# Dark Basement — user reviews

> 53 indexed App Store user reviews of Dark Basement by Mary Bolin, rated 3.60/5 from 277 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-basement/id1296708718/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-basement/id1296708718.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 92 · 4★ 64 · 3★ 74 · 2★ 25 · 1★ 22

## What do users think of Dark Basement?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Fun game
- 💡 Clever puzzles
- 😎 Super cool game
- 👍 Best escape game
- 💖 Love the mystery
- 🤩 Love this game
- 👍 Difficult but fun
- 👍 Good game

**Cons**

- ⚫ Dark basement
- 🐛 Ads black out screen
- 🐛 Game crashes on share
- 🤔 Hard to figure out
- ❓ How to begin?
- 😩 Too many ads
- 😩 Ads are frustrating
- 😩 Ads are lame
- 😩 Ads pop up frequently
- 🔇 No sounds
- 🐌 Slow to open

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Ads black out screen and can’t get past
- Game crashes if you try to share
- When it says do you want to go to the next app I say no AND IT STILL BRINGS ME ARG
- In third room and NOTHING moves!

**Most requested features**

- More hints needed
- Needs sound
- More levels

## Newest reviews (15 of 53)

### 4/5 — Like the game

*2023-09-11*

it’s a little dark in the basement.

### 4/5 — Fun

*2022-04-25, version 1.5*

Not too bad so far

### 3/5 — Tyu

*2022-02-23, version 1.5*

Hm

### 3/5 — It’s good

*2021-11-10, version 1.5*

It’s good

### 3/5 — still on level one

*2021-08-09*

here for the walkthrough

### 4/5 — Its all there...

*2021-03-26*

OK, once you realise its short tasks in each room it begins to make sense. However the one with the telephone stumped me along with the cup of water. Really worried about leaving that dog behind still locked up....

### 3/5 — dark basement

*2020-11-29, version 1.5*

So far it’s good but I haven’t gotten very far yet.

### 4/5 — What??

*2020-02-10, version 1.5*

How do you even begin the game?

### 4/5 — Interesting

*2019-04-01, version 1.5*

Interesting

### 3/5 — Nice

*2018-12-30, version 1.5*

Good

### 3/5 — Still trying

*2018-12-11, version 1.5*

I haven’t gone far but it has potential.

### 3/5 — Don’t want to go

*2018-10-30, version 1.5*

When it says do you want to go to the next app I say no AND IT STILL BRINGS ME ARG!!!!!!

### 3/5 — Dark Basement

*2018-08-04, version 1.5*

Hard to figure which direction triangle point

### 4/5 — Hints

*2018-07-16, version 1.5*

Needs more hints

### 4/5 — dark basement

*2018-06-27*

a bit hard...

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Good

*2019-05-18*

Hate ads

### 1/5 — No stars

*2017-11-07*

For a lame game sure has lots of lame adds peeps my recommendation is to heed my words don't bother with this

### 1/5 — Annoying

*2017-10-20*

In third room and NOTHING moves!

### 1/5 — :(

*2017-10-20*

Here for walk through. Forced.

### 1/5 — Frustrating

*2017-10-19*

I know it’s free, but pop up every two minutes. I mean really.

### 1/5 — Advertisements!!

*2017-10-19, version 1.5*

Too many advertisements!!!!
Love clever hints

### 2/5 — Buggy

*2022-02-25, version 1.5*

Ads black out the screen and can’t get past. Game crashes if you try to share. Otherwise clever yet simple puzzles.

### 2/5 — Problems

*2018-09-08, version 1.5*

Could be a great game but no sounds and to many ads

### 2/5 — Hey

*2018-09-01, version 1.5*

Not bad

### 2/5 — Walkthrough

*2018-07-24, version 1.5*

...this is for a walk through they stupid

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Good one

*2022-09-19, version 1.5*

Fun game

### 5/5 — Yasss

*2022-07-19, version 1.5*

So ez

### 5/5 — Handy

*2021-11-04*

Ddbd

### 5/5 — I want a basement

*2021-09-03*

The game is super cool 😎

### 5/5 — Great game

*2020-06-18, version 1.5*

I want more like this

### 5/5 — Good game

*2020-03-01, version 1.5*

Best escape game I’ve ever played 👍👍

### 5/5 — Gun

*2019-10-18*

Tyu

### 5/5 — Great game

*2019-03-25, version 1.5*

love the mystery to it

### 5/5 — 💞

*2019-01-24, version 1.5*

I love this game 🤩🤩

### 5/5 — fantastic

*2018-07-05, version 1.5*

great i love this app

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