# Hakuoki — user reviews > 67 indexed App Store user reviews of Hakuoki by IDEA FACTORY CO., LTD., rated 4.30/5 from 72 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hakuoki/id945670638/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hakuoki/id945670638.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 50 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Hakuoki? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - ✨ Well-written story - 💖 Attractive, mature characters - 🎤 Amazing voice acting - 🎨 Beautiful artwork - 💯 Worth the money (for some) - 📖 Engaging storyline - 🎶 Great music - 🖼️ Nice interface - 📚 Dictionary feature - 🏆 Picture collection - 👍 Faithful recreation - 😍 Japanese voice actors - 🌟 Best otome game - 💯 High replay value - 👌🏽 Super fun first chapter - ✨ Amazing art style - 💖 Keeps you captivated - ✅ Smooth interface - 💯 Perfect artwork, story, voices, soundtrack **Cons** - 💸 Pay for chapters - 💰 Expensive content - 💳 Can't pay for chapters - 💸 Paying for every chapter - 💸 Ridiculous chapter cost - 💸 Too pricey - 💸 Expensive premium version - 💸 Don't like paying for chapters - 💸 Too much money for chapters - 💸 High cost for content - 💸 Not enough free content - 💸 Costly individual routes - 💸 Premium package hard to purchase - 💸 High cost for app - 💸 Not enough memory for download - 💸 Slow romance development - 💸 Heavy on history - 💸 Translation liberties taken **Commonly reported bugs** - Purchases not showing up - App won't load (black screen) - Game crashes after intro - Black screen after introduction - Game crashes - Screen goes blank after intro movie - Game not working - Black out after intro - Black screen with border, no click option - Stuck on title screen (black screen) - Black screen after intro song - Game fails to save progress - Mouths don't move when characters speak **Most requested features** - Make game available to those who can't pay - More free chapters - Consider making more parts free - Fix the glitch where progress isn't saved - Make other games localized (SSL) - Add Shiranui's route - Explain difference between free and premium editions ## Newest reviews (12 of 67) ### 3/5 — I can’t pay for it *2024-11-15* It’s a really great game and to be honest I loved it from the beginning! The problem is I can’t pay for the chapters and therefore can’t continue playing. I would really love to suggest that you find a way to make the game available to those who can’t pay for it like myself. If that happens I think more people would be willing to play this game. I personally hope for that because I really want to be able to continue playing and not have to delete this game because I really really like the story so far and would like nothing more than to be able to continue playing it. At the very least please consider this! ### 3/5 — Uhm *2023-01-14* Why do we need to pay for chapters.. 😰 ### 4/5 — Love it *2018-08-20* I love this game so much, the artwork is amazing. I was so sad when it ended. I hope to see a lot more of these games in the future. ### 4/5 — I own it on 3DS *2017-08-03* It's a pretty good game. I own it on 3DS though, so paying for content here vs already owning it...I prefer to own. ### 3/5 — Hakuouki *2017-07-06* Love the game, sad I have to pay for every chapter I play though 😑😑😑 ### 4/5 — "Um." *2017-05-20* Take a shot every time the main character says,"Um." ### 4/5 — Awesome *2017-03-04* This is an amazing game but can you make more of the parts free so more people can play them ### 3/5 — Latest Update!? TT-TT *2017-02-01* Lucky for me I'd purchased the game before the final update!!! And it was amazing!!! Positively amazing!!!!! 😍😍😍 But ever since the last update every time I try to open it to play again for nostalgia's sake (plus I spent so much money on those in-app purchases 😅) I haven't been able to open it! It keeps crashing!! 😱😭 Please PLEASE fix! ### 2/5 — Black Screen and Crashing *2016-10-22, version 1.3.2* I honestly would like to play this game, however the game always gives me a black screen after the introduction and then crashed about 6 seconds later. I simply can't give it a good review if I can't play the game. ### 3/5 — Game crashes *2016-10-19, version 1.3.2* So I really wanted to play this game and also Amnesia but the game crashes right after the intro song. It just goes to black screen without sound or anything. And this happens to both games. Can you pls fix it? I really wanna play it looks really fun.. ### 2/5 — Can't play *2016-10-18* The screen goes blank after the intro movie and doesn't load up the main menu. ### 4/5 — Who owns the rights? *2016-06-11* I was just wondering who owns the rights to this story and characters - as Voltage Inc. has just published 'Era of Samurai: Code of Love' with the same characters, setting, and near identical story. I've not read the manga, but have watched the anime, and this app is certainly the more faithful recreation, it just seemed odd that a rival company would launch such a clear copy. