# Gloomy Tales: Halloween Hotel — user reviews > 13 indexed App Store user reviews of Gloomy Tales by DO GAMES LIMITED, rated 4.60/5 from 166 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gloomy-tales-halloween-hotel/id6670277367/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gloomy-tales-halloween-hotel/id6670277367.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 126 · 4★ 27 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Gloomy Tales? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Enjoyable gameplay - 🎨 Terrific graphics and special effects - ⏱️ Lengthy game duration **Cons** - 🙄 Ads in the middle of puzzles - 🤔 Unintuitive gameplay mechanics - 🤯 Overly difficult mini-games - 🤖 Lack of touchscreen sensitivity - 🕰️ Distracting sales timer clocks **Commonly reported bugs** - Game stuck after printing ticket - Star coins not working as expected **Most requested features** - New and innovative storylines - More varied selection of mini-games - Improved touchscreen sensitivity ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Worst game *2026-01-29, version 1.0.3* You literally have to pound on the screen to choose anything! ### 1/5 — Gloomy tales Halloween hotel *2025-07-21, version 1.0.1* Don’t bother bought the damn game for £6.99 and now it won’t load, sick of these games glitching and not loading this is the last one I’m going to pay for 😡😡 ### 1/5 — Ads in the middle of puzzles *2024-11-02, version 1.0.1* Yet again I am going to delete this game. The free part was fine, then i could buy ad free or put with ads. Now, I do not mind the odd ad but NOT in the middle of a puzzle it is insane. So, sorry, yet again it's 1 star ..5 for the game, -4 for ads every 3 mins in the middle of puzzles. And DELETE. Shame. ### 1/5 — Early glitch *2024-10-23, version 1.0.1* All started ok. But I can’t get the ticket. It’s printed. Game is stuck. If this happened so early in the game, I doubt I’d want to buy it ### 1/5 — Star coins *2024-10-20, version 1.0.1* At the end of stage 1 where you use those star coins you’ve collected. Even though I have all of them it still takes me to the path as if I have none. I’ve redone the game several times but the same thing happens every time. I have 13 coins, but it takes me down the path for 0 coins ### 1/5 — Too Complicated *2024-09-30, version 1.0.1* Not a very intuitive game. For example, you have to use a tripod to get an item under a couch. Really? The mini games are way too difficult as well. Skip this one. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-09-29, version 1.0.1* Downloaded the game and you just get a black screen, disappointing as I love this series ### 2/5 — Halloween Hotel *2024-09-28* The double doors on staircase showing in your 2nd picture frame doesn’t open. Also serious touch issues. Tapping multiple times. ### 3/5 — Gloomy tales *2024-10-19, version 1.0.1* Overall game was good. Mini games were way too difficult. Had to skip a few. Just too rotational. Didn’t like them at all. Other than that, great game ### 3/5 — Gloomy Tales 3: Hotel Frightsylvania by LynxMinx *2024-10-03, version 1.0.1* As usual, the game had positives and negatives. The graphics and special effects (thanks for the homage to me with the severed hands, Domini; I know you think the incident was hilarious,) were terrific. The game was quite lengthy. General gameplay was enjoyable. However, I did not like this selection of mini-games; there were too many rotational puzzles and I prefer a more varied selection. There was nothing really innovative or unique about the HO scenes. Only a few inventory tools were novel. The two sales timer clocks were obnoxious and distracting. If the gamers want to purchase games on sale, they can go directly to your website, Oleg. People who just purchased a game at full price should not have to contend with those timers! The storyline was trite. The worst issue was the severe lack of touchscreen sensitivity on the gameplay interface. Fix it already. It should not cause pain, or aggravate carpal tunnel syndrome, because one has to tap so incredibly hard to obtain or utilize inventory items or attain hidden objects! I thought the game was average, and my final rating will be 3.5 stars. Give us a new storyline already, and better touch screen sensitivity! If you do not listen, Oleg, your revenues will continue to plummet! ## Most praised reviews (3 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Gloomy tales: Hotel Pennsylvania *2024-09-29, version 1.0.1* I love love this. I love these types of games. J.F. I can not wait for another new game. I also loved the way the ghost comes at you like 3 d almost awesome 👍👍👍👍👍😊 ### 5/5 — A Good one! *2024-09-28, version 1.0.1* This is one of the best games Domini has put out in a while! Loooove the graphics and seriously spooky animations! ### 4/5 — Overall a winner *2024-09-28, version 1.0.1* For a change, this game is really enjoyable. The graphics are incredible, the mini games challenging, and no glitches. The game has a positive message as well, which is appreciated. My primary objection is the fact that those who have purchased the game are still subjected to the clock and obnoxious decision points. What is the purpose for those who have already purchased the entire game?? Please consider removing them. --- *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 2026-09-08.*