# Mystery Box 2: Evolution — user reviews > 71 indexed App Store user reviews of Mystery Box 2 by XSGames, rated 4.30/5 from 187 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mystery-box-2-evolution/id1602469284/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mystery-box-2-evolution/id1602469284.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 114 · 4★ 45 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Mystery Box 2? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🧠 Mind stimulating game - 💡 Out of the box thinking - 😌 Relaxing and calming soundtrack - ✨ Great graphics - 👍 Good brain teasers - 🧩 Puzzles are challenging but fun - ⏳ Good time-waster - 💯 Worth the money/effort - 🤔 Makes you think hard - 🌟 Unique algorithm - 🚀 Easy to pick up - 😊 Entertaining **Cons** - 😩 Too easy/boring - 🐛 Glitches and bugs - 💸 Paid for full game, not downloading - frustrating - 😵 Puzzles are obscure/incomprehensible - ⏳ Too many ads - 🔄 Game doesn't remember progress - 🤯 Tutorial doesn't work - 🫥 Unresponsive controls - 🔄 Box spins unexpectedly - 🤷‍♀️ Stuck on levels/can't find walkthroughs - 🇫🇷 Poor French translation **Commonly reported bugs** - Game not downloading after purchase - Glitches preventing mini-game completion - Artifacts not counting correctly (e.g., 15/16 instead of 16/16) - Elements dislodged from the box, making them non-functional - Elements not working initially, then working later - Game freezes or crashes - Cannot get past the title page/play button - Taps do nothing or are delayed - Box spins repeatedly and uncontrollably - Objects move unintentionally - Cannot turn the box to fix issues - App closes after reaching the play button - Tutorial doesn't work properly - Spinning wheels turn the box instead of the intended element - Game unplayable after latest update - Ads are too long and repetitive **Most requested features** - Fix bugs and glitches - Improve tutorial functionality - Ensure game progress is saved across devices - Add more background clues - Fix artifact counting issues ## Newest reviews (14 of 71) ### 3/5 — A little too easy. *2026-01-28* Not enough of a challenge for me. Got bored pretty fast ### 3/5 — No download *2025-11-23* I paid £7.99 for the full game..it’s not downloading..I enjoyed the initial trial so much I paid for game with love..not feeling the love..help please **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, please go into Settings and click Restore Purchase, it should work. If it won't, please contact me at https://xsgames.co, I'll be glad to help ;) ### 4/5 — Mystery box 2 *2025-10-07* It’s a boring game for me **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, you may try other games at https://xsgames.co to find the one you can have fun with ;) ### 4/5 — Love the game *2025-07-12* I love solving the puzzles, but after all 8 are completed for each theme it says I need 32/16 pieces for the artifact. My OCD finds this to be sure frustrating because I want to complete 100%. ### 4/5 — Love it. *2024-07-30* Lots of fun, good brain teasers, and not so difficult that it becomes frustrating. Only problem is that I keep reviewing the game, but it still asks for a review all the time. **Developer response:** Thanks for your review, glad you liked this puzzle adventure! I'll check out the review alert, meanwhile you may try the other games at https://xsgames.co for more fun ;) ### 5/5 — Love it. *2024-07-27* Lots of fun, good brain teasers, and not so difficult that it becomes frustrating. ### 5/5 — Worth the effort *2024-06-30* I now and then get extremely challenged, but it’s worth persevering. A great bedtime challenge for me! Thankyou! **Developer response:** Glad you liked this puzzle game, thanks for your feedback! More chapters are available at https://xsgames.co, check it out and tell your friends what they're missing out on ;) ### 5/5 — Patience required. *2024-04-29* Excellent game and quick response from makers when needed. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, glad you liked this escape room game! Enjoy more chapters of the series at https://xsgames.co and tell your friends what they're missing out on ;) ### 3/5 — Artifacts *2024-04-16* I got all 16 artifacts… TWICE. Still says only 15/16, so could not open the last “ Ghost Box”. ### 5/5 — Boxes *2024-02-02, version 1.48* Fun try it ### 4/5 — Anspruchsvoll *2023-12-30* Viele kleine Boxen, deren Rätsel gelöst werden wollen. Manche nicht so schwierig, manche herausfordernd. Die Tipps sind nicht immer so hilfreich. Wenn man feststeckt, empfehle ich YouTube. Auch die Entwickler antworten rasch und hilfreich. Die Musik ist etwas eintönig. Man sollte aber in jedem Fall mit Ton spielen, das hilft bei manchen Rätseln. Bei jeder Box sind zum einen die Rätsel zu lösen und zum anderen jeweils ein Puzzleteil zu finden, das am Ende der Serie ein Bild ergibt. Preis-Leistung sind völlig in Ordnung **Developer response:** Tanks for your review, happy you liked this escape room game! Try the other chapters of the Mystery Box series at https://xsgames.co, you'll enjoy them as well ;) ### 5/5 — Very good *2023-12-24* Not too difficult so you can pick it up every time you have some spare time without needing to remember where you left off. Great variety in puzzles some easier than others, I’m enjoying it so much I just purchased the full pack, I’m sure I will buy the other games after this too. Thank you for entertaining me! 