# Road Not Taken — user reviews > 213 indexed App Store user reviews of Road Not Taken by Spry Fox, LLC, rated 4.40/5 from 201 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/road-not-taken/id1120861209/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/road-not-taken/id1120861209.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 142 · 4★ 32 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 16 ## What do users think of Road Not Taken? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Excellent game - 👍 Charming puzzle world - 👍 Fascinating, beautiful, and subtle - 👍 Atmospheric and fun - 👍 Intuitive port of a very enjoyable game - 👍 Brilliant mix of puzzles, story, art - 👍 Challenging but fun - 👍 Cute & clever - 👍 Visually encantador - 👍 Awesome Puzzle Adventure **Cons** - 🐛 Unspielbar dank der Steuerung - 🐛 Leider auf Apple TV 4 nicht spielbar - 🐛 Controls could be better - 🐛 Terrible controls - 🐛 Crap control - 🐛 Steuerung schlecht - 🐛 Horrible Controls, Unplayable Game - 🐛 Bad controls - 🐛 Poor controls, inconsistent difficulty **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes when character dies - Certain levels can't have conversation nor get married, game freezes - Bugs where items disappear after crash **Most requested features** - Controller support for Apple TV - Larger d-pad or separated function buttons - More content or a sequel ## Newest reviews (15 of 213) ### 4/5 — I really enjoy this game — controls could be better *2022-08-06* I’ve had this game for years now and downloaded it pretty much when it came out. I played it on my phone but have more recently been playing it on my iPad, which I find I prefer since the screen is bigger. I really enjoy the game overall, and how you can build on past iterations of the Ranger and explore different scenarios. I also really like puzzle crafting games and this perfectly scratches that itch. My only complaint is that the controls can be frustrating at times—it’s an onscreen arrow pad and oftentimes I’ll find that I’ve not been precise enough when I’m using it and I’ll end up going the wrong direction or going further than I wanted which then means I usually get attacked or lose some health. This might just be an iPad issue, though. Similarly, the game crashes on occasion when I’m using my iPad. ### 3/5 — CARINO *2020-05-01, version 1.0.8* Gioco ben fatto con ambienti grafici davvero eccezionali, la storia è molto bella ma dopo un po’ che ci giochi ti annoi. Per me ad un certo punto è diventato molto difficile soprattutto quando scegli di fare la sfida a tempo! ### 2/5 — No - Better Games Out There *2019-10-13, version 1.0.8* Very simplistic game. Not worth the money. ### 4/5 — Enjoying it so far *2019-09-08, version 1.0.8* I am a big fan of fusion games. Also there is quirky humor. And a cat. ### 3/5 — Too hard too soon *2019-08-25, version 1.0.8* Fun, but you do the first stages and before you know it, it’s way too hard. ### 4/5 — Great Fun *2019-05-11, version 1.0.8* Trying to interact with some of the menus can be a pain but the game overall is fantastic. Gets deeper and more interesting the longer you play it and best of all no in app purchases. ### 4/5 — Schön aber frustrierend schwer *2019-01-25, version 1.0.8* Die Steuerung ist leider wirklich suboptimal. Weiterzukommen ist ab einem gewissen Punkt übertrieben schwer, was wirklich schade ist. Aber es hat einen ganz eigenen Flair und ist alles andere als ein beliebiges Spiel. Für mich eine besondere App mit Charme und Macken ;) ### 4/5 — Good but some parts unplayable *2018-06-10, version 1.0.8* The game is great, but there are some bugs here and there, with certain level can't have conversation nor get married or the game will just freeze completely. ### 3/5 — Engaging puzzle, depressing story *2018-03-26* While this is a lovely little puzzle game, with an interesting system to figure out, I leave it three stars only because the story and situation are so depressing I simply couldn’t play it anymore. What a downer this game is! However, if you love the idea of repeating a cycle of failure in which you are just never good enough, life isn’t fair, and you find yourself always leaving some sweet children to die in the woods in the cold, surrounded by monsters and witches, because