# Secret City: Sunken Kingdom — user reviews > 45 indexed App Store user reviews of Secret City by DO GAMES LIMITED, rated 4.64/5 from 654 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secret-city-sunken-kingdom/id1470936794/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secret-city-sunken-kingdom/id1470936794.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 494 · 4★ 114 · 3★ 25 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Secret City? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth gameplay - 👍 Enjoyable story - 💎 Beautiful graphics - 🤩 Engaging puzzles and mini-games **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent freezing and glitches - 🤬 Inability to progress due to technical issues - 💰 Paywall to access full game - 🤔 Unclear objectives for puzzles **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezes during untangling mini-game - Bonus game challenges not working properly - Hint button not functioning as expected - Cutoff screen on iPad version **Most requested features** - Option to skip or bypass problematic mini-games - Improved touch screen sensitivity - Better quality assurance to fix bugs and glitches ## Newest reviews (15 of 45) ### 3/5 — Big glitch. *2026-05-20, version 1.1.3* I can’t get past the ropes to untangle even though I’ve done it correctly. Otherwise, I do enjoy this game. ### 2/5 — Malfunction like Lkeycooper *2025-07-09, version 1.1.3* The tangled yarn wreath doesn’t respond to touch by pencil or finger. When hit hint, the knots are no longer aligned with the rails. As it’s a puzzle with hints, one can’t skip and there’s no match 3 alternative leaving us at dead end. Please fix soon as have always enjoyed Secret City. ### 4/5 — Oldie but goodie *2024-06-01, version 1.1.2* Game was enjoyable, but there is a glitch in the bonus game. Other than that, gameplay is still smooth. ### 3/5 — Wash, Rinse, Repeat *2022-09-15, version 1.1.2* I know this is an older game but it’s still the same actions over & over again. I usually enjoy your older ones better. Usually your storyline of this series is well written but I just felt like I had to keep doing the same thing until it ended. Usually your storytelling/graphics are on point in even newer games but the gameplay is too repetitive & you mix/open/put together things for the player. Stop taking away all the interactive things from your games! Enchanted kingdom series took the diagnosis/med box, spirit Legend barely uses Beastiary anymore! The more you involve the players the more we’ll enjoy your games! Look to what makes other developers successful in HOAGs. It involves the player having not only a “gimmick” but several little things that the player is more involved with. Please stop doing everything for us! Also you need to have the people who put all the effort into hidden object information, in charge of the gameplay period. This game wasn’t as detailed but usually they are. Also Please start putting out Eipix games as well. I don’t want Domini to go down🙇🏻‍♀️ 💋☠️Jen Rage☠️💋 ### 3/5 — Secret city sunken kingdom *2021-11-26, version 1.1.1* While normally I really look forward to your games, this one keeps crashing right after I try to place the magnifying glass over the code. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. ### 4/5 — Secret City -The Sunken Kingdom *2021-08-18, version 1.1.1* The game seems to be pretty interesting. I’m not that far into it yet, but it has a “touch” issue. The graphics are good and the story is easy to follow. I gave the game 4 stars solely because you have to tap multiple times for the item to connect. This gets on your nerves after awhile. ### 3/5 — Enjoyable but frustrating *2021-08-08, version 1.1.1* Enjoy your games but when playing on the iPad the screen is cutoff. Had to skip the last challenge because several symbols were cutoff. Why is the screen cutoff and not full screen? Would love to keep playing your games but this is a big issue and not worth paying to play because it is frustrating. Running into this on most of your games. 🙁 Hence only three stars. ### 4/5 — Got a ways in but now the challenges are glitching.. *2021-07-14, version 1.1.1* Love SC games but… I paid for this game and am no longer able to move forward as the item list on one of the mini challenges won’t pull up. Now I can’t progress - wasted £6.99 ### 3/5 — Must pay to play the whole game *2021-07-07, version 1.1.1* It is a good puzzle game up to the point of getting you interested , then you have to pay $6.99 ### 3/5 — Short game? *2021-07-03, version 1.1.1* Am i not getting something I got through it in like two days for $6.99 I would think it would be a longer game ### 2/5 — Not Able to Purchase *2020-12-28* When I d coded to buy this game, I clicked on the purchase now and I keep getting the message “unable to purchase now”. I checked my app, the Apple Store and my log in info and all is fine with Apple. Why is this happening? **Developer response:** Hello! We are terribly sorry for the inconvenience you've experienced. Probably there is a problem with AppStore. Please try to buy the game later. Thank you for your support! ### 1/5 — Sunken city *2020-07-13, version 1.0.8* This won’t load ### 4/5 — I can only play it ONCE? *2020-03-14, version 1.0.8* So I really liked this, enough to pay $6.99 for the whole game. Then I started it again to see if I could do better, but now it gets to a point and then resets! What is this? Am I doing something wrong, or do you really pay seven dollars to play through this little game ONCE? I am very unhappy and hope someone will explain. Thank you.? ### 3/5 — Maybe it’s me *2020-01-10, version 1.0.8* I have always had and still do have great appreciation for everyone who develops these games. You all Rock! I’ve been playing