# Hidden Motives 1 – F2P — user reviews > 15 indexed App Store user reviews of Hidden Motives 1 by DO GAMES LIMITED, rated 4.70/5 from 292 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hidden-motives-1-f2p/id1626038338/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hidden-motives-1-f2p/id1626038338.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 235 · 4★ 42 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of Hidden Motives 1? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great game concept - 👍 Solid puzzles - 👍 Enjoyable hidden object scenes - 👍 Good story - 👍 Free to play with earning options **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🐛 Game won't load - 🐛 Freezing issues - 🐛 Frustrating gameplay - 🐛 Money-grabbing tactics - 🐛 Clunky interface - 🐛 Stuck in game progression **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes after login/play button - Game crashes on opening load scene - Game does not load after title screen - Game closes immediately after title screen - Game freezes frequently - Blank screen on startup - Black screen after update - Bonus game: floor safe in armoury won't accept pieces - Bonus game: cannot remove bucket from well - Bonus game: object stuck below well ledge with 'TEST kact 3y6nno' message - Cannot extract 3rd horse statue - Cannot open barrel requiring sharp implement - Cannot collect resin from cut down tree - Cannot remove board from coffin shaped box - Hint says no action needed in current location in bonus game - Green glow for horse puzzle not always clear **Most requested features** - Update game for better performance - Fix bonus chapter glitches ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not working on my new ish ipad *2022-08-30, version 1.0.3* Obviously a major problem it won’t even let me sign in, starts loading then just crashes and comes out of the game 😢 ### 1/5 — Does no work *2022-08-30, version 1.0.3* Does not load after the title screen just kicks you straight off. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game several times but that did not work!!such a shame as i love these type of games. ### 1/5 — Crash *2022-08-23, version 1.0.3* I logged in and after I push play the game crashes. ### 1/5 — Won’t open *2022-08-19* I cannot get past the title screen… it shows a bird, then immediately closes on me. **Developer response:** Hello! We’re working on fixing this issue and will release the update soon. We’re sorry for such inconvenience with our hidden object mystery games. ### 1/5 — The most frustrating game I have ever tried to play *2022-07-22, version 1.0.2* Evidently, I am missing some clue or clues as to how to play this game. It is most definitely not obvious. I have tapped and tapped to try to get items to match up or to move, and nothing is happening. I have gotten a few things to respond, but I have decided to just delete because it is so very frustrating. I do not know how long this game has been out, but the others that I have played have been very smooth and this one hardly works at all. I am assuming this one is quite old and NEEDS some major updating. ### 1/5 — Awful. *2022-07-20, version 1.0.2* I love this type of game, but this is a joke. Freezing is a major problem. There are only so many times you can reboot….every 5 mins is beyond my tolerance.. so deleted. Life is stressful enough. Deduct 1 star from what i gave. Even getting back into the game is hard… blank screen a lot of the time. ### 2/5 — Great Game but glitches *2022-08-20, version 1.0.3* This is a great game, solid puzzles, HOH, and story. Glitches once in awhile, but after the update it crashed at the vulture in the opening load scene, every time. Had to give up on it. ### 3/5 — Loved it… until it died. *2022-10-14, version 1.0.6* Trundling through the game solving all the puzzles. Then every Open location came a message. “Nothing more to do here.” But the game hasn’t moved forward. I’m stuck!orson ### 3/5 — Update broke. *2022-07-18, version 1.0.2* Since updating the game I can no longer play it. It just goes onto a black screen and then goes back to phone screen menu. ### 3/5 — Clunky, Frustrating and Money Grabbing *2022-07-01, version 1.0.1* This game has proved to be clunky, hard work and very frustrating. I have had to use the walkthrough on several occasions, as it would have been impossible to continue otherwise. The main game could not open the basement. Only gave me one chance to buy the option of getting a gun from the basement, as I had run out of coins, I therefore did not have the luxury of this option. In the bonus chapter, it was impossible to get water from the well. This game has proved to be very clunky all the way through and also money grabbing at every opportunity. Now deleted it as it only left me frustrated. ## Most praised reviews (5 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game. Bonus game glitch. *2022-06-24, version 1.0* Thank you for a nice game. There is a glitch in the additional scene of the bonus game. The floor safe in the armoury won't accept its 2 pieces scheme. It doesn't affect the main game but makes it impossible to finish purchased side quest. Would you, please, patch it. ### 5/5 — Can’t complain much, it’s FREE... *2022-06-22, version 1.0* I really enjoy this developers games, especially when they release the F2P version...great deal of playtime without having to spend real money, unless you want to buy rubies or more coins(sn: you can earn free coins by watching ad content)...my only issue is regarding the extra tasks the characters offer...if you don’t have 5 coins when they offer, you can’t complete them...when you exit the dialogue regarding the task to get more coins, you no longer have the option of completing them if the ads do not play... BONUS CHAPTER GLITCH...cannot remove bucket from well...it gives a weird error message UPDATE FOR BONUS CHAPTER WELL GLITCH...go to the building to the left of the mailbox...blow the lock on the cabinet with the bullets on top...the chisel is the remedy for the well... ### 4/5 — Good but might be broken *2022-06-19, version 1.0* In the bonus game, I had reached a scene with a barn containing a horse, a well to the right and a fire and river to the left. I had attached a hook to the well rope and it had descended, nut on return, the bucket was stuck below the ledge, so nothing could be retrieved from it. There appeared to be an object embedded in the top of the well wall, but on clicking it, the following message was displayed… TEST kact 3y6..o The last word appears to use CP866 characters e.g. З У б и л о Update I replayed the game and discovered that I’d missed opening a coffin shaped box that contained a chisel, rifle etc. The chisel removed the stone on top of the well and allowed the game to continue to completion. Having said that, there were numerous things I could not complete, such as… 1. Extracting the 3rd horse statue from the fish bowl to add to the other two in the cupboard. 2. Opening the barrel, which required a sharp implement. 3. Collecting the resin from the cut down tree 4. Removing the board from within the coffin shaped box. None of these were required to complete the game, so why have them? ### 4/5 — Nice game with bug in the bonus *2022-06-13, version 1.0* I finished the main game and really enjoyed it. But I got stuck in bonus game when trying a side quest. I think it’s a bug. When I used a hint, it also said no action needed in current location. ### 4/5 — Great game *2022-06-13, version 1.0* Usually it’s obvious what tool to use. This game it’s not. I’ve learned I need to try everything 😂😂. Couple glitch though Maybe it was the transition to iPad. One was the horse puzzle. THe green glow was not always clear. I’m currently stuck on the bonus chapter. After pulling up the well bucket nothing is happening. And when I checked on you tube it showed I should get a cut scene??? But nought happens. There is a small item stuck underneath the side of the well on top but when I click on it it says “test kact 3y6nno” The last set of number and letters in that look weird like they are mirrored or summit. Anyhoo. I was glad I got to enjoy the whole game. Just a little disappointed I couldn’t finish the bonus. Thanks for all your hard work. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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