# Dark Romance: The Swan Sonata HD - A Mystery Hidden Object Game (Full) — user reviews > 35 indexed App Store user reviews of Dark Romance by Big Fish Games, Inc, rated 4.40/5 from 138 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-romance-the-swan-sonata-hd-a-mystery-hidden-object-game-full/id1053189283/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-romance-the-swan-sonata-hd-a-mystery-hidden-object-game-full/id1053189283.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 89 · 4★ 33 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (11 of 35) ### 5/5 — Swan sonata *2016-05-06, version 1.0.0* Interesting game enjoyed having to gather objects putting them together and then "TaDa" a HOS would appear, very clever. ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2016-05-04, version 1.0.0* Fun relaxing. ### 5/5 — Great *2016-05-04, version 1.0.0* Loved it ### 5/5 — Love it! *2016-05-03, version 1.0.0* Beautiful, entertaining, and fun!!! ### 5/5 — Dark Romance: The Swan Sonata by LynxMinx *2016-05-02, version 1.0.0* It sure felt good to finally rate a full 5 stars! This game had everything! You could customize your settings. The storyline was interesting and you got to play from the vantage points of two different characters. The graphics were enchanting and the cut-scenes magical. The story was decently long and had a bonus adventure as well. Loading was pretty close to instantaneous and there was a marked teleport map, if so desired. Inventory was labeled and there were plus items. Lots of collectibles (feathers, stained glass and statuettes) for those of you who like them. I wish there was a journal but just dossier notes to collect. The HO scenes were of various types, or you could choose the option of match-3 instead. There was a wide variety of puzzles/games. Some were boring rotational stuff but others were decent, something for everybody. This game ran very well and I did not experience any crashes or glitches. I also didn't experience any RATS, always a plus in my book. There were fun things to do, such as make potions,use amulets, fix objects, etc. Overall, this was a very fun and enjoyable game! I would definitely play a sequel! Lynxie sends ❤️💋😘 to the amazing DTE, especially KimT, Dracyy, Opinion and Sunshine Susie. Keep doing a great job everyone and hopefully we will keep getting games of this caliber! ### 5/5 — Swan Sonata Excellent Game *2016-05-01, version 1.0.0* Story is traditional fairy tale. Graphics are exceptionally well done, very crisp, clear, intricate and colorful. Puzzles are not frustrating, yet not too simplistic. Hidden object scenes are very well done and a little different. No glitches on my iPad, ran very smooth. Great game! ### 4/5 — Swan Sonata *2016-05-01, version 1.0.0* Very good story & nice artwork. Puzzles & HOS were intelligent as well. Only gripe here is the game was too short! Well, at least I still have the bonus to do. 🙂 ### 5/5 — Sweet Game *2016-04-30, version 1.0.0* Quite enjoyable. I agree with previous reviewer, such a nice change from horror games. ### 4/5 — Two concepts *2016-04-30, version 1.0.0* Two different concepts was interesting. Lots of HOB and games. Graphics are really good. Time length was longer than some. ### 5/5 — Swan Sonata is Much Better Than a Swan Song! *2016-04-30, version 1.0.0* If you are a fan of the ballet, then you have heard of Swan Lake, and the two swans, Odette and Odile. These are swans who can turn into women. Odette is preparing to marry Prince Siegfried, but an evil wizard (Rothbart) is attempting to stop the marriage. As Odette, you are trying to save the wedding day by using White Magic learned from your sweet, little grandmother. Along the way, you collect white feathers, other collectibles, and try to defeat Rothbart. The art work is colorful and well done, and the story is exciting. In the few Hidden Object scenes I have done so far, there were shadow shapes to be found and used in the scene. I really enjoyed the Evil Wizard Rothbart's disappearing scenery, where you must move rocks or bushes and match the hidden animals. Bunnies and squirrels and ducks - - so cute! No glitches so far, and it's really livening up my stormy night! Thanks for this one, Big Fish! ### 5/5 — Entertaining *2016-04-30, version 1.0.0* The game was really sweet. A little short and easy, I didn't mind that at all. There were different types of mini games, the graphics were very nice and I loved the map. This is the type of game that I had grown accustomed to from Big Fish Games. Very enjoyable! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Save your money *2016-04-30, version 1.0.0* Not enjoying. Got stuck and the hints are worthless and annoying. Moves too slow. Waste of money ### 2/5 — Too simple=boring *2016-05-08, version 1.0.0* The game is very simple. My young daughter watched me play for a few minutes and said that the puzzles were "really easy". Not the best Big Fish game, not the worst. Meh. ### 2/5 — Don't do it *2016-05-03, version 1.0.0* Seriously- puzzles are ridiculously easy. The whole game was just simple - I had to finish just because I paid for it!! ### 2/5 — Save your $$$$$ *2016-04-28, version 1.0.0* VERY short game....slow moving "buggy"...some puzzles way too easy and others annoying...this is definitely a poor game and I would not recommend it!!!!!!! I really need to stop with Big Fish.... They are stealing our money with the no free play thing...out of the last let's say 5 games only 2 were worth it...Please go back to the right way of doing business....would someone at a shoe store refuse to let the customer try them on??? Nope!!! It is the same concept here. ### 3/5 — Swan *2016-05-10, version 1.0.0* This was only okay for me. I like to have the helpful hint of which this game does not I am a beginner so the hint button helps me ### 4/5 — Swan Sonata *2018-01-11, version 1.0.0* Entertaining especially love the fact I don’t have to spend additional funds to play a game. ### 4/5 — Swan Sonata *2016-05-26, version 1.0.0* Just finished the game, very much enjoyed the experience ### 4/5 — Very delightful, but easy puzzles and short play time net 4 ⭐️ *2016-05-17, version 1.0.0* What a lovely and gorgeous game. It reminded me a little of the Blue Tea fable games. The fundamentals and beauty were all excellent. Hint button, teleporting map, collectibles, voices, storyline, graphics...all great. Fun to play two characters. And mermaids and bad guys and bad girls abound. What wasn't so great, you ask? I felt the game time was short. Especially as I paid the full price, not the sale price. Also, some of the puzzles were remarkably easy. A little challenge is a good thing. All in all a very solid 4 stars. It's absolutely worth the sale price, but I'd be a hypocrite if I thought it was a good deal for the full price. Wait until a sale ones back...and then buy this one! ### 4/5 — Great! *2016-05-06, version 1.0.0* Has all the amenities: interactive map-gorgeous graphics-cool sounds-fairly easy HOPS-Match 3 instead of HOPS-Good characters-good story-lots of games (Some pretty easy - some I had to have the Guide for - even had to skip some -Good Strategy Guide. Only reason I gave it 4 stars is because it was too short. I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like they just keep getting shorter. At least, I didn't feel like they cut corners, too, & lately, I've been feeling that way, too! I really enjoyed it - I still have the Bonus Game to go, but I don't want it to be over! ### 4/5 — Compelling graphics, good story line *2016-05-01, version 1.0.0* So far, so good. Like the linear layout of puzzles. Fun to play ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Well done *2018-09-16, version 1.0.0* Very good graphics, clear manipulation and travel. Enjoyable games. Recommend!! ### 5/5 — The Swan Sonata *2016-06-16, version 1.0.0* Really fun game with great graphics. ### 5/5 — Beautiful game *2016-06-03, version 1.0.0* Graphics are delightful. Mini games are fun, not too hard. Romantic story line is pleasant change from the usual dark murder mystery. ### 5/5 — Enchanting Romance! *2016-05-22, version 1.0.0* Fabulous game!!! Love the Minigames and HOPs, and the back and forth between Point of view of the prince and his fiancé! Beautiful world Domini games! No technical difficulties at all. Loved the way the map showed where you missed extra objects like the stained glass hunt or feathers for the boudoir so you know where to go back and check for them ### 5/5 — Loved it! *2016-05-17, version 1.0.0* I usually play mystery and thriller games so thought I would be a little bored. This game is fun, has many collectibles and I actually liked the story! ### 5/5 — Dark Romance *2016-05-13, version 1.0.0* I loved this game. Great story line. ### 5/5 — This was fun. *2016-05-10, version 1.0.0* It was a great game that worked well and had different mini games and see able hidden object scenes. ### 5/5 — Nice *2016-05-08, version 1.0.0* Okay, hate to admit it, but this was quite the enjoyable game. Although I would have preferred more character interactions & voicing, there was nothing really worth deducting a star for. Even with previous comments, HO not worth more than $4.00 USD-App prices have gotten out of hand. ### 5/5 — Enjoyable *2016-05-06, version 1.0.0* Fun game, did not freeze in any of the scenes. Was not difficult to figure out and there was not a lot of back tracking. ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2016-05-06, version 1.0.0* Beautiful to look at, fun to play. Cool. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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