# GHOST TRICK: Phantom Detective — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of GHOST TRICK by CAPCOM Co., Ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 816 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ghost-trick-phantom-detective/id489113377/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ghost-trick-phantom-detective/id489113377.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 665 · 4★ 37 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 31 · 1★ 60 ## What do users think of GHOST TRICK? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Engaging story and gameplay - 👍 Unique and fun puzzle mechanics - 💎 Memorable characters and witty writing - 🎨 Excellent graphics and art style - 🎶 Fantastic soundtrack **Cons** - 🔒 Locked content behind paywall - 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions - ⏱️ Excessive dialogue and text-heavy - 💾 Inconsistent save system **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezing/crashing during time travel sequences - Inability to re-download purchased chapters **Most requested features** - Sequel or additional content - Option to skip/speed up dialogue - Improved save/load functionality ## Newest reviews (10 of 51) ### 4/5 — Would love to actually play the game. *2022-07-26, version 1.07.00* This is a really interesting concept and I like the game play, but the text never ends. It felt like I was mostly just reading a story. The instructions could’ve been explained in half the time and a lot of the needless back and forth ultimately made me delete it. It would be better to cut back on the banter or give a skip option. ### 4/5 — A must-own despite one major flaw *2021-09-13, version 1.07.00* Great characters, enthralling story, fun puzzle solving. The port is fantastic. I played it for hours without much hit to my battery level. One of the best games on iOS. The major flaw is that you can’t share your purchase with family as it has to be done with an in-app purchase. So I need to dish out another $10 to share it. Lame. ### 4/5 — Great title, but... *2019-10-30, version 1.06.00* I played Ghost Trick all the way through a couple of years ago, and I wanted to return to it. However, when I try to go "back in time" during the prologue, I get stuck on a loading screen. I'm running an iPhone SE with iOS 13.1.3, so I'm not sure if it's my hardware or software, but I miss this game! If there is still a team updating it, please take a look... ### 5/5 — Where’s the sequel??? *2019-04-22, version 1.06.00* I love this gave so much and ever since I played it the first time when I was around 10, I’ve been hoping for a game in the same style. Seriously this is one of my favorite IOS games (maybe of all games) and I want another game like this! Congrats and thank you to the makers, it’s a great game. ### 4/5 — When do I get to play? *2019-02-23, version 1.06.00* This is so well done that it gets in the way of itself. I would give it 5 stars but I feel like there is so much to the story and less play time for me. All I want to do is the tricks but there is constant reading and more reading and even more reading. I’m constantly tapping the screen to read more. Get the idea? The dialog is quite good and I realize that they have to show you what to do and the game is quite genius but I need a game I can just play. I want to eliminate the story and just do the puzzles. I want to discover and uncover the story as I go and let it unfold naturally. I feel like I’m reading a well written novel instead of actually doing anything. I don’t like timed games either. It deserves 5 stars just for the complexity and depth and the programming involved. For me though, I’m going to put it on the back burner as I was getting frustrated waiting for my turn to “roll the dice.” I do like the game but after 45 minutes, the actual play time was 5 minutes each scene and I manipulated two scenes. It needs to move along. ### 4/5 — Amazing but cost... *2019-02-07, version 1.06.00* I love this game SO MUCH! It’s definitely my favorite game up to date AND retro! The only thing I would change would be the cost. I know that you developers need money for making these games and stuff, but if you could ever make a free version, like a different story and different scenes, but the same game, essentially. Like... a shorter version of this game, but a different storyline. I hope you get it. Other than the cost, this is my favorite game and it completely got me hooked the second I started playing it. Developers, even if you don’t take my above suggestion, please at least make a sequel to this game, or with the same controls. Amazing! ### 5/5 — A real classic *2019-01-02, version 1.06.00* I honestly wish there were more games like this on IOS. Great story and the way it’s told, just fenomenal. The gameplay is fun and unique and full of interesting characters with many eccentricities. This is what I call a full fledge well developed game. Fully recommend it. ### 5/5 — Best game ever! *2018-12-25, version 1.06.00* This game is worth every penny you pay, it is fun, challenging, and has an unusual plot I have never seen before which is awesome because that is what makes it different from any other game. I recommend this to everyone who wants a game to love. AMAZING!!!!! ### 5/5 — Retro style *2018-12-15, version 1.06.00* Game flow, sound/music, & dialogue has a Super Nintendo game vibe—almost RPG in nature in how you can examine lots of objects & talk to lots of characters—-a game style I really enjoy. If you don’t like lots of plot, character development & detail, then you will not like this game. The puzzles are delightful, wether easy or hard, they are pretty intuitive if you’re right brained & creatively minded. I had no real major difficulty with any; it was just hard enough to be fun. Very clever game structure, plot, unique non-cookie cutter characters—good enough to be made into a comic or cute show. They just don’t make unique games like this like they used to—really worth every penny. Hope they make more! ### 4/5 — Not my cup of tea... *2018-10-22, version 1.06.00* The game is well written, has good graphics and a fun storyline but I just couldn’t get into it. I usually love games of “this type” but in all actuality, this game is in a category of its own. It has a weird concept that just didn’t pique my curiosity and give me that wonder and intrigue to wanna keep playing. But all because it’s not my kind of game doesn’t mean it deserves a bad rating. Maybe I’ll give it another try one day... but if you are looking for an odd adventure game with a good storyline, give it a whirl. