# Maruta Escape — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of Maruta Escape by TEAM17 USA INC, rated 3.70/5 from 64 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maruta-escape/id1415191750/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/maruta-escape/id1415191750.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 34 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 14 ## Newest reviews (7 of 27) ### 4/5 — Has potential to grow, off to a good start but.. *2018-12-14, version 1.0.3* *Overall increase Ads/decrease full purchase. Up the diffiiculty to make it worth the purchase* Within the first 24 hours of its release, I recorded a Video playing this game. The gameplay is fun, I like the TimeShift nostalgia along with the puzzle of manipulating AI patterns to your advantage. I believe the creativity of the team behind this game is well put. It has so much potential as an addicting puzzle game, but like another review said I do believe more revenue can be made from Ads alone, rather than a full purchase of a growing game. However I have no problem paying for it, but it doesn’t seem to increase difficulty or challenge me. This is an insult to intelligence to have such amazing gameplay but with these easy puzzles (like the heart collection). ### 3/5 — what happened ? *2018-12-07, version 1.0.2* why is it taking 20+ minutes for the game to load? like i downloaded the game yesterday and played it up to level 3 but this morning when i try to play, it’s stuck on the downloading screen. **Developer response:** We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. It should be fixed now. We still be issuing an update to improve stability very soon. ### 4/5 — No funciona!! *2018-12-07, version 1.0.2* Lo compré hace 4 días y ya no abre el juego qué pasa?! Pague $5.40 dlls. ### 4/5 — Dot Loading Screen *2018-12-07, version 1.0.2* Hi, I just downloaded this game today and I really like it a lot. I would try to play it during my free time. But, then I tried playing it just now and all I see is a black screen with 5 dots in the center. 1 dot appears then the 2 dots on the left or right. And then the next two. There seems to be cool music in the background but that’s not my point. I waited to see if the music stops playing, then I can play. Unfortunately, I just don’t have enough patience. Please let me know how I can fix this problem. Thank you and have a great night. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. There was a server issue, but it should be fixed now. ### 2/5 — Didn’t like it *2018-12-01, version 1.0* This game had very smooth and polished-looking graphics, as well as interesting game mechanics, but everything else was mediocre. The puzzles were extremely repetitive and even the incentive of finding out more of the story was not enough for me to keep playing. Not to mention the fact that most of the story is told through text. The voice actor that read out the text was monotone and sounded like he was half-asleep. It was not worth the $5. ### 2/5 — Anyone else having this issue *2018-11-30, version 1.0* Seems like a cool game but it's so hard to move the character around. The movement joystick is pretty close to the center of the screen and when I try to move the character from a different location on the screen it didn't work. Fix the movement issue and it would be a playable game. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! The movement joystick is mapped to the left side of the screen. You can also change the control scheme in the settings for 'tap-to-move' mode. ### 5/5 — Very Neat *2018-11-30, version 1.0* I’m enjoying it so far! Very fun and challenging! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No option to purchase *2019-01-20, version 1.0.3* Why isn’t there a way to just purchase the game? You have to play through the game and then purchase it? Makes no sense ### 1/5 — This is the demo, not the real game. *2018-12-18, version 1.0.3* Don’t buy this unless you want to try the DEMO. This is not the complete game, the real game costs 4.99. ### 1/5 — 마루타를 주제로 게임을 만들지 마세요. *2018-12-15, version 1.0.3* 마루타는 과거 일제시대때 일본인들이 한국인들을 잔인하게 고문했을때 쓰던 말입니다. 그런 마루타를 주제로 게임을 만들다니요. 이렇게 이용되어서는 안될 역사입니다. ### 1/5 — Boring and slow *2018-12-10, version 1.0.3* Collecting the green hearts is annoying and takes up way too much time. The stealth movement is pretty good, but it’s way too slow of a game to continue playing. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t load *2018-12-07, version 1.0.2* Doesn’t load on iPhone X. Shows developer name and then the loading dots and doesn’t do anything else. **Developer response:** We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. It should be fixed now. We still be issuing an update to improve stability very soon. ### 1/5 — Take a pass on this one *2018-12-03, version 1.0.1* Deleted in under 5 mins. Character control made the game worthless. and that is before I hit the pay wall. ### 1/5 — Useless, can’t direct character. *2018-12-02, version 1.0.1* What’s the point playing a game that you can’t move? Deleted game ✌🏼 ### 2/5 — Repetitive *2018-12-23, version 1.0.3* Very repetitious, not worth the money in my opinion ### 2/5 — Good but not working! *2018-12-07, version 1.0.2* I bought the game because it was very fun and only got to the 5th level and now it won’t work. I’ve downloaded it three times and it still won’t load. I just want to play the rest but it doesn’t let me. **Developer response:** We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. It should be fixed now. We still be issuing an update to improve stability very soon. ### 2/5 — Disappointing *2018-12-02, version 1.0* At first, I thought this was an amazing game, for free, but no it’s just a demo, then they say “hey, now pay to actually play the game!” I know it is very annoying, but this could be an ad-supported game ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — So Fun and Intriguing *2018-12-19, version 1.0.3* Honestly I’m not even playing this is one of the most addicting games ever. You have to run back and forth across rooms with obstacles and hack the system while running away from little robots. I’ve played the free levels so many times and it’s so fun. I’m about to buy the full version and I really don’t see it ever getting boring. Def recommend!! ### 5/5 — Good so far *2018-12-18, version 1.0.3* I just downloaded it today but and I’ve been having fun so far it’s not to easy but not to hard it just the right amount of challenging and I would recommend it to people who aren’t sure about it ### 5/5 — Great game *2018-12-12, version 1.0.3* It is a great and fun game keep up the good work ### 5/5 — Really fun! *2018-12-09, version 1.0.3* Engaging, excited, super fun, and very unique! I have a very high interest in the game! Sure it does occasionally bug out (like how it would display dots but not load the game for a HOT minute) but this game is very interesting and the developers are trying their best so props to them!! ### 5/5 — Great gameplay!!! *2018-12-09, version 1.0.3* Super fun! I would say one of the most challenging games I’ve played in a while. It’s tricky but not frustrating. Really fun gameplay, keeps you occupied for a while! I’m considering getting the full version to continue the story :) ### 5/5 — Fun game, worth the IAP *2018-12-06, version 1.0.2* Super fun game. Polished. Appreciate the dev’s quick turnaround on bugs! ### 5/5 — Fun game *2018-12-04, version 1.0.1* It's a pretty fun game. Takes a minute to get used to but really fun after that. ### 5/5 — Not a normie review *2018-11-30, version 1.0* So I played the three original levels and I love it.Even though I think the 5 bucks are totally worth it i honestly think that the practice of “Try for free pay later” is kind of a bad game design.Yes,it gets money and even if people don’t pay it gives the game publication,but it’s kind of just kind of a kick in the balls for the game to be just that,three levels then paywall.By any means do i not like this game.I love this game and I want to see it grow and improve.Heres an idea, make some features that both paying and non paying parties can enjoy,such as a level maker maybe.Idk,I just like this game and wanted to vent my frustration of the lock levels behind a level in a free game model. ### 5/5 — the 5 bucks was worth it *2018-11-30, version 1.0* straight to the point: this game is great. at first i didn’t like the fact that i had to pay for the rest of the levels (i rather just buy the game in full than download it for free and get asked to pay for the rest - but i understand why some games do that), but afterwards i’m so glad i did. the game is a lot of fun and challenging - challenging enough that it wasn’t boring and not super frustrating. the simple graphics fit very well and i love the gameplay mechanic of rewinding time not only for your character, but the world around you as well. it really makes you strategize on which rewind to use and when to use it in order to avoid instant death. not only that, but the story was very intriguing, even if it was a bit disturbing. i loved collected all the logs and figuring out what was going on. i will say though, the voice acting was a little strange (unless that was your intended purpose) and the written logs didn’t match with the audio files. overall, i highly recommend you get this! i enjoyed playing through the whole game and loved every minute of it. keep up the good work! ### 5/5 — Good updates *2018-11-30, version 1.0* I like this game and I wish to see good updates --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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