# Off the Record: The Italian Affair HD - A Hidden Object Detective Game — user reviews > 91 indexed App Store user reviews of Off the Record by Big Fish Games, Inc, rated 4.30/5 from 343 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/off-the-record-the-italian-affair-hd-a-hidden-object-detective-game/id956615003/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/off-the-record-the-italian-affair-hd-a-hidden-object-detective-game/id956615003.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 208 · 4★ 85 · 3★ 25 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 13 ## What do users think of Off the Record? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Good story - 👍 Long length of play - 👍 Interesting gameplay - 👍 Crisp illustration & colourful imagery - 👍 Engaging & credible crime drama - 👍 Excellent detective mystery - 👍 Great graphics - 👍 Fantastic game - 👍 Excellent game - 👍 Lovely Italian scenery - 👍 Unique HOP games - 👍 Good HOP and puzzles **Cons** - 🐛 Game crashes - 🐛 Glitches when trying to purchase the game - 🐛 Crashes at certain points in the game - 🐛 Crashes when crossing the lake - 🐛 Crashes when trying to go left on the street - 🐛 Black screen issue - 🐛 Unreliable gameplay - 🤔 Confusing - 🤔 Not intuitive - 🤔 Difficult to follow the story - 🤔 Too many collectibles - 🤔 Map and diary not easily accessible **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes at certain points - Glitches when trying to purchase the game - Black screen issue **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Adjustable timer on the skip button - More challenging puzzles - Clearer objectives and instructions ## Newest reviews (14 of 91) ### 4/5 — affaire italienne *2022-11-15, version 1.0.0* très intèressant ### 2/5 — Off the record *2018-08-15, version 1.0.0* Stuck on Marco polo ### 4/5 — Fun and Engaging *2016-12-25, version 1.0.0* Very good game. ### 4/5 — Not as good as others in series *2016-11-20, version 1.0.0* But still good, fun, a storyline. Not as good as Liberty Stone one ### 5/5 — Off the Record The Italian Affair HD *2015-09-27, version 1.0.0* Great game! Good story line - very engaging. ### 3/5 — Looks beautiful but not intuitive *2015-09-20, version 1.0.0* Yet again a boringly beautiful game. Is it too much to ask for clues that make sense or a plot that moves along with the clues. ### 5/5 — NOT CONFUSING AT ALL!!!!! *2015-09-13, version 1.0.0* There's an excellent hint system if it's too confusing for you. But I found the story easy to follow. Not like these tap tap tap back and forth games. I really enjoyed this one. I even played the bonus game and that's something I rarely do. PLEASE HURRY WITH THE NEXT ONE. ### 5/5 — Help *2015-08-12, version 1.0.0* Game shuts down when I get to the street and try to go left. Help. Please fix. ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2015-07-23, version 1.0.0* What's so confusing? I found this to be one of the best in a long time. Very well done. I only needed to refer to the guide once or twice to ensure I was on the right track with a mini game, other than that, the jump map that clearly indicated scenes where there was something to do, and the rare use of a hint and it was just tricky enough to be really fun. Loved it! I really appreciated the ability to return to the different scenes and get any missed collectables after the game was finished. ### 5/5 — Fab game *2015-07-19, version 1.0.0* Loved the graphics, HOPs, and storyline. ### 5/5 — I liked this! *2015-06-28, version 1.0.0* Great game with great graphics. I never did find the map, and could have used it. 🌝 🎇 ### 3/5 — Confusing *2015-06-22, version 1.0.0* Very difficult, have to keep referring to guide. ### 5/5 — Loved it *2015-06-15, version 1.0.0* Great game play good graphics. Great different puzzles. HOS were interesting but sometimes I had trouble picking up items. ### 4/5 — Great for passing the time *2015-06-08, version 1.0.0* Takes me away from the normal routine of life and that's fine for me. Kept me engaged which is what I look for in these type of games. The graphics were nice and not cheesy. The story does lack interest. But all in all when I had the time to play it was enjoyable. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Game Crashing *2021-02-28, version 1.0.0* I enjoyed this game and paid £6.99 to unlock. However the game now keeps crashing at the point where the boat is sailing. Really disappointed and I’ll be seeking a refund. Beware of buying this game. ### 1/5 — Kept crashing. *2020-05-03, version 1.0.0* Annoying to pay £6-99 then every time I tried to cross the lake it crashed...not impressed !!! 😡 ### 1/5 — Another SCAM *2018-11-19, version 1.0.0* Bought this game in the past but now BF wants to charge me again. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM ### 1/5 — Crashes every single time *2016-07-19, version 1.0.0* IPad Air, latest updates but crashes every single time. Frustrating. ### 1/5 — Italian rise *2016-05-17, version 1.0.0* Playing this game was ok till I get to the boat trip then the game closes down. I have reloaded started at the beginning and it's happened again. Not good. ### 1/5 — not my type of game *2016-04-18, version 1.0.0* First, fix the sound, please. The music will turn down, but not off. And, it drives me crazy! Next, no pinch screen? Sometimes there is one, sometimes not. No consistency. As for the rest...Not the typical HO game. I prefer to find the items on a list. This game, when there IS an HO scene, is "find the item outlined." The puzzles are okay, but I skipped some because I didn't like them. Others I completed, but was rather bored with them. The final ad to buy the complete game had the usual spelling errors because no one seems to care about quality. The graphics are lovely. The usual illogical moves are here, but not much back and forth, which is good. You get a map, but I never opened it because I didn't need it. I still haven't figured out the bells, though I completed it. The biggest bell should have had the deepest sound, the smallest, the highest, but they weren't used that way in the solution. Anyway, I don't like this game, at all. ### 1/5 — Crash!!! *2015-05-07, version 1.0.0* Just after paying for this game it crashed and have reloaded it twice and had to start from the beginning again. Not happy!!!!!!!!!!! 😡 ### 1/5 — Not impressed with reliability *2015-04-26, version 1.0.0* I was really enjoying the game until it got to a certain point and kept crashing. A shame as it was heading towards five stars. Tried all the fixes suggested but every time we cross the lake it crashes. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2015-04-21, version 1.0.0* As soon as I paid for it , it then crashed ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2015-04-20, version 1.0.0* I hope there is an update soon. First, the game crashes at the moped, and restarting leaves me stuck with the key and map in my inventory AND in use. Then I replay, crash again exactly in the same place, and am able to continue but with none of the inventory items necessary to continue the next section. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Not bad *2023-12-28, version 1.0.0* Good story, long length of play, not a bad storyline. Few minor glitches but all in all worth the money. ### 5/5 — Simple, but couldn’t put down *2021-01-18, version 1.0.0* Stayed up all night playing. But it’s a fricken pandemic, don’t matter. ### 5/5 — Oh I so loved this game! *2020-06-10, version 1.0.0* So many differences from the standard hopa! Varying HOS, four types of collectibles plus bonus pictures of the developers in the credits. Great story, and very looong! Please, please, give me more like this! Inventory items labeled, and there is a map but I found I didn't need it bc each chapter is self-contained. Clever gameplay. Just cannot say enough good about this game! ### 5/5 — Wow really great game *2019-12-12, version 1.0.0* I had skipped over this one a few times when searching through Big Fish games but am glad I decided to give it a go as it’s an awesome game. It kind of felt like you were in a James Bond movie lol. Really different concept. Well done Big Fish 👏 ### 5/5 — Not hard enough *2017-07-17, version 1.0.0* Good game but a little too easy. ### 5/5 — Bemanme *2017-06-25, version 1.0.0* Excellent games, all of them. Just enough challenge and mystery to keep you amused and confused all at once. I appreciate fully the work that goes into the graphics and story line, but find them quite expensive if you want to play more than one! ### 5/5 — Ah, Roma! *2016-04-18, version 1.0.0* This new game looks as wonderful as the original was, and I'm looking forward to playing it! ### 5/5 — The Italian Affair hd. *2016-02-19, version 1.0.0* A very good adventure and the graphics were beautiful.Great till the last moment. Buy and enjoy. Agnes 68 &husband ### 5/5 — Eipix's masterpiece series 😍 *2016-02-07, version 1.0.0* Crisp illustration & colourful imagery illuminate this engaging & entirely credible crime drama; a collector's paradise featuring numerous COLLECTIONS (pay close attention in each scene, as it will prove challenging to locate all of them...there is a chance to retrieve certain items in Extras, but not all). Eipix introduces 2 realistic tools to help you solve the case (love these original inspirations!). There's also an abundant selection of HOPs (including several shadow HOPs), as well as the opportunity for replay after completion of the Bonus Chapter & even more object-finding in the Souvenir Room. ### 5/5 — Great *2016-02-06, version 1.0.0* Excellent detective mystery! --- *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 2026-06-10.*