# Shadowgate: MacVenture — user reviews

> 8 indexed App Store user reviews of Shadowgate by Zojoi, rated 3.60/5 from 14 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadowgate-macventure/id986491517/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shadowgate-macventure/id986491517.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 8 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 4

## Most critical reviews (8 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Disappointing iPad experience

*2024-10-27, version 1.0*

While this might be a great nostalgia blast for some, it makes for a poor experience on iPad. The save slots get full quickly and seem to be randomly placed, meaning it’s almost impossible to find your last save. As the games difficulty is so brutal, loading your last save point is crucial. I enjoy the games ambience and structure but have rapidly lost patience with it due to its poor UI.

### 1/5 — MHC

*2020-12-11*

Keeps crashing or freezing, so annoying !

### 1/5 — Horrible interface and no warnings for torch going out

*2019-11-20, version 1.0*

The developer literally created an app based around the original mouse input. Clearly some better thought should have been taken.

The biggest issue though is that the original game would warn you whenever your torch was about to go out. That doesn’t happen in this version.

### 1/5 — Hot poopoo

*2018-11-30, version 1.0*

Don’t buy if u have a newer iPad. Not only is there a big bar in the screen , the touch screen controls do not work either

### 5/5 — Please fix the shooting star

*2023-01-20, version 1.0*

Please make the shooting star work again, I cannot complete the game anymore until you do.

### 5/5 — Great classic remake

*2020-05-24, version 1.0*

Finally got it working great old game for anyone who loves Adventure games especially classic ones—-

### 5/5 — Great game!

*2015-10-29, version 1.0*

I played Shadowgate as a kid on the NES.  If you enjoyed playing Shadowgate back in the day, will will love playing it on your mobile device!

### 5/5 — This classic is Fantastic!

*2015-10-22, version 1.0*

I love this game. I never had a chance to play it back in the late 80s when it came out, but I always wanted to. My wish came true now! What a perfect game for the iPad. I have 1 issue / *bug* that needs to be corrected. In IIgs mode, I was able to get the first door and doorSkull to 'stick' onto the screen, they wouldn't go away. Unfortunately this happens to me often. Even when I started a new game that which stuck is still there. I imagine it will be fixed in the update, Didn't see it in classic Mac version, that's the game I am playing the most. Look forward to the update that fixes that IIgs bug and playing more of the Mac classic. Still gets my 5 stars. Into the dungeon!!!

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