# Christmas Stories: The Gift of the Magi — user reviews > 234 indexed App Store user reviews of Christmas Stories by BFG Entertainment Inc., rated 4.20/5 from 371 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-stories-the-gift-of-the-magi/id1149479233/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-stories-the-gift-of-the-magi/id1149479233.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 242 · 4★ 53 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 47 ## What do users think of Christmas Stories? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎨 Beautiful graphics - 🎄 Captures the Christmas spirit - 🕹️ Fun and enjoyable gameplay - 👍 Easy to play - 🎁 Lovely story **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - ⏱️ Game is too short - 💰 Expensive for the content provided - 🤖 Outdated and incompatible with newer devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Garland puzzle not working as intended - Certain mini-games freezing or becoming unresponsive - Blank screens and white boxes instead of graphics **Most requested features** - More challenging puzzles and mini-games - Ability to replay completed levels - Support for newer devices and operating systems - Longer gameplay and additional content ## Newest reviews (19 of 234) ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2023-08-09, version 1.0.2* They have let maintenance get so far behind that all the clickable areas are in big white frames. Don’t buy till they fix it. ### 1/5 — 残念 *2023-08-03* 何回もプレイしてたけど、久しぶりにまたプレイしようと思ったらグラフィックがバグってて何が映ってるか全く分からなくなった。 早く改善して下さい！ ### 1/5 — Defekt *2023-06-03* Nicht spielbar, Darstellung fehlerhaft. Hab über ein Jahr gewartet und nochmal neu geladen. Nix behoben 👎🏻 Ich würde es so nicht mal spielen wenn’s nix kosten würde. Das 7,99 dafür verlangt werden obwohls nicht läuft ist mir echt ein Rätsel. Pennen die Entwickler!! Heeee aufwachen!! Fehler beheben und dieses uralte Spiel fürn Euro anbieten. Weil up to date ist was anderes. Falls es jemanden interessiert: iPhone 11, IOS 16.5 ### 1/5 — Love to hate *2023-03-21* I loved that game and played it many time but now the game doesn’t work. There’s white square moving around, I pay for a game I cannot play anymore sad. ### 1/5 — Picture has pixels can’t play *2022-12-31* Don’t waste your money! I purchased full game in 2016. Wanted to play again around Christmas. The picture is so messed up you can’t make anything out. So disappointed if you purchase a game at full price you should be able to play at a later date if it doesn’t have new update. This isn’t the only game A Little Prince is the same way. Very disappointed with Big Fish. Gave 1 star would have given 5 if I could play the game ### 1/5 — No longer works *2022-12-27, version 1.0.2* 😢😢 ### 1/5 — Can’t play *2022-12-22, version 1.0.2* All the interactive sections are blank Can’t even play as no clue what to do due to broken game ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on newer iPads *2022-12-21, version 1.0.2* It says it works on this iPad but the graphics are messed up making it unplayable. If you have a newer device, do the trial first to make sure it’s compatible before purchasing. ### 3/5 — Great but no longer works on iPad *2022-12-15, version 1.0.2* Great Christmas game but no longer works on iPad. As others mentioned, just pixel boxes, not a clear image. ### 1/5 — Das Geschenk der Weisen *2022-12-06* Ich habe das Spiel gekauft warum geht es dann nicht. Sonst möchte ich mein Geld wieder haben. Ich bezahle doch nicht für das Spiel was nicht geht. Hötzenblotz ### 1/5 — Don’t buy *2022-11-26, version 1.0.2* Games is unplayable. Blocky graphics. I use to play it years ago but seems it won’t work after the OS updated a few years back ### 4/5 — There’s an outdated issue …. *2022-11-20* I believe there’s a problem with this game. I played it before. Many years ago. Might have been in 2014. This game needs an update in order to play right, I think. All of everything that interacts are showing layered boxes everywhere all over the screen of items that change or interact. And when I click on something that requires a puzzle piece, it opens up a blank white screen. I’m not sure if this is bigfishs’ fault or these iPad updates we get from Apple. I have noticed that my own art in my apps that I create don’t support transparency and there is always a white background. So this could be Apples fault. I think Apple is forgetting about graphics that need transparency. P.S. I just discovered the game works on my iPad 2 perfectly! ### 1/5 — Spiel funktioniert leider nicht *2022-11-05* Habe nach den schönen Bildern sogar das Geld ausgegeben weil ich dachte dass es dann funktioniert… leider funktioniert es überhaupt nicht. Die Bilder werden als weiße Flächen angezeigt und alles sieht nach fehlprogrammierunf aus, alles total verzerrt oder wird gar nicht angezeigt. Sehr schade, da ich es sehr vielversprechend fand… ärgerlich natürlich, dass ich das Geld jetzt umsonst ausgegeben habe… und das ist mit 7,99€ nicht grade wenig! Sehr enttäuschend. ### 1/5 — Do not buy *2022-08-10, version 1.0.2* This game is unsupported now along with many other games and they refuse to refund any money even though they advertise “play forever”. ### 4/5 — Настя *2021-12-30, version 1.0.2* Игру рекомендую игра супееер, но есть один минус скачала я эту игру спустя 2 года захожу а там вообще ничего не видно то есть все вот эти мелкие подсказки чёрные ### 3/5 — Not working