Pencil hack!
Playing on an iPad Air. First time playing the pencil worked fine, next time it didn’t. Looked into it and seen the developers say pencil isn’t compatible. But it’s how i played the first time, without issue. So there is a way. And honestly using my fingers for something like this is annoying. They really should fix this issue. But I found a hack!
The way I get it to work is have pencil off when I open the game. Then open the game from complete close, not just switching tabs. Open Flamey’s menu right away. Then I turn on pencil and use that to go thru the menu. If it works to navigate flameys menu you’re set. Once you get it working do not use your fingers at all! That will screw up the calibration. Sometimes when the calibration gets wonky I can bring it back by going into a menu and scrolling through that for a bit, or trying to hold/drag for navigating. As long as I don’t touch the screen with my fingers I don’t run into issues. Though I do sometimes get issue if I place my other hand on the back of my iPad which I find very weird.
Also, not sure if it makes a diff but I use a off brand pencil not the Apple Pencil.
The way I get it to work is have pencil off when I open the game. Then open the game from complete close, not just switching tabs. Open Flamey’s menu right away. Then I turn on pencil and use that to go thru the menu. If it works to navigate flameys menu you’re set. Once you get it working do not use your fingers at all! That will screw up the calibration. Sometimes when the calibration gets wonky I can bring it back by going into a menu and scrolling through that for a bit, or trying to hold/drag for navigating. As long as I don’t touch the screen with my fingers I don’t run into issues. Though I do sometimes get issue if I place my other hand on the back of my iPad which I find very weird.
Also, not sure if it makes a diff but I use a off brand pencil not the Apple Pencil.
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Wonderful game just in need of minor changes
I love this game. I play it almost daily. The art work is beautiful and the story is really cute. Definitely cozy and something to play to pass some time. The game concept is easy and isn’t to hard to get started. The issue I am running into is having to look up how to achieve some of the quests. I am currently on day 11, not to far into the game and had to look up on other resources how to get what I needed. I definitely think there should be a hint option or a better guide in the beginning (like a scouts handbook). If it wasn’t for me taking the time to research a lot of things I definitely wouldn’t be as far. I definitely wish you could play longer and get more achievements done in a shorter time period or get resources faster. Having to wait 24 hrs is a bit annoying. I don’t have the option to play daily or on a schedule. I do enjoy the game overall, it just need some minor adjustments in my opinion.
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Love this game
I’ve been playing almost daily for a few months now and I really have enjoyed all the little stories the Bears on the island have. A lot of them cover darker topics that are a part of our lives, but it never feels ‘edgey’ or inappropriate. Seeing the island slowly come to ‘life’ while you expand and grow is very rewarding.
The devs already announced they were making a sequel and that’s great! I want to see more in this world. My only complaints are minor nitpicky things such as better searching in crafting menus, being able to sort the recipes by ‘new’ to let me clear out the red exclamation points, and things like that. I realize it’s too late to get such things for this game, but I hope they are still reading feedback to include in the next one. Definitely give this game a shot! It’s a very enjoyable game.
The devs already announced they were making a sequel and that’s great! I want to see more in this world. My only complaints are minor nitpicky things such as better searching in crafting menus, being able to sort the recipes by ‘new’ to let me clear out the red exclamation points, and things like that. I realize it’s too late to get such things for this game, but I hope they are still reading feedback to include in the next one. Definitely give this game a shot! It’s a very enjoyable game.
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Game glitch
I genuinely enjoy this game and find it adorable. I love the story and the cutesy design. However I’ve been noticing a problem with my gameplay I don’t know if it’s happened with anybody else. Where half of my screen will not allow me to walk in that direction it does not respond to me touching it or my pen touching it my character is only able to walk to one side of the screen even if I click on the left side it walks in the opposite direction.I would play this game more if it allowed me to play without this problem. i’ve also checked to see if this happened on any other apps I had it and it hasn’t occurred on any other ones in my tablet response fine for everything else. which forces me to believe that this is something wrong with the app itself and it’s such a shame I wish it would get fixed
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My nightly relaxation
I have been playing Cozy Grove for over 120 game days now. Yes, in the beginning it can require some patience. But you don’t have to play the next day, or even the day after. Its there when you want it.
I find the game play incredibly relaxing and straightforward. I do occasionally touch a spot on the screen accidentally and it sends my scout off in the wrong direction, but I think most of those bugs have been worked out. It’s deceptively simple and, unlike similar games, there’s an empathy to it that’s quite extraordinary.
I grow to love each and every bear, even the ones I was CERTAIN I wouldn’t care for. I never thought I’d begin to actually care about characters in a casual iPad game.
For those who feel like it requires too much patience - it does require patience, not just at the beginning. Sometimes you just have to wait for a character to give you something another characters needs. So there is patience involved. I wouldn’t say too much, however. And, without sounding like that person, I think the game has made me more patient for playing it. It’s not instant gratification. I’ve had quests last for weeks and I’m okay with it.
