# Escape the Pirate Ship:Room Escape Games — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of Escape the Pirate Ship by 建国 周, rated 3.70/5 from 430 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-the-pirate-shiproom-escape-games/id1242776802/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/escape-the-pirate-shiproom-escape-games/id1242776802.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 140 · 4★ 105 · 3★ 118 · 2★ 46 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of Escape the Pirate Ship? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Challenging and entertaining gameplay - 🎨 Great graphics and visual effects - ⏱️ Good time-passing entertainment - 🧩 Fun puzzle mechanics - 🏴‍☠️ Pirate-themed aesthetic appeals to players **Cons** - 😕 Confusing puzzle logic and unclear solutions - 🎬 Excessive video ads for hints - 🔧 Poor hint system functionality - 📱 Graphics visibility issues on some devices - ⚙️ Game lag and performance problems - ❌ Illogical puzzle progression - 💰 Expensive paid clues for limited value - 📖 Weak story/narrative elements **Commonly reported bugs** - Hint bar doesn't function properly - Hints provided for already-solved puzzles - Graphics rendering issues on certain devices - Game lag and stuttering performance - Puzzle solutions don't accept valid answers **Most requested features** - Improved hint system with better relevance - Reduced or optional advertisements - Clearer puzzle logic and instructions - Better graphics optimization for all devices - Enhanced story/narrative content ## Newest reviews (14 of 51) ### 3/5 — Use patience *2020-07-28, version 1.1* Should wait to ask for review after the some real time in the game. ### 3/5 — Interesting but hard to see *2020-03-31, version 1.1* Couldn’t see the graphics well but fun ### 3/5 — Pirate escape *2020-02-22, version 1.1* Nice pirate. Game,love the colors ### 3/5 — Fun *2020-02-11, version 1.1* A little confusing though ### 3/5 — Review *2019-09-09, version 1.1* Passes time ### 4/5 — BB *2019-08-06, version 1.1* Just on first level but seems ok. ### 3/5 — Fun *2019-06-29, version 1.1* I love these games ### 3/5 — Excited *2019-06-08, version 1.1* I keep getting stuck ### 3/5 — Hello *2019-05-27, version 1.1* I am only writing this review for free hints ### 4/5 — It's alright *2019-05-12, version 1.1* The graphics are great but it's a bit laggy. ### 4/5 — Good *2019-05-09, version 1.1* So far so good, challenging but lots of ads. ### 4/5 — Not bad! *2019-05-08* Just getting started, but enjoying so far ### 3/5 — Fun *2019-03-29, version 1.1* Just started, kind of difficult to figure out ### 3/5 — Fun *2019-03-26, version 1.1* Fun game but hard puzzles ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Deleted in first game *2019-11-06, version 1.1* Absolutely ridiculous to keep watching videos for one hint. Hint bar doesn’t work good luck getting people to buy clues for a useless game ### 1/5 — Ummmm, makes no sense *2019-09-14, version 1.1* I love escape games and normally I am pretty good at them but this here made no sense whatsoever. It us bad when you have to find cheat walkthroughs just to get past a level. Deleted while on level 2. No logic. ### 1/5 — Hardest Puzzle Game Ever *2018-12-23, version 1.1* Ridiculous puzzles that don’t make any sense. ### 2/5 — Leaving a review for a hint *2020-02-10, version 1.1* Makes no sense ### 2/5 — Confusing *2019-09-14, version 1.1* Not sure why answer in first puzzle would not be V X VII ### 2/5 — Hard *2019-08-18, version 1.1* Hard ### 2/5 — Its fun *2019-07-16, version 1.1* Pretty good game ### 2/5 — Confusing *2019-07-14, version 1.1* I have played many escape games. This is extremely confusing to advance in ### 2/5 — It’s ok *2019-05-10, version 1.1* Stuck ### 2/5 — Hint *2019-02-04, version 1.1* When you ask for a hint, you are given one, but it might be a clue to something you have solved already. Very frustrating. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Game *2022-10-24, version 1.1* So far it’s fun! ### 5/5 — Hi *2020-09-27, version 1.1* This game is hard but really good ### 5/5 — B *2020-06-09, version 1.1* Very challenging and entertaining ### 5/5 — I’m making this comment to get a hint a poncho forced me to *2019-11-06, version 1.1* ‘Tis true ### 5/5 — Fun *2019-10-06, version 1.1* Game ### 5/5 — For a tip *2019-03-11, version 1.1* Seems like a good game ### 5/5 — fun but easy *2019-03-05, version 1.1* Fun and easy puzzles ### 4/5 — Confusing *2020-02-06, version 1.1* Fun ### 4/5 — Good Game *2020-01-08, version 1.1* Story play lacks, but fun puzzles ### 4/5 — Tough game *2019-12-09, version 1.1* Need hint on only lvl 2. --- *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 2026-06-10.*