# Ord. — user reviews

> 42 indexed App Store user reviews of Ord. by Crescent Moon Games LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 316 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ord/id1523539543/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ord/id1523539543.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 263 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 9

## What do users think of Ord.?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 💡 Imaginative and creative gameplay
- 👍 Minimalistic design sparks imagination
- 📚 Good for language learning practice
- ✨ Inspiring and thought-provoking
- 📖 Excellent storytelling through words
- 😌 Calming and relaxing experience
- 🚀 Fast-paced and engaging
- 🤔 Encourages critical thinking and memory
- 💯 Polished and well-executed concept

**Cons**

- 💀 Frequent instant deaths
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay due to restarts
- ❓ Unclear choice outcomes
- 💰 Perceived as a waste of money by some
- 🤷 Confusing and difficult to understand
- ⏳ Tedious to replay sections
- 🧐 Arbitrary choices feel random
- 😞 Lacks depth and complexity for some

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Stuck in loops with no option to change
- German translation has spelling errors
- Some text is too dark to read outdoors

**Most requested features**

- Add more stories/adventures
- Implement a story maker
- Add checkpoints to avoid full restarts
- Consider a free version with IAPs for content
- Option to pet the dog
- Add a story mode with a deity/alien
- Consider an inventory and stat system
- More tangible branching paths
- Availability on Apple Watch

## Newest reviews (13 of 42)

### 4/5 — そこそこ面白い

*2025-06-07*

設定で日本語に変えれました。
選択をしていって間違えると即死したりします。
どれを選んだらどうなるか憶えていく感じで、さくさく進められました。
ボリュームは値段なりって感じです。

### 5/5 — A++

*2020-10-06*

I heard about classic video games like. Back in the day these were some of the first video games. They’re similar to adventure story book where you hop around the pages depending upon your decision. This is totally like that and the stories in the game are very fun! If a sequel comes out I would definitely buy that one too

### 5/5 — Wish there were more stories!

*2020-09-26*

This is a very simple format, with an elusively complex game play.

### 5/5 — Review

*2020-09-25, version 1.03*

Game?
Great.
Stories?
Expansive.
Sentences?
Short. 
I?
Love.

### 4/5 — Great Idea, Disappointing & Buggy

*2020-09-15*

I really think this game has potential, but there are many irritating instances where you get stuck and no option leads to change. (example: enter graveyard, it’s defiled, leave, back to graveyard, repeat.)

Also, like other players, I dislike how many of the options just lead to death instead of a more entertaining path. You can still make the choice lead nowhere, just don’t kill me and force me to restart. Early choices feel like a chore when you run through them over and over.

### 5/5 — this game is one of a kind

*2020-09-12, version 1.03*

it lets your imagination fly

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2020-09-11*

I really do love this game so far it’s still pretty new to me. I’m hoping though as time goes on they will add more stories and thing and keep on adding. This game so far though is amazing!

### 5/5 — Emergent Stories

*2020-09-11*

Love to play in the dark before bed. The individual words build visions and stories in your head. It’s mystical but also doesn’t take itself too seriously, which makes me appreciate it even more.

Game.
Mystical.
Emergent.
Fun.

### 4/5 — Time killer, fun to play on road trips

*2020-09-06*

Super fun! I wish there was a story maker which would be really fun! All the story’s are really fun and funny.

### 4/5 — ❤️

*2020-09-05, version 1.03*

pretty fun just add more stories

### 4/5 — PLEASE add checkpoints

*2020-09-03, version 1.03*

I love this game, but in the 2 hours I’ve sunk into Foul Things, 80% of that has just been redoing the game to get back to where I was, which is insanely tedious. Dear god please. Come on. It’s just bad game design.

### 5/5 — WOW!!!

*2020-08-29*

Thank you.  I am so grateful for this game and its simplicity.  My mind felt still, like it was on a mini vacation.  It gave me a great idea to change my diary form to one word, also, I have an idea for your game, can you have a story mode or something like that where you talk to God or a deity or an alien being, and you ask it one word questions and it guides you?  Thank you for listening.  Keep up the great work!

### 5/5 — Imaginative

*2020-08-28*

Calming. It keeps making you ask what’s next. 
Delightful word Association.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Frustrating

*2021-12-31, version 1.1*

Don’t waste your time or money

### 1/5 — Say what!?

*2020-10-17, version 1.03*

I guess I’m stupid. I just didn’t understand it!

### 1/5 — Not a good text adventure game

*2020-10-12*

It’s just a pain to play unless you simply want a grind forever. It’s the kind of game where you have to memorize moves over and over and the moment you get to a new place you die and have to start from the very beginning. Not at all like the many text adventures I have played since I was little.

### 1/5 — Boring and senseless

*2020-09-12, version 1.03*

More or less a memory game.  Not thought or emotion provoking at all.  A waste of time. Boring.

