# Layton: Curious Village in HD — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of Layton by Level-5 Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 313 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/layton-curious-village-in-hd/id1361524540/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/layton-curious-village-in-hd/id1361524540.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 273 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Layton? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Captivating storyline - 🎨 Charming graphics - 🧠 Challenging puzzles - 🎮 Faithful to the original DS game - 💰 Great value for money **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches - 🖱️ Touchscreen controls not optimized for some puzzles - 🔇 Sound issues on certain devices - 📱 Not fully adapted for mobile devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Incorrect puzzle answers - Inability to enter certain answer formats - Game not progressing past terms screen **Most requested features** - Port the entire Professor Layton series to mobile - Add more language options - Improve memo functionality - Implement automatic save progress ## Newest reviews (14 of 101) ### 4/5 — No Sound?? *2023-12-17* I bought this to play on my iPad but for some reason the sound doesn’t work even after deleting and redownloading it. It’s not a problem with my iPad, only this app. Would love a fix for this so that I can play it :/ Edit: Another reviewer said that you need to have your notifications/ringer volume turned on. This works! Annoying to figure out but at least I can hear it now. ### 3/5 — Answer submission glitch *2023-10-31, version 1.0.5* Exceptional game, just as good as I remember. But puzzles like 121 which require an answer in a 1/X format will not accept the “/“ input, and register it as a “?” I realize support this late into the life is rare, but it’d fix an otherwise remarkable experience ### 2/5 — Oops *2022-09-04, version 1.0.5* Ooof I wish I had researched this a bit more before buying! I found it pretty annoying but it seems like its best if you already have a soft spot for the game in its original form! ### 3/5 — IPhone Users read *2021-03-29, version 1.0.4* Haven’t played the game yet, my if you have your ringer volume off the game volume won’t work. Don’t know why that’s the case but it is! ### 5/5 — Amazing First Game *2020-12-13, version 1.0.4* This game is great, but much much easier than the others in the series, which is why it’s a perfect first game. It is in no means easy though. I fully recommend to any Ace Attorney and Danganronpa fans too, as even though you aren’t solving murders it using similar energy in your mind. ### 5/5 — BUY THE BUNDLE *2020-08-14, version 1.0.4* Just buy the bundle you save so much money and get easily 50 hours of gameplay with the first 3 games this whole series is amazing ### 5/5 — Reliving my childhood *2020-08-01* I remember when this game first came out for the DS. I loved every moment. Every puzzle, every character, every bit of mystery. For a 12 yr, it was an excellent challenge. Now seeing that I can play it on my phone all these years later, it warms my heart. I’m still getting these happy feelings when I play. See it in HD and little extra cutscenes make it even more exciting. I feel like I’m 12 again playing this for the first time. I love this whole series; it is one of my favorite game series of all time and I’m happy to be able to play it again. So much love for this ### 3/5 — Won’t save my game! *2020-07-27, version 1.0.4* Love the puzzles but when I come back to it, it won’t play from where I left off ### 5/5 — An Incredible Game at an Incredible Value *2020-07-07* I seem to be one of the only people who did not originally play this game on the Nintendo DS. I had my reservations playing for the first time on iOS, but this HD port does this game an INCREDIBLE service. Everything looks fantastic on the iPhone / Pad screen and there’s enough puzzle content and challenges to keep you playing for a while if the story isn’t enough. I’m very impressed by this port in a time of half-baked remasters. ### 5/5 — Worth the price! *2020-07-04, version 1.0.4* This is exactly like the Nintendo DS game! Loving it. I play this with my father and we both wished that the characters were voiced throughout the gameplay rather than having speech bubbles. ### 5/5 — Perfection *2020-07-03, version 1.0.4* I haven’t a single bad thing to say about the game, story, or level of captivity this game brings. The craftsmanship and care put in to every detail causes Professor Layton’s world to truly come alive. ### 5/5 — Love it *2020-06-14, version 1.0.4* So. . . When does unwound future come out? ### 4/5 — Great game *2020-04-15, version 1.0.4* Absolutly fantasic reworking of the original game! The only problem is that puzzle number 046 is slightly bugged. ### 5/5 — Refund request *2020-02-06, version 1.0.4* It is a fascinating game but i could not find Korean subtitle for the game. I want a refund to purchase it at korean appstore. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Charges you monthly *2026-02-15, version 1.0.5* Better to get it on Nintendo switch ### 1/5 — Not optimized for iPad *2024-10-10, version 1.0.5* If you play on an iPad, don’t bother with this game. It’s stuck in portrait mode and will not rotate to landscape mode. Horrible oversight by the developers. Such a waste for what could have been a cute game. ### 1/5 — No sound *2023-03-17, version 1.0.5* There is no sound! ### 1/5 — Not for iPad or iPhone *2022-09-06, version 1.0.5* The puzzles that have a letter as answer don’t recognize the keyboard. I am stuck and I paid a game that is not playable ### 1/5 — No sound on iOS *2021-05-18, version 1.0.4* $10 app with absolutely no sound. I tried uninstalling it, phone off and on... nothing ### 1/5 — Huge bug with no fix??? *2020-11-09, version 1.0.4* I love the PL games and I was so excited to play them again but once I booted up the game the sound didn’t work at all! I tried deleting and redos loading but nothing helped, I’m so disappointed because some of the best parts of the games are the music! :( ### 1/5 — My App won’t get past the terms screen. *2019-12-21, version 1.0.4* Every time I try to it just kicks me out of the app. I’ve tried deleting it and downloading it again but I get the same problem. I can’t even play the game I paid 10 bucks for ### 1/5 — No sound *2019-11-02, version 1.0.4* Not very happy. Paid for the game but can't get any sound ### 1/5 — Puzzle 38 *2019-03-06, version 1.0.4* I can’t get get by puzzle 38 becouse it is telling me to do with line but it won’t let me do with one line can fix you fix it or give me my money back ### 1/5 — Yuck *2019-01-01, version 1.0.3* I can’t believe this costs $10. Some of the puzzles are a little hard, but the storyline and the graphics are boring. It should really be clearly labeled that this is meant for children and not adults. Wish I could get a refund. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love the Professor Layton Series *2025-11-03* I used to play these games on my Nintendo DS and 2DS as a kid, the storylines are always captivating and long and the puzzles would have me stumped for some time, but they were always fun to complete. The graphics are amazing, I also loved looking around at everything and tapping to find messages or hint coins. Overall a really fun series. ### 5/5 — Just started playing *2025-10-22, version 1.0.5* I absolutely love this on mobile. I’m glad I bought the trilogy. The music and voices are so good, and you can adjust the volume. I recommend playing with headphones on. Thank you for this chill game! ### 5/5 — Great port! *2024-12-20, version 1.0.5* This used to be one of my favorite DS games! It’s much easier now that I’m grown up but just as charming! I found the split screen really well done and the touch screen translated well. The addition of puzzle charms was fun too. ### 5/5 — Classics hold up and better on iOS *2024-10-24* Games on mobile are awful these days and I’m glad to enjoy something that isn’t constantly asking for more money. The story and music are still charming and though some puzzles are written incorrectly or confusingly, they’re very good brain teasers and are all varied in style. I’m so glad games like this can be preserved in the modern age, props to the developers/publishers! ### 5/5 — Great Game with plenty of puzzles *2024-10-16, version 1.0.5* The game is full of puzzles, which are really good for practicing your brain. The story is not complicated but warm and makes me touched. Although most of the puzzles are not related to the story, it’s not a problem for me. ### 5/5 — Phenomenal *2024-09-02, version 1.0.5* Highly recommend to any puzzle game lover. From start to finish I was never bored and was continuously engaged throughout. Storyline involved twists and turns that kept me thinking up until then very end. 10/10!!! ### 5/5 — An old classic reborn *2024-05-03, version 1.0.5* What can I say that hasn’t already been said about the first Professor Layton game. This port really brings new life into the franchise for people who didn’t play it back on the DS or 3DS. I cannot wait until the sequel comes out on the switch. ### 5/5 — I LOVE This Game! *2023-09-24, version 1.0.5* I had this for my DS but never finished it… until now. Playing on my Air, with my Pencil, was really fun and a lot of these puzzles are hard! (But not unsolvable.) It was worth every penny and I’m going to get the next two. ### 5/5 — PLEASE BRING ALL The LAYTON GAMES. *2023-04-23, version 1.0.5* I’m a huge fan of the Layton games- it’s my childhood. These bring me such happy memories. Level 5 please make all the Layton games available on mobile!!!!! ### 5/5 — PLEASE *2022-04-25, version 1.0.4* add the other games to ios.. i'll pay anything!! --- *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 2026-09-04.*