Thank you for making Cozy Grove. I sorta feel like I’ve actually visited.
I find the game play incredibly relaxing and straightforward. I do occasionally touch a spot on the screen accidentally and it sends my scout off in the wrong direction, but I think most of those bugs have been worked out. It’s deceptively simple and, unlike similar games, there’s an empathy to it that’s quite extraordinary.
I grow to love each and every bear, even the ones I was CERTAIN I wouldn’t care for. I never thought I’d begin to actually care about characters in a casual iPad game.
For those who feel like it requires too much patience - it does require patience, not just at the beginning. Sometimes you just have to wait for a character to give you something another characters needs. So there is patience involved. I wouldn’t say too much, however. And, without sounding like that person, I think the game has made me more patient for playing it. It’s not instant gratification. I’ve had quests last for weeks and I’m okay with it.
Thank you for making Cozy Grove. I sorta feel like I’ve actually visited.
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Beautiful game with beautiful stories
I’ve been playing for a year now, and I never thought I’d cry at an Apple Arcade game. The beautiful story is about ghosts (ghost bears to be precise) who can’t find peace and you must help them in a variety of ways, mostly involving hidden objects. The stories are powerful, moving, even funny! They’re also all kid friendly though they do discuss mature themes like single parenthood, disability, mental illness, addiction and the guilt, indignation, and struggle that can stem from these things. It’s real in a beautiful and meaningful way. This is hands down the best game I’ve ever played that wasn’t on Steam or Console. My one tiny complaint? Sometimes when trees and plants are close together it’s hard to select them individually.
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I Love it Here
I adore this game!! I have grown attached to the characters & their mortality stories; i actually teared up a bit as i watched my first spirit attain peace. I am even attached to my constantly growing critter family: my cats, my bunnies (?).. I’m kept eternally busy by the ever-increasing number & challenge of the various quests. My tent has become a four room cabin with furniture & fixtures. The graphics are great. The stories are heart warming. I am so addicted.
Which makes the glitchiness that much harder to bear (pun intended;)!!! I can not play for 20 minutes without getting booted. Sometimes the game will shut down in as little as 5 minute increments. Is it because i am farther along & there is a lot of activity? Can i anticipate this only getting worse, asthere is so much left still to do!? It isn’t exactly the world’s quickest reboot, & sometimes a decent chunk of progress is lost.
PLEASE fix this!! I am looking forward to meeting & helping several more bears yet! This game is the reason i pay for Arcade & if the problem persists I just can’t justify the charge anymore! 🥺😩🤯
Which makes the glitchiness that much harder to bear (pun intended;)!!! I can not play for 20 minutes without getting booted. Sometimes the game will shut down in as little as 5 minute increments. Is it because i am farther along & there is a lot of activity? Can i anticipate this only getting worse, asthere is so much left still to do!? It isn’t exactly the world’s quickest reboot, & sometimes a decent chunk of progress is lost.
PLEASE fix this!! I am looking forward to meeting & helping several more bears yet! This game is the reason i pay for Arcade & if the problem persists I just can’t justify the charge anymore! 🥺😩🤯
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At the beginning game is fabulous
I am now on day 111 of this game. I have thoroughly enjoyed playing this. It is one that I can play, put down, and pick up to enjoy later. Love the tasks, love the unique story. And now comes the “but”. I was approaching, what it seemed by tasks completed, the last 1/3 or 1/4 of the game and it began shutting down on me mid play. It started shutting down more and more often each time I played, so I checked to see if my tablet needed updating. I also checked to see if the game needed updating and saw some “additions” were added to the play. That’s great, but now I barely get to begin the tasks and it crashes immediately. To add to this immense frustration is the length of time it takes to reload the game. What should be a 1/2 hour span of play time has begun to take an hour or much more if I want to try to complete the tasks in one sitting. All because of multiple shut downs and reloading each and every time. And sometimes I need to redo the tasks I had just completed because the crash occurred before saving my play. A really fun game has become a frustrating experience each time I attempt to play. In the beginning I would have given it 5 stars. Now, if I could give a negative score I would. FIX THE CRASHING PROBLEM.
