# The Dark Book — user reviews > 131 indexed App Store user reviews of The Dark Book by Bunetto Michele Salvatore, rated 4.70/5 from 326 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-dark-book/id1374018080/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-dark-book/id1374018080.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 271 · 4★ 28 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of The Dark Book? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎮 Excellent classic offline RPG gameplay - 💰 Completely free to play with optional purchases - 🎨 Dark fantasy theme and atmosphere - ⚔️ Engaging combat and hack-and-slash mechanics - 📖 Good storyline and lore - 🏆 Well-made for a solo developer project - 🎯 No intrusive ads or pop-ups - ✨ Nostalgic Diablo-like experience - 🎁 Gems earnable through gameplay - 🕹️ Simple yet effective controls **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent save file corruption issues - 💳 In-app purchases not always delivered - 🎵 Insufficient background music variety - 🎮 Clunky UI and control placement - ⚙️ Multiple game-breaking bugs - 📱 Crashes on certain devices - 🔧 Stiff animations and graphics - ⏱️ Repetitive gameplay loop - 🎯 Power attack button poorly positioned - 🔄 Game freezes during specific quests **Commonly reported bugs** - Save file corruption and loss of progress - In-app purchases not appearing in inventory - Game crashes after purchase prompts - Infinite dialogue loops with merchants - Locked doors not opening (Gnowak Mountains) - Game freezes on specific quest triggers - Screen inversion and black screen issues - Game not launching on certain iPhone models - Purchase restoration not working - Enemies glitching through doors - Game becoming unresponsive after extended play **Most requested features** - Sequel or continuation of the story - Multiplayer mode - Open world gameplay - More diverse music and sound design - Additional equipment slots for character customization - Colosseum or arena training mode - More potions and spells - Unbreakable equipment option - Better tutorial system - Fixed movement button controls - More varied enemy drops and loot ## Newest reviews (19 of 131) ### 4/5 — Juego con potencial *2025-11-09, version 3.4.7* El juego es muy bueno pero la verdad debería tener una segunda entrega, al igual que mas pociones o mas poderes, la verdad lo voy a recomendar a amigos, le pondría 5 estrellas pero la verdad seria bueno el modo multijugador. ### 5/5 — Good Game *2025-08-30, version 3.4.7* Gives a very good dark fantasy story with cool graphics and gameplay ### 5/5 — Love this game *2025-08-30, version 3.4.7* I love this game a lot and it’s very fun to play. The only bad thing I think is there is not enough music when playing, keep the town music the same though, but when outside the town it would be great if you had some dark fantasy music every now and then ya know, other than that it’s perfect. Here are some things I love about the game: The characters The drunkard (he’s just funny) It’s dark fantasy The town music The names of the places (ridden town, don slawen town ect) The merchants (selling stuff to them is great) You can get gems by just playing the game The necromancy magic (the ones in towns that heal you. Maybe they come from all the concentrated necromancy magic from all the skeletons in the towns or something, that could be an idea) The magic and health potions The spells (the portal is very handy for sticky situations( The game style The terrain The fact that enemies respawn (grinding at don Slawen town at the moment so I can get good stuff at ridden town and more xp so I can fight the goblins without nearly dying every time) In all i think you did a great job on this game. ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2025-08-22, version 3.4.7* This game was perfect for my dark fantasy addiction wish they could add the dark fantasy type music tho ### 4/5 — Juanma *2025-08-20, version 3.4.7* Para mi el título está en desarrollo y tiene algunos defectos pero la idea está bastante buena si ponen mundo Abierto y entre otras cosas ### 5/5 — Good game *2025-08-18, version 3.4.7* Honestly just a well made game not much else to say or complain about. ### 2/5 — tutorial needed *2025-08-11, version 3.4.7* i got a shield and sword. could not figure out how to block; there was only one attack with the sword. not sure if the idea of being a skeleton is great, but starting as a lowly skeleton seems very fitting for an rpg ### 5/5 — Amazing *2025-07-27, version 3.4.7* I’ve been playing this game a lot recently. It’s got great