# Horror in the Darkness — user reviews > 75 indexed App Store user reviews of Horror in the Darkness by Craig Kadziolka, rated 4.80/5 from 255 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/horror-in-the-darkness/id1247099550/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/horror-in-the-darkness/id1247099550.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 215 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Horror in the Darkness? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎮 Engaging Lovecraftian horror atmosphere - 💰 Free-to-play with optional affordable premium - 🧩 Challenging and logical puzzles - 📖 Well-written narrative and storytelling - 🎵 Immersive music and sound design - 🗺️ Helpful map navigation system - 🚫 No ads or intrusive monetization - 🧠 Thought-provoking gameplay mechanics - 📱 Nostalgic text-adventure experience - 🎯 Good difficulty balance and pacing - ✨ Minimalist design with strong immersion - 🔍 Logical puzzle progression **Cons** - ⏱️ Game is too short - 🤔 Confusing puzzle solutions at times - 🗺️ Navigation directions unclear (N/S/E/W) - ❓ Vague item usage and purposes - 📝 Minor spelling and grammar errors - 🎬 Rushed or incomplete ending - 🧩 Some puzzles lack clarity - 🔑 Hidden items difficult to find - 📚 Limited story explanation and lore **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when purchasing premium upgrade - Game loses progress after upgrade purchase - Accessibility issues with VoiceOver for visually impaired - Inconsistent item variations (silver key vs toy magnet) - Map doesn't show all adjoining rooms clearly **Most requested features** - Longer game with more chapters - Marker system to track checked locations - Better hints for puzzle solutions - More detailed story explanation and closure - Dialogue choices with different outcomes - More flavor text and atmosphere building - iOS-specific game releases - Accessibility improvements for visually impaired users - Clearer directional navigation system ## Newest reviews (14 of 75) ### 5/5 — Lovecraft would have approved! *2024-05-19, version 1.4* Really enjoyed this. I really enjoyed the atmosphere, the language and the accompanying music. I got stuck forever trying to find the trophy room. The only reason I knew it existed was the hint. Had there not been this hint I would have never finished this lol. I was so frustrated. The map did not show an adjoining room for the first floor landing and so for a long time I didn’t realize I could go north rather than up. When I finally got into the trophy room, it was a couple of clicks and I was done (I had already done everything else). But overall I really loved this game. I know I’m a big late to the party but couldn’t resist writing a review. Will be playing your other games. :) Thanks for this. ### 5/5 — Schönes oldschool adventure *2023-11-21, version 1.4* Und wirklich kostenlos. ### 5/5 — Marvellous *2023-10-02, version 1.4* With the minimalist means the developers manage to immerse the player fully in the game and the journey leaves a lasting impression. A must-play. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2023-02-16, version 1.4* So relaxing, I recommend it I love the simplicity but still challenging ### 5/5 — Great for fans of lovecraft *2023-02-01, version 1.4* I a huge fan of Lovecraft and the genre of Lovecraftian horror. It is hard to find something with true Lovecraftian feel without being cliché fan service. This game delivers wonderfully and balances perfect difficulty, puzzle solving and narrative. Best of all there are no adds to break the immersion of the experience. ### 5/5 — Fun *2022-11-13, version 1.4* It’s like the text adventure games of my youth but with a map! ### 5/5 — Love it *2022-11-12, version 1.4* I LOVE this game and I wish there were many more of these types of games ### 5/5 — So glad I found these again! *2022-11-06, version 1.4* I was OBSESSED with these but forgot the name of them 😭 So when I finally found them again I played NON STOP again. Nothing compares in the way of text adventures to these games ### 5/5 — Brings you into the story better than graphics! *2022-08-07, version 1.4* Love the ambiance it creates and the logic to solving the puzzles : ) it really helped that I noted down locations where the description hints at something unresolved or more actions could be taken with the right tools, not just locked doors! ### 5/5 — Beautifully written *2022-05-16, version 1.4* Love the feeling of the impending doom and dread. Great spin off of Eldritch horror. Music adds a level of atmosphere I wasn’t expecting. Will there be more for those of us who purchased it? Keep up the good work I want more Eldritch horror text based games. But from you all. ### 5/5 — Amazing *2022-02-12, version 1.4* It was a short but exiting adventure ### 5/5 — Fantastic text adventure *2022-01-27, version 1.4* I loved playing this game. There are a number of more popular text adventures that use randomly-generated stories and rooms, but I prefer having a fully written narrative, and this game delivers. I only wish it were longer - and that the developer would make more games for IOS. ### 5/5 — Fun few days of play *2022-01-26, version 1.4* This game is a really nice nostalgia of text-based games or choose-your-own-adventure games! I suggest spending the $1 to encourage this person to make more ### 5/5 — Absolutely amazing! Perfect piece of work!!! *2021-11-04, version 1.4* It was a really great experience, thanks s lot! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Boring *2023-02-02, version 1.4* Boring ### 1/5 — Game won’t open after getting upgrade *2018-11-30, version 1.2* What a ripoff! It worked fine for free... But it won’t open after I buy the upgrade? I’ll never get another app from this company till you fix this! 