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I love it
So, I love this game! It is so cute. I love the hand drawn animation. It is a very simple and calming game. And feeding the bird is very simple. All you must do is not feed it the bagels, but the snow berries which can be bought from the store. Still it took me a while to figure that out so could you please change that. Other than it is perfect in every way. Update:So, I still love this game, and I like it is very calm and relaxing. But, I ran into a small issue. I went to the mayor to do my quest and he/she gave my a bust of him/her. And I tap on it when it was in my inventory and it disappeared I look every wear and I try reloading the game but, it is still gone! Please fix this. Update: I still love this game and I found the mayor statue, but I have ran into a major error, it won’t get past the loading screen. I tried to turn my device of and exit the app, but it still won’t load!!! I think it might be the update, but I do not know please fix this!!!!!! 😭😭😭
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Response from developer
Please follow these instructions to send us your save file and other info: https://support.spryfox.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500004410122-How-do-I-report-a-technical-problem-Cozy-Grove-
Great but infuriatingly flawed
I love this game, but there’s a reason it does not get 5 stars. If it weren’t for the ability to wirelessly connect my ps4 controller to my iPad then I would be completely unable to play. 10 minutes into the game every single time without fail the navigational functions stop working. I’ll be dragging my finger along to move my character when all of a sudden like clockwork, the character becomes unable to move anywhere but to the right. I have to literally exit out of the game to reset it. But then 10 min later it happens again. The first time I played this I rage quit because it was infuriating. I only started playing again because I found out I could connect a controller. How can the most basic and important function - MOVING - be so screwed up. This doesn’t occur with the ps4 controller, but as I do not always have the controller with me when I’m out and about, this is extremely infuriating. Please fix this. It’s a a major problem. I also seem to be unable to use my iPencil with this game as well. I think it would help with ease of play too if that were made compatable.
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Response from developer
Actually the pencil is probably the problem. Please completely disable the pencil before playing next time and see if the movement still becomes goofy. (The game used to disable the pencil automatically for players, but that broke some versions ago and we haven't yet looked into fixing it.)
Beautiful Game, Starts slow but give it time!
UPDATE: After playing this game more and unlocking more bears, I’ve come to find that there is a lot more to this game than I originally thought. The quests get more involved and take more time to complete.
I think this game is so much fun and the art style is absolutely beautiful. I would have rated this a 5 star game but I docked 1 star because I think it needs a little bit more. The one thing I would want changed is to have more quests. There are main storyline quests but you only get so many a day and I usually finish them pretty quick. I would love some side quests to do in the meantime.
I think this game is so much fun and the art style is absolutely beautiful. I would have rated this a 5 star game but I docked 1 star because I think it needs a little bit more. The one thing I would want changed is to have more quests. There are main storyline quests but you only get so many a day and I usually finish them pretty quick. I would love some side quests to do in the meantime.
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Absolutely adore
I love this game! The graphics are so cute, and I love the way the character you play looks and how you can hug the bears(and seagull)!! My only complaint is that there are not enough quests, imo, in the day, I love all the quests that are given, and mind you I haven’t played for very long, two days, and I have just been burning through all the quests I’m given within an hour. Which kind of leaves me with nothing to do in game, yes I could fish for rarer fish, or hunt for seashells and decorate, but I like to decorate as I play, like figure out as I go, and yeah fishing is fun, but you can’t do that for hours and not get bored. But! I do understand why the creators wouldn’t put more quests in, it helps create the effect that you actually have to build a relationship with the creatures, which of course irl won’t happen overnight, and in a game shouldn’t either. So all in all, I absolutely adore this game!! :D
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Automation
This a message for The developers. I really love this game it beautiful, relaxing, and amazing, but there is something missing and that is in my opinion is automation. I think that having to do everything on my own is kind of boring especially fishing, I don’t like how I have to spend 30 min to an hour just catching fish I would really love to have the choice to craft some kind of trap or big net where I can just set it up and let it do the work for me. The crafting aspect of this game is everything so you might as well add some more options like crafting traps not just for fish but also for insects, and don’t take me wrong I like the idea of running around trying to catch insects but I think we should have the choice to either craft trap for them or just catch them ourselves. Also plus feature would be voice over for the bears that would be amazing it would make the experience that much better, and as you can tell I am lazy so most of the time I don’t even read what they are saying and just skip but if there was voice over I would listen to and enjoy even more. Thank you guys!
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A promising start, but slow
So far I have enjoyed the game. However, you should know that it apparently runs in real time. That means when you are done with tasks at noon on Saturday and you still want to level up, tough. You gotta wait until Sunday morning at least. I would rather see the game do like other games have done and have a shortened day/night cycle. When I’m further in the game and dealing with more spirits, the real-time mechanic might be something I really want. However, when you’re only dealing with 4 spirits, it makes for a very slow beginning and kind of asks a lot for the player to keep playing through this frustration. Especially since the loading screen mentions that some tasks may take days to complete and I’m just picturing that will go.
