# Lifeline: Crisis Line

> Interactive real-time text-based mystery adventure game with player choices. (iPhone/iPad app by 3 Minute Games, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifeline-crisis-line/id1096287686 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [3 Minute Games, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1549997175)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Adventure, Role Playing
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 306 App Store ratings · 207 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 8.1 · 67 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2016-08-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifeline-crisis-line/id1096287686/reviews.md

## What is Lifeline?

A dead lawyer, a mysterious green-eyed woman, stolen crystals with unexplained powers… and it’s only your first day on the job! You’re a HelpText volunteer, and the app has just paired you with Austin homicide detective Alex Esposito. Dive headfirst into a dangerous investigation as you help Alex untangle the bizarre circumstances of a recent murder. 

Choose which clues and suspects to follow as you try to catch a killer who may not be of this world. But be careful – in this real-time mystery, your decisions could mean the difference between life and death for Alex! 

• The next chapter in Lifeline's hugely popular Green Series! 
• Discover clues, interview suspects, and help solve the interactive mystery. Your choices shape the story as you play! 
• Story and original score by New York Times best-selling author Matthew Sturges. 
• Play in EN, DE, FR, JP, RU, or CN at launch!

Praise for Lifeline:
“I’ve played many games that I find engrossing, but Lifeline may be one of the first that changed the way I thought about my daily routine, which leapt off the screen and became a part of my lived experience.” - Eli Cymet, Gamezebo

“For a few brief hours I cared – really cared – about the fate of a completely fictional character. I don’t think any other game I’ve played has made me feel that way before.” - Matt Thrower, PocketGamer

## Key features

- Real-time interactive story
- Player choice-driven narrative
- Clue discovery
- Suspect interviews
- Multiple language support

## What do users think of Lifeline?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🤖 Realistic character interactions
- 🔍 Engaging detective storyline
- 🔗 Ties to previous Lifeline games
- 💡 Immersive text-based gameplay

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy notifications and scrolling
- 🤔 Unrealistic detective behavior
- 🕰️ Lengthy waiting times between responses
- 💰 Overpriced for a single story

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game randomly resets progress
- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Notifications not working as expected

**Most requested features**

- More story branches and endings
- Ability to save progress and resume later
- Improved performance and stability

## Recent user reviews (10 of 207)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lifeline-crisis-line/id1096287686/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Ten minute game?

*2026-03-18, version 1.0.0*

I was excited for this, thinking I was getting a game. It would up being ten minutes? If that. Zero actual choices. Worst waste of time ever. The main character monologues most of the time and you get maybe 15 words in edgewise.

### 5/5 — Интересно

*2025-12-22*

Люблю все игры этих разработчиков, узнала про них в эппл аркейд с игры Спасти Тейлора. Надеюсь, что будут выпускать много игр и с переводом на русский язык.

### 3/5 — Too much exposition + copaganda

*2024-12-26*

I’ve played all the Lifeline games other than Flatline and this is my least favorite. The main character, Alex, is a detective. He spends half the game telling you about his favorite spots in Austin, and the other half of the game explaining how hard his life is as a cop. Boo hoo, poor Alex. He’s also not a good detective; half the questions he wants to ask have nothing to do with anything, the decisions he makes even after you give advice don’t conform to what a believable detective would do, and he spends more time talking about tacos than suspects. Also, I didn’t want to play a game that acts as a tourist board advertisement for Austin. Honestly, just nowhere near as compelling as any of the other Lifeline games, and really annoying a lot of the time.

### 3/5 — Good, but theres a small issue…

*2023-03-23*

The game seems to be delaying, so i close out of it, open again, (and it sometimes has me redo one of my answers again) and it might or might not stop delaying, im not talking about the realistic-ness of the time frame, im talking about the fact that it seems to have a glitch. And sometimes it comes up with an empty page, and then may also take time to load. Which leads me to using fast mode, story line is so good so far!
Also a repeat in the story line I’ve noticed.

### 1/5 — Meh

*2022-12-24, version 1.0.0*

Crashes A LOT and difficult to stop the game from ending too soon. There only seem to be so many paths and you keep getting forced into poor choices.

### 3/5 — Bloquée sans arrêt au même endroit.

*2022-05-23*

J’aime beaucoup ce jeu, comme tous les Lifeline d’ailleurs. Mais impossible de finir celui-ci je me retrouve tout le temps coincée au même endroit peu importe les décisions que je prends (même en repartant de plus loin). Pour dire j’ai même regardé sur internet pour réussir ce passage mais aucune soluce de trouvé, dommage.

### 5/5 — シリーズで一番好き

*2022-01-13*

どのシリーズもそれぞれ味があってスリルがあって感動があるけど、クライシスラインはボリュームがあって特に長く楽しめました！
私が気に入った点は、物語の様々なシーンが不思議と想像しやすく、それがまた綺麗だったことろです。
しかも、海外ドラマっぽい雰囲気（殺人事件と推理、SF要素も上手く混じり合っている）もあって、かなりシナリオが作られてる感がありました。
続編が出て欲しいですね。

### 3/5 — Just okay

*2020-11-02, version 1.0.0*

It was fun to play. Wasn’t sure how long 99 cents would get me. My issue is no matter how many endings different endings you completed, you were always rated low.

### 5/5 — One of the best

*2020-09-04, version 1.0.0*

I’m a huge fan of the Lifeline games and remember buying each one as they came out... I still have my Lifeline t-shirt. This was one of my favorites of the games. I wish we could see more to the Lifeline series, the cliffhangers on all of them are really sad... Maybe one day the series will get a revival, like its older games, and not some weird app where you need to pay to make certain choices...

### 5/5 — great.

*2020-05-01*

One of the better lifelines. More involved, and decision during the game certainly do make a difference.

## Frequently asked questions about Lifeline

### What kind of game is Lifeline: Crisis Line?

Lifeline: Crisis Line is a real-time, text-based interactive mystery adventure game. You play as a HelpText volunteer who communicates with a detective via text messages, making choices that shape the unfolding story and the detective's fate.

### What are the key features of this game?

The game features a real-time narrative where your decisions matter, allowing you to discover clues, interview suspects, and solve an interactive mystery. The story is shaped by your choices, and it includes an original score by a best-selling author.

### How much does Lifeline: Crisis Line cost?

Based on the provided information, this application is a paid game. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or advertisements, suggesting a one-time purchase model.

### What languages does the game support?

Lifeline: Crisis Line supports multiple languages at launch, including English (EN), German (DE), French (FR), Japanese (JP), Russian (RU), and Chinese (CN).

### What is the main gameplay loop?

The main gameplay loop involves receiving text messages from a detective and responding by choosing from a set of options. These choices affect the investigation, the relationships with characters, and ultimately the outcome of the murder mystery.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2016-08-31

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

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