# Dead Reckoning: Broadbeach Cove - Adventure — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of Dead Reckoning by BFG Entertainment Inc., rated 4.20/5 from 139 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dead-reckoning-broadbeach-cove-adventure/id1156609844/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dead-reckoning-broadbeach-cove-adventure/id1156609844.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 84 · 4★ 28 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Dead Reckoning? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Engaging murder mystery storyline with plot twists - 🎨 Beautiful graphics and atmospheric resort setting - 🧩 Varied and creative puzzle types - 🗺️ Helpful teleport map for navigation - 🎬 Good voice acting and character development - ⏱️ Long gameplay with substantial bonus chapter - ✨ No in-app purchases required - 🔍 Interactive hidden object scenes with unique mechanics - 🎯 Non-horror themed gameplay (refreshing alternative) - 🎪 Creative interrogation/truth-lie detection mechanics **Cons** - 🐛 Profile creation screen frequently unresponsive - 💳 Purchase/unlock functionality broken on launch - 🎮 Mini-games poorly explained with unclear instructions - 🗺️ Map navigation confusing and sometimes unhelpful - 🔍 Graphics muddy and items difficult to locate precisely - ⏱️ Excessive back-and-forth between locations - 🎯 Linear gameplay restricts player choice and exploration - 📱 Compatibility issues on certain devices - ⚙️ No custom difficulty settings available - 🎬 Weak story conclusion with abrupt ending - 🐛 Game crashes and freezes mid-gameplay - 📖 No journal feature for tracking clues - 🎮 Repetitive puzzle types across games in series - 🔘 Dialogue scenes cannot be skipped or fast-forwarded - 💰 Pricing issues and misleading discount calculations **Commonly reported bugs** - Profile name entry field unresponsive and greyed out - Purchase/unlock button fails with 'Purchase Failed' error - Game crashes when attempting to use certain tools (electric saw) - Hidden object puzzle disappears mid-game - Items cannot be picked up or used in correct locations - Map functionality inconsistent and unreliable - Game fails to load on iPad and other iOS devices - In-app purchase window fails to open or loads indefinitely - Profile creation button non-functional without workaround - Gameplay freezes at specific story points **Most requested features** - Skip or fast-forward dialogue option - Journal feature for tracking clues and evidence - Custom difficulty settings - Improved mini-game instructions and clarity - Morphing objects in hidden object scenes - Souvenir/collectibles room - Back button for easier navigation - Zoom feature for evidence board - Better item highlighting system - More original storylines and mechanics ## Newest reviews (16 of 101) ### 4/5 — Value deal *2021-08-20, version 1.0.4* Long game in an interesting, realistic scenario. Visuals could be clearer. ### 4/5 — Makes you think *2021-08-12, version 1.0.4* Great game, fun to play ### 3/5 — It’s Not a Mystery to Me *2021-07-24* Hard to maintain interest in this story. Mini games are confusing and not well explained, not much fun. Game prevents you from playing the way you think it should go, must follow programmed sequences. ### 3/5 — Not a bad game, slow *2021-07-21* The game premise is pretty good. What drove me completely crazy was there was no option to “continue” during dialogue scenes. I had to sit there and wait for the dialogue to finish before moving on. A continue option would be great for those of us who can read the captions quickly. ### 4/5 — Good but weak story *2021-07-20* I still don’t know who the murderer is, there’s an abrupt arrest at the end of the main game, but that’s it. Then the bonus game doesn’t deal with the murder at all, instead it’s about insurance fraud. This is obviously an older Eipix offering. No morphing items in hos, which their more recent games have. Graphics are okay. Hos are list with interactive elements. Mini games are simple. Worth a play on sale, but wouldn’t buy at full price. ### 3/5 — Ok game—just ok *2021-07-19* The truth/lies parts are very annoying. Otherwise, the game was not too hard, not too easy. ### 4/5 — Pretty good game *2020-10-23* I like that the story line is a murder mystery, not one with ghouls and demons. What I don’t like is the mini games. Like all Eipix games, the puzzles are complex but the instructions are minimal. I have to skip some as it’s not clear what the goal is or how to achieve it. ### 2/5 — Broadbeach Cove *2019-05-25* The map is useless and sometimes it’s hard to get to we’re you’re supposed to go. It game doesn’t tell what you’re to collect. I’ve only collected stuff by accident. The graphics are OK; the storyline is OK, too, but too much back & forth. Update: As for the map, don’t use; tap the “shoe” icon and it gives you the name of areas you might need to go to. To collect items, you have to look for a thing that, I guess, resembles a tv remote or cordless phone and it’s sort of grayed out. I stand by the 3 star rating because I had to delete the game and start over again - at the point of using the electric saw to cut the box open to get the hook (Ch 5 and 2 pages from the Bonus game), the saw would not do what it was supposed to do so I couldn’t get the hook to attach it to the rope. Therefore, I couldn’t continue with the game! Bummer! Update 2 - had to delete again - CH 5, I was to play the HOP for the “number tile” and the HOP just disappeared!!! Since I couldn’t go on with the game, I had to delete and start over! I like this game and would like to complete it, but at this rate, I just don’t know if I ever will. ### 3/5 — Dead Reckoning : Broadbeach *2019-04-26* Story line is ok, but not enough things to search in per room. But it does keep me interested ### 2/5 — Not for me *2018-09-12, version 1.0.4* Not enough clues, not enough difference in the graphics (highlighted/sparkles etc) to find what you’re looking for, if you’re not touching the EXACT spot required or dragging your stuff exactly where it may be needed, you’re SOL to use anything in your inventory. Wish I hadn’t paid even the sale price for this one. ### 4/5 — No gory occult horror *2018-06-21* It’s so refreshing to find a game by Big Fish that isn’t focused on the occult and super gory horror. I would love to see more games like this, and more fantasy as opposed to horror. Come on Big Fish! ### 4/5 — Not too shabby! *2018-01-07, version 1.0.4* Great graphics, and not too bad a plot! I actually went off the DR games some time back, but liked the look of this so gave it a chance. But my main vex is with BF, who are soooooo generous with their discounts and think their customers are idiots. 