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Why do you have to pay?? *2026-05-29* I love this anime and it’s characters I was really looking forward to playing the game but it’s so unfair and unnecessary that You make us pay for the first chapter and EVERY other chpater. like come on that is absolutely selfish. let us have fun and play and don’t block things on paywalls like come on. How selfish can you developers be? ### 1/5 — Where are my purchases? *2020-12-01* I purchased chapter 1 and it’s not showing up in my app. I paid for it twice and I can’t play. ### 1/5 — App Won’t Load *2020-09-30* I downloaded this game over a year ago, played through much of it, and loved it. I redownloaded it a few days ago to play it again and nothing happens. The screen goes black after the initial loading screen with Toshizo. I’ve tried deleting and redownloading but it still isn’t working. Just sad I can’t play. ### 1/5 — Money *2019-01-10* I don’t like how the game is free and you have to pay for all the episodes ### 1/5 — Black screen *2016-10-19, version 1.3.2* I can't even play the game :( I was thinking about buying the game but not with these crash issues. Back to my ps vita.. ### 1/5 — Also not working.... *2016-10-13* I have the same problem, is there anyway to fix this? ### 1/5 — Can't play??? *2016-10-08, version 1.3.2* First of all the game took forever to download (like 45 minutes), on top of that when it finally did download the game would black out right after the intro... I closed the game, waited and even shut off my phone but immediately after the intro the game just black screens and does not go back to normal. I can't even play this game how am I supposed to give it a good review?? ### 1/5 — Can't play *2016-10-08* After downloading the game, I was able to watch the intro song with now issues, however once that was over, the game loaded to a black screen with only a border at the top and bottom visible. There was nowhere for me to click to start the game. I even uninstalled and reinstalled to make sure. Really bums me out since I was really excited to try the game - especially after all of the great reviews. Maybe it's because I have the latest iOS? ### 1/5 — Not working! 😞 *2016-10-07* Downloaded this and Amnesia but when I turn them on it plays the into video and then gets stuck on the title screen so it's just a black screen. Is this a bug? Can this be fixed? Can anybody help?! 😞 ### 1/5 — another "NIFTY" app that's complete garbage *2016-10-06* just like their Amnesia app, it plays the intro song...then nothing. literally just a black screen ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I didn’t expect it to be so GOOD!! *2025-01-24* Hey, I love your work! well written story and attractive characters they felt so mature and realistic Just WOW! I won’t feel dump for feeling for them 😂 and the voice acting making it insanely Good! I’m buying everything drop more games please and thank you. ### 5/5 — Great game *2022-01-16* It’s a great game had it for ages 10/10 ### 5/5 — I messed up *2019-10-20* I accidentally bought this game while hooked up to my mothers credit card.... I live in fear every day, I should have confessed. It really was an accident, I’ve always tried to buy games just hoping it would go through with no money.... it worked, and then I remembered that my mom accidentally hooked up her account to my phone... I’ve been too scared to play the game... I’m sure it’s great, so 5 stars. ### 5/5 — My samurai oppas *2019-03-27* サランへ ### 5/5 — I love it *2017-04-10* I love it!! But why do we have to pay for it?? 😭😭 ### 5/5 — Worth it *2017-01-07* A playable version of the Hakuouki PS3 game, it's worth to play on the go. Also nice story, artwork, music, plot and characters ### 5/5 — Love it *2016-11-11* I play a lot of these otome games. This game is great. I love the art and everything. I don't mind paying since it's such good quality and of course work like this can't be free. Thanks for the game ~ ### 5/5 — Completely unexpected *2016-08-04, version 1.3.2* I went in the game with skepticism but I'm absolutely in love with these guys! I'd never thought I'd love Harada but he's just so adorable! I love it! ### 5/5 — Unbelievably good *2016-01-23, version 1.3.2* I honestly thought it was going to boring but I can't hate on this at all its one of the best games their is n it's well worth the money for any character 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ### 5/5 — I LOVE this game!!! *2016-01-05, version 1.3.2* I LOVE this game so much...well...not as much as I love Heiskè but well you know.😉 --- *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 2026-08-21.*