# Sliding Seas — user reviews > 939 indexed App Store user reviews of Sliding Seas by Mugshot Games Pty Ltd, rated 4.80/5 from 3,533 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sliding-seas/id1436245163/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sliding-seas/id1436245163.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3,087 · 4★ 334 · 3★ 46 · 2★ 22 · 1★ 44 ## What do users think of Sliding Seas? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay - 🚀 No forced ads - 💡 Unique twist on match-3 mechanics - 👍 Cute graphics and animations - 👍 Relaxing and challenging - 👍 Easy to progress without paying **Cons** - 🐛 Difficulty spikes at certain levels - 💡 Lack of customization options for island - 💡 Repetitive gameplay after a while - 🐛 Hints/tutorials can be intrusive - 💡 Desire for more game modes/endless play **Commonly reported bugs** - Some levels feel impossible without using boosters - Occasional crashes or loss of progress after updates **Most requested features** - Add more levels and content updates - Implement an endless/survival mode - Allow replaying of completed levels - Improve contrast between ocean tile colors - Add option to skip survivor arrival animation ## Newest reviews (18 of 939) ### 4/5 — Very nice *2026-07-30, version 2.4.4* Not my favourite game, but it’s good whenever you’re bored. Gets a little repetitive after a few levels, which is why I only play occasionally. I really like the graphics. ### 2/5 — Doesn’t Work Properly Anymore. Huge Disappointment *2026-07-28, version 2.4.4* I used to love playing this game. It had clever and cute graphics, lots of variety of games, and—maybe best of all—the perfect balance of effort vs. reward. Some of that remains, but the glitches surrounding the ads have led to so much frustration, I’m considering abandoning it altogether. I’ve played hundreds of levels, and I used to spend money from time to time, but no more. The company is unresponsive to problems that totally ruin the enjoyment of playing and the feeling I get knowing that the game plays fair (which was why I didn’t mind spending money from time to time. You must watch ads to keep the flow of the game going, and they used to work properly, so you’d grit your teeth and watch, usually, 30 second ads. Now, I’m forced to watch sometimes four ads to get my reward because watching an ad won’t register as complete, and you have to watch the ads again and again. Also, who had the idea to have some of the puzzle squares nearly the same color as the background? Often, it’s very hard to see what you’re working with. The game is a mess, and I would no longer recommend this game to anyone. ### 5/5 — Lovely game *2026-07-27, version 2.4.4* Really fun. Cute graphics. No ads. ### 4/5 — Good *2026-07-26, version 2.4.4* Good ### 5/5 — Always relaxing, never boring *2026-07-25, version 2.4.4* “The most relaxing merge game in mobile” is a bold claim, but certainly one that Sliding Seas has good reason to claim! Not only does the gameplay itself feel relaxing, there is also no pressure to watch the optional ads or buy the optional decorative and gameplay-assistive items. Gameplay is simple enough to drop into for a quick level or two, yet engaging and varied enough or spend a few hours on. The only criticism that I can come up with is that the joyful island music sounds a little repetitive after a thousand levels or so…but that’s probably more of a testament to the game’s staying power than a comment on poor music composition! ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-07-24, version 2.4.4* Easy to pass the time ### 5/5 — Avoidable Ads *2026-07-12, version 2.4.4* Ads are totally optional. Hours upon hours of game play without interruption. The different puzzle tires keep it interesting. My favorite game. ### 5/5 — Really fun! *2026-07-10, version 2.4.4* Not too many ads and lots of fun challenging levels ### 4/5 — Great Game *2026-07-06, version 2.4.4* I luv luv this game. It keeps me entertained. Only thing I don’t like is purchases that are sometimes necessary. ### 5/5 — Süßes Spiel für Zwischendurch *2026-07-03* Schönes entspanntes Spiel. Wenig Werbung (nur um Diamant zu verdoppeln also nicht unbedingt nötig) Ich hoffe es kommen mehr LVls und eventuell ein paar Events. :) ### 5/5 — Great game! *2026-07-02, version 2.4.4* Sliding Seas is terrific! A good mix of easy, medium and challenging levels with some fun variations along the way. Even the hardest can usually be completed within a couple of tries. The weekend events and daily challenges are good additions. I’m now playing the game every day. Highly recommend! ### 5/5 — No Forced Ads!!! *2026-07-02, version 2.4.4* Finally! A game that doesn’t force you to watch ads! Watching ads are optional (comes with rewards). Great for those who like F2P games. Run out of lives? Watch a 5-30s ad. Want more diamonds? Watch an ad. They make it easy to get diamonds, unlike other games where they force you to pay. The only down side to this game is that I wish they had more levels! I wait impatiently every time. This game is unique and have cute graphics. Great to pass time. Love it 🥰🔥❤️ ### 5/5 — Best game! *2026-06-30, version 2.4.4* Cutest game, great concept. Love the penguins. Loooove not having ads! ### 4/5 — Pls fix latest version! *2026-06-27, version 2.4.4* Love this game, fun daily challenges and great puzzles. However the latest version won’t open for me - just stays on the loading screen. Please fix it so I can get my fix! ### 3/5 — Sliding seas *2026-06-26, version 2.4.4* Because it is good but hard maybe easier???? ### 5/5 — 💯% 💛 this ⛵️ game! 