# Can You Escape The Mystery Desert? — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Can You Escape The Mystery Desert? by Debra Jones, rated 3.70/5 from 361 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/can-you-escape-the-mystery-desert/id1132924828/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/can-you-escape-the-mystery-desert/id1132924828.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 113 · 4★ 92 · 3★ 108 · 2★ 31 · 1★ 17 ## What do users think of Can You Escape The Mystery Desert?? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎨 Excellent graphics and art style - 🎙️ Quality voice overs and robot voice - 🧠 Challenging and engaging gameplay - 💡 Innovative escape game concept - 😨 Eerie and atmospheric setting - ⏸️ Save progress feature - 🎯 Good difficulty balance for some players **Cons** - 🔍 Hidden clickable areas too small and unclear - 📺 Persistent ads at bottom of screen - 🎨 Dark graphics make clues hard to discern - ❓ Insufficient in-game clues and guidance - 🖱️ Non-intuitive controls and interface - 😕 Steep learning curve at start - ⚠️ Requires walkthrough to progress - 📋 Review-gating for walkthrough access **Commonly reported bugs** - Broken key item doesn't respond to touch input correctly - Unclear hitbox detection for interactive elements **Most requested features** - Better visual indicators for interactive objects - In-game hint system or clue progression - Paid ad-free version option - Improved user interface and controls - Brighter graphics for better visibility - Tutorial or guided introduction ## Newest reviews (11 of 50) ### 4/5 — It’s hard *2022-08-29, version 1.0* I appreciate all of the effort out into this!! Especially the graphics and voice overs wow ### 4/5 — Maybe fun? *2017-03-14, version 1.0* Hope this works. I'm stuck early but love the idea and this robot voice is fun. ### 4/5 — Fun but dreary *2017-02-28, version 1.0* I've only gotten inside three houses, found two broken halves of keys, battery, two mirror shards, two switches. Stuck! Need help! ### 4/5 — Very challenging *2017-02-22, version 1.0* Little to dark for me. Hard to see some clues. But very challenging. ### 4/5 — Did it *2017-02-10, version 1.0* For the walk through. ### 4/5 — Having a good time *2017-02-05, version 1.0* Stuck on the broken key. I like the monotone graphics. I don't like being so stuck. ### 4/5 — Though start *2017-01-29, version 1.0* Need the walkthrough ### 4/5 — Doing it for the walk through *2017-01-13, version 1.0* Will update when I finish ### 3/5 — Too hard and confusing *2017-01-05, version 1.0* I'm not sure what this is all about! ### 4/5 — ...Desert *2017-01-04, version 1.0* Although the graphics are rather simple, it does have it challenges. Being able to return to where you leave off if you pause for an hour or more, is a positive aspect. ### 4/5 — Challenging *2017-01-03, version 1.0* More clues need to be added so you don't have to rely on a walk through. Which means you can't really rely on the reviews to be accurate, since we're only writing them to get the hints!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Another copy *2017-04-16, version 1.0* So many escape games are being copied and re-uploaded under different peoples' names. This one is literally copied dozens of times. And it's prob the worst escape game out there. Taking other people escape games for the ad-revenue is theft. Not cool.😕 ### 1/5 — Ad Is Always Across The Bottom *2017-03-19, version 1.0* I think my review title says it all. I'm not going to play a game with an ad that runs along the bottom of the screen and never goes away. Charge me for the freaking game to remove the ad and I'll pay for it. However, I won't play the game with it there. You wanted a review - there it is. ### 2/5 — Not that good a game *2018-03-07, version 1.0* This game seems to be a escape-like mystery puzzle genre, but it fails to do so. The only puzzles in the game are trying to click every little part of the screen to find any hit boxes that are hidden, so you basically end up watching the walkthrough to see where an item is located. Games that do this genre well do not rely on hiding objects with areas of a couple pixels to create a challenge, they create puzzles with clues that take logic to figure out. The only redeeming quality of this game is the art style, but in this case it hinders the ability to play by cluttering the screen and making discerning the usable items near impossible. ### 2/5 — Difficult getting anywhere *2016-11-26, version 1.0* I like the eeriness but I just couldn't do anything worthwhile so had to rate early on for a walk thru. Hope it gets better ### 3/5 — It's ok so far. *2017-03-06, version 1.0* Haven't made it terribly far. Trying to find the last mirror piece. ### 3/5 — Tough *2017-02-22, version 1.0* Having a clue here and there would be helpful however what would be the point if the game if they gave the clues out. Fun game ### 3/5 — Hmmmm *2017-02-16, version 1.0* Not as easy as others. The interface is not user friendly but the style is nice. ### 3/5 — I personally dig the graphics *2017-02-07, version 1.0* Like the gray scale. Give a bit of a post human feel. Not much to go on in the way of clues but I am not too far into game yet. I like hard games but feeling a bit lost. Maybe a clue from walk through will help. ### 3/5 — Review *2017-01-27, version 1.0* I haven't made it very far yet and I'm stumped. I have the broken key but so what. If I try to use it, it doesn't go to where I touch. This looks like it could be fun with a more intuitive start. Also I would rather pay for the game than being bullied into making a comment to get hints. I've made my comments, I hope it lives up to what seems like a good game. It's hard to rate it yet, but I'm hopeful, so three rating. ### 3/5 — Review for walk through :( *2017-01-14, version 1.0* I do not care much for the review in exchange for a walk through. It is so early on, I am not sure if I like it yet or not. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good so far *2017-03-07, version 1.0* Kind of stuck ### 5/5 — Can you escape the mystery desert? *2017-03-05, version 1.0* Very challenging for me. Got stumped at another level ### 5/5 — Good *2017-03-05, version 1.0* Fun, but you have to think ### 5/5 — Challenging *2017-02-28, version 1.0* I love this game very exciting Keeps you on your toes ### 5/5 — Really fun! *2017-02-12, version 1.0* I find it hard yet doable. Definitely fun. I have solved so much, but need help now so am looking forward to the walkthrough. ### 5/5 — Do it for the walk through *2017-02-01, version 1.0* Same. ### 5/5 — Just starting *2017-01-20, version 1.0* Pretty hard so far ### 5/5 — Trying to figure out the beginning *2017-01-12, version 1.0* I like the difficulty level. Not to hard. Not to easy. Graphics could use some work on but it's not for the look. It's for the brain to figure it out ### 5/5 — Interesting *2017-01-10, version 1.0* Not a lot to go on but I like the premise. Much more interesting than most escape games ### 5/5 — Fun and innovative *2017-01-06, version 1.0* An escape game that breaks the monotony of a simple room egress. Much enjoyed. Looking forward to the next segment. --- *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 2026-06-10.*