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Read!
So when I first downloaded it I thought it was gonna be one of those fake ad games but surprisingly it was not. What I mean is that is challenging but also it’s not too challenging where you can’t level up. Also sometimes when you level and complete the task it lets you chose what design you want like for example if I completed a level I would get one star and then I would be able to complete a task and make a bench and then they would let me like design what I wanted the bench too look like and what color which is really nice since you get some choice in the game and the game isn’t just choosing everything for you. I also like how there’s these levels were you only get one shot at and if you complete it, it gives you three stars since usually you only get one. Another thing is that sometimes my friend did have to some money because they just couldn’t beat the levels but most of the levels aren’t that hard and they are possible to beat without money spending. I once completed 30 levels in a row without having to retry or spend money and I am not the best at these types of game. My honest opinion is that this game is a really fun challenging experience and sometimes there’s a few errors and mistakes but honestly this is a really good game that a lot of people should try!
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Love the game but....
I've been playing the game about 3-4 years now because I really enjoy the satisfaction I get from completing a level and remodeling the homes. Much better version than candy crush. I'm almost 10,000 levels in and I'm really starting to notice how some of the gameplay is set up for me to lose the level rather than win. I could have a few tasks left to complete and even if I have the right combination or right amount of boosters (for example: combining a rainbow ball with the double planes) to hit/and or clear whatever i need to finish the level, it will hit the same target with a plane twice rather than another target I need to clear as well. Also lets say I have to clear the juice machines, (which you have to hit 3 times before it collects) the double planes will hit a juice machine twice but yet only count for one hit when one of those planes could have just hit a different one in the process or atleast count for 2 hits at once so there's no waste. I don't mind spending money on the game but I should not have to do that just in order to win. Funny how the game actually wants to help you a little more by clearing things with the first example I used or putting you in position to do it yourself once you do buy some more boosters or coins. Seems very money hungry rigged at times, yet the game is so addicting. Wow.
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Unhappy with some recent changes
I have both Homescapes and Gardenscapes and I’ve been playing them both for several years now probably about five or six. I love them both. However, some of the recent changes are upsetting to me. It used to be when when you ended level but couldn’t complete it it would tell you how many you didn’t complete and then give you the option to pay the 900 coins to finish now it doesn’t tell you that it just gives you the option to pay 900 coins to try to complete it. I find that very annoying because before I put out my money or my coins, I would really like To be reminded of how many tasks I still need to complete to see whether or not it is possible, and if I should waste my coins to try to do it. You have also raised the rate for when the alt is full, it used to be 5000 coins and now it’s only 3000 coins but it’s the same price. As a long time player I do not appreciate this when we’re doing the extra games where where trying to complete a story I feel like it’s almost impossible to complete the story in the given amount of time unless you’re playing all day long, or spending a lot of money to get more energy. I work and so therefore I cannot spend all day trying to play the story, but I would like to see one of the stories eventually get to a completion, so perhaps you could attempt to make some of the stories a little bit shorter, so that they are more attainable in the given amount of time, thank you
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Response from developer
Hello, Thank you for sharing your feedback! I'll pass your comments on to our developers, they will see if they can make any adjustements to the issues you mentioned. Have a nice day and thank you for your contribution 🌞
It’s a fun game but…
I have been playing for years now and in the past year or so I had to start from level 1 again after already making it to about the 1,000th level ( I tried to transfer my data from and old phone to my current and lost my saved game progress ) anyway I’m on level 2,164 now and I’ve noticed something. Now I know I’m in the 2,000s regarding the levels, however some of the “hard” levels are extremely difficult to do and I sometimes spend DAYS trying to beat one level. No I'm not spending 5,10, or even 20 dollars to beat the level or buy power ups,
Some people can afford that, I cannot. I play the game because its free. Not only that but some of these “hard” levels are more difficult that the “extremely hard” levels. On so many different instances I have been stuck on a “hard” level and once I beat it there’s maybe one or two “normal” levels, then I get an “extremely hard” level and beat it in the first or second try. I honestly love how challenging the game can be but other times I get so frustrated because I can’t beat a level and spend my 5 moves in 10 minutes then I have to wait A HALF AN HOUR for ONE move so I just end up not playing for the rest of the day. Not really expecting anything to change just want to let people what game they get into when they download this.
Some people can afford that, I cannot. I play the game because its free. Not only that but some of these “hard” levels are more difficult that the “extremely hard” levels. On so many different instances I have been stuck on a “hard” level and once I beat it there’s maybe one or two “normal” levels, then I get an “extremely hard” level and beat it in the first or second try. I honestly love how challenging the game can be but other times I get so frustrated because I can’t beat a level and spend my 5 moves in 10 minutes then I have to wait A HALF AN HOUR for ONE move so I just end up not playing for the rest of the day. Not really expecting anything to change just want to let people what game they get into when they download this.
