# The Bonfire: Forsaken Lands — user reviews > 336 indexed App Store user reviews of The Bonfire by Xigma Games, rated 4.00/5 from 423 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-bonfire-forsaken-lands/id1218799102/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-bonfire-forsaken-lands/id1218799102.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 223 · 4★ 74 · 3★ 72 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 24 ## What do users think of The Bonfire? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Beautiful graphics and atmosphere - 👍 Engaging and addictive gameplay - 👍 Relaxing and meditative experience - 👍 Smooth and intuitive controls - 👍 Great value for the price **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy and glitchy at times - 🔍 Lack of in-depth tutorial and explanations - ⏱️ Short overall playtime - 🔇 Disables background audio - 🤔 Repetitive and linear gameplay **Commonly reported bugs** - Issues with the Japanese translation - Inconsistent or missing functionality (e.g., boats, forges) - Saving progress not working as expected - Combat and enemy behavior not always working as intended **Most requested features** - Expand the game with more content and areas to explore - Add more customization and progression options - Improve the save/load system - Provide more detailed information about items and mechanics - Allow players to use their own background music ## Newest reviews (18 of 336) ### 4/5 — Really good but… *2025-04-04, version 2.0.6* The game is really good but it’s not amazing it could be more amazing if you guys can make the game longer and harder. Also its graphics and everything else is amazing it was actually a pretty well made game. So in my opinion it’s worth the money. ### 4/5 — Incrível *2025-02-17* Sempre gostei de jogos assim vou dar meu veredito.Um jogo 2d me surpreendeu , ele intercala a administração de recursos e construção de prédios com a segurança da vila , já que cada noite tipos diferentes de monstros atacam . Os habitantes aparecem conforme vc vai crescendo a vila então vc tem que saber muito bem como administrar cada cidadão . Não cometam o erro que eu tive no começo de colocar poucos guardas , pois cada vez mais mais monstros aparecem e seus guerreiros não vão da conta . O jogo ele te surpreende C por que quando chega determinado momento vc acha que o jogo chegou ao limite em relação a história , mas aí libera a opção de barcos e batedores que tem a função de desbravar o mundo fora e trazer notícias e a história aumenta novamente . O jogo é bom , vale a pena , é ah , lembre se de jogar o 2 , que é melhor ainda ### 3/5 — Good game *2022-11-21, version 1.0.11* The way that this game is designed is incredible but for the price and the amount of the game that there is it needs either a price decrease or a game time increase ### 3/5 — Needs a longer game *2022-10-21, version 1.0.11* I really love it my friend showed me it and then I started playing it a ton except it’s really fast and I don’t think it should cost because of how fast it is so what I’m saying here is either make two things different one of two things I mean one remove the cost of the game 2 make the game longer ### 4/5 — Good but *2021-12-30, version 1.0.11* it’s pretty sad that the game in general is pretty short, it would have needed more milestones to accomplish and things like that… pretty short but fun game i recommend it ### 3/5 — Review of the bonfire *2021-09-01, version 1.0.11* Enjoyed the game when I didn’t need to pay for it, then played it a couple years later and did need to pay for it which I eventually did, sadly there was no new content. Whilst the game was enjoyable I completed it in 35 days in the game so about 3 hours so probably not worth buying if ur planning on a speed run as the game runs the same every time. ### 4/5 — 面白いけどボリュームが… *2021-08-02, version 1.0.11* 村作りゲーが好きでこのゲームを買いました。グラフィックや雰囲気、音楽も世界観にマッチしており非常にのめり込むことができました。村人の武器や鎧をアップグレードしたり村が発展していく様子を見るのは楽しいのですが、ボリュームややりこみ要素が少なく1日もかからずにクリア、3日で飽きてしまいました。 ### 3/5 — Ended abruptly *2021-03-21, version 1.0.11* I was really enjoying the game and then all of a sudden… It was over. ### 3/5 — Worst ending to a game EVER *2020-12-20, version 1.0.11* The game itself is okay but quickly becomes repetitive and boring. I kept playing with the assumption that all this grinding is progressing towards some kind of climax, a final quest or battle before the end, but it never does. There is a fight between the titans but it doesn’t even feel like a final battle. It’s so over-simplified and lacks lustre needed to feel any kind of satisfaction. One moment you’re playing and then you blink and it’s over. The End. There was absolutely no effort whatsoever in making an ending to this game, and it felt like any time spent playing was basically all for nothing. I recommend getting this only when it’s on sale. ### 4/5 — Fun game. A few bugs. *2020-12-07, version 1.0.11* Enjoying the game, BUT... When I skin a beast it doesn’t register with the game. I’ve kill3d and skinned around 10 beasts, but only have 3 skins. Patch please! ### 3/5 — Loved it at first.... *2020-09-01, version 1.0.11* This seems to be a common theme with these reviews... but I agree, I loved playing it and figuring out what to do next to explore further. However, once you really get going all you are doing is managing resources, assigning people, making crafts and... over and over again.... just wears you down. ### 5/5 — This game is amazing 😀 *2020-08-29, version 1.0.11* I love this game so much. It’s actually really addicting. It’s the perfect cosy survival game to play when it’s winter. I love how satisfying it is to expand your village. A few things that could be improved- the day/night cycle could be a little bit longer because I don’t get enough time to gather materials. The audio and graphics could also be tweaked to make them stand out. Very good game 👌 ### 4/5 — 翻訳なんて気になりません *2020-08-25, version 1.0.11* 内容は理解できるので気にするほどでもないですね。雪とか夜明けなどさりげに美しい光景が多く、シンプルにやりやすかったです。初めてやった時から面白かったですが、2が出てまた再度やりだしましたが、こちらの方が楽しいかな（笑）あちらもアップデート入りだしたら変わるのでしょうが、アプリゲームは暇つぶしに出来ればいい程度でいいのでこれだけシンプルに出来るのであれば入りやすいです。ただ、船など出来ても大陸移動出来るわけではないので、ある程度進むとつまらなくなってしまいますね ### 5/5 — Survival game with a Zen-like experience *2020-08-23* Survival & Zen experience probably don't go together. But that's what this game pulls off. You are hustling day on day balancing resource needs, planning ahead and fighting of the night terrors in brilliantly done minimalist visuals & great soundtracks. Thumbs up to team on the elegant game 👍🏾 loved every minute of it. ### 3/5 — Zu schwer *2020-08-22* Nach 13 Tagen sterbe ich immer. Ist ja ein schönes Spiel, aber so einfach nur frustrierend. Warum kann man keinen einfachen Schwierigkeitsgrad auswählen bei dem man nicht ständig stirbt. ### 5/5 — Fantastic old school *2020-08-10, version 1.0.11* Great game !! Nice music and graphics , smooth development and near rouge style play !)) ### 2/5 — Way to short *2020-08-01, version 1.0.11* The is good but you can finish it in one day ### 2/5 — Not bad but rather short *2020-07-14, version 1.0.11* Game play was good, I liked the graphics. Got into it and started to enjoy the level of resources it takes to keep the camp running, However, all in all this was completed in just a few hours interspersed with watching tv. This wasn’t really challenging. At all. I thought after defeating the Titan it would have moved to a different land or something. But no, nothing. Disappointing. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 跟一代比簡直糞作 *2024-05-30, version 2.0.6* 操作介面小，操控不容易，跟一代比簡直悲劇。150元白花了。 ### 1/5 — Beautiful, engaging, Pointless. *2022-02-01, version 1.0.11* Lovely graphics, simple design that keeps you hooked. The game goes nowhere though and gives no satisfaction or end point. You die, and you restart. It’s endless and therefore a huge time waster as you don’t get any closure. I managed to completely lose half an hour at one point where I thought only a minute had passed. I deleted as soon as I realised I’d spent 2.5 hours on it and felt like I’d got nowhere. Wish I could have a refund. ### 1/5 — Crappy. *2020-04-15, version 1.0.11* Giving one star because I can’t build/craft anything! And it’s stupid. Won’t change the rating till that’s fixed 💯 ### 1/5 — There is some bugs can’t see my button *2020-04-08, version 1.0.10* Bad ### 1/5 — 초반에 벌목하고 건설하는데 뭐 건설할거 나오지도않고 개 십 장난하는것도아니고 *2020-04-08* 환불해주세요 개빡치니까 **Developer response:** We have a workaround for now, 1) Start the game. 2) Click Tap to start. 