### 1/5 — all reviews are fake

*2020-09-03*

This is a very poorly designed game. Scenarios are shallows. Do not expect morf than 1 fork depth! nothibg to do with D&D. No depth. No story. Play Rochambeau or a dice with Yes / No on each face. That’s what this « game » is.  Just got robbed 2$. Well played. save you 2 bucks. Follow my 2 cents and do not press « buy »

### 1/5 — Stupid

*2020-08-21, version 1.01*

Total waste of time...nothing more than word play. Waste of $$

### 2/5 — Random Word Generator

*2020-09-13*

I love adventure games and text adventures, but was really disappointed by how arbitrary the choice in this game are.

There aren’t really any puzzles in this game to solve, you’re just frequently given two one-word options and one of them is right and one is wrong, for reasons that aren’t clear.

Even worse (because that issue isn’t exactly knew to the “choose your own adventure” genre), the results often feel super randomly connected. You’ll make a choice and then be given a choice that has nothing to do what you decided.

It basically feels like a game that goes 

“Pick a number 5 or 6.”
5
“Correct. Pick a number 3 or 8”
“8”
“Wrong. Game over”

Not at all what I was expecting and really surprised (and almost suspicious) of the race reviews.

### 2/5 — Not bad

*2020-08-26*

I love the concept, it wasn’t a bad game just a waste of money. I just hope there’s updates. Maybe something that takes time to get through like a cool D&D style adventure.

### 2/5 — Eh...

*2020-08-24*

I appreciate the idea here, but there’s just not enough meat on the bone to justify the price. The audio design is nicely done, but truthfully; this is nothing more than a trial and error exercise. I can’t really recommend anything to improve the game because it’s really sparse by design. 

Perhaps make it free, with some IAP for additional adventures? Not sure. 

Either way, I appreciate the work here. Glad I was able to contribute to support your app especially given the state of the world. 

At the end of the day, I hope it helps you continue to create.

### 2/5 — Should’ve been a free game

*2020-08-22, version 1.01*

Boring...

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — It’s cute!

*2026-02-25*

Went down a bit of a rabbit hole after looking for similar games to A Dark Room. This one’s a bit more whimsical and simple, and I haven’t finished it yet, but I like the vibe so far.

### 5/5 — Awesome and fun

*2025-05-16*

Really cool game. I love that you get to imagine everything happening in this game just through words.

### 5/5 — Very.

*2023-04-18, version 1.1*

Good.
Game.

### 5/5 — Open.

*2023-03-02*

Tap.
Thrilling.

### 5/5 — Multipurpose Game

*2022-02-15*

So… I love this game. Absolutely love it. It's completely and totally minimalistic, but that means you can see it almost any way you want, and it's impressive, in my opinion, that despite its simplicity the words chosen are perfect, and are powerful enough to spark the right emotions in the player. 
Yeah, I love this as a simple RPG, however I love it even more because I've also found a weird alternative use for it.
I'm learning German. I like to practice whenever and however I can, just so I can slowly become fluent in the language. This is going to sound stupid, but uh, I realised I can set the language in the game to German, and due to the minimalistic style it's not overly challenging for me. It's a fun way to improve my vocabulary. I dunno. I'm weird.
Anyway, it's a wonderful game, I totally recommend it, aaaand if you're learning a language maybe it can help you…?

### 5/5 — Inspired

*2021-10-10, version 1.1*

One of the funniest, most enjoyable story game apps I’ve downloaded in ages! Funny, clever and creative. A beautiful example of how well a story can be told, even just one word at a time. If you’ve ever enjoyed a text-based adventure game before, I highly recommend giving Ord a try! You won’t be disappointed.

### 5/5 — Chungus moment

*2021-09-10, version 1.1*

Ur mom gottem jk it’s a good game lol

### 5/5 — For those who give this less than 5 stars:

*2021-07-15*

Learn to understand the time, effort world building in these amazing universes must take. They use little words and manage to tel compelling, hilarious, and investing stories.

Words could never do this game justice. The creators have managed to, for once, likely spend more time on the story and choices than the actual coding.

I feel Heist and the main Quest are the best, and especially Heist, using different times and choices to tell a compelling story where you rob a bank and attempt to get away with it.

If you’re considering buying this game, do it. One of the best story games I’ve played, and only for the small price of two bucks.

Trust me, I’m not a review bot/marketing person. Love this game and I hope you will too.

### 5/5 — Nice

*2020-12-12, version 1.03*

Really interesting concept. It inspires me to make something like this.

### 5/5 — yummy

*2020-11-09, version 1.03*

nice little polished game hell ya dude. I wonder if it could be taken further in a couple areas.

like some kind of simple inventory and stat system, and more tangible branching paths (could be a lot of work but maybe a hybrid between the current path system and a more locked down system would be cool?).

Obviously this kind of flys in the face of the ultra minimal design but maybe some day in an Ord 2??

 💋 muaH

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