years later *2021-12-28, version 1.0.2* This game no longer works for me with all the updates on my iPad. Is there anything I can do? ### 1/5 — Do Not Purchase Completely Broken *2021-12-23, version 1.0.2* Game does bot work at all. Tried on iPhone and iPad. Graphics are unusable. It’s unfortunate as I loved these games some time ago. Apparently they no longer support their products ### 3/5 — DON’T BUY - Outdated Graphics *2021-12-22, version 1.0.2* Originally the game was fun and super cute, but sadly the graphics are no longer compatible with the latest iOS updates. Save yourself from disappointment and save your money. ### 1/5 — So glitchy *2021-12-21* Have restarted, deleted and reloaded, tried everything. When I press on anything that opens up a new window, the new one is blank. For example, when I open the wreath, I know I’m supposed to see the wreath along with several items, but it’s completely blank. If I randomly press around I can still collect some things, but there are no images. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t buy unplayable. *2025-11-23, version 1.0.2* No customer service either. Link doesn’t work. Lost money. ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2025-07-22* Literally unplayable. The only things you can see clearly are the cut scenes. When you get to the actual game part everything is covered in bright boxes that are white, making it hard to see anything. It puts the white boxes on everything that you can interact with, you’d think this would be a good thing. But when windows are opened they are completely white so you have no idea what you are supposed to do in the windows. How are you supposed to play when you literally can’t see anything. This is why the game is literally unplayable. And I was excited to see the story even if it is just a demo. ### 1/5 — バグって見えない😭 *2025-01-30* 9年前からクリスマスストーリーズのシリーズは可愛くて楽しいのでよく購入していますが、リトルプリンスとこの回などは画像がバグっていてアイテムなど真っ白で全く分かりません。 互換性のある機種なのにとても残念です。 また次作も可愛い猫や動物キャラクターのストーリーを期待しておりますね。 ### 1/5 — Bizarre graphics and super glitchy *2024-12-24, version 1.0.2* This game needs to be updated, the graphics are horrendous and feature white squares instead of the images. There is something very wrong with it and is unplayable. Please fix this game! ### 1/5 — Can’t actually play game *2024-11-07, version 1.0.2* I love this series but this is the second one that will no longer download correctly. I was hoping they would have the issue fixed by this year but they haven’t. No help from support. Very disappointed because years that it did download I really enjoyed it. ### 1/5 — Unplayable on iPad 8th gen *2024-07-20, version 1.0.2* The places that you tap on are surrounded by boxes and when you tap on them a blank screen pops up. It really needs an update. I’m glad I didn’t buy the full version! ### 1/5 — Das Geschenk *2024-06-09* Das Spiel hat lauter Störungen nicht zum Spielen😡😡😡😡😡 ### 1/5 — Broken game *2024-03-08, version 1.0.2* Just bought this game and it is broken out the gate. Graphics are all messed up making it not only not enjoyable, but unplayable. I might’ve well just tossed the money out the window. ### 1/5 — Do not buy, read all the comments *2023-11-23, version 1.0.2* The game doesn’t work, please look at all the comments! How it’s rated a 4 I really don’t know, something fishy is going on. Please fix or remove from the App Store ### 1/5 — It isn’t compatible *2023-08-27, version 1.0.2* The game isn’t compatible with my iPad. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good *2021-12-19, version 1.0.2* Bellissimo! ### 5/5 — Tina *2021-05-23* I love this game!! I love the story line and bought it because of it's easy play. The games are enjoyable because, the games r not so hard to figure out....I am more apt to buy a game that's enjoyable to play rather then one that the challenges r just so hard that it takes the fun out of it. Thank u for games like this...I hope to play more games that r as enjoyable as this one.. ### 5/5 — Beautiful game! *2020-12-01, version 1.0.2* Look forward to playing Christmas stories and Christmas spirit games during this time of year, but this year it won’t load correctly. I think it has to do with it being a 32 bit game? Although the description says it works on this iPad. Any ideas? Updates? Thank you 🎄 ### 5/5 — Finally, a game that doesn't make me feel stupid *2020-11-25, version 1.0.2* Loved this game. A reminder of kinder times ### 5/5 — Love the game *2020-09-25, version 1.0.2* Love this game!! ‘one issue though is that there are flashing and flying boxes on the screen in the game and they are very distracting so it is very hard to see what’s going on. Can you please fix this as soon as possible? Thanks. ### 5/5 — Great game!! *2020-06-23, version 1.0.2* Challenging at times but really fun. Amazing graphics!! ### 5/5 — Charmant *2020-06-23* Un joli conte bien construit. La guirlande n’a pas de bug ; il faut juste demander au lutin de vous aider. Bon jeu ! ### 5/5 — Great game. *2020-06-19, version 1.0.2* Wish there was a bonus chapter though. ### 5/5 — The Gift *2020-02-01, version 1.0.2* Really enjoying! ### 5/5 — Don’t be the fish of big fish! *2020-01-18* They take your money letting you believe the games are yours to play when you want for as long as you want. I have bought loads, but one by one they all become unavailable eventually. Like Someone said Done with rip off Big Fish! --- *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 2026-08-26.*