# Stranded Sails — user reviews > 55 indexed App Store user reviews of Stranded Sails by Shifty Eye Games Ltd., rated 3.15/5 from 73 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stranded-sails/id1473744957/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stranded-sails/id1473744957.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 24 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 17 ## Newest reviews (16 of 55) ### 2/5 — Could be an awesome game *2024-07-12* This game is fun but really buggy. I just came to comment on a glitch I’m having issues with, just to discover a review from 2 years ago complaining about the same glitch. Guess I don’t need to continue playing. ### 3/5 — What a crappy new format *2024-03-02* When I started to play this game it had smooth graphics. But now it’s low poly. I don’t know why it’s like so, but the game has gotten horrible ### 3/5 — I wanted to like this… *2023-10-26* This seemed really interesting but there were too many glitches. When I tried to load a saved game on a different device I found myself stuck walking in the middle of the ocean. Every time. And when I play on my original device every time I have to close the app for even a second, when I go back in I’ve lost 10-15 minutes of progress. I have contacted support multiple times and received no response. ### 2/5 — Very glitchy! *2023-05-24* Didn’t even get to really start the game! Character got stuck while trying to load barrel of apples in the intro! Could not move ore reset, seriously needs work!! ### 3/5 — Okay but… *2022-12-11, version 2.1.0* It is really glitchy and it is so hard to do some things, like some times I’m trying to complete a task and when I try to go back to a place it takes me some where else! Then I have no control on the game! It is SO annoying, please just fix it! I am not playing again until the glitches are fixed so there.😤and I’ll sit here waiting, till you fix it.🥱 well that is boring so 😴 how about you get on the job all ready?🕔 NOW! ### 3/5 — I give up. *2022-12-06, version 2.1.0* This is a sweet game, but it’s literally unplayable. And seeing the exact same problems in reviews written years ago- one gets the impression no one gave a crap about this port. It feels abandoned. Which is quite a disappointment as I was just starting to really have fun. But you can only push so far before dumping a game that isn’t functional… An experience I seem to be having with most NEW games I get off Apple Arcade these days. Bugs bugs bugs bummer. That said, it looks way better on different platforms— so if you have another way to play and like cozy adventures I’d still probably recommend it. - ### 3/5 — Would be higher *2022-06-06, version 2.1.0* I like this game but some things annoy me like the recipes, why do I need to not only guess the recipes but guess where each individual ingredient goes it takes up so much time and it’s not fun, the more ingredients we discover the more possibilities for each combination which means the more time trying to find a recipes instead of playing, I get so annoyed I just exit the game which is not good. Fix it please ### 3/5 — Great game but so many stinking glitches! *2022-06-01, version 2.1.0* I love this game but it has so many glitches! Currently the glitch is when I try to get in the ancestors canoe. My boat just stops moving and I lose all the controls. I have to restart and it’s not worth it anymore. You guys have such bad reviews because you never fix all these glitches. Even if you do most people have given up on the game by the time you fix it. If you could fix these glitches more often myself and many others would be able to enjoy this game. ### 2/5 — Not great, probably targeted for very young children *2022-05-14, version 2.1.0* Lacks the ability to really act freely. Nothing to do except follow NPC guided missions which are VERY basic (basically go east and find three very obvious things and come back). NPC have too much dialogue wont shut up. VERY optimistic story for a shipwreck survival game. Do you need something to keep your 5 year old busy for a few hours? You found it! Looking for an open world (ish) survival game? Sorry but keep looking. ### 3/5 — Needs some work *2022-04-28, version 2.1.0* I really like the game, it’s really fun, but the amount of times I’ve had to start the game over because I get stuck and I can’t move, the should be a reset button for that. ### 3/5 — Lost my Data *2022-04-07, version 2.1.0* I was really enjoying the game and today i tried to log in and my data is lost.. no game saved avaliable. Lost all the energy to start again after i was doing so good ### 2/5 — Fritz Glitch *2022-03-22, version 2.1.0* After you talk to Fritz about rescuing more survivors, he says he’s going to give you something and the game just does nothing. No option to walk away either. Anytime you close the app for a few