# Darkestville Castle — user reviews

> 143 indexed App Store user reviews of Darkestville Castle by ESDigital Games LTD, rated 3.50/5 from 57 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/darkestville-castle/id1322417961/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/darkestville-castle/id1322417961.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 26 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 10

## What do users think of Darkestville Castle?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 😂 Hilarious dialogue and humor
- 🤔 Clever puzzles and challenges
- 📚 Engaging story and characters
- ✨ Great graphics and art style
- 👍 Classic point-and-click gameplay
- 🎧 Good voice acting
- 💰 Good value for money
- 🎮 Fun traditional adventure game

**Cons**

- ❌ Screen resolution issues on iPad
- 🚫 Unplayable on certain devices
- 💸 Wasted money due to bugs
- 😩 Frustrating gameplay experience
- ❓ Obscure puzzle solutions

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Screen is cut off on iPad (sides missing)
- Inventory items not visible or accessible
- Dialogue text is cut off
- Cannot navigate or click on certain areas
- Save bug preventing progress
- No sound or broken voice acting
- Game crashes or shows black screen after specific interactions
- Items disappearing from inventory
- Cannot read books in inventory

**Most requested features**

- Optimize screen resolution for iPad
- Fix save bug
- Add more games like this
- Make the game free or offer refunds for defective versions

## Newest reviews (13 of 143)

### 4/5 — iPad разрешение

*2025-11-26*

Очень неплохая игра, но к сожалению на iPad е играть не возможно, разработчик уже как шесть лет не может исправить эту проблему

### 2/5 — Couldn’t finish due to edges of game cut off

*2025-08-30*

Game was entertaining enough, although I had to guess some responses as the edges of the game are cut off playing on an iPad . However, there came a point part way through the game where I couldn’t navigate far enough to the left to get to an area so had to give the game up at that point. Seems to have been an issue for years that the developers just never bothered to address, although they will take your money.

### 2/5 — Save bug still not fixed

*2023-02-14*

It’s such a shame that the review from 2 years ago has still not been rectified as the same thing has happened to me and it has stopped me for playing the game any further as I progressed so much further into the game to then have to start again it’s just not worth it

### 2/5 — May be a good game but not on iPad

*2023-02-02*

Reviews hint that this is a good game. I have no idea as the game is thoroughly ruined by overlapping on an iPad screen, resulting in parts of each screen missing, making the game very frustrating and virtually unplayable. Sort it out and adapt it properly for iPad use.

### 4/5 — Баг

*2022-10-24*

При разговоре с лисой, когда она выходит из офиса мэра, не нажимайте на диалог- а ты хорошенькая? Главный герой начинает смеяться и всё ничего не нажимается, при перезапуске чёрный экран, не помогла даже перезагрузка телефона

### 2/5 — Screen issue still exists

*2022-10-16*

The game is somehow cropped on an iPad.
Cannot acces full inventory and dialogues are not fully visible

### 2/5 — Great game but can not play all the way through due to screen size

*2022-07-25*

The screen size is way to big for an iPad and therefore the game is cut off around the edges. You can not access all inventory items or leave curtain scenes. Very disappointed I was really enjoying this game. Please fix or remove from apple store so no one else buys this defective product.

### 3/5 — Wasted money because of screen issue

*2021-10-03*

The video does not fit the ipad screen. Regardless of ipad type. It cuts off both sides which make it difficult to play and you can not read the beginning of any sentences. Otherwise it would be a fun little game.

### 4/5 — Разрешение на iPad Pro (12,9‑дюймовый) (4‑го поколения)

*2021-09-01*

Сделайте, пожалуйста, подходящее разрешение на ipad Pro. На данный момент часть экрана уходит за пределы, и в настройках игры нет возможности выбрать другое разрешение.

### 3/5 — Résolution de l’image

*2021-03-20, version 1.2*

Je suis déçue parce que l’image est trop grande sur mon iPad. Dans l’inventaire j’ai un livre que je dois lire et je ne peux pas parce que la loupe se trouve hors de l’écran. J’ai juste un petit bout du coffre(inventaire)qui apparaît. On ne peut pas changer la résolution. 😩😥Sinon je jeu est vraiment sympa

### 3/5 — Doesn’t fit my screen

*2021-03-06*

I’ve tried and tried to see if I could fix it . I can’t make it past a certain point because I can’t click or see all of the game . Seems like a great game but a lot of people are wasting time and money to not play .

