# Arcuz Behind the Dark — user reviews

> 19 indexed App Store user reviews of Arcuz Behind the Dark by 明 韩, rated 2.90/5 from 14 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arcuz-behind-the-dark/id1452126110/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arcuz-behind-the-dark/id1452126110.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 3

## Newest reviews (2 of 19)

### 2/5 — Save game

*2024-01-24*

The game does not save progress. If you close the game you have to start from the beginning.
And you had a lot of black screens in chapter 2.
Please fix it.

### 2/5 — Not finished.

*2019-05-10*

Honestly I loved this game on pc but it’s not ready to be used on phone, the controls are fine but the buttons are too small for comfort especially the jump button. The skills section is unable to hotkey skills I’ve tried dragging, clicking and holding the skills and nothing works. The hit rate is not like the pc version at all, only allowing you to fight one enemy at a time while you get swarmed by other enemies that you can’t hit even in the same direction. Also the objects like logs or hay or even the houses don’t seem to really exist since I can walk right through them like a flat plain. Not worth the $2 I spent on it. Kinda want a refund if this will never be fixed. 😓

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Absurd bugs

*2026-04-18*

Do not select ‘save and quit’, it will reset your progress! 

This game unfortunately does not work well on mobile, save your money and bask in the memories of your youth some other way.

### 1/5 — Perte de sauvegarde

*2025-03-18*

Très mal optimisé par rapport au jeu sur pc; le seul avantage c’est qu’au moins le magasin de potions possèdent beaucoup de choix en pierres d’enchantement. Mise à part ça c’est catastrophique… :
-en combat on peut taper que 1 ennemi à la fois, donc on perd vite les combos quand on est encerclé;
-les attaques sautées pour attaquer les guêpes sont pas du tout pratiques;
-on ne peut plus trier l’inventaire comme sur pc, et boutons de menus sont trop petits donc peu adaptés au tactile;
-il y a une inversion d’enchantement pour les sp/hp quand on tue un ennemi;
-j’ai fini par avoir un écran noir et en relançant le jeu j’avais perdu ma sauvegarde… 

Donc en bref beaucoup de problèmes d’optimisation et de bugs… vraiment dommage pour 10€ investi car ce jeu pour moi est assez nostalgique alors j’espère que des màj seront faites d’ici là !

### 1/5 — Oyun bozuk

*2024-06-23, version 1.1.111*

Bilmediğim nedenlerden dolayı oyun sürekli hata veriyor ve kağıdım yok oluyor ve en baştan başlamak zorunda kalıyorum . Kaydetmeme rağmen böyle oluyor

### 1/5 — Bugs

*2023-12-29*

Le jeu crash et ne sauvegarde pas ma progression… Je dois tout recommencer de 0 à chaque fois. Très déçue.

**Developer response:** Sorry, due to Apple reject our upgrade version, we can not fix the issues.

### 1/5 — Funktioniert nicht

*2023-10-19*

Das Spiel startet immer von neu bitte beheben

### 2/5 — Bug+optimisation attaque

*2026-04-05*

Attack seulement 1 ennemie par 1 ennemie sauf 1 seul skill. Ensuite écran noir, puis perte de la sauvegarde malgré plusieur tentative avec sauvegarde juste avant. Il est apparu en plein combat contre des guêpes. Dommage pour ce jeu ou j’ai passer des heures dessus et m’étais remis il y a peu sur pc.

### 2/5 — Erased all progress

*2026-03-06*

I reached level 12 and I had encountered a few bugs at this point nothing too crazy that impacted the playthrough very much. After reaching the point where I would try to reach the north forest the character would disappear from the screen. When using a teleport scroll the screen would just turn black. Restarting the app would fix the issue. However, after my most recent access to the app all of the progress was lost. I tried emailing the support email found within the application and the emails just bounced right back because the email address cannot be found. Any assist me would be greatly appreciated, because the game performing like this and being priced $10 is not worth it at all.

### 2/5 — Classic

*2026-03-01*

One of my favorite games from back when I was a kid. Great way to pass some time. Only thing I have to say is please fix the Controls a bit. The jump button and attack button are too small. And it’s difficult to jump and attack the hornets. Other than that, it’s exactly as I remembered
Update:
On the way to North Forest I got glitched out and lost all progress even though I saved beforehand. Definitely needs a fix please!!!

