# Fear For Sale: Nightmare Cinema HD - A Mystery Hidden Object Game — user reviews > 90 indexed App Store user reviews of Fear For Sale by Big Fish Games, Inc, rated 4.20/5 from 113 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fear-for-sale-nightmare-cinema-hd-a-mystery-hidden-object-game/id889365686/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fear-for-sale-nightmare-cinema-hd-a-mystery-hidden-object-game/id889365686.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 63 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of Fear For Sale? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎨 Beautiful and crisp graphics with artistic style - 📖 Engaging and immersive storyline - 🗺️ Responsive map with teleportation feature - 🎮 Good variety of puzzles and mini-games - 🎯 Lengthy gameplay with bonus chapters - ✨ Abundant collectibles and morphing objects - 🎵 Atmospheric music and creepy ambiance - 💡 Interactive hint system and strategy guide - ⚙️ Smooth gameplay and responsive controls - 🎬 Unique cinema/theater setting theme **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent game freezing and crashes - 🐛 Progress resets to 0% unexpectedly - 🐛 Inventory access issues and glitches - 🐛 Items not picking up in hidden object scenes - 🌑 Very dark and gloomy graphics/atmosphere - 🔄 Excessive repetitive hidden object scenes - ⏳ Slow loading transitions between scenes - 🎯 Unclear objectives and navigation - 💰 Expensive pricing (£7-£10.99) - 🖱️ Poor touch sensitivity and responsiveness - 📱 Incompatibility with certain devices/iOS versions - 🎮 Overly simple puzzles and mini-games - 🔤 Language localization issues (French/English mismatch) **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes at 60-86% progress preventing completion - Unable to proceed down stairs or access next location - Inventory becomes inaccessible after certain story points - Items disappear when tapped instead of adding to inventory - Progress resets to 0% after updates or closing game - Hidden object items difficult or impossible to pick up - Collectibles counter displays incorrect numbers - Points system not tracking individual collectible finds - Guide button throws user to App Store instead of returning to game - Game crashes on startup after purchase - Touch sensitivity issues with interactive elements - Morphing objects not registering properly - Occasional black loading screens between scenes **Most requested features** - Improved touch sensitivity for object pickup - Faster scene transitions and loading times - More varied and challenging puzzle types - Better optimization for different device sizes - More interactive hidden object scenes with unique mechanics - Clearer objective indicators and guidance - Brighter graphics option for dark atmosphere - Better inventory management system - Proper language localization support - Reduced number of repetitive hidden object scenes ## Newest reviews (18 of 90) ### 3/5 — Plot nice, but hard to know what to do next *2021-11-10, version 1.0.2* Also very repetitive HOPs ### 4/5 — Good but not great *2021-07-15, version 1.0.2* The storyline really didn’t hold my interest. The characters were not well developed. The hos are all list with interactive elements. Hos are revisited. The only glitch I experienced was that the in-game collectibles counter messed up on the gourmet treats collection, and had me listed as one less than I had collected. But I still got the achievement for getting all collectibles, so they were counted correctly in the end. There are morphing “beyond” objects in every scene and in every hos, including revisited ones. I missed 7 somewhere, most likely in the hos because I kept forgetting to look for them lol. The scenery is very dark, as is the game itself. No gore though, which is nice. ### 3/5 — Dull all round *2021-07-14, version 1.0.2* Interesting scenarios but dull colour, and images not sharp. Only a few, simple puzzles. Mostly HOPs. ### 4/5 — Very enjoyable *2021-07-13, version 1.0.2* Great game to play ### 3/5 — 🤔 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 *2020-05-04, version 1.0.2* Enjoyed this game up to a point...far too many HO sections only saved by the alternative jigsaw puzzles, good story and length of both main game and bonus, puzzles mixed. Got it on sale so that was a plus 👍 none of these games are worth nearly £7. ### 3/5 — Game was ok *2019-07-05, version 1.0.2* Good bonus game included so worth the sale price ### 3/5 — Not bad *2016-10-06, version 1.0.2* Preferred the fear for sale that has the maps letting you know what room there are things to do and allow you to jump to them without having to go back through every room... less loading time ### 3/5 — Fantastic story, but frozen *2016-09-26, version 1.0.2* I have a 5th generation iPad. Scene frozen right after I got the second evil eye from the story book. I'm writing this here because I've written Big Fish & they don't respond. Please fix. Is this just my iPad or a glitch in the game? ### 4/5 — Love it! *2016-06-10, version 1.0.2* Loved this game and the bonus chapter too ### 4/5 — Fear for Sale: Nightmare Cinema *2016-01-23, version 1.0.2* I like the story and had almost no technical glitches. I wished the HOP's would have been more involved but the game was enjoyable. Very good map. I'm glad I bought it. ### 4/5 — Very enjoyable *2016-01-22, version 1.0.2* Really good storyline. Nice sharp graphics and the cut scenes are great. Puzzles are fairly easy and there are LOADS of Collectables. I deducted one star as too many HO scenes for me personally and loading screens were a bit annoying. Overall a good game well worth buying on sale. No glitches on iPad Air. ### 4/5 — Seems okay *2016-01-17, version 1.0.2* I only played the free game, but it seems to be okay, other than "dark." You travel through areas that are destroyed. For me, that's a turn off. When the atmosphere of a game is dark, my mood is, too. So, I'll pass on this one. It has a map with teleport. The HO games are okay. The puzzles are okay, too. Nothing special, but okay if you like a dark atmosphere. ### 4/5 — Involved, immense *2016-01-15, version 1.0.2* (Although the imagery could be slightly sharper...) Elefun has created an engaging labyrinth FILLED with twists & turns, twenty-plus traditional HOPs, multiple collections and sixty-some morphing objects! A lot of bang for the buck. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2015-12-12, version 1.0.2* So great! I love it:) ### 5/5 — Fun and Exciting Game *2015-11-27, version 1.0.2* Excellent, fast charging and interactive Hint button. Very responsive interactive map. Long-playing with no glitches or problems. Well-drawn graphics. Interesting plot. Many puzzles and HOGs. I will definitely purchase the next game in this series. ### 5/5 — Great Series! *2015-11-20, version 1.0.2* This is a great series and this edition did not disappoint! I was lucky to not run into any technical difficulties mentioned by others and was able to play all the way through both the main game and bonus chapter. So many extras to search for which I love! Loved it all!!! ### 4/5 — Good *2015-11-10, version 1.0.2* Has a good story but had some issues moving from room to room but over all enjoyable ### 3/5 — Great game but .... *2015-11-01, version 1.0.2* This will probably be the last time I play a Big Fish game. Got this on sale (Australia) but now they are advertising their games as 'try free' but there is always a price when you go to the App Store. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Game froze *2021-08-10, version 1.0.2* I was 86% of the way through the main game when the game froze. I was suppose to complete a HOP in the cellar but the game won’t let me open it. Tried to reboot. Nothing worked ### 1/5 — The worst *2016-01-31, version 1.0.2* Big Fish is the worst. The woooorst! ### 1/5 — Wasted money and time *2015-10-18, version 1.0.2* The game locks up towards the end. Total waste ### 1/5 — Unable to complete *2015-10-11, version 1.0.2* Same as kennlucas, unable to go down the stairs. Big Fish QAS is absolutely pathetic. ### 1/5 — Busted! *2015-10-10, version 1.0.2* Finally, a game with amazing graphics. Nice job on the artwork! Too bad it ends there! Poor placement of the back button. Not positioned intuitively. Also in HO games, objects are right next to it...too easy to exit the game. Must have been a developer with tiny hands! Worst part?!?! At 81% progress, after you put the eyes and heart in the statue, YOU CANNOT GO DOWN THE STEPS!!!! You are supposed to go down the stairs and edit the painting or whatever. You can tap hint all you want, or you can zoom, or read the guide...that doesn't change the fact that IT DOESN'T WORK!!! ### 1/5 — Keep losing progress! *2015-10-09, version 1.0.2* I absolutely loved this game until the update… I had gotten pretty far, updated the game, and when I logged back in to play my progress was back to 0%. I restarted the game and got past where I was. I quit for the evening and when I logged back in the next morning my progress was again reset back to 0%!!! Please fix this game as I was enjoying the storyline up until this point. If not, then please refund my $$! Thank you. ### 1/5 — Glitch that won't let me finish AGAIN *2015-10-04, version 1.0.0* Blue fish games are going downhill in quality. The last two, including this one, an item disappears when tapped n instead of adding to inventory, thus not available to advance in the game. Only way to fix is start all over! I'm already 80% of the way through the game. So I had to quit and just delete it! So maddening!! Don't waste your money. Contacted the company and since its on iPad they say they can't refund my money. Terrible customer service!!! I'm finding another company to purchase games. ### 1/5 — Ce jeu est en anglais *2015-10-02, version 1.0.0* J'ai acheté ce jeu parce qu'il est supposé être en français.... ### 1/5 — was loving the game until.... *2015-10-02, version 1.0.0* loving the game, but now it won't let me put the pen in the inkwell so I can't move forward. pretty upset that I can't finish a game I paid for (if the glitch is fixed I will change my review) ### 1/5 — Bad game *2015-10-01, version 1.0.0* I found it difficult to pick up objects. Mostly in the hidden object games. I need to pick up a bucket of popcorn and hit it 5 times and it still would not pick up. I asked for a hint and it circle the object I was trying to pick up, but it still will it let me pick it up, so deleting game, because can't go any further. I also problems in another object game, but when I asked for a hint, it let me pick up the object that time. BlueJay987 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game *2023-05-23, version 1.0.2* This was one of the best games I have ever played. Very well done and very good ### 5/5 — 👍 *2022-02-12, version 1.0.2* I think this is a very fun game even though weird happenings. ### 5/5 — Love EleFun games *2020-12-13, version 1.0.2* Interesting story, some unique mini puzzles and morphing objects at every turn. Thanks folks for another game well done ### 5/5 — Targeted Microwave GangStalking. *2020-03-19, version 1.0.2* Love this long Targeted App.. for you guys. ### 5/5 — Love em *2019-07-07, version 1.0.2* Not bad enjoyed the game ### 5/5 — Big fish *2019-06-09, version 1.0.2* I love it ### 5/5 — Really enjoy Elefun games *2018-06-10, version 1.0.2* I didn’t want this to end. Excellent graphics, story, puzzles & hidden object scenes. A well made game. ### 5/5 — Fear for Sale Nightmare Cinema *2018-01-27, version 1.0.2* Wow! What a journey. It lasted for ages, but I just didn’t want it to finish. The puzzles are great and the HOPs are really different, containing additional elements, plus the inclusion of some of the collectibles to find. Marvellous and thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you. P.s. the creators deserve a pay rise for this one. ### 5/5 — Fear for sale *2016-09-10, version 1.0.2* Nice and long, really enjoyed it ### 5/5 — Wow! *2015-12-27, version 1.0.2* Excellent jeu. Aucun problème technique . Bonne histoire, pas trop facile. Je le recommande. --- *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.*