# Dragon's Lair 30th Anniversary — user reviews > 141 indexed App Store user reviews of Dragon's Lair 30th Anniversary by Dragon's Lair LLC, rated 2.90/5 from 157 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dragons-lair-30th-anniversary/id688402750/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dragons-lair-30th-anniversary/id688402750.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 49 · 4★ 14 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 56 ## What do users think of Dragon's Lair 30th Anniversary? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Faithful recreation of classic arcade experience - 🎨 High-quality graphics and animations - 🎵 Nostalgic gameplay that brings back memories - ⏱️ Challenging difficulty that requires skill and practice - 💾 Continue/resume functionality allows progression - 🏠 Home mode provides alternative to arcade mode **Cons** - 🐛 Falling platform level is fundamentally broken and unbeatable - 🎮 Controls are unresponsive and difficult to use on touchscreen - ⚡ Game requires extremely fast reaction times - 🔄 Game loops infinitely on certain scenes - 🔊 Sound issues or missing audio on many devices - 📱 Controls disappear unless move guide is enabled - ❌ Game freezes and crashes at random points - ⏰ Timing window for button presses is misaligned with video - 🎯 Move guide overlay spoils the puzzle-solving experience - 🔌 Full-screen mode not available or broken **Commonly reported bugs** - Falling platform scene does not register jump inputs correctly - Game enters infinite loop on elevator/falling platform level - Controls become invisible in mobile mode without move guide - Game freezes at specific scenes and requires restart - Sound not working on iOS 14 and other devices - Button inputs not recognized despite correct timing - Game crashes on app launch (Ventura compatibility issue) - Scene transitions skip or fail to load properly - Timing synchronization between video and input detection is offset - Game hangs when resuming after exiting completely **Most requested features** - Backbone controller support for sword button - Floating joystick and sword button in full-screen mode - Cloud save functionality across devices - Persistent settings menu accessible during gameplay - Adjustable reaction time window in easy mode - Ability to replay individual scenes - High score tracking and leaderboards ## Newest reviews (19 of 141) ### 2/5 — Controls are not great *2026-07-25, version 2.0* Miss the arcade controls, the touchscreen is tough with this game ### 4/5 — Quite fun! *2026-05-30, version 2.0* Works well with Mfi controller. A few bugs, but the gameplay is accurate! ### 3/5 — Glitch *2025-09-25, version 2.0* So I get all the way to the last falling platform, and I can’t get past it. It doesn’t recognize my move. Then after I die it shows me jumping off successfully but then goes back to the beginning again ### 4/5 — It is great, but It would be even better to have backbone support for the sword button *2025-08-23, version 2.0* It would be great to have backbone support for the sword button ### 2/5 — Dragons Lair *2024-08-17, version 2.0* Il gioco mi si blocca … cavolo 5.99 di gioco per neanche poterci giocare tranquilli che ogni volta si blocca??? Ma daiiii che fregatura ### 3/5 — Продолжительность *2023-10-12, version 2.0* Интересная задумка на телефон, игра достаточно дороговата , для мелкого прохождения… управление и вправду хромает. А так мне нравится ### 1/5 — Really bad *2023-10-02, version 2.0* Not full screen Randomly skips through scenes When you tap a button it doesn’t go through Not the original I remember ### 1/5 — Glitchy *2023-09-17, version 2.0* Game won’t work properly can’t play just speeds through don’t buy. I want my money back ### 2/5 — Frustrated!!! *2023-08-11, version 2.0* I’ve loved this game since I was a child, so I was extremely excited to find this in the App Store. I splayed up until the falling platform level and hit all 9 prompts correctly and Dirk still dies. So there is no way to get past this point. Please update and fix this glitch. ### 1/5 — Nope *2023-07-14, version 2.0* Does not translate to a phone game. Controls not responsive. More frustrating than fun. Save your money. ### 1/5 — Crashes on Ventura... *2023-06-22, version 2.0* I had it launched and played it and then closed it...and the app will no longer launch. It keeps crashing and sending a report to Apple. ### 3/5 — Buggy *2023-05-30, version 2.0* It’s all fun and games until you get to the falling platform. If it gets buggy, you’ll NEVER get off that platform! 