these types of games for 10+ years. Over the years I have given a ton of 5 star reviews. SPOILER ALERT I don’t know if this game was as repetitive and basic as I feel; or I have just grown (grew???) tired of playing them. The repetitiveness in the game goes like THIS... You walk into a new room/realm, the bad guy attacks another character, that character is supposed to help me, now they need my help to live, I have to help them before they’ll help me, I heal them with bandage/potion, then they say they can’t help me, but say, “Here, have this, maybe it will help”, then they give me a ridiculous or extremely specific item. (Cup, medallion, or something like a bike tire pump that I happen to need a scene later) This scenario/sequence is in the game 4-6 times, and is the only scenario throughout the bonus chapter. By the end of the game, I was just going though the motions. Sorry 😐 ### 1/5 — Very glitchy *2019-10-19, version 1.0.8* Lots of glitches in many different scenes ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — WARNING: Game Freezes at 1/2 through *2026-06-13, version 1.1.3* I’m at the Basilisk enclosure of the way and need to untangle the ropes but am unable to move the knots up or down on the bars. When I try to skip, the game freezes. I have exited and restarted the game but it did not help. Please fix. Since I’m 1/2 or more through the game I’m not going to reset and start over. ☹️ ### 1/5 — Game still freezes! *2025-11-25, version 1.1.3* Have enjoyed the secret city series, but on this game, the mini game, where you have to untangle the ropes, freezes! Have to close and reopen the game, but still can’t really proceed! I have sent an email to the developer about this, received return saying they are aware of the problem, but it is more than a month and still no fix or update! Shouldn’t be that hard to fix this! Very frustrating. Please fix and update! Thank you! ### 1/5 — Cannot get past untangling the wreath *2025-08-07, version 1.1.3* Cannot get past untangling the wreath. I have restarted the game, reloaded the game, tried to skip this and nothing works. I paid over $7.00 for this game and cannot complete it. Very disappointed!! ### 1/5 — Frozen *2025-08-07, version 1.1.3* Hate paying for a game and it is now frozen. Was still in the beginning stage. Will not even open anymore ### 1/5 — Malfunction. *2025-07-05, version 1.1.3* I was enjoying this app and when I got to the puzzle with the tangled wreath and I couldn’t go any further. I am very disappointed. It seemed to be a great puzzle. ### 1/5 — Gets stuck in same place every time. *2022-05-29, version 1.1.2* When trying to play the bonus chapter can only get to the rune puzzle. Puzzle doesn’t work. Tried pushing every button. Nothing happens. Tried to skip and puzzle then freezes up completely and I have to exit the game. So unable to complete the bonus chapter. ### 1/5 — Satanic Garbage *2022-03-12, version 1.1.2* What a horrible vile so called game. The spawn of satan garbage. JESUS IS LORD. ### 1/5 — Full of glitches, even in the initial 20% free trial *2021-06-05, version 1.1.1* Don’t buy. As so may other games this one is no exception. Full of bugs, puzzles with rotations won’t play on IPAD. Disappointing. ### 1/5 — Not really free to play *2021-05-11, version 1.1.1* You have to buy gems in order to skip a mini game, so it’s not really free. You have no opportunity to earn them during the game. You can watch an ad to get coins for hints, but no free gems. Thanks for making me think it’s free. Downloaded and immediately uninstalled. ### 1/5 — Waste of Time *2020-11-04, version 1.1.0* This game would be greatly improved if it explained the objectives for the puzzles. It’s difficult to solve puzzles if you don’t know the OBJECTIVE. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this series *2022-07-20, version 1.1.2* I love all your games and worth every cent you pay. I enjoy the ones I pay for better than the F2P ### 5/5 — A good game but a glitch on the bonus game *2020-09-23, version 1.1.0* Hello I had no problems with the actual game but I am stuck on the bonus game. I can’t seem to get passed the game inside the divers suit. Please help ### 5/5 — Kingdom *2020-05-05, version 1.0.8* I have enjoyed this game nice story to ### 5/5 — Big fish *2020-01-13, version 1.0.8* I love it ### 5/5 — Really enjoy this developers games *2020-01-07, version 1.0.8* Puzzles are enjoyable-make you think but not have to have a engineers degree. HOP are actually hidden objects and not just a darker graphics screen. Story lines are engaging to the point you don’t hit skip. Most have a ongoing character development so the next game you are finally with game story. ### 5/5 — Fun *2019-08-25, version 1.0.5* I enjoyed playing this game. The graphics were bright and colorful. I love the games and HOPs, they are different and not cookie cutter! ### 5/5 — Love DoMini Games...buy you wont be disappointed *2019-08-05, version 1.0.5* Such a beautiful and creative game. Keep ‘em coming, thank you DoMini. ### 5/5 — Great Game *2019-08-02, version 1.0.5* Nicely done! It did make me both chuckle and cringe at the no less than 5 different ways the characters pronounced the name “Tenebris!” BTW: the hint feature was not necessary in the first place.... ### 5/5 — Hints unavailable FIXED!! *2019-08-01, version 1.0.5* Great game and developer fixes glitches. But still have to press multiple times for results Previous review: This, and all Domini Games, are beautiful. But please solve the glitches that appear. I want to give you 5 stars ### 5/5 — 🌟👏😘 *2019-07-22, version 1.0.4* Another fantastic game I love the graphics and the characters.🤩 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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