you’re just not up to the task, well, have a great time. ### 4/5 — Mila odmiana *2018-01-22, version 1.0.8* Gra sie spoko i jest to roguelike wiec jak zgine to bede nowe levele. ### 4/5 — Fascinating, beautiful, and subtle *2017-10-09, version 1.0.8* I get the feeling that I have no idea what I’m doing, but I sure do enjoy this game! ### 4/5 — Please Read VERY IMPORTANT!! *2017-10-05* Okay, so at first I loved this game but it was so hard and I could never get past a level, if you make this game a little bit more easier I'll give you the full 5 stars. But if you love challenging puzzles then this game is PERFECT for you. ### 5/5 — I love this game! *2017-07-16, version 1.0.8* An amazing game, I've spent months playing. I'd love more content or a sequel! ### 2/5 — Good game, if not for the terrible controls *2017-06-15* This is a really good game. The controls are a lesson of frustration; at best an example of terrible ui. - a single tap is an action : pickup or toss. Toss is undoable, so any accidental tap can be ruin.. - a swipe is a move. It has no minimum distance as far as I can tell, as I sometimes tap and find the game interpret it as a move... As the game gets more complicated, each action matters more.. you feel the challenge, and it is exciting.. and then the game misinterprets yet another action and your plan is completely shattered. This misinterpretation happens often, and kills the game for me. Please fix.. A single tap should always be safe. Pickup/toss should be different inputs, same with bump-to-investigate and move. Ex: + single tap : pickup or drop + two finger tap : toss + set a reasonable minimum distance to count between a tap and a drag (bonus if you add visual cue during the input) ### 5/5 — Amazing *2017-05-17, version 1.0.8* The animation is so great art style music wonderful! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Unspielbar dank der Steuerung *2025-09-16, version 1.0.8* Das Spiel ist dank der äußerst ungenauen Steuerung und keinen genauen Tutorials leider unspielbar. Da kann auch die durchaus gelungene Grafik nichts mehr rausholen. ### 1/5 — Leider auf Apple TV 4 nicht spielbar *2022-08-24* Die Steuerung funktioniert nicht. Ich muss zwischen Apple Remote und Playstation Controller hin und her wechseln, um Aktionen auszuführen. Nach dem Tutorial soll ich ein Menü offnen, damit es weiter geht, was leider auf keinem der Controller funktioniert. Nach 5 Minuten Spiel, geht es damit einfach nicht weiter. ### 1/5 — Get the basic controls right! *2021-07-24* Purchased it tonight, playing it on Apple TV and the “menu” button is a KEY button, but does not register in the game. I tried the physical remote, I tried the “remote” app on my phone, I tried the game controller, nothing works to activate that “menu” button. So I played the entry level but now I can’t even advance or even move until I press “menu” which… as I noted… cannot be pressed. What a rip off. **Developer response:** I'm sorry the Menu button isn't working for you. We have heard that the controls don't work properly on some of the newer models of Apple TV, but unfortunately we are no longer updating this game so we can't make it work with the affected versions. I have confirmed that it is still working on my Apple TV (the one where the controls look like this: https://support.spryfox.com/hc/en-us/articles/223798668-What-are-the-controls-for-Apple-TV-RNT-tvOS-version-only- ) ### 1/5 — Very annoying *2018-01-07, version 1.0.8* Hard to understand and to control and for a 9 year old child seems really annoying. ### 1/5 — Crap control *2017-07-09, version 1.0.8* Counter-intuitive controls. Played for 15 minutes of frustration before I deleted it forever. ### 1/5 — Ugh *2017-04-29* Not worth it I mean I play it when I'm bored but the controls don't work well and it doesn't give you instructions after the beginning it's more frustrating then fun and it just resets everything once you get past it and you have to start over! Feels like you don't accomplish anything though out the game. **Developer response:** Try switching between D-Pad controls and swipe controls in the Options menu (tap the flame icon at the bottom of the screen) and see if you prefer the other set of controls. You can replay the tutorial at any point you're in town by talking to the fisherman. If you'd like more guidance/tips, please see this FAQ: https://spryfox.