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 2/5 — Game is broken on iOS 14, Wait for update *2020-10-21, version 1.06.00* Ghost Trick is a great game, the puzzles are fun and unique, the plot is interesting and the characters and writing have charm. The only problem is, iOS 14 has broken this game and it is actually unfinishable, I got to chapter 14/18 and it just froze and I could not progress. I bought this game before iOS 14 happened but took my sweet time and I guess that was a mistake because now I cannot experience it to its fullest. Try the first two chapters for free if you want, but do not buy the whole thing for $10 until an update happens, if it ever does ### 2/5 — Broken *2019-12-30, version 1.06.00* I’ve been looking for a new game to play and downloaded the tutorial to see if I wanted to buy the full version. I couldn’t even finish the tutorial! I got to the part of rewinding time and saving the woman’s life and the game froze. It just kept showing me the same graphic of a red clock rewinding, over and over again. I tried to reopen the game and I had to go through a bunch of dialogue to get back to where I was and the game still didn’t work. Now after reading other reviews, deleting it and not looking back. Too much dialogue and no way to speed it up, and inconsistent save points. Not worth the time. ### 2/5 — Blah blah blah and poor save function *2019-09-07, version 1.06.00* Fun game but the amount of dialog makes it a chore to get through it. The puzzle solving scenes are fun, but it takes forever to get to them. What makes it worse is that it is not clear when the game saved last. There have been several times I've stopped in the middle of a scene only to have to slog through the huge chunks of the same dialogue i went through the last time. Super frustrating. ### 2/5 — Could be good, but insufferably bloated *2018-09-28, version 1.06.00* I was intrigued, but every time you actually get to take some action, you then have to go through five minutes of the lamp telling you what you should do next, and explaining the situation in an extremely verbose manner. Then, when you finally get to make your next move, it is all over again five more minutes of incessant dialogue, tapping continue continue continue dozens of times. This game could be beautiful, if only it weren’t 90% being told what you need to do and how to do it. ### 3/5 — Can’t continue on the game, bug stop me. *2020-11-23, version 1.06.00* I finished the game back then, I have a blast of a time, I felt the need to come back again to finish this awesome game, sadly there’s a bug that others have mentioned. Mostly, the bug freezes the “going back in time” animation making this app not updated for the newest phone, I feel that the developers won't come back to update this and fix the problem, so that means that my only option is to buy the 3ds version of the game. So please do me a favor and don't let this version of this game swept under the rug, I want to play this version badly, so please Capcom update this game. ### 3/5 — Expected a bit more content. *2020-11-02, version 1.06.00* While it’s a nice port, I’m a little frustrated at how little game we actually get. Sure, you get a couple sections for free, but after that, you have to pay for the rest of the game! Sure, I guess it’s to be expected, but it would be just a little bit better if we got, like, two more chapters. ### 3/5 — Love this game but... *2020-08-23, version 1.06.00* I absolutely love this game! I can’t put it down hardly, but my only issue is that there is some kind of glitch when I get to the scene at the Chicken Kitchen. I get to the 4 minutes before death sequence and it just keeps showing the last scene over and over. Really hope this gets fixed soon so I can keep playing :( ### 3/5 — This review is a placeholder. I require a response from the admin *2020-01-17, version 1.06.00* Hello, I love this game, but at the first time travel section, my screen got stuck on constant "time travel". It keeps rerunning the animation, so I can't actually play the game after that point. Please help! There's only about fifteen minutes, more or less, of gameplay here, and most of it is talking. ### 3/5 — CHAPTER 7 Crash *2019-11-20, version 1.06.00* I had the game for a long time and erased all my data to play fresh so I don’t skip a chapter or anything. Got to chapter 7 and during the rewind death part it cuts to a certain part and then it crashes (no video just audio) I don’t want to spoil it. I hope it gets an update. I believe it might have been an iOS update that broke it but I hope it gets fixed. Some visuals like the intro doesn’t even show or the phone line transfer. It does stink but at least I can play it somewhat before it ends. ### 3/5 — Re download problems *2019-05-03, version 1.06.00* I bought all of the chapters to this game a few years ago and it quickly became one of my favorite app games. However, when I am not able to re download the game (same issue other users have expressed). It’s been about 5 years, if any of the devs see this please fix the issue. