# Mystery of the Ancients: Mud Water Creek — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of Mystery of the Ancients by BFG Entertainment Inc., rated 4.60/5 from 289 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mystery-of-the-ancients-mud-water-creek/id1124133507/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mystery-of-the-ancients-mud-water-creek/id1124133507.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 205 · 4★ 56 · 3★ 17 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 7 ## What do users think of Mystery of the Ancients? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visual design - 🧩 Varied and creative puzzle types - 📖 Engaging and interesting storyline - 🎮 Fun mini-games and hidden object scenes - ⚙️ Custom difficulty settings available - 🎯 Good balance of challenge and accessibility - 🗺️ Intuitive map and navigation system - ⏱️ Reasonable gameplay length for casual players - ✨ No glitches for most players - 🎭 Memorable characters and atmosphere **Cons** - 🐛 Game-breaking bugs at specific locations - 💰 Expensive pricing for game length - ⏳ Too short for the cost - 🔁 Predictable storyline and gameplay - 😴 Repetitive puzzle types - 📢 Intrusive narration and voice acting - 🎬 Too many cutscenes - 🔄 Formulaic gameplay following Big Fish template - 📺 Ads appear even after purchase - 🎯 Puzzles too easy for experienced players **Commonly reported bugs** - Lost inventory and tools at butcher scene - Lost inventory and tools at lumberjack scene - Cannot progress to cemetery location - White screen at cemetery - Game freezes or becomes unplayable at specific points - Title credits pop up during cutscenes - Lost connection causing loss of menu and hint display - Map opens but doesn't navigate to destination - Game stuck after certain interactions - Purchase not recognized on account - Unlock/purchase transaction failures **Most requested features** - Ability to disable or mute narration - More challenging puzzles for advanced players - Longer gameplay duration - Removal of ads from purchased full version - Better in-game instructions for puzzles - More hidden object scenes - Cross-account game access - More original and less formulaic gameplay ## Newest reviews (15 of 94) ### 2/5 — Bad bad and more bad *2026-06-28, version 1.0.2* Bought the full version and it wanted us to pay. Couldn’t play it without paying $10. But when I could play it before that happened,levels were awesome and it was a great game. ### 4/5 — Pretty good! *2025-04-05, version 1.0.2* Great storyline, but somewhat predictable what the next move is/where to go in a scene. Very enjoyable, and worth the money. ### 4/5 — Great game *2021-04-19, version 1.0.2* Fun to play with lots to do ### 3/5 — Too gruesome *2020-10-14, version 1.0.2* This game is so gruesome and short. The others in this series are much more enjoyable. ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2020-08-07, version 1.0.2* The graphics are good as big fish do, puzzles not too difficult although some are obvious which is good for newcomers. A good game - so far. ### 5/5 — Pretty good *2020-05-17* No real complaints. The games and puzzles are varied and interesting. The storyline isn’t as stupid as they can be, though repetitive. Graphics are nice. No glitches. Definitely recommend. ### 5/5 — Great Game! *2020-05-15, version 1.0.2* Fun. Mini games are intuitive, fun, easy to play while still offering a challenge. ### 4/5 — Ok *2020-05-02, version 1.0.2* Für Freunde der etwas düsteren WBS. Solide gemacht, bin von Mariaglorum allerdings besseres gewohnt. Das Inselhopping mit den immergleich zu besiegenden Geistern war mir etwas zu einfallslos. Für den halben Preis als Sonderangebot war es ok. ### 5/5 — Good game *2020-04-30, version 1.0.2* Keeps your interest. Recommended game ### 5/5 — 面白かった *2020-04-29, version 1.0.2* グラフィックも綺麗で、ドキドキハラハラ感もあり、私にはちょうど良かった！ ### 5/5 — Good game *2020-04-22, version 1.0.2* I enjoyed game held my attention, worth the £2.99 I paid forit ### 5/5 — Very good game *2020-04-22* I play a lot of these hidden object games and I have to say this one is worth investing in. The graphics are done beautifully, story line good and the puzzles are a refreshing change. This had so many different types, most I’d not seen before. I highly recommend this game. ### 5/5 — Game *2020-04-21, version 1.0.2* This is a great game to relax an pass the time ### 5/5 — Great game! *2020-04-12* Love the story line everything about this game is great! Love all of the big fish games and I’m hoping they continue with more games. ### 4/5 — Good but predictable *2020-04-12* This one was good -- pretty entertaining, pretty predictable, but short. At least there were some interesting characters, some startling moments. There is a formula that all these big fish games follow, so not much variation from the two others I played this week. I got bored. This social distancing time-out leaves a lot of extra time, but, though I've tried, I can't binge on these games. I wish I could because there are so many of them. I'd much rather pay for and play a game that is a fresh idea than pay the same price for a lower quality, mass produced game. I've noticed a decline in the overall quality of HO games over the last five years --that's the kiss of death for the fun factor and it's not fair to people who really liked the genre. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Yikes *2025-01-11, version 1.0.2* I wouldn’t give this any stars I’ve had this game for years and now being told I’ve never bought the full game I’m not buying it again cause it’s not worth 10$ ### 1/5 — Awful *2023-08-29, version 1.0.2* Terrible service. I have purchased several of these games over the years and now none of them work. Keeps telling me that no purchase has been found for my account. Big Fish and Apple are no help 😔 ### 1/5 — Демо версия *2023-02-21, version 1.0.2* Учтите , что вы доиграете до определенного места , а дальше вас попросят за продолжение игры , заплатить ### 1/5 — Problem *2021-06-18, version 1.0.2* I’ve bought this game already and played. I didn’t play this game an year and now I can’t play because I’ve been asked to pay again. Why? ### 1/5 — So disappointing *2021-05-03, version 1.0.2* I have played all mystery of the ancient games and enjoyed them. I have never left a review before but I am so annoyed with this game. After paying £6.99 I have got as far as escaping from the butcher and have lost Everything. I can’t move on or go back, there is no information, no hints or map. Seems I’m to be stuck here for eternity. This is not good enough, the reason I’m leaving the review is when I came back to read more reviews it seems this was a problem as far back as two years ago and the issue still has not been sorted. What an absolute waste of money. Will think twice about buying their games again. Not good enough, all they are interested in is taking your money. If people have problems ‘so what’ seems to be their attitude. I have to give one star or I can’t leave review but actually, No stars from me. ### 1/5 — Cannot get to cemetery *2020-01-29, version 1.0.2* Buggy for sure. I keep trying to give the boat driver the clue to go to the cemetery and nothing happens. The map opens bu you are never taken there. iPad would like my money back. ### 1/5 — Credits *2020-01-05, version 1.0.2* The title credits keep popping up again during the talking scenes. It’s making it impossible to enjoy the game. ### 1/5 — No *2019-04-24, version 1.0.2* My daughter loves playing these types of games. She buys them. But I can not play them on my iPad. From what I figured out, you must all share the same account, even if I download from her purchase, it will let me play the trial game but not the whole game. ### 1/5 — Lost connection *2018-09-30, version 1.0.2* Lost all collected items menu and hint display had nowhere Togo so could not finish game disappointing has the game was good to start ### 1/5 — F *2018-09-03, version 1.0.2* 💩g ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mud water *2024-01-27, version 1.0.2* Lots of fun ### 5/5 — LOVED EVERY MINUTE ❤️ *2023-06-01, version 1.0.2* THIS GAME WAS FIRE🔥🔥🥰🥰😍😍 ### 5/5 — Amazing game!!! *2023-03-26* I LOVED this game!! Beautiful scenes, fun puzzles, games, and HOS!! My only complaint is that it did last longer!! ❤️ ### 5/5 — Excellent *2023-03-12, version 1.0.2* Merci pour ce jeu aussi palpitant que beau et bien amené. J adore ### 5/5 — Awesome *2023-01-25, version 1.0.2* Great story. Worth the purchased. ### 5/5 — Loved this game *2023-01-07, version 1.0.2* Didn’t want it to end. Definitely one of my favourites. I hope they do more like this ### 5/5 — Awesome game *2022-06-30, version 1.0.2* This game is so awesome and I loved everything about it. Keep the games coming! ### 5/5 — Really good game *2020-10-19, version 1.0.2* Thanks ### 5/5 — Refreshing Change *2020-06-07, version 1.0.2* The game wasn’t long, but the graphics were good and there were no glitches, and that is a huge plus after the last few games I’ve played. The puzzles could have been more difficult, but all-in-all an enjoyable game. 😀 ### 5/5 — Замечательно *2020-06-05, version 1.0.2* Очень понравилась игра: красочная, захватывающий сюжет, интересные головоломки --- *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 2026-09-01.*