seconds or even pull down your notifications window the game restarts from the main menu. ### 3/5 — Has Potential *2022-03-09, version 2.1.0* this game would honestly be a really good one, if it didn’t have so many glitches and bugs. When trying to do missions, upon further completing them they’ll reset until you swipe out of the app and reload the saved game, but sometimes that doesn’t even work. hopefully some update comes out fixing these things, i seem to not be the only one but it’s sad they haven’t already made these changes. ### 3/5 — A lot of glitches *2022-03-09, version 2.1.0* This game is super fun but I’ve been running into a lot of glitches. For starters im on a mission that requires wood; to build the bridges on the different islands, i seem to have ran out of wood, the trees are gone once you cut them down. I just feel like the trees should regenerate after every sleep in the game, i cant proceed in the game unless i have wood. So if they don't fix that i will be deleting this app. ### 3/5 — Fun little game with a lot of promise. *2021-12-29, version 2.1.0* But. So many annoying glitches that Im just going to stop playing. The Leave button on crafting stations doesn’t work. The only way out is to up swipe the game and then go back in from Continue. Most of the time whatever I just made the game doesn’t recognize as having been made. And a fair amount of the time that means a quest won’t progress until I go back into the glitched crafting table. I appreciate your work. Just wish the game was functional. ### 2/5 — Has problems *2021-10-06, version 2.0.3* I like the core concept of the game and how it plays (it’s very Harvest Moon-sequel), but this game is VERY buggy. Even within the first 5 minutes of me playing it, I had a game breaking bug where I was on the ship, supposedly about to leave town, but for whatever reason the next sequence didn’t trigger and I couldn’t proceed. Had to close the game and re-open. When I finally got to the island, I had the three corn on the cobs, saved the game, had to stop playing for a bit, came back, and the game reset the objective, saying I had to make the cobs again… even though they were in my inventory. Add on top of the fact that the frame rate also has a tendency to randomly dip. This game needs some work. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lost data *2023-06-20* I hate giving this game a one star review bc it’s so fun to play, but I’ve lost hours worth of gameplay multiple times. You can’t force a safe and sometimes the game just doesn’t feel like saving anything. I’ve even reached out to the developers and got no reply. Don’t play unless you enjoy wasting your time replaying half the game ### 1/5 — Unplayable *2022-10-10, version 2.1.0* There is a glitch right at the beginning of the game. When you read your fathers note, your player keeps focus on the note and won’t let you interact with your backpack or door. The game still asks to read the note ### 1/5 — Recipes do not work *2022-07-22, version 2.1.0* I like the game but known recipes do not work past level two. Unless it’s fixed I’m going to delete the game. ### 1/5 — The preview videos are not reflective of the game quality *2022-07-22, version 2.1.0* I lasted like 5 minutes with this one. Looks awful and the controls are impossible. ### 1/5 — Glitches wont even let me play *2022-06-28, version 2.1.0* Garbage waste of my time to start playing for nothing ### 1/5 — Glitchy and broke *2022-05-07, version 2.1.0* Horrible controls. ### 1/5 — Stuck on crates *2022-03-21, version 2.1.0* So annoying that if you walk up a crate you won’t be able to get down and get stuck up there. Decent game but annoyed that you can get stuck at the smallest pebble on the ground. No point in wasting time trying to move around. ### 1/5 — Terrible port *2022-03-16, version 2.1.0* Zero support for multitasking. If you swap apps to answer a text, the game will drop you back onto the Home Screen, after having lost the last 5-10 seconds of progress. Incredibly irritating to not have this essential requirement for a modern iOS game. ### 1/5 — DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. *2021-12-09, version 2.1.0* This game is on a different level of AWFUL. You cannot change screen setting, the map is useless. You spend most of your time running and you barely accomplish anything. ### 1/5 — I’m stuck. Not sure what to do *2021-10-31, version 2.1.0* I found the canoe, but can’t jump onto it. Every time I tap to “jump” all control buttons are gone. Don’t know what to do. Can anyone fix it? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Adventure, No Glitches *2022-02-28, version 2.1.0* Complaints about bugs must be from an earlier version. I beat the game with no problems. Fun game with action, pirates, adventure, fishing, farming, crafting, sailing, and TONS of exploring. The exploring is the best part too. ### 5/5 — Fun but does glitch *2022-01-17, version 2.1.0* Fun adventure game but has annoying glitches which have been stated by other reviewers 🙄 ### 5/5 — Great game, a few bugs. *2020-08-26, version 2.0.3* This game is a lot of fun. I love the open world to explore. My biggest issue is I sometimes get stuck in spots and I have to teleport back to the main camp rather than just get off of the rock I’m stuck on or bit of water I get stuck in. I’d love to see the addition of a map on the screen- even something in the corner at partial transparency. The map itself it’s not super intuitive to use. All in all, this game is with the bugs and in excited to see it improve over time. ### 5/5 — Love it, but I have some game breaking issues. *2020-04-13, version 2.0.0* Game is great but 2 issues have arisen- 1) I’ve found the golden fishing rod much earlier than most and when the fisherman dude has decided to “upgrade” my fishing rod because of the stew for the crew stuff, I get the “upgraded” rod and it doesn’t let me choose my golden rod again. I’m assuming that’s a bug by downgrading from the golden rod and not letting me choose it again. I have minor OCD and it just doesn’t sit well with me seeing the present over his picture in the stew for the crew UI and not wanting to grab the “upgrade” cause it’s actually a downgrade. Lol. A fix would be nice, but if no fix is planned in the future, it’s not too big of a deal. I love the game and the stuff that it offers. 2) I was digging in the fields and I’m guessing I was pressing the button too fast and some spots on my fields were softlocked and now they are permanently stuck as “harvested” but nothing in it. It doesn’t let me dig in those spots, water doesn’t go to them anymore, and the spots are in a perpetual unusable state and it’s very depressing not being able to use my field to its full potential. Hopefully the “fast pressing soft lock” issue can be fixed soon. Thank you! Keep it up! Game is phenomenal! ### 5/5 — Fantastic Once You Get Past The Beginning *2020-01-20, version 1.1.0* When this game was first released I was intrigued to play it. When I first started playing, I was bombarded with chat bubbles from each character that I continuously had to tap through. I did not care much about what each character was saying, I just wanted to play the game. After ~15 minutes of these chat bubbles in the beginning sequence I deleted this game and moved on to something else. Fast forward to a few days ago, I decided to give this game another chance. I finally progressed past the beginning sequence and started actually playing the game. Once I started getting past the beginning tutorials, I fell in love with this game. For those off-put by the beginning sequence, trust me it gets better. MUCH better! I must have spent 8 hours playing this today and if it wasn’t for the work I have to do in the morning, I would still be playing it. For the developers, it would be nice if the beginning sequence could be skipped. After now rescuing the other shipmates, I somewhat wished I would’ve payed more attention to when I had to talk to them at the beginning. It still would have been nice to skip over most of it as I could’ve been enjoying this game sooner! The graphics are fantastic, the controls feel great, I do not have much criticism beyond what I have stated. I do wish I could expand the farm area or start a new farm area. Possibly that is coming later, as of right now I would like to grow more crops. ### 4/5 — Sail away *2022-01-01, version 2.1.0* I found the game a relaxing game, I’m glad it isn’t so 3d it makes me sick. There are a few places you can get stuck glitch wise. These usually clear up by restarting the app. This is not a major deal as you don’t lose anything. I was rowing over to the 4th island and I accidentally rowed into the broken ship there. You can’t row out or walk out or get washed out. Since I want to continue I have to wait for my energy to deplete and so I’ll get transported back. I’m playing a second time to find all the scrolls. For the most part an excellent adventure on a deserted island ### 4/5 — Not many games keep me playing *2021-12-25, version 2.1.0* I love Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons (since 2012) so I fell in love with this game right away. It ran perfectly on my phone, the phone joystick controls were responsive (of course they’re not perfect but like… it’s a joystick control on an iPhone. I played CoD zombies iOS back in 2010 so I’m used to it). I liked the farming but it could use some Harvest Moon-esque updates. Like, making the bucket fill 9 spots was great, but maybe have the shovel do the same for one-time harvest crops? You’d have to rework the watering system though so everything would need to be harvested at the same time. It would be better if the one time harvest crops either