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Nice game but pricing not same for everyone
I really like this game as it is add free and although it’s free to play especially if you start to play the game now as you have a lot more options to get free boosters and coins. For the ones that are playing for a while now,I am at level 4094, it harder to go through the levels without using boosters or coins and built a good stash of boosters and coins. Whereas I started this game recently afresh on another device, level 812 atm, and was able to built a good stash of coins and boosters for free and this brings me to the pricing, I noticed that the same things are cheaper on my low level account probably because I have a good stash built up and don’t need it than my high level account. Or I get more coins and boosters for the same price, the season pass is almost halve the price on my lower level account which buy the way I find too expensive, it used to be 4,99 and went up to 9,99 so I don’t buy it anymore. I understand they want to earn money nothing against it but prices and what you can get for it should be the same for everyone, please change this unfairness. Because of this I give 4 stars instead of 5.
Update: I bought the homepass now and then when on offer but now the rewards are not worth it anymore, for example it used to increase the max. Energy from 100 to 150 so you could have longer breaks but not anymore, not buying a homepass for decorations.
Update: I bought the homepass now and then when on offer but now the rewards are not worth it anymore, for example it used to increase the max. Energy from 100 to 150 so you could have longer breaks but not anymore, not buying a homepass for decorations.
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Response from developer
Hello! Thanks for your feedback! I'm sorry to hear you are unhappy with the home pass, I will ensure your feedback reaches our developers and they will see if they can do anything to adjust this 🙂
Used to love this game, still like it but needs improvements
I’ve never left a game review but I am hoping this gets fixed because I really do enjoy playing. First, the more you play, the more they charge you for in game purchases. I understand costs are going up but when you charge 10 and sometimes 20x the cost for loyal players as you do for occasional and new players, it’s absurd and you are loosing my business from it. Forcing people to play your sub games and not opting out takes away from why some users actually play the game. In Tournament of champions, you HAVE to play and don’t get to level up or earn stars. I don’t mind playing the tournaments IF I am not loosing out on my other rewards. Not all of us who play can play all day to win an award at the end. Also, if you brought the cost of pass activations back down to $3.49 or even $4.99 for your advanced players, I think you’d profit a lot more. Increasing from $1.99 to now $9.99 I will simply not spend my money anymore out of spite. You went from making a decent revenue from some players to many not wanting to spend at all now because you are gauging us instead of rewarding us for being loyal players and customers.
Overall the game is fun and addictive. The layout, game style and format are perfect. Not kiddish and not complex either. I appreciate that you are not constantly running ads after every session but there needs to be some adjustments made soon to make it fun like it was before.
Overall the game is fun and addictive. The layout, game style and format are perfect. Not kiddish and not complex either. I appreciate that you are not constantly running ads after every session but there needs to be some adjustments made soon to make it fun like it was before.
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Good but…
This game is good and well thought out but, I will have to point out the ads were misleading (like almost every other game). Me and my friend downloaded the game just for fun and we were shocked to see that we were watching a dude living at his parents house. I mean it’s a fun concept but it was weird and not what they were showing in the ads.
I expected to be doing fun mini games, but no. There are a few mini games scattered throughout the levels, but not nearly as many as I thought. Also the mini games are not challenging whatsoever, they are too easy and don’t require any effort. That’s one of the reasons why I don’t play it every day.
I expected to be doing fun mini games, but no. There are a few mini games scattered throughout the levels, but not nearly as many as I thought. Also the mini games are not challenging whatsoever, they are too easy and don’t require any effort. That’s one of the reasons why I don’t play it every day.
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Interesting game but.....
I downloaded Homescapes for my tablet. It is very addictive and is interesting, however you are only given 5 lives, and when you lose a life have to wait about 25 minutes for another, the hard and very hard levels i struggle with and have had to end up asking for extra lives from team mates which is a positive, but still been unable to complete level resulting in my spending to buy the gold reserve in the safe which is good at £2.49 but the coins don't last long so naking multiple purchases add up. plus in order to get boosters which don't always help me, and are ridiculous, like 900 coins to purchase rainbow ball, 1900 coins to purchase another booster. Then there is the gourmet tour where you have to tap items to get different things. The cupboard one you tap to get oven mitts and spatulas in order to get the recipe cookbook but when i tap on the cupboard it gives one or two items then a timer comes up preventing you from getting anymore itens for 14 minutes, when the times up you tap the box and again it does it again and you have to wait 14 minutes, it's ridiculous.
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