6.99 (Regardless of the currency issue!) minus 65% would be 2.45, NOT 2.99 Why do you give a discount as a percentage if your still going to screw the customer over? ### 5/5 — Catch the killer *2018-01-01* I thoroughly enjoyed this game. The graphics were excellent and the games had something for everyone. Some were easy and some took some thought to play. Only on a couple were the directions difficult to understand. I really like the detective story. ### 5/5 — Loved it *2017-11-01, version 1.0.4* Unlike other reviews I was able to download, great graphics interesting puzzles great storyline. Length of game play decent love dead reckoning series. ### 2/5 — Naahhh just ok *2017-09-25, version 1.0.4* Back and forth, back and forth. Good story line, but muddy graphics and just wanted it to be over. ### 4/5 — So far so good! *2017-06-24, version 1.0.4* I have only played a couple of scenes so far but I am enjoying it. I love trying to think about how to put the items together to solve the mystery! Good stuff! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Broadbeach *2023-04-10, version 1.0.4* Just bought this game an others and still have the receipt on my email.Now they won’t let me play any off my games because it says I haven’t paid. Guess I’m done with all of these now. ### 1/5 — Mickeyboy *2019-04-24, version 1.0.4* Big fish no longer offering iOS players new games. Instead they want us to re buy old ones. Apparently when u buy a game u own it forever. NOT. So buyers Beware. Big Fish. Big RipOff ### 1/5 — Give me a clue *2017-08-20, version 1.0.4* Sadly can't get it to load on my ipad. ### 1/5 — Hated It!! *2017-06-30* This game was way below my expectations. I deleted it almost immediately. Don't buy! Waste of time and money.. ### 1/5 — REFUND PLEASE *2017-04-09, version 1.0.4* This is the second time I've purchased this game (the first time I thought it was my fault and that I'd done something wrong) and both times it says no purchase found. This is so disappointing as I've loved all the Dead Reckoning games and was really looking forward to this one. Please give us a refund as it's happened with other games as well and we just don't have the money to throw away. Look forward to hearing from you. ### 1/5 — I want to cancel the payment. *2017-02-09* 지문인식때문에 결제가 진행되어버렸습니다 결제를 취소 하고 싶습니다 엔딩을 원하지 않습니다 ### 1/5 — Скачать бесплатно, а вот продолжение платное *2017-01-12* Продолжение игры платное, а жаль, игра интересная ### 1/5 — Can't even buy this *2017-01-06* I love these games and play a new one every week. I love the Dead Reckoning titles but I couldn't even purchase the full version, which is a shame because the graphics that Eipix puts out are usually pretty rad. Please fix this! ### 1/5 — Finally fixed??! *2017-01-06, version 1.0.4* You guys finally fix this game in time to sell it for full price! I'm in Canada...so that is $10.00! Not cool Big Fish. And not purchasing. This game was on sale, and it was unplayable and not purchasable. Now that it's fixed, you want full price, and you are already charging too much! Unbelievable. ### 1/5 — Tip for profile *2017-01-01, version 1.0.2* You have to actually tap the profile button to put in a name ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Game *2022-12-22, version 1.0.4* Great game. Very long, very interesting and entertaining. ### 5/5 — Super ! *2022-08-01, version 1.0.4* Jeu très intéressant, les jeux sont biens, jeu qui fonctionne bien. Je recommande ! ### 5/5 — I Really Enjoyed This Game *2021-09-18* The story and the game were fun once I got the hang of things. It has been a while since I truly enjoyed playing a complete game. Also loved it because there were no in-app purchases. I refuse to play games that end up charging me more than they are worth. Again loved this game and I will play it again. ### 5/5 — Really good, even the story *2021-07-18* Loved it. The actual mystery was good, the puzzles were fun, the characters were well done with decent voice work. The bonus chapter was not skimpy and rushed like so many, although the bonus chapter was hard to navigate. The music was not so overwhelming that I had to turn it off. There was a little bit of hiding three things within three caches inside the same object (which I find lame) but not much. ### 5/5 — ❤️❤️❤️❤️ *2020-06-24* I absolutely love this game!! All the games by Big Fish are the best! Thank you ### 5/5 — So Fun! *2020-03-19* One of my favorites so far!! ### 5/5 — Good Stuff *2020-03-16, version 1.0.4* I typically like these games that seem to be mass produced in Eastern Europe. They are very imaginative and stimulate your thinking. ### 5/5 — Great game *2019-04-25, version 1.0.4* So far so good ### 5/5 — Great game *2019-02-21, version 1.0.4* Worked well, really liked having the map ### 5/5 — Absolutely loved it! *2018-01-14* Great game! I wanted to visit the resort, lol. Perfect graphics, storyline just dynamite. Like a real detective novel with plot twists and turns in an interactive way. Glad to be free of the occult stuff which I do not like or buy! --- *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 2026-08-26.*