# Odd Machines: Mechanical Boxes — user reviews

> 35 indexed App Store user reviews of Odd Machines by XSGames, rated 4.30/5 from 85 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/odd-machines-mechanical-boxes/id6737251986/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/odd-machines-mechanical-boxes/id6737251986.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 54 · 4★ 19 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 7

## Newest reviews (11 of 35)

### 3/5 — Suffers from random clicks

*2026-07-21*

The game is fine but can be annoying at times. I appreciate devs who have taken up the room / box style games. The problem is even when you are clicking on the right things you may not be on the narrow couple pixels it expects. Then you spend time clicking around everything else and finally use the hint to go back to the exact spot you were, except now you are trying to reorient the image so it lets you get to the right place. Also let the monocle be used at the zoomed out level. A pain to random zoom everything to find hidden items.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, really appreciated!

### 3/5 — Great game, but

*2026-04-16*

Fabulous game. But there is no stone to collect from the 5th window so I cannot progress the game. So frustrating

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, feel free to get in touch with me with more details about your issue, I'll be glad to help ;)

### 4/5 — Bug

*2026-01-24*

Ne fonctionne pas, se ferme immédiatement dès que l’on clique sur : jouer

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, I'll check it out asap

### 3/5 — Stuck

*2025-10-08*

Can’t zoom on puzzle

### 4/5 — GoodBut Needs Work

*2025-08-16*

Pretty good game with solvable puzzles so far. The hint system is good, but the English needs some work. The biggest issue I had was on my iPad Pro, it did not always respond well to taps. Sometimes it took way too long to get the game to respond to taps, which got annoying.

**Developer response:** Thanks so much for your feedback, really appreciated! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co for more fun ;

### 4/5 — Not easy

*2025-08-09*

Just enough challenge to be fun

**Developer response:** Thanks for your review, glad you liked this puzzle game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co for more fun ;)

### 4/5 — Good for relaxing

*2025-07-26*

It took a bit of patience to get into the swing of this game. Every puzzle franchise is made a little differently. You have to learn how the producers think in order to puzzle your way through it. Once you do, it’s quite fun and still challenging. A solid entry in the genre.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your review, happy you liked this puzzle game! check out more games at https://xsgames.co for more puzzles ;)

### 5/5 — Love this game!

*2025-03-23*

Thank you for making this and your other games, they are some of the best games on the App Store!  Possible games like this are my favorite, I only with they had unlimited levels. At least you keep putting them out!!

**Developer response:** Thanks so much for your feedback, glad you enjoyed this puzzle game! I'm building a second chapter, stay tuned on my socials and https://xsgames.co ;)

### 4/5 — Fun game.  Well made

*2025-03-04*

The puzzles are a little on the simple side so far, which is great for what I was looking for right now.  The puzzles are pretty intuitive and I do like that hints are actually *hints* and don’t just give the answer.  However, it would be nice to have an option to just get the answer when the hint isn’t enough and you just can’t get it.  So far, I haven’t had to turn to a walkthrough, but it does annoy me when I pay a decent amount for a game and have to find a walkthrough to complete a puzzle.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, really appreciated, if you get stuck on something you can still get in touch with me at https://xsgames.co, I'll be glad to help ;)

### 5/5 — Daumen hoch

*2025-01-11*

Knifflig aber zu lösen. Leider war ich in 2 Tagen durch. Frank mach weiter so.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, happy you liked this puzzle adventure!

### 5/5 — この雰囲気が好き

*2025-01-10*

無料の3つ終了、独特な機械のデザインに納得のフルゲーム購入です。現実の雑多な情報から逃れて、静寂で孤独な空間に入り浸って、変な機械と徹底的に向き合う幸せ。Mystery Boxよりもレンズがあって謎解きのシークエンスが明瞭な感じなので、「酔っ払ってる親友の言ってる事が永い付き合いだから分かる」という感覚の謎解きが面白い箱シリーズとは違って普通のミニパズルなど凄く一般的で解き易い。個人的にはCryptex好きなので私は石が最高に楽しい！そして何となく色即是空な感じで夢のように儚いエンドも雰囲気にピッタリ。2025年1月現在、4つ目の機械の上部に不具合があって、寺院に一旦戻らないといけないので、アップデートよろしく。

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, really appreciated!

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 文字ちっっっっっっさ

*2026-02-25*

文、文字ちっさすぎてなんも分からん
ゲーム以前の問題

### 1/5 — What a joke lol. Touch mechanics are ABYSMAL

*2026-02-06*

You can’t even move the minute hand to finish the very first puzzle. DO NOT BUY. 

Also, the “back” button in the top left is so dumb because that’s where you naturally want to click to go back a little bit but that’s the button that takes you ALL the way back. This should be swapped with the back button thats on the bottom of the screen. 

What an amazingly terrible job you’ve done at this basic aspect.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, if you got stuck on some puzzle, feel free to get in touch with me at https://xsgames.co, or check out the walkthrough at https://xsgames.co/walkthroughs.php  ;)

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2025-08-29*

Can’t seem to actuate any of the dials, I found two buttons that work, but nothing else

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, if you get stuck, you can click the bulb button to get a hint, otherwise you may also watch the walkthrough at https://xsgames.co/walkthroughs.php. Hope this helps ;)

### 1/5 — Trop complexe pour démarrer

*2025-08-22*

Habitué à ce style de jeux, j'ai pourtant être incapable de comprendre. Pas la moindre aide pour avancer, pas le moindre indice. Tant pis, désinstallée après plus de trente minutes à essayer.