😂 ### 1/5 — So close…. *2023-04-12, version 2.0* As many others have mentioned it’s a wonderful game but this app becomes unplayable at a certain level. I wish they’d release an update…… ### 1/5 — The app has glitches that make it unplayable *2023-03-27, version 2.0* Don’t buy, I’m not happy I did. The app freezes up and glitches at random scenes. If you exit the game, it allows you to continue the scene from the beginning but then freezes at the same place every time. This is terrible. ### 1/5 — Falling platform *2023-03-01, version 2.0* Falling platform glitch is still alive and well… you cannot get off the falling platform no matter what so you can’t complete the game. ### 4/5 — Back to the 80’s! *2023-02-12* People complaining about reaction time, yes, you must be fast, but it took me back to the 80’s for sure! I love the sounds and graphics! I never had enough quarters to get very far, now for $4.99 I can play as much as I want. I recommend this game. ### 2/5 — Dommage *2022-12-05* Dommage, y’a un truc que je ne comprends pas…depuis 2016, vous n’avez toujours pas fait de mise à jour pour adapter le jeu aux écrans des nouveaux iPhone X, 12, 13, 14….afin qu’il prenne tout l’écran. Du coup, 6€ pour un jeu mal adapté, c’est un peu beaucoup du vol. ### 4/5 — No controls *2022-10-20* The game is super fun, and I can play on the arcade cabinet, but when I want to play the regular mobile version I have to turn on the move guide to play, every time I try to turn the move guide off, the controls disappear. Please fix this, I want to be able to play full screen. ### 1/5 — Yeah *2022-10-01, version 2.0* Having to pay for the game right away I ended up deleting with in a few minutes It’s a waste of money for the phone might be ok for the computer For this reason I’m out ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Major bug *2026-05-14, version 2.0* If the brick wall is the first situation to solve. The controls don’t work. If it comes up later the up button works fine fix it now. Will have it be fixed???? ### 1/5 — Buggato e ingiocabile *2026-04-26, version 2.0* Spesso nella scena dove si precipita sulla piattaforma tonda viola non si riesce a saltare via e si muore. Se scegli di continuare quella stessa partita rimani bloccato in un loop infinito. Quindi devi ricominciare una partita nuova sperando che non si riverifichi il bug. VERGOGNOSO veramente, dato il prezzo vergognoso anch’esso di questo gioco ingiocabile. ### 1/5 — Not good *2025-12-11, version 2.0* Frame rate is terrible on iPhone 16 pro max unplayable shouldn’t be on the App Store a disgrace ### 1/5 — Truffa legalizzata *2025-10-22, version 2.0* Il gioco su modello 16pro gira veramente in modo vergognoso. Si blocca di continuo. Ti blocca lo smartphone. Non acquistare. Una vergogna ### 1/5 — can you fix the falling platform level please *2025-09-27, version 2.0* for real this scene is unbeatable. i have tried it many times and perfectly executed it and dirk still dies. can you please fix this? ### 1/5 — Disastro *2025-04-24, version 2.0* Fino a qualche anno fa funzionava perfettamente ed arrivavo tranquillamente alla fine. Poi il supporto per i nuovi iOS da parte dello sviluppatore è cessato ed il team Apple ha effettuato delle modifiche per renderlo compatibile. Questo ha creato seri problemi. Nel mio caso la terza volta con il crollo della piattaforma circolare provando tempi, piani, tutte le possibilità si schianta sempre infondo e non è più possibile accedere al finale. Va in loop sulla scena che non può essere completata. Toglietelo se non funziona. Io almeno in passato l’ho potuto utilizzare ora è da cestinare purtroppo ### 1/5 — unplayable on 'no moveset' mode *2025-02-03, version 2.0* it bugs out near the end, will freeze at a door while the score just keeps going down, very frustrating. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-01-08* The original iPhone app was terrific; this 30th anniversary edition is horrible. Unless you have the “move guide” or “arcade cabinet” settings on, it is impossible to move or use the sword. The move guide setting spoils the fun of figuring out the scene sequences yourself, and the arcade cabinet is terrible to the point of near impossibility to use. The original app had the joystick and sword button “floating” in full screen mode, so that the player could move and use the sword easily—without the flashing indicator. Please bring that back. ### 1/5 — Si blocca *2024-05-25, version 2.0* Pagato ma si blocca durante il gioco Truffa ### 1/5 — Unschaffbar *2023-11-10* Man hat keine Zehntelsekunde Zeit zu reagieren. Das Spiel startet wild an irgendwelchen Punkten. Ich erinnere nicht das das original so schlecht war. Die Grafik ist allerdings nice. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Just like the arcade *2023-03-18, version 2.0* This is an amazing game it’s just like the arcade reminds me of when I was a teenager playing in the arcades all day ### 5/5 — Stranger Things Brought Me To This Great Game! *2022-07-03* I had forgotten all about this game from back in the day until I saw it played on Stranger Things. Once I had, I couldn’t get it out of my mind. I hadn’t even considered that there might be an iOS version until the other day when I checked and, to my delight, there is! Now my whole family is playing it on our iPhones and iPads. The game is just like I remember it but, with enough time, practice, and memory (no quarters needed anymore), we’ve all been able to beat it - even my 8-yr-old. Love this and will definitely be buying the sequel! ### 5/5 — Good game *2021-02-01, version 2.0* These animations remind me of sword in the stone ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2020-11-11* Have no issues whatsoever as soon many of the other reviews note. I’m still as terrible at this as game when I first played about 22 years ago! However, the nostalgia makes it so worth it! If you loved this game back in the day you will not be disappointed. ### 5/5 — Like But *2020-11-07, version 2.0* Awesome game. Brings back a lot of memories. But the game freezes at one certain spot every single time. Regardless of whether I re-download it or start over so can you try to fix it please ### 5/5 — Perfect *2019-12-27, version 2.0* Come l’originale, i tasti devono essere premuti al momento giusto, basta una frazione di secondo in più o in meno fuori tempo ed il sistema non prende la mossa. (Pertanto , il nervosismo può facilmente prendere il sopravventò ) tutto regolare come in Sala Giochi ... Mitici anni 90 , tanti bei ricordi. 👍🏻 ### 5/5 — Criticisms of this ‘port’ are unfair and inaccurate *2019-04-21, version 2.0* This is one of the best ports o have ever seen. I don’t know why the one mega neighsayer said the timing was bad. As I recall, the arcade machines were just as bad, highly persnickety and this is a faithful reproduction of that it seems. It also depends on the speed of your hardware somewhat how lagging sync issues can be and what you have in the background sucking up processor time. I found it as playable as the arcade except I’m more fond of an actual joystick. The video is one of the cleanest and clearest renditions I have seen of this game and I’ve played it on almost every system I’ve owned. The non arcade booth facade gameplay is better and I’m not sure yet what difference is between arcade or home version but there are lots of different options and combinations thereof to try. It’s a very faithful rendition. It may be a tad bit better than the previous gold standard DVD video version which was until now the most complete best looking version I had played. Glad to see an old favorite from the magical era of laserdisc make a combative. Now if someone oh someone would just please put out Cobra Command and that other hyper realistic looking space game that game out during that same game era.. I’d be really really happy about that. Two awesome games completely disappeared. They were more fun than Dragon’s Lair in my book. ### 5/5 — Impresionante pero hay que configurarlo *2019-03-24, version 2.0* A todos los que se quejan configurarlo en modo "casa" el modo que viene por defecto no se entiende nada. ### 5/5 — Glitch *2019-03-18* The app gets stuck on the Elevator level and the scene plays over and over again whether you complete the level or not! Please review this error and get it updated! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Awesome!!! *2018-05-05, version 2.0* This game was awesome for its time and is still really good and challenging definitely buy this game --- *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 2026-09-03.*