### 4/5 — Не оптимизировано под ipad

*2021-02-25*

А можно узнать, как подогнать игру под экран ipad pro 2018? Часть предметов, реплики персонажей, описание предметов и кнопки взаимодействия часто находятся за границами экрана. Проходить игру можно, но некомфортно

### 5/5 — Exceptionnel !!!

*2021-02-22, version 1.2*

Très franchement je ne comprend pas que ce jeux ne soit pas bien noté. Pour avoir fait pas mal de jeux point ans click je peux dire qu’il est vraiment au top. Le jeux est beau , aucuns buts, les dialogues sont bien traduits en Français et en plus drôles !! L’histoire est prenante dès le début. Pour ma part j’ai adoré !!!

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — разрешение игры

*2026-01-29*

к сожалению не оптимизировано ни под айпад, ни под мак. играть невозможно, но судя по отзывам исправлять это уже никто не будет

### 1/5 — Сломана

*2025-11-12, version 1.2*

Не работает озвучка. Звука нет от слов совсем. Проверял на разных устройствах se2020, 16 pro, air

### 1/5 — Обрезан экран по бокам

*2025-11-12*

Прошу вернуть деньги так как игра не доработана играть с такими обрезанными углами невозможно!!!

### 1/5 — No se ve entero en el iPad

*2024-12-29, version 1.2*

No se puede ver toda la pantalla, en un juego de pago, esto se debería arreglar… timo total, pero aquí nadie da explicaciones. Intolerable

### 1/5 — Screen doesn’t fit

*2024-01-31*

I assumed a game 12 plus years old would have already patched the issues with the game being cut off on both sides of the screen.  As all the reviews mention.  Pull the game off the App Store if it’s defective!! Or at least make it free.  I tried it on the biggest screen iPad they make, so I’m not sure what iOS device it was made for.  Crazy

### 1/5 — Still can’t view on iPad

*2022-04-02*

Still can’t view the whole screen on iPad making it impossible to play…

### 1/5 — Ipad 3 mini: обрезан экран

*2021-11-14*

Ipad 3 mini:  игра обрезана по краям..за 380 руб. такое? прошу отменить покупку и вернуть деньги на карту

### 1/5 — Doesn’t fit on screen

*2021-02-03, version 1.2*

This app doesn’t fit on the iPad screen and is therefore unplayable. Requesting refund.

### 1/5 — Dommage

*2021-02-01, version 1.2*

Bon ben j ai payé, j ai regretté! Le jeu bug! Je ne peux pas accéder a l inventaire!  Dommage car le jeu a l air bien!

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2020-12-28*

It’s extremely glitchy and the screen is cut off on my iPad so it’s really hard to play. I see people complaining about this same problem for over a year with nothing being done. Don’t buy

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Génial

*2025-08-02, version 1.2*

Drôle et superbes images

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2025-02-05*

Very fun game and love the references to other classic point and click games. Great characters and worlds. Please make more!  Really really enjoyed this. (Does foxy and cid get together?)

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2024-09-14*

Fun challenges and great story line

### 5/5 — Fun traditional adventure game

*2024-03-16*

Played and saved flawlessly. Funny and fun. Great and unique puzzles. Awesome characters, board design, voiceovers, music, cartooning, etc. Great amount of playtime. Lots of items to collect and characters to talk to.

### 5/5 — Best Point & Click

*2023-03-28*

I loved this game, was very reminiscent of Monkey Island! Great gameplay and funny scenes.

I avoided buying this game for months due to the negative comments but I honestly had no issues. 

Highly recommend to anyone who likes point and click adventures.

### 5/5 — Разрешение экрана

*2023-02-07*

Пожалуйста, оптимизируйте разрешение экрана на iPadOS. В частности, на iPad 11 pro игровое пространство находится за экраном (диалоги, инвентарь). В версии для телефона такой проблемы нет.

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2022-08-21*

Long, entertaining, great sense of humor. Worth the money!

### 5/5 — Tolles Old School Adventure

*2022-05-23*

Liebevoll getextete Dialoge und klasse Grafik. Spiel läuft au iPhone 12 gut. Lange nicht mehr so viel Spielspaß gehabt!

### 5/5 — Great game

*2021-12-29*

Shame about not seeing all the screen and inventory but can still play the game 😉love this style of game 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

### 5/5 — For Monkey island 3 lovers

*2021-08-25, version 1.2*

Wonderful but resolution is not optimized

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