### 1/5 — Cannot make it work

*2025-06-29*

Dont understand how this works, really bad, no tutorial… waste of my time

### 1/5 — Awful

*2025-05-27*

Awful

### 1/5 — Love, love LOVE this game!!!!

*2024-12-25*

Wow, wow and wow, what a truly brilliant game that really makes you think. Thank you so so much!

Well it was brilliant until like so many other games I found I had to pay for the rest of the levels, it was great as far as I could get but now alas it’s game deleted. Simply because like a lot of other gamers I simply do not have the money to pay to complete the rest of the game, meaning I miss out in yet another brilliant game. How some developers can produce games of this high standard and offer them totally free of charge and others cannot is beyond me.  Shame on you greedy developers!

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, anyway there's a lot of work behind making a game, a small fee to unlock extra levels helps us developers to build new games. I believe you get a salary when you work, which is a right we all have, game developers included ;)

### 2/5 — Overpriced

*2026-01-15*

Nonsensical most of the time, thought there would be more rooms for the money I paid. Played half the game then $3.99. Disappointing. Try Legacy, Reawakening for a great puzzle game that you really get your moneys worth.

### 2/5 — Bug im Spiel

*2025-09-07*

Schon bei der ersten Maschine ein Bug. Maschinenrätsel gelöst, Stein erspielt, angeklickt und dann war er weg. Neustart hat leider nicht das Problem behoben. Wenn in der ersten Maschine schon so was passiert, werde ich mir das doch anfangs nett erscheinende Spiel nicht kaufen. Schade. Lieber Entwickler, the Game told me „ pick the Stone“. I already had pick the Stone and the Game order me forthermore to take them. Nothing happens. Your Answer doesn‘t help me really.
Lieber Entwickler, vielen Dank für die schnelle angebotene Hilfe. Ich werde mich per Email an Sie wenden

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, feel free to get in touch with me at https://xsgames.co with a screenshot or video about your issue, I'll be happy to help ;)

### 2/5 — Clue position hidden

*2025-01-16*

The game is very good but for the fact that on the iPhone, the first line of the clues/directions for each stage is hidden behind the black oval status bar on the phone screen. Very annoying as one has to try and figure out what the hidden words are.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, really appreciated! I'll check it out and fix it asap ;)

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Odd Machines mechanical boxes

*2026-08-09*

Best game in the world, but I should think the full game should be free overall five stars

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, glad you liked this puzzle game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co ;)

### 5/5 — Fun

*2026-02-08*

This game is very cool it keeps you thinking

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, happy you liked this puzzle game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co, and tell your friends what they're missing out on ;)

### 5/5 — Great

*2025-12-13*

Another excellent game from this developer, I always really enjoy the puzzles and gameplay of these games. The graphics are fantastic with soothing sounds and music and logical puzzles. I’m ashamed of ppl reviewing poorly because they have to pay! Do you go into a shop and demand free clothes? . I’m grateful to be given the first 3 games to see if I like them so I can decide to buy the rest. I’m grateful there are developers whose work gives me such enjoyment and have purchased many games from this excellent dev.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, really appreciated!

### 5/5 — Trop bien !

*2025-12-04*

Comme c'est difficile, on peut le refaire plusieurs fois sans se lasser. Les machines sont géniales, même si on pourrait aimer des reactions plus innatendues quand on reussit une enigme (fumée colorée, lumieres qui s'allument etc). En tout cas bravo, je conseille ! ⚙️

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, glad you liked this escape room game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co, and tell your friends what they're missing out on ;)

### 5/5 — Love this game

*2025-10-05*

I really like this game. It makes you think.

**Developer response:** Thanks so much for your review, glad you liked this puzzle game! Tell your friends what they're missing out on, and check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co for more fun ;)

### 5/5 — Optisch ansprechend, Rätsel knifflig, aber zu lösen

*2025-09-23*

Empfehlenswert

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, glad you liked this puzzle game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co for more fun ;)

### 5/5 — Ingénieux

*2025-08-20*

Tout ce que j’aime en énigmes, visuels magnifiques et très plaisant à jouer!

**Developer response:** Thanks for your review, glad you liked this puzzle game! Check out other stuff at https://xsgames.co for more enigmas ;)

### 5/5 — Complexe comme j’aime !

*2025-06-29*

Un vrai beau casse tête, que je conseille à tous les amateurs du genre. Les graphismes sont beaux et les énigmes bien étudiés. J’adore!

**Developer response:** Thanks for your review, glad you enjoyed this escape room game! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co for more fun!

### 5/5 — Odd Machines

*2025-04-29*

Loved this game. Didn’t want it to end!

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, happy you enjoyed this puzzle adventure! Check out more stuff at https://xsgames.co while waiting for the sequel to be ready ;)

### 5/5 — Prima Spiel

*2025-03-25*

Anspruchsvoll, aber nicht zu schwer.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback, glad you enjoyed this puzzle game! Try more stuff at https://xsgames.co for more fun ;)

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