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/223735127 . Starting over upon death is a characteristic of "roguelike" games, as is having to figure out how the world works over multiple playthroughs, so in that sense what you've described is actually very good. Although ideally you'd be enjoying the game rather than getting frustrated. ### 1/5 — Terrible Controls *2017-04-22, version 1.0.8* This game is insane, and I kept dying, because the controls are terrible. ### 1/5 — Good idea, horrible control *2017-04-08, version 1.0.8* Good idea, just the horrible control makes this game unplayable ### 1/5 — Poor controls, inconsistent difficulty *2017-03-21, version 1.0.8* The controls are almost impossible, and the random generation can make each attempt anything from a complete breeze, to nearly impossible. ### 1/5 — Frustrating *2017-03-20* The controls for the game are terrible. When you want to move you just throw things and it never moves how you want it to. The tutorial is short and doesn't explain much. What are these ghosts? Why does it hurt to touch them and how can I move if they're still there? I don't know. It started off cute, but the controls were so tedious I got tired of the game quickly the rewards aren't good enough to keep playing. It's like you collect things, but can't use it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent game *2024-09-16, version 1.0.8* I love this game but it’s hard to play with mobile phone or ipad - the control clicking is the problem. I would hope one day it can be seen in switch and I will definitely buy it again on switch! ### 5/5 — Downloaded it again. *2024-07-11, version 1.0.8* I had this game years ago when it first came out. I got a new phone and somehow forgot about the game. Until today I googled the story because I couldn’t remember the name of the game and I found it within 10 minutes on YouTube! Well I bought it again. I think it was free when it first came out but I bought it this time because I loved it the first time and I have already played for an hour this time. One of the best games on a phone I have played. I’m not sure if you can still get it on PlayStation but I’m going to see if I can download it on PlayStation again too. ### 5/5 — Roguelike Puzzler with Steep Learning Curve *2021-11-26* Spry Fox makes pretty, high-quality games. This one is no different. The mechanic of moving and throwing objects is interesting and challenging. The game has tons of personality. The tough part is the sheer number of objects is difficult to track and the combinations you can make are sometimes arbitrary and difficult to remember. Many items are strange creatures and spirits and weird trinkets and there isn’t always a clear logic to what you are supposed to do. This makes for a fun game of discovery but as you get deeper into the story the frustration and difficulty rises to the point that the game begins to feel impossible. However the journey is enjoyable and it’s a fun experience despite feeling generally unwinnable. Recommended if you enjoy puzzle games and quirky magical stories. ### 5/5 — Yes *2021-01-08, version 1.0.8* Oh Em Gee this app is the best app in the world on my God I love it it’s 😃 ### 5/5 — Bel gioco! *2018-09-25, version 1.0.8* Seguo la serie da molto tempo e ho giocato sia su iOS che ps4 e mantiene sempre alto il livello di gioco. Complimenti agli sviluppatori ### 5/5 — Yay *2018-07-19, version 1.0.8* Slide puzzle plus rogue plus dating sim? Fun time ### 5/5 — So Good *2017-12-24, version 1.0.8* Really. You die in the end. But not me, no. ### 5/5 — AMAZING GAME! *2017-11-19, version 1.0.8* Its a little hard to understand when you first start but as you go along it gets alot easier! Great game! Really enjoyable ### 5/5 — PS4版も買ったケド *2017-10-20, version 1.0.8* やっぱり操作し辛い。 楽しさは変わらず！ ### 5/5 — Forgot how great this game is!! *2017-08-22* Played almost all the way through when I first got it, but got super duper stuck once I started running into Baba-Yaga. Re-downloaded it recently to show it to my boyfriend (who also loves it now) and am thoroughly enjoying replaying :) --- *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.*