### 2/5 — Bitmeyen hatalar.

*2025-08-22, version 1.7.25*

Merhaba,

Bu oyunu çocukluğumun favorisi olduğu için indirmek istedim. Ne yazık ki, oyun hatalar ve buglar nedeniyle oynanamaz durumda. Daha da kötüsü, sürekli kayıt almama rağmen oyun aniden siyah ekran veriyor ve tüm ilerlememi siliyor.

İlk 5 saatlik oyun süremde ilk kaydım silindi. Sinirlenip yeniden başladım ve aynı ilerlemeyi kazanmak için 4–5 saat daha harcadım, ancak oyun bir kez daha siyah ekran verip kaydı sildi. Bu gerçekten çok sinir bozucu. Ayrıca, sayamayacağım kadar çok başka hata var, örneğin hasar ve savunma ile ilgili buglar.

Geliştiriciler oyunun tamamen hatasız olduğunu onayladıktan sonra, oyunu tekrar satın alıp oynamaktan memnuniyet duyarım. Ayrıca, oyunun fiyatını yaklaşık 3–5 dolar arasında tutmalarını öneririm; bu hem satışlarını artırır hem de oyunun daha fazla tanınmasını sağlar.

Şu an için oyunun hak ettiği puan maalesef 2 yıldız, ancak oyun hatalardan arındırıldığında benden parlayan bir 5 yıldız alacak. 

Teşekkürler.

### 2/5 — NEEDS TO FIX ARCHIVE PROGRESS BUG

*2024-09-11*

ISSUE/BUG NOT FIXED YET, I loved this game it never gets old, it kicks me out of the game everytime I composed items and while I was playing too suddenly it kick me out and resets my archive progress!!!! It was all deleted even what I bought with money…

## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Read below

*2025-01-21*

Overall great game, I used to play this on pc and it checks out as almost the same. Big difference is the aoe attacks are gone and you can only hit one target at a time. The cave in Gino mountain is gone. However when you level you get stronger much faster so at a certain point you can be untouchable. $10 is steep but for a sentimental game it’s worth it!

### 5/5 — I want this game to support backbone hand held controllers

*2024-08-21*

I want this game to support backbone hand held controllers

### 5/5 — Arcuz

*2024-08-01*

Honestly one of the best games ever to exist, Back in 98 on the old windows dial up connections this was a must.

### 5/5 — Amazing game

*2023-09-18*

Amazing RPG game, had a lot of fun playing with the game. Great work on the map settings as well as the main story line.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2019-09-10*

I feel like this is the best RPG GAME EVER , Has a few bugs .. it crashes a lot but I know that can be fixed ..

### 3/5 — Mostly Works

*2026-05-26*

Some of the bugs I see in the comments got fixed but there are still crashes and glitches. Specifically some AOE attacks not working. Also issues where the screen just turns black and you have to quit the game to get it to work again. Also some menus and options not in English.

### 3/5 — Arcuz is life

*2024-01-19, version 1.1.111*

So I have played this game when I was a young fellow many years ago on a website that had browser based games.. 
 It is one of the best RPG games I have played, and after finishing this masterpiece, googling “arcuz-like games” on google became a thing in my life. 
This game became a base for RPG games, at least for me.. It was way better in browser back in the day, on the Iphone it has too many bugs..
 I payed the full price of this game only to show my appreciation To good old days. I am going to finish it on the phone as well, but it has to be worked on..
 This game is a gem, if there is anybody who is still working to make this game better, mark my words. 
Fix the bugs, show to players that their comments are heard and that process is still going on.. make a budget for advertisement and sell the game.. 
 Right now, for this many errors and bugs the game is overpriced, and not everybody has the emotional connection to this game as I have.. So most of people wouldnt pay this price. 
All I want is this game to be successful and be played by millions.. 
 Mark my words development team/person.. This game is a gem, and gems never lose their value.. Work on this game a little more, fix the bugs, add a little more effort and lower the price around 30-40% discount..

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*