🥳 *2026-06-25, version 2.4.4* 3rd review (cause they asked)! Loved it from the beginning, and now I'm 1000s of levels in! Nothing bad, just helping rescue ppl (and treasure) -- from pirates, volcanoes, even turtles! As mayor, you also get to build your own happy island along the way, populated with lots of happy little townsfolk (and penguins too), all doing their own thing! The IAPs are totally optional -- you can watch ads, buy, or neither, and still progress, including winning more 💎even when you lose! Sliding Seas is good clean gaming with heart, and it is definitely worthy of an Editor's Choice! Don't miss this! ### 5/5 — Schönes Spiel *2026-06-23* Spiele ich ab und zu und es gibt nichts besseres! ### 5/5 — Jerry again *2026-06-22, version 2.4.4* Hey guys it’s Jerry I like this one a lot ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-08-05, version 2.4.5* So I got the game and I load onto a grey screen nothing more for around 5-10 seconds then the game crashes does this every time can’t find a fix ### 1/5 — Game broken since update *2026-06-24, version 2.4.4* Can’t open or play at all. Of course this also happened right after I paid for a month of extra lives so now that’s worthless too and no way to get my money back. Long time player. Really disappointed ### 1/5 — can’t play *2026-06-11, version 2.4.3* why the infinite loading screen? i’m not able to even start the game. review will change once i can actually play it ### 1/5 — A lot of fun - edited *2026-04-15, version 2.3.9* Edited to say… just reached level 152 and after over 10 tries I still can’t get even close to getting through it sooo… about to delete the app! As usual they get you in and then they force you to watch adds to get through levels and I utterly refuse! This was a lot of fun, but once you get to a certain point you are forced into watching ads to progress which is really disappointing! I’m absolutely hate the ‘pirates’ levels (if you know you know). But overall it’s a fun game but be prepared to delete it and find something else, it’s not a keeper! ### 1/5 — Tệ *2026-02-24, version 2.3.8* Ép người chơi mua vật phẩm ### 1/5 — Wanted an easy fun game *2026-02-18, version 2.3.8* Why do you always have to put random hard levels in The games. I just want something fun to play I don’t want to have to play any level over and over to get through it, wrong tiles drop to actually make the level possible at all, spend money on the power up things then just a few levels later you get a hard again. Don’t download if you want fun - if you want stress and anxiety go for it ### 1/5 — Progress not able to save??? *2026-02-03, version 2.3.7* I’m trying to link my account to Google, Apple, or even Facebook but I can’t. How am I supposed to save my progress??? ### 1/5 — Used to be great *2026-01-25, version 2.3.6* So sad… ### 1/5 — Crashes after update *2025-12-04, version 2.3.4* Been playing this game for years. It's really fun, but the latest update has caused really long load times and crashing in the middle of a round, which is extremely frustrating because then the round automatically ends. This means paying diamonds to continue if it's a daily round or waiting until the refresh time has passed for regular ones. Hopefully this will be addressed quickly. ### 1/5 — เปิดเล่นไม่ได้ *2025-11-07, version 2.3.3* อัปเดตเวอร์ชั่น 26.1 เล่นไม่ได้เปิดหน้าจอไม่ขึ้น ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — So fun *2026-08-23, version 2.4.5* Love this game ### 5/5 — Very fun game *2026-08-22, version 2.4.5* Keeps me thinking ### 5/5 — Exactly the game I was looking for! *2026-08-19, version 2.4.5* Challenging but not overly complicated. Love the cartoon-like look and feel as well as the tropical ocean vibe. Devs, don’t change a thing. It’s just right. ### 5/5 — TEN *2026-08-12, version 2.4.5* Out of TEN ### 5/5 — Great *2026-08-10, version 2.4.5* Perfect variation on the match 3 games, without the levels that can only be completed with power-ups like in candy crush and the rest of that genre. Graphics are really clean and simple. My only (minor) complaint would be that there’s too much time wasted going back and forth to the island. I have no interest in decorating it etc. ### 5/5 — Ads should not play at 110 db *2026-08-09, version 2.4.5* Hope you get sued for hearing loss… you and google ads which have a non functioning mute button…. Guetglutpssjc!! ### 5/5 — Best puzzle game ever *2026-08-06, version 2.4.5* One of the only sliding puzzle games I’ll ever play it’s phenomenal it’s a must to try. ### 5/5 — Parfait *2026-08-03* Pas mal du tout merci beaucoup pour le jeu je l’adore ### 5/5 — Addictif *2026-08-02* Très bon jeux ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-07-28, version 2.4.4* I love this game because you don’t have to spend any money just to play the game. They are always adding new levels. It is a fun game for when you have a few minutes to spare. --- *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 2026-08-27.*