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 10 years later ... Where's the Sequel?! *2023-03-26* Just got into this randomly this Saturday morning and wow, I spent my whole day playing. The story really does pull you in. It has the hallmark of those truly classic mystery games from the DS era - a simple mechanic, that get repeated, doubled, layered, and subverted. The plot was really engaging and the characters are complicated, the stakes serious, but it never lacks in goofy moments and silly jokes. Played on a iPhone 12 Pro Max running iOS 16, no problems with the port! ### 5/5 — Difficult but extremely engaging and fun *2022-08-06, version 1.07.00* I don’t recall exactly how I came across this game, but I pretty much exclusively play puzzler type games and I must say that this is one of the best ones out there. Yes, it’s a finite game and storyline, which some might balk at due to the price, but it’s still worth it in my opinion. The mechanics and ingenuity of this game are incredible and it really makes your brain work outside of the box in strange and delightful ways. Plus the story is good. It’s hard for a game to tick all the boxes—game play, story, mechanics, etc.—but Ghost Trick meets and surpasses these in extraordinary ways. If they ever made another game like this, I’d buy it in a heartbeat. ### 5/5 — One of my favorite games *2022-06-04, version 1.07.00* I bought this game maybe 10 years ago and have re-downloaded and re-played it many times. You start out having died but have no memory of who you are. You have the ability to go back in time and manipulate objects. The storyline is intriguing and keeps you involved till the very end. The gameplay is a lot of fun figuring what object does what and the timing of when to do it. The writing is witty and funny. It's paid to unlock all chapters but definitely worth it. I keep coming back to this game when I forget the details to enjoy it all over again. ### 5/5 — In my opinion a hidden gem in capcom’s line up *2021-08-31, version 1.07.00* This game is honestly one of my favorite if not my favorite game of all time. The story line is extremely interesting and well written and characters are extremely memorable and great. The game despite originally being for the DS works incredibly well for a mobile phone game and you will find yourself investing hours into this game if you truly enjoy it. I loved this game so much I finished this 12+ hour adventure in less then a week it was that great! Well worth the 10 dollars. I’m assuming capcom fixed all the bugs as I’ve came across none. My only complaint of this game is 3 things. 1. There’s no sequel 2. You can solve mysteries in one way only making the adventure feel slightly linear however the writers and creators of this game are extremely creative 3. The game is extremely is text heavy wish some voice acting or something could’ve been added to this game. ### 5/5 — If you like puzzles and story! *2021-08-22, version 1.07.00* A little background on the games I like: they all have story and a mystery to solve. This is one of the best games ever from the graphics, to the difficult puzzles, to the whole thought and creativity process! 10/10 recommended to all my friends. ### 5/5 — Stuck on rewind. (Fixed) *2021-05-17, version 1.07.00* I’ve played it before and it’s a great game, it just gets stuck on the rewind screen every single time I’m in the tutorial. So it’s basically a broken demo at this point. Edit: Fixed in recent update, it’s a great game. ### 5/5 — Fantastic game, decent port *2020-08-31, version 1.06.00* The game is fantastic. I’m a pretty avid gamer but rarely commit to iOS ports; however I do not own a DS anymore due to poor eyesight. The game is a satisfying, powerfully captivating narrative full of interesting plot twists, great character development, a stunning OST to accompany you every second of the way, and the unexplainable phenomenon where you just want to keep playing to find out what happens and say “5 more minutes” over and over again until it’s 6 AM and the sun has risen. The port sees some lag/memory issues in the later chapters but not significant enough to detract from the overall experience. A fantastic, memorable game that sticks with you days and weeks after finishing it. ### 5/5 — A plot twist no one sees coming. Criminally underrated. *2020-08-26, version 1.06.00* This is my favorite Puzzle-story game, and one of the best games I ever played ever. That says a lot seeing as how I’ve played Half-Life 2, Portal 2, God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Bloodborne, and Metal Gear Solid, and much more. Though this is on the more expensive side for a ported game on the AppStore, the experience justified the price. Just flat out amazing gameplay, amazing characters, amazing music, amazing story. Just 10/10, simple as that ### 5/5 — A highly underrepresented masterpiece *2019-09-09, version 1.06.00* From the studio that brought Phoenix Wright (confirm before you believe me, that’s second hand knowledge) comes an amazing real-time puzzle game that has a breathtaking story from drama to romance and a whole lot of death. Originally released on the DS, the only thing I have to complain is the slight pause due to how touch screens work (which I’m not faulting them for). I’d recommend this game to anyone and everyone who says they enjoy good story driven games with puzzles! ### 5/5 — Tears *2019-05-18, version 1.06.00* The game’s story got me so good just now that I couldn’t stop crying through the darn thing. And the game also has super fun gameplay to boot with interesting character design and visual style to round it out. I only wish I had gotten to play the original DS version when it first came out years ago because the game is to amazing to have wait this long. Hands down, don’t wait to buy the full chapters, it’s worth it, I promise! --- *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.*