3) Delete any of the save slots by clicking on 'X'. 4) Start New game. We are working on the fix and will push the update as soon as possible, sorry for the inconvenience. ### 1/5 — I have a problem *2020-04-07* Hey, I can’t do anything except the crafting wood, it just doesn’t work( when “build” option appears, you even have no buildings to choose. I have iPhone 7 with iOS 13.3.1 **Developer response:** We have a workaround for now, 1) Start the game. 2) Click Tap to start. 3) Delete any of the save slots by clicking on 'X'. 4) Start New game. We are working on the fix and will push the update as soon as possible, sorry for the inconvenience. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work *2020-04-02, version 1.0.10* So this game is super buggy, wouldn’t let me collect wood sometimes, wouldn’t let me craft anything even though I had materials. Just paid $4 and spent 10 minutes just to get eaten by a wolf. 0/10, want a refund. ### 1/5 — No deja pasar del tutorial *2020-03-30, version 1.0.10* No deja pasar del tutorial ### 1/5 — Menu system broken *2020-03-13, version 1.0.10* The game is unusable. Please fix this soon. Thank you! ### 1/5 — Hilfe *2020-03-12* Wir können kein Lagerfeuer bauen also können nichts machen nur Holz sammeln und wenn man auf bauen klickt wird nichts angezeigt dann war es das auch mit dem Holz sammeln nix geht ja ... **Developer response:** We have a workaround for now, 1) Start the game. 2) Click Tap to start. 3) Delete any of the save slots by clicking on 'X'. 4) Start New game. We are working on the fix and will push the update as soon as possible, sorry for the inconvenience. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game *2024-10-31, version 2.0.6* I remember few years, I wanted to buy this game and I didn't have money, because I was pretty young. You gifted me this game for free. So today I bought this game to thank you for what you did many years ago. I still remember that day. Thank you for making a great memory out of a small but big hearted favor. ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2024-08-22, version 2.0.6* It is so much fun ### 5/5 — Amazing game definitely recommend! *2023-06-11, version 2.0.3* I enjoyed this game very much, i thought that the pacing of this game was great and so was the storyline. It was really engaging and made me feel attached to the characters in the game. The graphics were amazing and the music was really great. Overall really amazing and engaging and I would have a lot more good things to say about this game if I had the time! ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2022-10-01, version 1.0.11* This is one of the BEST GAMES EVER !!! ### 5/5 — I have finally brought the game *2022-01-10, version 1.0.11* I don’t know if you remember me. But I left a review on android saying I will buy the game when I can and here I am I finally bought the game and I still enjoy it! ### 5/5 — Very atmospheric and relaxing! *2021-10-30, version 1.0.11* I like it! :) very artistic! ### 5/5 — A boat tutorial future *2021-09-03, version 1.0.11* I was thinking you could add a feture that willl show you how to look and find other islands to take over cuz I was so upset how I didn’t do the dungeon cuz I didn’t have a warrior like when you see a dungeon option please add a fetire that it will stay there the dingeon feture ### 5/5 — Such a good game *2021-06-27, version 1.0.11* I’m just not going to write a review for this ### 5/5 — Continues to please *2021-02-27, version 1.0.11* This game has always been a delight to play, it has a really relaxing pace and I find the simple mechanics easy to get into even after years away, though it is starting to show its age with some minor bugs I am hoping this review will spur an update. I find myself stuck in attack mode when an enemy flees and my dead villagers are persisting on the screen after battles. Cheers. ### 5/5 — Love this game but *2020-12-22, version 1.0.11* It’s short and I really want the second game but you’re crazy if you think I’m buying another phone game😂 --- *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 2026-09-07.*