# Criminal Archives: Murders — user reviews > 26 indexed App Store user reviews of Criminal Archives by DO GAMES LIMITED, rated 4.41/5 from 178 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/criminal-archives-murders/id6448245160/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/criminal-archives-murders/id6448245160.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 123 · 4★ 27 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 7 ## What do users think of Criminal Archives? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Good story lines - 👍 Enjoyable gameplay - 👍 Improved from previous games - 👍 Varied hidden object scenes **Cons** - anúncios Annoying ads in paid version - anúncios Distracting countdown ads - anúncios Intrusive ads - 💡 Unclear mini-game instructions - 💡 Hints are expensive/charge too much - 💡 Game feels thrown together - 💡 Lack of touchscreen sensitivity - 💡 No strategy guide for bonus chapter - 💡 Paid version still has ads - 💡 In-app purchase issues - 💡 Game freezes - 💡 Question mark button leads to purchase **Commonly reported bugs** - Cannot progress past symbols mini-game - Game crashes after getting nose ring - No sign of purchase for bought games - Bonus game stopped progress - Cannot finish bonus chapter (give ID) - Hint button keeps charging - Banner flashing ads - Stuck on puzzle - Game won't allow winning hidden object searches - Cannot complete bonus chapter (give ID) - Cannot complete bonus chapter (apply inventory) - Coding messages visible - Fatal errors in bonus chapter - Bonus chapter inventory not applying - No access to walkthrough after purchase - Splash screen seeking payment after purchase - Game freezes - Question mark button offers purchase **Most requested features** - Remove countdown ads from paid version - Improve explanation for mini-games - Fix purchase issues for games - Provide strategy guide access - Improve touchscreen sensitivity - Fix fatal errors in bonus chapter ## Newest reviews (6 of 26) ### 2/5 — What’s with all the ads? *2023-07-12, version 1.0.1* These games use to be fun. Now ads pop up in mid game about every 2 minutes!!! So irritating. Especially when you’re trying to remember what the clue was or the puzzle you were attempting to solve. Already have ads for clues now just random. Sad ### 2/5 — So so *2023-06-10, version 1.0.1* I like the story and I’m enjoying the game but it doesn’t allow me to skip anything. It just says I’ll keep trying or something like that. I’m now stuck on a puzzle that won’t solve. I don’t skip many but every once in awhile one just does not work. The walkthrough shows only a picture not the breakdown you need to solve it. Now I’m stuck having paid for a game I can’t do anything further on. ### 2/5 — Fun game but the ads on a paid version are annoying *2023-06-04, version 1.0.1* If I had known the paid deluxe version had ads, I wouldn’t have bought this game. ### 2/5 — Criminal Archives: Murders by LynxMinx *2023-05-17, version 1.0.1* UPDATE: I am pleased to announce that the deal I brokered between Friendly Fox and Nenad Tomic, the former CEO of Mad Head games, has been approved. Friendly Fox is now a distributor! Remember Mad Head and the quirky and unusual gameplay? Well, you will in a day or so. The first release is Wanderlust 4: The Bermuda Secret and it will be released in the next couple of days. Please everyone, purchase the game. It’s a full-length CE game and we all want to support Friendly Fox. It’s fairly priced too. It’s also redemption for me. Oleg, you should have released EIPIX! Oh, well. We have finally received a CE game and quality assurance-wise, it’s a mess. For those of you (basically all of you) who pay I would be angry. First of all, there are coding messages (which we should never see) across the top of the gameplay interface. Secondly, the lack of touchscreen sensitivity is appalling. Thirdly, if you hit the question mark button (which I believe is for the strategy guide) it asks you if you want to purchase the game. In the bonus chapter, the hint button doesn’t work and there is no strategy guide to check. Then there was an annoying glowing sale button at the top of the screen for the entire weekend. In addition, there are fatal errors in the bonus chapter. You cannot apply inventory. I tried to give the old man the identification card, and nothing applies. I restarted it with the same results. Oleg needs to fire this incompetent quality assurance person and hire people who know what they are doing! Update: they updated the game, and they added a strategy guide but the bonus chapter still won’t let me apply inventory. Over it already! Sixth time the charm? I’m exhausted. Finally I can play. It’s a pity, because this game was in my favorite genre, crime and intrigue, and it had a good storyline for a change. ### 2/5 — It just can’t… *2023-05-15, version 1.0* I purchased “deluxe” - no access to walkthrough, but I get the splash screen seeking payment - I thought maybe I forgot to purchase it, so I hit the $7.99 tab. It tells me I already bought it, but still doesn’t let me access the walkthrough. So when the splash screen comes up yet again, I thought maybe I should hit the $6.99 tab. Purchase went through - I’ll be contacting Apple about that - but STILL no walkthrough. WTH?! ### 3/5 — Better *2023-05-10, version 1.0* I actually enjoyed this game more than recent offerings from Domini as it was a crime themed storyline. I also appreciate the varied HOs we were given in this game. My rating would be higher if not for a few problems - nothing fatal but annoying: coding showed at the top of the page on one instance, the game froze entirely twice and necessitated restarting, and the strange question mark above the hint button that when selected offered an opportunity to purchase the game. ??? Never had that happen before. Overall, it was an enjoyable game and worth purchasing. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Trouble with bonus game *2025-01-12, version 1.0.7* The bonus game has stopped me from moving on ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2024-07-30, version 1.0.2* So I’ve paid for deluxe version and got all the way to the bonus chapter, only to find that it can’t be finished. You can’t give the host the ID. ### 1/5 — Banner flashing ads *2023-08-23, version 1.0.1* What is up? These countdown flashing ads at top of entire game are really too annoying after paying full freight. It’s so distracting the game has lost any appeal. ### 1/5 — Felt ripped off! *2023-06-09, version 1.0.1* Although the story lines are better written and have gotten longer the game felt like it was thrown together in a hurry? Many of the instructions on how to play the mini game lacked good explanations were not very clear on how to play which led me to constantly use my hints button to get through them! Also there were many times I knew exactly where to find hidden objects but the game wouldn’t allow me win almost as if forcing me to use the hints button over and over for in-tier the game……. ### 1/5 — Murdered the game *2023-06-01, version 1.0.1* What’s criminal is the amount of intrusive adverts for this game ,terrible gameplay an advert for every few clicks then you want to charge 7 quid for removing them ,daylight robbery for something that is free online ### 1/5 — I’d like a refund *2023-05-31, version 1.0.1* The game can’t be completed. In bonus chapter and can’t give the man my ID. I’ve restarted the chapter and followed the guide. Did not miss any steps and can’t finish this game. ### 1/5 — FIX THE BUGS!!! *2023-05-20* FIX THE BONUS GAME.. YOU CANT COMPLETE IT! **Developer response:** Hello! Thank you for your feedback. Could you kindly tell us more about the situation you are facing at support.dominigames.com? We are looking to improve our hidden object adventure game. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Here we go again *2023-05-19, version 1.0.1* I purchased the deluxe edition to and had no access to the walkthrough then on the left hand screen I have a timer. It’s bad enough we don’t get enough of theses then we can’t enjoy them. Update May 19th the strategy guide works now but the timer is still up top even after the update. They need to fix everything at once before they release these games ### 1/5 — Here we go again *2023-05-17, version 1.0* I purchased the deluxe edition to and had no access to the walkthrough then on the left hand screen I have a timer. It’s bad enough we don’t get enough of theses then we can’t enjoy them. ### 2/5 — Meh *2025-12-23, version 1.0.7* I bought the premium version because I don’t like adds. There has been an annoying flashing add to buy other games on top of screen for a good while now. Its distracting . The game id ok otherwise. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2023-06-01, version 1.0.1* The game is absolutely amazing and has good story lines ### 5/5 — Good Game *2023-05-30, version 1.0.1* Thank you for working out the bugs. I did not experience any problems with the game play. I enjoyed this game. Kept my interest throughout. ### 4/5 — Booted *2025-03-13, version 1.0.7* I love this game, but I keep getting kicked out and can’t progress past the symbols mini game. I get the (nose) ring then it kicks me out. Super frustrated to have paid $8 and not even get half way through the game. ### 4/5 — Criminal Archives: Murder *2025-02-09, version 1.0.7* I love these types of games. I bought a few of the criminal archives games that I really enjoyed! This game was okay. I got frustrated because I had to tap on item a couple of times and some of the inventory did not make sense. The bonus game was long. So was the game which I love that is lengthy. Oh I bought a game criminal archives fire and then it said no sign of purchase! This is b.s because I bought the game before and then it shows no sign of purchase. Not the first time this happened. Other customers have the same problem.J.F. 2025 ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2024-11-07, version 1.0.7* Only issue is some games were difficult and a lot of ads unless you wanna pay for no ads. Over all pretty good story line and game play ### 4/5 — Murder criminal archives *2023-11-17* Worst and most expensive game I’ve played. The hint just kept charging and charging so I couldn’t even make progress or finish the game. Would highly warn others to NOT buy. **Developer response:** Hello! Thank you for your feedback. Could you kindly tell us more about the situation you are facing at support.dominigames.com? We are looking to improve our hidden object adventure game. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Got stuck in Bonus Game *2023-07-15, version 1.0.1* First, I agree the countdown is annoying and gets in the way of the game. Second, I got stuck near the beginning of the bonus game. I got my ID but couldn’t give it to the person who I was supposed to give it to. Finally gave up and deleted the game. Very disappointing ### 3/5 — Stop the countdown *2023-06-19, version 1.0.1* The game is ok has usual. But please stop showing the special offer countdown on the top of the screen. We’ve already paid for this game. If it’s good we might consider buying another one another day. This is annoying for the game experience and frankly, it is greedy. ### 3/5 — Good game but *2023-05-17, version 1.0* Down voted cos of the really annoying countdown clock right in the middle at the top of the screen. No way to remove it and it appears just to be nagging you to try other games. Otherwise it’s the usual good quality game. ### 3/5 — Criminal archives *2023-05-12, version 1.0* This game was a huge improvement than the last few terrible games that has been given to us. Beautiful graphics and smooth gameplay. Also Longer game play. I did have to skip a few of the games. Seemed confusing and directions weren’t clear to me. But that’s just me maybe. Keep putting out games like this and I’ll keep paying! --- *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 2026-09-02.*