# Family Mysteries 3 — user reviews > 92 indexed App Store user reviews of Family Mysteries 3 by Artifex Mundi S.A., rated 4.62/5 from 982 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/family-mysteries-3/id1514350131/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/family-mysteries-3/id1514350131.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 743 · 4★ 151 · 3★ 52 · 2★ 19 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Family Mysteries 3? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🎨 Beautiful graphics - 🕹️ Engaging puzzles and mini-games - 🕵️‍♀️ Interesting storyline and mystery - ⏱️ Good length and value for money **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 🔌 Compatibility issues with certain devices - 💰 Paywall to access full game - 🤔 Unclear instructions for some puzzles **Commonly reported bugs** - Cursor locking up in hidden object scenes - Game not launching or loading properly - Progression-blocking bugs and glitches **Most requested features** - More detailed hints and walkthroughs - Ability to replay completed levels - Option to skip puzzles without penalty ## Newest reviews (14 of 92) ### 2/5 — Needs fixing *2026-03-29, version 2.2.0* The game won’t even load up anymore. It’s old so I guess that’s understandable but I really wanted to replay it again. Please update it 🙏 ### 3/5 — Was going to buy it *2025-08-24, version 1.0.3* Fun and was going to buy it but it froze when I tried to buy it and even restarting , deleting and restarting didn’t help ### 3/5 — Dommage *2025-02-11* Perte de contrôle de la souris dans les scènes d’objet cachés sur iMac. Sinon beaux graphismes et énigmes ### 3/5 — could of been good *2024-09-11, version 1.0.3* tried to play and could't get passed the tutorial without massive glitches. I shut the game down 4 times for the glitches to remain when reopened.. the game looked good and the 5 minutes I got to play, I enjoyed and could have played this game but not now. if this get fixed I may revist the game but for now, it's deleted. ### 3/5 — Artifex Mundi seems to have issues with Sonoma *2024-03-21, version 1.0.3* Thought I'd give this game a chance, but it, too freezes the cursor in the mini games. I wish this developer would solve the cursor issue! Don't pay for this game if you are running Sonoma! ### 2/5 — Bug.. *2024-02-26* Bel gioco, ma nei mini giochi in cui devi trovare l'oggetto si blocca o rallenta molto. ### 1/5 — freezes *2024-02-21, version 1.0.3* Seemed like it would be fun but game froze on first hidden object room ### 1/5 — Crashes *2023-11-02, version 2.2.0* I downloaded but I can't even play it. Every time I open it , it crashes. ### 2/5 — family mysteries 3 *2023-09-14, version 1.0.3* Good until the cave. Stuck on the code, won't even take input. Frustratating ### 1/5 — Terrible *2023-09-13, version 1.0.3* Ok don't get me wrong this is the best 'Escape Room' kind of game I have found, and I have been looking for one for a while. It was going so well, and I was loving it. Untillll... it stopped me as soon as an interesting bit was happening and said I had to pay for the full version. So if you want a good 'Escape Room Mystery' kind of game, without paying (like me), I highly reccomend not to get this game as it will dissapoint you. Thank you for ruining this awesome game. This really annoyed me. ### 3/5 — No real hints *2023-07-23, version 2.2.0* I’m stuck in a locked room and I can’t pass the puzzle. A little better hints would be nice. I have to end the game as I can’t proceed. ### 3/5 — sad *2023-06-23, version 1.0.3* It was a good game wih lots of goo puzels but very short, it was over before I felt I even got started. The bonus game was a tad longer. was Disapointed overall in the short length of the game but the price for such a short game! ### 1/5 — Animal mind control *2023-05-12, version 1.0.3* Full disclosure. i did not buy the full game because I don't want to see or hear about animals being experimented on even if it is a game. It is disturbing. ### 1/5 — No good *2023-03-11, version 2.2.0* Soon after I finished the trial and paid for it, I came across a puzzle that I could not find a solutions with no hints and could not be skipped, so I could not go any further. I wish I could have my 6.99 back. I am very disappointed in the quality of the HOP and mystery games since Apple has taken over from Big Fish. The Apple games are much poorer quality than before. When that happened, I lost most of the games I already purchased.👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Freezes at first HO game *2026-02-14, version 1.0.3* The game, pre unlock, froze on the first HO game. I was force quit the app and tried a couple of times. I didn’t pay to unlock it. I am not spending money for a game that crashes. I usually like this developers games. Too bad this one has a glitch like this. ### 1/5 — What happened?? *2025-12-23, version 2.2.0* Download the game a few times and all I got was a black screen. So disappointing!!! ### 1/5 — Not work *2025-08-12, version 2.2.0* It’s not working ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2025-04-01, version 1.0.3* It was fun for a short bit of time then stopped working on 2nd hidden object game, had to force quit to get out of it. Very disappointing. ### 1/5 — Game doesn’t work in Mac Sequoia *2025-01-04, version 1.0.3* The cursor locks up when in hidden object scenes. The whole game locked up when I tried to quit from the menu. I had to get to the desktop then force quit it. ### 1/5 — Sehr schade. *2024-12-23* Das Spiel beginnt sehr schön und macht auf’s Weiterspielen. Dann friert beim ersten Wimmelbildspiel alles ein und nichts reagiert mehr. Dieser Fehler ist usermäßig durch nichts zu umgehen. Sehr schade. ### 1/5 — Bug im Spiel *2024-10-15* Habe mir das Spiel gekauft weil die anderen Teile schon sehr toll waren. Leider nach kurzer Spielzeit nicht mehr spielbar weil das Spiel einfach auf nichts mehr reagiert. Bildschirm und alles ist komplett eingefroren. Auch Neuinstallation und Neustart haben das Problem nicht behoben. Schade, daher nur ein Stern. ### 1/5 — Se dégrade *2024-09-22* Depuis au moins Sonoma + Sequoia, au bout de peu de temps le curseur se perd, et perte du contrôle du jeu; même Ctrl-Q ne marche plus. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2024-03-09, version 1.0.3* Game looks great, I enjoyed the first 5 minutes but it freezes at the first mini game. Bummer, looked good. ### 1/5 — Spiel hat Bug *2024-03-02* Gerade die Version gekauft, weil ich den Anfang sehr spannend und gut zu spielen fand. Und jetzt: kurze Zeit nach dem Kauf gibt es mitten im Spiel einen Bug, bei dem nichts mehr reagiert. Hab schon alles versucht, von Neustart über Deinstallation. Wirklich ärgerlich und rausgeschmissenes Geld. Schade ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super *2024-11-18* Schönes Spiel ### 5/5 — Game doesn’t even open *2024-09-30, version 2.2.0* Looks like it could be a great game but I’ve downloaded it 3 times and only get a black screen. Too bad. ### 5/5 — Brother *2024-01-01, version 2.2.0* Excellent game and long. ### 5/5 — An Amazing Mystery Game *2023-08-25, version 1.0.3* I love mystery/murder/cold cases. I also love when they have twists. This game manages to have all of that. The graphics are amazing, and it's very interactive. It doesn't drag anything out, and has amazing voice overs. I've never played a gme quite like this at all, I love it. They have mini-games, but they aren't the Candy Crush rip offs. They are detective work, exploring docutments, looking for clues, and trying to find differeces. They also come with an alternate mini-game in case you don't want to play the main one. There are no repeats, I genuinely enjoy this game. ### 5/5 — Great Games *2023-06-20, version 1.0.3* All three of the giant games are outstanding with one exception. If you can't figure out a puzzle and skip it often it will not show you the completed puzzle. ### 5/5 — Truly a wonderful game, great storyline too! *2023-06-06, version 2.2.0* Totally worth a play! ### 5/5 — Kept my interest *2023-02-19, version 1.0.3* I liked this game. Now I'll get the previous 2. I like that it has a good storylinemmakes you think, but not too difficult. It was relaxing and not frustrating. ### 5/5 — Good game I think *2022-12-16, version 1.0.3* Not bad at all. Pretty good storyline, actions consistent with storyline. Good graphics, good puzzles not too difficult. Rarely needed to use hints. Does not use many HOS, something I dislike in games of this type. My only complaint, and true of all games of this nature I’ve bought, is that protagonist almost always discards any tool he/she acquired after using it once, and needs to find another one if a similar type tool is needed again. Who uses a flashlight once and throws it away? Who uses a screwdriver once and discards it? And on and on… : ) ### 5/5 — Puzzles *2022-12-03, version 1.0.3* This is the best AMundi game I have played so far. Some HO games but mostly puzzles, I love puzzles. ### 5/5 — A. Mundi Hall of Fame *2022-06-27, version 2.2.0* This was a great title and one of the longest gameplay times I’ve experienced from this developer. Mini-games were challenging at times, which I like. There was some back and forth regarding scenes and object placement, but I also enjoy that. I’m always surprised to hear so many players within the HOAG genre dislike this feature — I believe it’s one of the few gameplay features that separates HOAG from Escape Room. If players are looking for a one-room-at-time experience, this isn’t the game or the genre (IMO) for them. Overall, this game had a great storyline and very few (if any) non-sensical tasks, for which cheating is often the only likely way through. The only time I had to refer to the walkthrough was for that cursed puzzle that requires you to click on the ‘red buttons’ to turn them all ‘green’. (I’m sure there is a strategy to that one but I just don’t seem to have the patience or brain capacity to figure it out. 🤪) This was also a welcomed reprieve from the fantasy approach (which I do enjoy but I also appreciate some essence of true crime injected into these stories every now and then). Great job to the developers! Well worth the $7, IMO! I would love to see more future titles from AM (true crime, fantasy or whatever!) follow this format of gameplay, length of playtime, and difficulty. 🤩 --- *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 2026-06-16.*