# Recursion: Puzzle Escape — user reviews > 51 indexed App Store user reviews of Recursion by Glitch Games, rated 4.20/5 from 67 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recursion-puzzle-escape/id1658817293/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recursion-puzzle-escape/id1658817293.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 47 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Recursion? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💡 Unique and innovative gameplay mechanics - 😂 Lots of fun and laughter - 👍 Great twist on game types - 🧠 Mind-bending puzzles - 🌟 High-quality games from developer - 🎶 Engaging soundtrack - 💡 Clever and original concept - 💯 Brilliant puzzles and humor - 🤩 Immersive and enjoyable experience - 💖 Loved by long-time fans - ✨ Satisfying puzzles - 🚀 Fast-paced and adrenaline-inducing loops - 😊 Developer's humor appreciated **Cons** - 🔁 Repetitive tasks and puzzles - ⏳ Too much dying and restarting - 😩 Tedious and frustrating experience - ⏱️ Time loop/timer causes anxiety - ⏳ Game feels too short - 😵 Puzzles can be too difficult - 😔 Not enjoyable for some players - 😩 Annoying repeating of tasks - 😞 Disappointing compared to previous games - 😩 Laborious and not fun to repeat - 😵 Puzzles can be finicky and annoying - 😩 Forced repetition is bad design **Commonly reported bugs** - Lift doors in chapter 3 wouldn't open - Wireless controller doesn't appear - Game crashes on start-up - Stuck in the elevator (potential bug) **Most requested features** - Add a setting to remove the time loop - Option to disable the timer - Longer game duration - Richer story content - More variety in game environments (less industrial) - Sequels to previous games (Veritas, All That Remains) ## Newest reviews (11 of 51) ### 3/5 — Gets Boring Repeating Tasks *2024-05-05* I have followed Glitch games for years and get so excited when new games come out. This one is a “miss” for me, though. I hate having to do the same tasks over and over. I don’t think I have it in me to finish this one. ### 2/5 — Over and over again *2024-04-19* Disappointed by this one. I decided to quit after the third chapter. Restarting over and over - even if you know the short cuts - is annoying and the feeling of not getting anywhere gets the better of you. No, this one doesn’t work for me. 😔 ### 4/5 — Another great game but a bit on the short side *2024-04-05* Another great glitch game featuring a clever and original concept, but disappointingly short. Perhaps it was just easier than previous games and I managed to play through this one faster than usual, but it felt like 1/3 or 1/4 as big. ### 3/5 — One of my favorite game makers, but probably won’t finish this one *2024-03-31* I just don’t want to do the same puzzles over and over again to get back to where I was each time I tap something that ends the game. Some might like that. I prefer to just be able to explore without worrying about having to redo everything. ### 3/5 — Hate repeating *2024-03-22* I should have read the description more carefully. I hate having to repeat things, and this game makes you repeat things. Plus, it plays the same song over and over unless you shut it off. Really annoying. I have played all Glitch games, and really like them, but I don’t like this one, and have stopped playing this one. It’s just too frustrating for me. Fair warning to others who feel the same way. ### 5/5 — Woo hoo *2024-03-20* I wish Glitch games came out with a new one every month! Loved this and was really moved at the ending. Great work guys, one of your best (I've played them all!) ### 5/5 — Love your work *2024-03-20* This is not my favorite game of yours but you guys are the best anyway ### 5/5 — Glitch Games are the best *2024-03-20* You know you’re getting a good game when the devs are glitch. What a different style and so much fun. The last main puzzle tick tock had me pulling my hair out as forgot to put something somewhere safe and had to re do it and then forgot someone g else. Bloody brilliant. The only downside is you just feel like you’re getting into it and the game ends. I want a game that takes days! All in all though 10/10. ### 5/5 — YAY YAY YAY! *2024-03-19* Love Glitch! Interesting concept in this game, I started at three minutes for the first two sections, but went to ten minutes for the third. I always use the camera, but in this game it was needed! Love their humor, but the logic and challenges are perfect for my level of play which I would say is slightly advanced. Can’t wait for the next! ### 5/5 — Another classic Glitch game *2024-03-19* Challenging puzzles await from the most talented devs on the planet ### 5/5 — Great and innovative game *2024-03-18* As always a very very good Glitch game. Especially the thing with the time loop was something new and a lot of fun. Sometimes I really felt like in groundhog day :-) Another highlight is the song. As I played all Glitch games so far, I also highly recommand playing this one! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Forcing the player to repeat is bad design *2024-09-08* I like the concept of recursion, but it’s certainly not good design to force the player to repeat solving the same puzzles multiple times. It’s already bad to punish the player for accidentally dying, but on multiple occasions, you have to die to progress, which means inevitably repeating the same things. Moreover, due to the randomized design of certain puzzles, sometimes you can’t even skip re-solving some puzzles by following existing photos because the info in them may have already been outdated. All in all, it’s been an extremely tedious experience. I have been a fan of Glitch Games for years, but this is most certainly not your best effort. ### 1/5 — Nope *2024-06-15, version 1.0.3* Love Glitch games but this is not enjoyable. ### 1/5 — Worst game from Glitch *2024-06-11* So annoying having to keep starting the game again. I’m a real fan of Glitch Games - all their games have been brilliant…..until now. I can’t even be bothered to finish the game and I’ve only just got to the second door. A real disappointment. I hope the next one is back to their usual brilliant selves. ### 1/5 — Glitch City *2024-04-17* This game has so many glitches, it’s