😡😡😡😡 ### 3/5 — Partially accessible *2022-01-05, version 1.4* Hello, I tried to start the first chapter and the text was good but I couldn’t go any further after I think making to the station because whatever that was on the screen was not accessible for people who have voiceover that are visually impaired. If you can please make it accessible, I feel this game will be really good. ### 3/5 — Meh *2020-12-18, version 1.3* Great UI but the story felt rushed and the puzzles were extremely simple. It's obvious what objects you need to interact with because of the UI. It tells what you need to take and this led to a very short experience. It took me an hour to complete and I didn't upgrade for fast travel. The devs did a good job but this feels as though a writer would have been a great benefit for the game. ### 3/5 — 3 stars for now... *2020-07-31, version 1.3* Only because the SECOND I decided to upgrade, my game crashed, and kept crashing. So like, .99¢ isn’t that big of a deal to me, but the fact that I was really enjoying myself and enjoying the game then only to basically not be able to keep playing it... it was... well... upsetting to say the least. I’m more than willing to give 5 stars, but only if this issue is fixed. Haha thanks! (I also downloaded all of your other apps, since I was loving this one so much up until *the incident*) ### 3/5 — Not exactly airtight *2020-01-18, version 1.2* I’m partway through and a toaster is plugged in and also lying in a puddle on the floor. Meaning the toaster cord is 6 ft long. Also I can already tell that the rich people messed around and summoned an old demon god named ....’shaggartoth”?? —______— ### 4/5 — Great game *2023-12-31, version 1.4* The game itself was super fun though very confusing at times. Like with the fertilizer, really my only other complaint was extra items. I had no idea what the piano line was for or what the mirror was for. It could just be my ignorance but I couldn't find anywhere to use them ### 4/5 — Great mystery *2022-12-20, version 1.4* I loved this game. Nice simple interface that evoked the text adventures of old. Much more engaging than many of the flashily bright adventures out there. ### 4/5 — Nice Game *2022-11-20, version 1.4* Thank you ### 4/5 — Fun, Spooky, and Puzzling! *2021-06-24, version 1.4* Very good adaptation of a lovecraftian style story into a Mobile friendly text based game. I feel like enough was given for the player to figure out what happened, although I do wish there were more Flavor Hints to really paint what happened here. Although that may be the appeal of the mystery. It seems easy to miss some things but's thats the nature of the Text Adventure format. I enjoyed it a lot, and for the first game from this developer I hope to see more interesting and dangerous adventures in the next few games! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — A good eldritch horror game *2026-03-06, version 1.4* I’ve spent far too much time playing this. The player has to genuinely think through the situation in a realistic way. This game is also free with no ads, which is high praise in a modern gaming industry. ### 5/5 — Fun game, challenging *2025-12-19, version 1.4* I enjoyed this game but the puzzles can be maddening at times. Thankfully, I finally finished it. I played the second one first not knowing it was a series. So, onto the third game! ### 5/5 — Only problem *2025-10-02, version 1.4* Loved this game honestly amazing expected it to be longer though after all i did pay what could be done though to improve is allow the player to find markers so he can mark places of importance or ones hes already checked to help organize and not get overwhelmed also wish it was longer or more chapters otherwise it ok to buy the upgrade its cheap but still its short ### 5/5 — So fun *2025-05-21, version 1.4* It’s really fun and spooky! I screen share and play together with my partner ### 5/5 — Love the game *2025-03-01, version 1.4* In this game I love the fact that you can play through the whole base game without having to make any payments usually games of this quality require you to make money transactions also the premium content is cheap for some good fun honestly I don’t leave a lot of game reviews but this was worth it good game ### 5/5 — Perfect and a wonderful experience *2025-01-28, version 1.4* This game is not given enough credit ### 5/5 — Nice Adventure *2025-01-17, version 1.4* Very nice old school text based adventure game. Not easy at the beginning, but was great to play. ### 5/5 — One of the best text-based stories *2025-01-15, version 1.4* I don’t write reviews and I’m mai Lu doing this because I’m bored but this games I actually really good. I’m a bit slow so I had to use hints but this games was really fun overall :) The story is really good and the gameplay was fun 🙏 ### 5/5 — Great game and inspiring *2024-12-08, version 1.4* I really enjoyed this game and reminds me so much of Zork, the lovecraftian storytelling is riveting. I was playing this and didn’t notice the time fly by. Being a game developer myself , I have a plan for my own horror game and this is very inspiring on that front. I liked this so much that I downloaded the whole series. ### 5/5 — Dude!!! *2024-06-15, version 1.4* This game was awesome! Love these type of games. Really makes you think with the ability to open, push, pull, use everything. Etc. it really gets your mind going! Please make more of these. Great story. Super addicting. Loved it! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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