didn’t need to be dug out, or needed to be harvested by digging them out. I almost didn’t want to use those crops just because the digging was tedious. I unlocked every recipe and using recipes and stew I rarely had an energy problem. At first before I unlocked those things, I just slept for energy. Guys, you can sleep. There’s no in game calendar so it doesn’t matter. Once I had recipes though, I could stay up for days. Using the stew buff and the running buff, both running and using your axe takes no energy. I could grind in the forest cutting down trees for a couple in game days that way. I didn’t get any game breaking glitches either, I got stuck on some rocks a couple times but I got out, and to beat the whole game without having too much happen is pretty good considering what they put out sometimes. I had an issue getting into the canoe as well the first time, but I was able to get the option to come up by messing around. All in all, I had a lot of fun, I played a lot in the 3 days I was playing, and games really don’t catch my attention nowadays. Thank gods it was linear with open world elements too, I love linear games. I also had no issues with saving, as I was logged into Game Center, so sometimes my screen would time out if I was looking at something and I’d only be a couple seconds before when I continued again. It also takes less battery and heat to run this full adventure game than it does an idle game, and I’m on an iPhone XR. This game barely touches my battery and my phone doesn’t get hot at all. Can play for hours with no issues. ### 4/5 — Fun Gameplay, Lots of Glitches *2021-01-20, version 2.0.3* This game is a lot of fun to play! The exposition is a lot more than it needs to be, but once the storm scene is over, there’s a big fun game with lots to explore and do. My problems with the game lie in the glitches that inhibit one’s progression. My first save was going fine until I got stuck on a box(before getting the ax). I tried closing and reopening the game, figuring I could just continue from where I’d previously saved and just avoid running into boxes; however, when I opened the game again I was no longer on top of the box, but I’d returned to the beginning quest of the main island(fine) and the npcs were no where to be found(???). I decided to start a new game and this time I progressed all the way to the quest to rescue Teresa, Cecile, and Brenda. So I did the quest, but none of the rescues were checked off and even though I had finished, I couldn’t progress. I closed and reopened the game and just as expected, the npcs I’d already rescued were no where to be seen and the items I’d gained from travelling to the other islands were gone. Everyone else was still there though. I tried rescuing Teresa again but her rescue quest has still not been marked as finished. Hopefully this helps. I can’t believe I almost rage quitted a peaceful farming game 😅. I’m gonna put my phone down and go for a walk. ### 4/5 — Game is fun but I can’t get off the rowboat, so... *2020-01-04, version 1.1.0* I’m stuck and feeling dumb because I can’t get an arrow indicator or figure out how to exit the rowboat to talk to Fritz. The controls are already a bit on the clunky side, using a move circle is tremendously old school in the age of touchscreen, but with no indicator I honestly can’t proceed. I have a dot on the sand, but interacting with it just makes me row uselessly like a moron. Move circle likewise just results in working out my biceps and depleting my stamina. Since there has always been an interaction indicator so far in the game and there was one to get in the rowboat, either I’m glitched or the devs neglected to inform in the handbook that some new control action is required. ### 4/5 — Great game, but has major glitches *2019-11-29, version 1.1.0* This game is great and has a great premise behind it, however it has a major glitch that has softlocked me. This glitch is apparent if you click fast enough, which can cause the game to remove the items a second time and give you the item a second time, but if you do not have enough items to make that respective item, you dont get any item from but still lose the items. This has softlocked me 1 hour into the game at Sven’s house, and due to this not being apparent earlier, I cannot reset to get the items back, without completly reseting the game. If the developers behind this can fix this bug, the game will gat a 5 star review from me, and if the devs could supply me with a way to get back 1 hardwood from this glitch that would also be appreciated. Also regarding other glitches people have found that are not actual glitches it Atomsklave, you can easily find the tomatos and onions on the island if you look on the east side of the beach, where you can use to get to a forest for Svens hut. --- *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.*