unplayable. The lift doors in chapter 3 wouldn’t open. I could dive the puzzle through the door???? But count move. Had to start the game from scratch. Next the wireless controller doesn’t appear in my hand, therefor I can’t stop the clock to obtain the the key card. Restarted the game twice more with the same result. Don’t waist your time on this game like I have. ### 1/5 — Crash on start-up *2024-04-05, version 1.0.3* Waste of money. Game crashes almost immediately after launching. ### 1/5 — Remove Time Limit *2024-03-14* Please remove the timer as it is very irritating to do all over again. Please don’t ruin the game. Remove the timer. **Developer response:** In version 1.0.2, which in theory you are playing on, you can set the timer to Unlimited. ### 2/5 — Too much dying to get very far *2024-11-12* I’ve played every Glitch game except a couple now I think and I’ve loved them all for the most part. I got to chapter 3 with some walkthrough help and then had to watch a walkthrough video to get through the boxes and finally get that keycard. Went to the elevator, inserted the keycard and then died doing the puzzle. The thought of having to go through all that again and maybe again just to get the keycard is too much for me. I like a challenging game but you also need to feel like you’re accomplishing something and this just didn’t do it for me. ### 2/5 — HUGE glitch fan but This wasn’t one of my favorites *2024-06-14* I own every glitch game and on preorder;I love them, especially the early ones. But this is the first game I could t finish. Something about having to go back to the start and redo puzzles killed it for me to the point that I abandoned it…personally I’d prefer not to have to revisit puzzles done. In a side note I also love the range and creativity of the earlier games… of late they all seem to be sort of all industrial looking… but excited to play fragile mind now! ### 2/5 — Its too redundant. I guess the title is self-explanatory. *2024-06-03* Glitch is the master of these kind of games but they missed on this one. The puzzles are great but having to start over each time becomes really irritating. I tried playing a second time with UNLIMITED time on the clock but even with that the game is designed where you have to purposely go back to the beginning to finish the puzzles. In my opinion, that is just not a good idea. I’m looking forward to their next release I hope they go back to the Forever Lost design. That series is legendary. ### 2/5 — Repetitive *2024-05-25* I love Glitch games, just not this one. I gave up on the first chapter when I realized it was more of a platformer type game where you “die” and repeat the same steps over and over. I seek out point and click adventure games for this very reason…I hate repetitive arcade games. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Unique gameplay, so much laughing! *2026-04-07* This is in my top 2 games from Glitch and one of my favorite games from any studio. The game mechanics are really unique and it’s a total blast to play. The best part is that when you’re “done”, you can still go back and see how many shortcuts you can take, and how quickly you can solve it! It added a whole new dimension and extended the gameplay, super fun. Glitch is the best! ### 5/5 — amazing BUT *2025-02-14* i loved it. such a great twist on this type of game. had a blast playing it. however i let the song play way too many times. i just refused to turn it off at the start of every loop out of spite. and now i will hear it in my dreams forever. i have regrets. ### 5/5 — Another awesome game from glitch *2024-09-20* Honestly the only games I have on my phone are from glitch. No one makes escape games as good as they do and this one is no exception. I have to admit though the time loop wasn’t really my thing so I turned it off but I do get the appeal of it for others. ### 5/5 — Actually pretty good! *2024-08-07* Just to provide a different POV to the couple of negative reviews here, I enjoyed this one a lot. There is a setting for how long you want your loop to be, there is the typical Glitch game humour, a good story, and puzzles that satisfy. It is a matter of grooving with the loop, keeping what you need and eliminating the unnecessary. Try it! ### 5/5 — New and immersive! *2024-06-22, version 1.0.3* The more I ran through the time loops on this game, the more I remembered the different code sequences. I remembered a lot more than I thought I would, and by pushing buttons in an intuitive way, I felt much more immersed in the game. The sound track helped too, although I turned it off after a while. (It was in my head all day the next day.) Having the time loops made a much different experience and added some adrenaline to an otherwise mostly intellectual puzzle solving game. Love! ### 5/5 — So good. My brain hurts. *2024-06-18* Wow what a mind bender! It lost me a little at the end but 5 stars! ### 5/5 — Brilliant as always! *2024-04-02* Love all the Glitch games, you guys are the best. ### 5/5 — 4.5 stars maybe? *2024-03-29* I love Glitch games, I love the stories, the care and humor in the writing, the puzzles. I have bought every single one they charged for. This is the first game of theirs that has ever felt tedious at some point. The triangle, circle, square boxes, and the timing felt, for me, like jumping through hoops. I love challenging puzzles but this part was finicky and annoying. I haven’t finished the game yet because of it and possibly I’ve stopped caring? Glitch is one of the best creators of adventure puzzle story games, and if I could give 4.5 stars for this one, I probably would. I’ll definitely check out whatever they put out next though. =) ### 5/5 — UPDATED REVIEW—Please add a setting to remove the time loop. *2024-03-22* Thank you so much for updating the game to include this setting! 🙏 Loving the game now! Five stars 🤗 **** As a person with ADD, this setting with the timer gives me anxiety and I don’t want to play. Otherwise it’s a good game so far. **Developer response:** Yay that's great! Glad you're able to enjoy the game now! ### 5/5 — Loved it, just too short *2024-03-21* Gosh, another 2 chapters and it would have been perfect! --- *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.*