# Burly Men at Sea — user reviews > 85 indexed App Store user reviews of Burly Men at Sea by Brain&Brain, rated 4.40/5 from 218 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/burly-men-at-sea/id962084488/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/burly-men-at-sea/id962084488.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 156 · 4★ 26 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Burly Men at Sea? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎨 Beautiful, minimalist art style and visual design - 🎵 Excellent soundtrack and creative sound effects - 📖 Engaging, well-written interactive storytelling - 🔄 Multiple story paths and endings to discover - 😌 Relaxing, soothing experience perfect for short sessions - 🎭 Charming, whimsical characters and humor - ✨ Unique, original concept unlike typical games - 🎯 Simple, intuitive controls and interface **Cons** - ⏱️ Extremely short gameplay duration (15-30 minutes) - 💰 Overpriced for the amount of content - 🐢 Slow pacing and movement animations - 🎮 Lacks traditional gameplay mechanics and challenges - 📚 More interactive storybook than actual game - 🔁 Repetitive content across multiple playthroughs - ❓ Unclear objectives and limited player direction - 😴 Boring story and dialogue for some users - 🎮 No puzzle-solving or meaningful player agency - 📱 Limited control options (no controller support mentioned) **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on iPad Air 2 - Crashes during whale sequence - No sound output on some devices - Siri remote incompatibility on Apple TV - Splash screen navigation issues with Siri remote **Most requested features** - Longer gameplay duration with more content - Additional story paths and narrative branches - Controller/gamepad support for TV play - Adjustable playback speed for animations - More interactive gameplay elements and puzzles - Settings/configuration options - Sound toggle option - iPhone X and newer device optimization ## Newest reviews (11 of 85) ### 2/5 — Beautiful, but incredibly too short for the price. *2019-01-26* It would have taken 10 minutes if you could speed it up. Beautiful music and graphics but the price is ridiculous for the short experience. I will not be buying from this group again. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! There's actually about three hours of content in the game. If you stopped playing at the credits, that's only the beginning: there's a lot more story when you set sail again. Hope you enjoy! ### 2/5 — Too slow *2019-01-26* While this game has beautiful graphics the gameplay is just too slow, and in the end moving from scene to scene becomes boring. Not worth the money I’m afraid. ### 3/5 — Viele Wege, nur 1 Ausgang? *2018-11-03, version 1.3.5* Das Spiel ist ruhig, die Grafik einfach aber liebevoll, und mir hat gefallen, dass die Texte sich ändern, wenn man die Pfade wiederholt. Was mir gar nicht gefallen hat, ist dass man sich um verschiedene Lösungen lange abstrampelt (Fährmann, Seelöwen), um doch nur den gleichen Ausgang zu erleben. Schade! Da hätte man sehr viel mehr draus machen können. ### 2/5 — Aburrido *2018-07-28, version 1.3.3* Visualmente es bonito, pero como juego es muy aburrido. No vale lo que cuesta. ### 3/5 — Wait...it’s over??? *2018-04-14* I’m honestly not sure why this is being referred to as a game. It’s a 20-30 minute interactive story. Nothing really happens. The characters don’t grow or change. They just take a short trip together and meet a few odd and adorable creatures. Even if you think of it as a children’s book, it really lacks a compelling story. I was fully prepared to freak out about how awesome this was given all the hype. Can’t do it. I was super underwhelmed. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! If you stopped playing after the credits, that's only the beginning: there's actually a lot more story when you set sail again. Hope you enjoy! ### 2/5 — Pas de son *2017-11-22* Pas de son et aucune commande de parametrage possible ### 4/5 — Stylish and fun *2017-11-18, version 1.3.3* *updated* problem fixed Keeps crashing once in the whale This very early in the game, so can’t really say it’s worth paying a cent until this is fixed ### 4/5 — Bug corrigé. Merci *2017-11-18, version 1.3.3* Plus un conte interactif qu’un jeu. Répétitif. Beau. Simple. Cher. ### 2/5 — Beautiful sceneries but short and boring *2017-11-14, version 1.3.1* The game has lovely and beautiful animations and style, however it's boring and so short that honestly it isn't worth 5€ and I finished it in one day. I paid less than that for a game which could entertain me for many days. ### 3/5 — Beautiful graphics *2017-11-13* Very pretty story. Storyline seems limited though. Just finished my 2nd play through, and I’m not seeing a whole lot of potentially for more times through ### 2/5 — Slow and boring *2017-10-10* The sentences are way too long to read on screen. It’s boring and waste of my money. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — tv *2025-07-05* I would love to try and play this game – on my tv – but it lacks controller support, and it’s not very intuitive with the Siri remote. I can’t even get past the home/splash screen. ### 1/5 — This isn’t a game, it’s an enhanced children’s story. *2020-02-03* This is absolutely not a game, it’s just cutesy, snail-paced animation and written dialogue. There isn’t a single puzzle/challenge throughout the entire “adventure”. On top of that, the story is boring and the end is pretty unsatisfying. The only thing game-like about this is a race in which your objective is to lose by making the characters sit still. Sounds fun, doesn’t it? Totally bogus. Avoid. ### 1/5 — Burly men at sea *2020-02-02, version 1.4.2* Confusing. Too much duplication. No direction.Too hard to figure what to do to open up the tales. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2019-05-31* T h i s I s an Incredibly b o r ing long winded story. I don’t want to play a game where it takes 10-15 minutes just reading dialogue and uninteresting dialogue at that. F ### 1/5 — Boring *2018-06-27* This game had cool graphics but the story is very boring ### 1/5 — Not Worth It *2018-03-03* There is no thinking required for this app. It’s not a game it’s a story. It will take you 20 minutes to get through and then you’re done. You just wait for them to walk around and when you think something’s finally happening then it’s over. Pretty graphics and a cool story but I was expecting much for the money. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! If you stopped playing after the credits, that's only the beginning: there's actually a lot more story when you set sail again. Enjoy! ### 1/5 — Absturz *2017-11-16, version 1.3.2* Unspielbar auf air 2, stürzt dauernd ab ### 1/5 — Si court ! So short ! *2017-11-13* C’est une honte de faire payer ce prix là pour un « jeu » dont les options sont si limitées et le temps de jeu si court (à peine 15 minutes !). C’est plus un conte pour enfant très esthétique qu’un jeu ! 😡😡 It’s a Shame to pay such a price for a so-called « game » with such limited options and a such a short duration (15 minutes at best) ... it’s more of a charming little babies’story than a game ! 😡😡 ### 1/5 — DON’T BUY!! *2017-10-17* Beautiful - yes. Extremely SLOW & BORING. $4.99 - I want my money back. Complete waste. ### 1/5 — Dead slow, Mindnumbing *2017-01-08, version 1.0.1* There is almost nothing to this "game." I had far more disappointment than amusement. Don't bother. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Juego original y entretenido *2021-03-06, version 1.4.3* Juego relajado y divertido, una aventura gráfica original con un montón de finales distintos. @Brain&Brain tell me please that you are still working on these kind of Fabulous games and you will publish early! ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2020-05-06* This game is very artistic and I really think the same about the style ### 5/5 — Arrrrr *2019-04-01* th' game be amazin' anyone who doesn’t play it will be in jail ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2019-02-05* Really enjoying this game, a nice execution of the idea 👍🏻 🦀🐳 ### 5/5 — Beautiful, original *2018-10-15* I have to laugh. I’ve had this game on my iPhone for months and never got around to playing it. Well, out of nowhere, I finally played through it this morning on my new iPhone Xs Max. And then the app updates this afternoon to be “properly outfitted for the latest iPhone models”. Talk about timing. Guess I’ll have to play through it once more! Was a lot of fun. Beautifully done, love the artwork and especially the sounds/music. Is this a puzzler or brain teaser in any way? Not really. Just good, clean, whimsical fun. And it’s well worth it. I may even end up ordering a book for my wife’s kindergarten class. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2017-11-26* Great it’s worth the money ### 5/5 — Yes *2017-11-17* This is more of a story however it is the best one I’ve ever read It has a Groundhog Day type of feel ### 5/5 — Amazing *2017-11-13, version 1.3.1* Richtig tolles Design, und der Soundtrack ist der Hammer, gelacht hab ich auch, cooles Spiel, was besonderes! Leider auf den ersten Blick recht kurz, aber es gibt ja verschiedene Pfade, werde es auf jeden Fall nochmal versuchen. Einziges Minus momentan, kein iPhone X Support. ### 5/5 — Different! *2017-10-14* This is a beautifully designed game that’s a real break from the norm. Would recommend. ### 5/5 — A Beautiful Sea-Faring Adventure *2017-10-08* Burly Men at Sea is a cut above most of the cobbled-together apps and games you will find in the App Store. It's full of delightful surprises, secret opportunities, careful details and gorgeous art work. If you're wanting to be immersed in ancient Nordic mythology with as a burly, bearded sailor, this is the adventure for you. Fun for kids, parents, wanderers, explorers, this game offers something for all. You can even have a picture book of your adventure created if you know where to look! Aye aye sailor! MILLby 4 lyfe --- *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 2026-09-07.*