# Hidden Folks — user reviews > 1,141 indexed App Store user reviews of Hidden Folks by Hidden Folks B.V., rated 4.90/5 from 12,500 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hidden-folks/id1133544923/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hidden-folks/id1133544923.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11,291 · 4★ 1,031 · 3★ 108 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 40 ## What do users think of Hidden Folks? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Charming, quirky art style - 👍 Engaging, interactive gameplay - 👍 Clever, humorous sound effects - 👍 Relaxing, no-pressure experience - 👍 Highly detailed, layered scenes - 👍 Satisfying to explore and discover **Cons** - 🔍 Some objects too small/hard to find - 🔍 Difficulty level can be inconsistent - 🔍 Lack of ability to zoom out on larger maps - 💰 Paid updates/expansions required **Commonly reported bugs** - Conveyor belt issue on factory level - Certain hidden objects not appearing **Most requested features** - More levels/content updates - Ability to save/resume progress - Customizable hint system - Randomized/procedurally generated levels ## Newest reviews (19 of 1,141) ### 5/5 — Best game ever!! *2026-03-13, version 2.1.9* I’ve been playing this game over and over and it never gets old. I love it! ### 5/5 — Love this game so much! *2026-02-24, version 2.1.9* Love this game you have to try it ### 5/5 — Truly love this game *2026-02-19, version 2.1.9* This is my second time buying thing game. I LOVE how creative it is. Best $5 game out there hands down. Wish they had a second one ### 5/5 — A staple of my childhood *2026-01-29, version 2.1.9* I always feel like a kid when I play this game. Keep up the good work and do more updates please ### 5/5 — Détente *2026-01-14* J‘ai trouvé ce jeu par hasard. Et je dois dire le hasard fait bien les choses. J‘ai un réel plaisir à y jouer. Design à la fois esthétique et intéressant avec ses personnages sympathiques et plein de vie. Il y a tjs quelque chose de nouveau à découvrir. ### 5/5 — Best of the Best *2026-01-13, version 2.1.9* I love this game so much. I am now replaying it from the beginning. I don’t enjoy frenetic or frantic games, or killing things, so this game, with its wonderfully absorbing worlds and wit, really appeals to me. ### 5/5 — Great Game to Waste Time *2025-12-27, version 2.1.9* I can play this game for hours! It gets more challenging the longer you play and unlock new levels. The animations are cute and funny. I like to play on the airplane. ### 5/5 — All-Time Favorite *2025-11-26, version 2.1.9* I’ve been loving this game for years. I take a break after completing all the challenges and come back to it and often find new details I’d missed before. I’m DYING for a new level (or three), but I’m a fan forever. I’ve even found jigsaw puzzles by the artist and they are among my few prized possessions. I love this artist, and you will too. ### 5/5 — Bellissimo! Aspetto delle nuove mappe 😍 *2025-11-17, version 2.1.7* Il gioco più bello su Apple Store! Le grafiche, i suoni, le interazioni… tutto perfetto. Finalmente un gioco senza difetti. Vi prego ho bisogno di nuovi livelli 🙏🏻 ### 4/5 — Bug *2025-10-22, version 2.1.7* Impossible to tap Salma on the pedestrian crossing ### 5/5 — Vale la pena el precio *2025-10-13, version 2.1.7* De lo mejor que hay en la AppStore ### 5/5 — Perfection *2025-09-29, version 2.1.7* Love this game, it’s original, quirky and kept me entertained for a long time. Some of the objects are extremely hard to find. The homemade sounds just add that perfect finishing touch. Rumour has it the developers are working on new levels after all this time I hope this is true. ### 5/5 — Wonderful! *2025-09-28, version 2.1.7* I finished them all! New maps, please! ### 5/5 — It’s true it is the best. *2025-09-23, version 2.1.7* But eventually it gets better ### 5/5 — Супер *2025-09-19* Интересная игра, каждая деталь продумана ### 5/5 — Absolutely love this game! *2025-08-27, version 2.1.7* It’s relaxing. I like the black and white vs all color. I like being able to move something to find a person. I have no complaints. ### 5/5 — Begeistert *2025-08-12* Bin absolut begeistert, ein schlichtes Wimmelbildspiel wie es sein soll, teilweise aber zu schwer 🤩. Hab es beim ersten Mal nur mit Hilfe aus dem Internet geschafft, bin grad am zweiten Durchlauf. ### 5/5 — Wonderful game *2025-08-07, version 2.1.7* I am on my umpteenth time playing this. I’ve been playing this game since it came out and go back to it again and again ### 5/5 — Excellent Simple Idea Yet Challenging *2025-07-24, version 2.0.6* The game presents a series of scenes and your goal is to find the objects listed along the bottom: certain people, a golf ball, a saw, a banana, etc. All the scenes are hand drawn, animated, very large, and a lot of fun. All sounds in the game are noises composed by voice. Some of the objects are out in the open but the scenes are so large it takes some searching. Some are slightly hidden from view but not impossible to find. In each scene there are a few objects that are crazy hard to find, completely hidden in places you don’t expect. With each object comes a clue which adds an extra dimension to the game. Could be a casual fun game IF you have a lot of patience. Could also drive you crazy if you don’t. I must admit I resorted to Google to find a few of the hard ones. Looks and works great on the big screen of an iMac with trackpad. Excellent artwork. Simple yet challenging. Well worth the price. Fantastic game. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Black & White *2025-08-08, version 2.1.7* Your paying for a game up front and sadly it fails to be playable. It has no real details or instructions to help you understand or play the game. It’s not worth the money…DON’T DO IT ### 1/5 — Pictures are tiny *2025-04-27, version 2.1.7* This game is not good if you don’t have exceptionally good eyesight. The pictures are tiny and the scene can’t be zoomed. Waste of money. Now I understand why there’s no free trial. You got me! ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-03-05, version 2.1.7* Wont let me refund. Cant see what I’m looking for because of eye problems but they won’t let me refund it ### 1/5 — Repetitive *2022-06-06, version 2.0.6* I enjoyed the first few levels but using an iphone it’s tedious to search for such tiny items in a huge puzzle. I think this would best suit an ipad not an iphone Have requested a refund ### 1/5 — Buen juego pero pago por no tener publicidad *2021-07-10, version 2.0.6* El juego en sí es genial pero he pagado por él y ahora aparece una publicidad muy invasiva. Así no merece la pena. ### 1/5 — Charged me without notice. *2021-06-29, version 2.0.6* Beware it charges you without your permission… ### 1/5 — Too tiny! *2020-07-29, version 2.0.6* Even with magnification drawings are MUCH too small for me to identify or find any objects... 😢 ### 1/5 — Meh *2020-05-18, version 1.6.4* This game is okay. I love puzzle games and that is why this game was intriguing to me at first. I got to the desert scene and lost interest after spending way too much time trying to find things. And you cannot move on until you find the designated amount of items/people. This isn’t the kind of puzzle game where you use your brain to figure things out. You are looking and looking and looking for items/people Where’s Waldo style, however you are given clues. The clues they give for each item/person are part of the puzzle and I get that, but still...not worth the time it takes to be able to move on from one scene to the next. It would be nice if they incorporated some clues to help move the game along. I regret spending money on this one. ### 1/5 — Not good for me. *2020-05-13, version 1.6.4* It’s so boring. If this game have colors, I will give you more. ### 1/5 — Stressful Game + Separate Cost For The Beach Scene?? *2020-04-13* This game became so stressful it made my ears ring. Aneurysm anyone? Fun at first, then became a game that is NOT relaxing at all, & not good for people with OCD who can’t leave things unfinished/not located. And can I state that I’m sick of the semi-hidden “in-app purchases” included in many games? It’s underhanded and avaricious; just charge one price up front! YES, they mention “1 in-app purchase” in the description, but I read that as extras that differ from the rest of the game, not a continuation of it. I hated the factory section so much as it was nearly impossible to find the 20+ objects based on the very vague and pseudo-cheeky descriptions that read more like inside jokes amongst the developers rather than anything relative to where the @#&* thing is or what it’s doing (e.g. just try finding that glass ball. Seriously.). The mouth-sounds were particularly annoying in this section, and the aesthetics weren’t at all pleasing like they were in the nature-based areas/scenes, which I enjoyed much more. While I understand that most people likely prefer games to become increasingly challenging, this was ridiculous, and I suffered through it sporadically for weeks just so I could progress to and enjoy the beach scene—the very reason I purchased it. But I refuse to pay extra for it! Once again, I’ve deleted a game I paid for because either a glitch prevented me from finishing it after weeks of play, or the developer wants more money to finish it. It’s a shame, as this is one of the few apps available via Apple TV—an enjoyable way to play for people who like to put their feet up. **Developer response:** The Beach areas are extra and completely optional. Partly because some people don't want more (as you have made very clear, in a to-me hurtful and most negative way) and partly because 4 people worked 6 months on them. However, you'll be pleased to hear that we plan on changing our business model soon and remove all in-app purchases. -Adriaan ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Playing since I was a kid *2026-09-03, version 2.1.9* This is a great game. I’ve played since I was a kid myself and now I get to show it to my kids??? I’m obsessed I wish there was so much more. It’s amazing low stimuli search and find, with fun hidden details and interesting finds this game is just amazing. ### 5/5 — Cute: Adequate Challenge *2026-07-29, version 2.1.9* Found this thru reddit recommendations and I am very pleased so far! ### 5/5 — BEST GAME *2026-07-01, version 2.1.9* It’s the third time I have bought the game over the years when my old iPads died. Absolutely love it and I’m 62. Haha ### 5/5 — Love Folks *2026-06-03, version 2.1.9* It’s a very interesting game. Hand drawn. Humans create all the sounds. There’s nothing like it. You can play at any speed you want. ### 5/5 — Best Game ever好游戏别错过 *2026-05-16, version 2.1.9* 真不忽悠，非常棒的寻找物品的游戏！This is one of the very few games I’ve spent money on and never regretted. I’ve played through it many times. Every animation is full of detail, and some things can only be discovered through interaction. Objects and characters even make funny sounds when you touch them, which really shows how much care the developers put into it. This is a rare genuinely good app. I hope there are more games like this in the future, because I’d still be willing to spend both money and time on them. ### 5/5 — A staple of my childhood, and please do more updates *2026-05-06, version 2.1.9* I always feel like a kid when I play this game. Keep up the good work and do more updates please. I love the new music festival update, and I really want more for this game. It is sad to see such a good creator stop making good stuff so early. I also loved the snow update and the beach update. I swear when I look at the logo on my iPad it looks like the person in it is waving at me like “Hey, come play me!” ### 5/5 — Love this game! *2026-04-28, version 2.1.9* I need more ### 5/5 — Where’s Waldo 2.0 *2026-04-22, version 2.1.9* Very satisfying game for not only me but my 7 year old daughter! ### 5/5 — Simple silly fun *2026-04-20, version 2.1.9* Easy to grasp and mechanically anyone can play. Good for single player or better yet get another involved (maybe this was just as I needed help 😅). Love the human made noises. ### 5/5 — Time killer 🫶🏼 *2026-03-23, version 2.1.9* Awesome if you like to kill some time from the world --- *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 2026-09-13.*