😊 **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, happy to see you enjoyed this puzzle game! Got a new escape room game on https://xsgames.co Check it out and have fun ;) ### 5/5 — Extremely Good *2023-11-18* Very thought provoking. Great graphics. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, glad you liked this puzzle game! Check out more games at https://xsgames.co, more riddles are waiting for you ;) ### 5/5 — Not quite as easy as it looks *2023-11-10* Looks can be deceiving. It’s not as easy as it looks. Graphics are good. Have had no issues. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, glad you like this puzzle game! Try the other Mystery Box chapters on https://xsgames.co for more fun ;) ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — What?! *2026-07-29* Can’t believe so many people gave this 5 stars! If you like mindless button-bashing without clues then this is the game for you! Even the tutorial makes no sense. It’s “do this, then this, then this” without any indication of how you should know what to do. Why do you pull the handle to the 5th notch? Where is the clue for this? Why are the buttons pressed in that order, etc etc. also nothing to tell you when you’ve correctly solved a puzzle. Gameplay mechanics are clunky. Don’t waste your time. There are far better free puzzle games. Graphics aren’t even all that great. Deleted. ### 1/5 — Langweilig *2025-07-25* Keine schöne Grafik,umständliche Steuerung,Rätsel wiederholen sich …. Einfach nicht mein Ding ### 1/5 — Game *2025-03-09, version 1.61* Has glitches that don’t let you complete mini games wastes o lot of your time good game if can fix it ### 1/5 — Langweilig *2025-02-11* Das Spiel ist mega einschläfernd. Die monotone Musik und dazu noch dieselben Rätselmechaniken, wie in Teil 1. Diese Rätsel sind viel zu einfach, wiederholen sich und sind dadurch öde. Dann noch die ständige Nachfrage der Bewertung, obwohl man schon bewertet hat. Ich unterstütze ja gerne kleine Entwickler, aber dann erwarte ich mehr Veränderung zum Vorgänger. Auch wenn der Preis eher gering ist. Update: Das Spiel wird mit jeder Box langweiliger. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-06-15* Tried to play the game, but it doesn’t work. Could not push buttons. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, feel free to get in touch with me at https://xsgames.co, I'll be glad to help :) ### 1/5 — Premium pack DOES NOT WORK *2023-11-03* Bought the “Premium pack” for all four games thinking less money and easier to move through games. WRONG. Finished first set and when I got to the second set could only play first two boxes then wants me to pay $4.99 to keep playing! Tried to “Restore Purchase” but just has the screen blink on and off. On a good note, I contacted support and they promptly replied, twice, but after showing them the problem they said it was an Apple Store problem (within the app??). Said if they (Apple) charged me they would refund on PayPal. Ok but what happens on the third set, then the fourth…. What a pain. Repeat and request refund wait and track. Repeat. What a pain. The game is ok and nice time waster. Nothing too deep. I want to keep playing and would not give 1 star except for the restore purchase problem. Another issue is that the game does not remember your progress (except completed ones). If you start a box and are part way through and stop you need to start all over. Also does not even translate that over to a different device, start all over for all. Used to be games connected through Apple and always remember but not here. They said the last two games of the series do have a “memory” of progress but not the first two. Seems like they would fix that. Not sure what I am going to do for this second set just don’t want to pay and wait for a “ refund”. Especially to have to repeat that for two more. Frustrated. ### 1/5 — Wow! This game is just full of bugs. *2023-07-31* For the Chinese set, even though I found all 16 artifact pieces, and all 8 puzzles showed, “2/2”, it said I only found 15. For the Celtic set, I again found all 16 pieces, however, one puzzle only showed, “1/2”, instead of, “2/2”, like it should. The problem is, that once you find the hidden piece, and complete a puzzle, you can no longer find the hidden piece on that puzzle; you can only find the final piece. So, for the first 2 free sets, I am unable to complete either secret artifact. I had planned to buy the extra levels. Now I just plan to delete the game. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, that’s a weird issue since I can’t reproduce it on my side, anyway I’ll check it out and fix the issue asap. Feel free to get in touch at xsgames.co with more details that will help me to address your issue, I’ll be happy to help ;) ### 1/5 — Broken app *2023-07-19* Completed all the Chinese boxes. Found both artifact pieces for each box. Each box shows, “2/2”. HOWEVER… I can’t complete the hidden artifact, because it says I have, “15/16”. Last time I checked, 2x8=16, NOT 15. Guess they are using new math… **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, I’ll check it out and fix the issue asap ;) ### 1/5 — Dreadful, bugs *2023-02-15* To many bugs been playing for about 2 mins and can’t do anything you need to sort out all the bugs not just some of them **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it. Feel free to get in touch at xsgames.co and send me more details about the bugs you've found, I'll be glad to help ;) ### 1/5 — Not a fan *2022-11-09* The puzzles are either stupidly easy or incomprehensible, even with the clues! I have no idea how you are meant to get all the required “artifact” pieces. Boring and not even worth the £3.49 I paid **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it. Puzzles difficulty varies level by level, first ones are easier than the last ones, and sometimes you really have to think out-of-the-box, as mentioned in the description, this is the peculiarity of this game, otherwise all riddles would be too easy to solve, no exciting challenge at all ;) ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Pretty Fun and Challenging *2026-07-21* One of the better puzzles I’ve played recently. I’ve played quite a few. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, happy you liked this puzzle game! Check out the other chapters of the series at https://xsgames.co for more fun ;) ### 5/5 — All working now *2026-06-07* Good game and enjoying it. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, glad you liked this puzzle game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co ;) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-03-14* Most good games have lots of people involved. He does it all himself. Very rare. **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, really appreciated! Check out more games at https://xsgames.co ;) ### 5/5 — Muito legal *2026-03-11* Gostei de mais **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, glad you liked this puzzle game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co ;) ### 5/5 — Out of the box thinking *2026-01-10* I am currently enjoying the app. Although sometimes I feel there is something wrong with the app but it is a matter of stepping out of the box and using logic. At my age I purchased the $8.00 version. I enjoy these types of entertainment because, as far as I am concerned, it stimulates my brain cells. Only complaint, I spend more time on it then I should. My life is slowly seeping through my hands like grains of sand and so I am enjoying he heck out of it. Thank you. Your staff of talented developers is beyond outstanding. People of this generation do not understand the time, effort, frustration, and dedication it takes to eliminate bugs and develop these games. I applaud you with much thanks and sincere appreciation. **Developer response:** Thanks so much for your feedback, glad you liked this game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co if you love challenging puzzles ;) ### 5/5 — Fun *2025-12-24* I played through the first one. Just challenging enough to be fun and not frustrating. So I bought the second! **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, happy you liked this puzzle game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co ;) ### 5/5 — Excellent Game!!! *2025-07-01, version 1.62* Great Mind stimulating game and easy to pick via walkthroughs on YouTube!!! ### 5/5 — 忘れた頃に届く謎の定期便❤️ *2025-01-12* 私は忘れっぽいのでXSGamesの新作をプレイすると、独特のアルゴリズムに再会した時に鍵を忘れている事に気付いて過去の作品を再度プレイする事が多い。三角形と三角関数の関係みたいな感じなので、いつも新鮮な気分で大量の謎を解き続ける楽しい時間を過ごしている。App Storeで様々なアプリを入手しているけど、私がエスケープゲームで何度も気に入って繰り返しプレイするのはMystery BoxシリーズとRusty Lakeシリーズなどの作品だけ。特別な世界を築き上げてプレイヤーが飽きない作品を世に発信し続けるって凄いステキ。 **Developer response:** Thanks so much for your feedback, really appreciated! ### 5/5 — Awesome and relaxing game *2024-12-28* Not too hard of puzzles but yet not too easy **Developer response:** Thanks so much for your feedback, happy you enjoyed this escape room game! Check out the other chapters at https://xsgames.co for more fun ;) ### 5/5 — Ни че так *2024-09-29* Хотя есть какой то странный 4 уровень **Developer response:** Thanks for your review, really appreciated! --- *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 2026-08-25.*