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BROKEN TOOLS—11 Relic Dust Needed to Repair but NONE Available
You spend very little time actually helping spirits. Ran out of relic dust to repair tools; Shovel, Pickaxe, & Machete cannot be repaired (11 Relic ASH Needed to Repair these TOOLS -plus- One Spirit Request requires 8 Relic ASH … Another Spirit Request Request Requires 1 Relic) … That’s 20 RARE Relics Needed to continue this game and the DOWSER Rod for LOCATING relics has NEVER WORKED even tho I’ve tried daily. I GIVE UP … with tools that CAN’T be repaired, it’s pretty useless trying to play this game and it would take a VERY LONG TIME to acquire 20 Relics (plus any additional/new ones that may be required each day). You may have to wait many many days/weeks for some of the items needed to help the spirits so you spend most of your time REPEATEDLY digging holes, pickaxing rocks, or chopping down shrubs (but with broken, unrepairable tools you cannot even do this).
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It’s okay
The game is a cute mix between Animal Crossing and Spiritfarer, but has a lot of flaws compared to those games. While the summer update fix a lot of my issues, it’s still not really doing it for me. I’m almost 100 days into the game and I’ve been trying to collect 150 hardwoods for a quest for a week so far. I’m only at 115 and I started off with 75 of them so it’ll probably be another week before I can finish that quest which is kind of crazy. I have plenty of fruit trees, bushes, etc but at this point I’m resorting to collecting 100 branches to make 10 softwood just to make one hardwood cuz I almost never get them out of my trees nor from the leaf piles that seem to pop up less and less each day. Also, the fact that the terrain changes sporadically makes it hard to decorate the island cuz the next day there might be trees blocking your decorations. I’m not sure why that’s a feature of the game cuz trees don’t just move in real life. I really want to like this game because the stories are cute and I LOVE the graphics, it just doesn’t feel complete.
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Cute and enjoyable. Hate the daily barricade.
I really like this game, I really do. Yea it has some annoyances, which they’ve slowly been fixing and I appreciate that immensely.
My biggest issue is that it’s an every day game and a LONG one at that…. It’s like if you wanted animal crossing to have something new every single day for 2+ months. I know I’m not particularly close to finishing the game, but I’m also on day 50 and I’m just kinda going crazy. I have ADHD and I tend to like to zone out on a game for hours and finish it so I can move on to other things. I wish these style games would include an end the day option rather than force you to time travel. I mean, why does it need to be on a daily schedule? I don’t really like having to log in every day for fractions of a story, I’d much rather be able to play over a few hours and through multiple days at a time and finish the story faster. I enjoy it, so I’ll keep playing, but logging in daily for the foreseeable future…. Ugh…. It just feels so daunting. I fear I’ll get over logging in every day and never finish the story.
My biggest issue is that it’s an every day game and a LONG one at that…. It’s like if you wanted animal crossing to have something new every single day for 2+ months. I know I’m not particularly close to finishing the game, but I’m also on day 50 and I’m just kinda going crazy. I have ADHD and I tend to like to zone out on a game for hours and finish it so I can move on to other things. I wish these style games would include an end the day option rather than force you to time travel. I mean, why does it need to be on a daily schedule? I don’t really like having to log in every day for fractions of a story, I’d much rather be able to play over a few hours and through multiple days at a time and finish the story faster. I enjoy it, so I’ll keep playing, but logging in daily for the foreseeable future…. Ugh…. It just feels so daunting. I fear I’ll get over logging in every day and never finish the story.
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Played 90+ days, just an amazing experience!
I’ve played this game since 3/19, when it first launched on AA and it has been a pure delight to play from the beginning! I didn’t think I would like life sim games until playing this one and I think it comes down to the meaningful story core of helping the spirit bears recover their memories of their lives so that they can find some closure and move on. The dev team is so committed to this game and they are always listening to the community. We’ve been treated to QOL update after update and recently got a huge content update. Love the hand-drawn art and the beautiful soundtrack. Keeping my AA subscription for this game for sure :) I personally have had no performance issues besides some minor lagging.
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Most chill game I own
I have over 90 days invested in this game. 😂 some days I play for hours. Some days maybe 30 mins. Each day is a fun new experience, timed quests (until end of day), spirit animals to be fed and petted, story quests trying to discover the story behind each bear, decorations and trees to be moved around, etc. The developers are amazing and are listening to feedback in the discord channels. Many concerns and frustrations from early days have been mitigated and solved by updates. The big summer update is releasing on June 23 and introduces a new part time character and some new interactions and mini games.
It is kinda like animal crossing but with less capitalism. 😁😍
It is kinda like animal crossing but with less capitalism. 😁😍
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New update fixes most issues I had
Thank you for the new update! The UI adjustments make it way easier to manage inventory, which was my main complaint (although even before the update, the issues weren’t bad enough to stop me from playing for 30 days in a row). It’s not perfect (Flamey storage still doesn’t auto-stack like items, for example), but it doesn’t stop enjoyment of the game. I’ve adjusted to only having 45-60 minutes of playable content a day, which was tough to get over- it’s so good I wanted to just play non-stop. But it’s become a morning ritual to log in and do a little questing, complete a collection, and do some fishing. It’s lovely!
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