mechanics and has that unique old-school dark fantasy RPG feel to it. 5 Star ### 4/5 — Arreglen esa falla please *2025-07-15, version 3.4.7* Me encantó el juego pero en la misión de Mummy sobre matar a la red creature en las Gnowak Mountains, en el camino hacia la bestia hay una puerta que no se abre aunque tires de la palanca y no se puede seguir la misión arréglenlo porfavor ### 5/5 — Incrível!! *2025-06-05, version 3.4.7* Eu vivo tentando achar um RPG de Dark fantasy com esses gráficos, eu achei esse e estou viciado. Ele é muito bom!!! Recomendo demais ### 5/5 — Awesome *2025-04-21* Not even gonna lie, this is the best game I actually played ever. The mechanics work really well and the quality makes it look more like dark fantasy which is my favorite type of fantasy. Recommended for anyone who likes dark fantasy/explore fantasy ### 5/5 — godly game *2025-04-17, version 3.4.7* PLEASE make the 2nd game on mobile. ### 5/5 — The Dark Book *2025-04-15, version 3.4.7* It's dope ### 5/5 — Porfavor aganlo real *2025-02-26, version 3.4.7* Esta muy chido uno de mis juegos favoritos y de los mejores pero podrian agregar el multijugador y cuando te oases el juego puedas ser todos los monstruos porfavor se los pido amablemente es lo unico y todo esta chido no una queja Ojala lo Lean es todo ✅😎 ### 5/5 — THE DARK BOOK *2025-02-03, version 3.4.7* Great Game!!!! ### 5/5 — Top notch *2025-01-31, version 3.4.7* The game is very fun good aspects good story telling hard scale in levels after a while interesting characters throughout the play long process of grinding and gameplay in general i highly recommend it ### 5/5 — W game *2024-10-30, version 3.4.7* We bring da BOOM ### 5/5 — gaming *2024-09-01, version 3.4.7* gaming ### 5/5 — Help *2024-05-27* I have been kidnapped by Mr meat man and this game has been the only good thing to happen to me in the past 5 years ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Man sollte kein Geld in dieses Spiel stecken *2025-01-14, version 3.4.7* Das Spiel Ansicht ist gut gemacht und man hat viele tolle Stunden allerdings sollte man kein Geld dafür rauswerfen. Wer sich die items nach und nach kauft wird feststellen das ganz kurz nach dem letzten Kauf das Spiel sozusagen zu Ende ist. Man kann zwar noch rumlaufen und Gegner töten aber das ist relativ Sinnbefreit. Die Story endet abrupt und es wird von einer anderen Welt geredet wo das Abenteuer weitergehen soll aber diese gibt es nicht. Da auch keine Erweiterung in Sicht ist lohnt es sich nicht wirklich da das unfertige Ende alles kaputt macht. Das kaufen mit Echtgeld ist absolut sinnbefeit. ### 1/5 — Morri no lvl 14 voltei no lvl 3 *2023-09-14, version 3.4.7* Morri no lvl 14 voltei no lvl 3 🤡 ### 1/5 — Good Game BUT *2023-03-09, version 3.4.7* It annoying AF how it asks me for a review every time I open the game, despite the fact I already reviewed it… and it crashes after it EVERY time. ### 1/5 — Hot Garbage *2022-12-14, version 3.4.7* My account didn’t save and I lost hours of work. On top of that I bought items for real money and they were erased with my file. I am more than mad. Trash. Do not buy. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t play on my iPhone 11 *2022-09-18, version 3.4.7* Get to start and will take me to credits ### 1/5 — Игра *2021-03-22, version 3.4* Убил циклопа ,поговорил с Мумией ,дальше все зависло на причале нету ничего ,как играть дальше ? ### 1/5 — Shame... *2019-07-01, version 3.3.96* I think this game could be amazing BUT It hasn’t restored my infinite Hammer or given me the gold I bought for £0.99 and now it won’t load at all. ### 1/5 — Junk game *2019-06-06, version 3.3.96* 6 grade science project gone bad///Grade F minus ### 1/5 — Bugs *2019-03-05, version 3.3.96* Purtroppo il gioco si blocca non appena hai preso il vetro di Myrefall . Nonostante abbia l’oggetto con me il fabbro non sembra rendersene conto e non si puo’ piu’ andare avanti nella storia. Disinstallato. ### 1/5 — Not bad *2018-09-06* The game is to short. 3 days beat it. And what about the black book ? Never got it. So how can I say I won then ? Is there a part 2. To the game ? Then there is the last thing you buy with your real money. And it’s at the end. $2.12 money a waste. So I can say? It’s fun and not lots of. Money you use of your own like others. That part is great. But missions to easy. Wasted $8.00 for gems to come make from dead. I say $2.00 or $3.00 only need. That equals 75 gem. I bought the 1000 gems thinking it be hard. Now I have 978 gems left for nothing. And the end. You get to keep playing if you want. But why ? You are so strong. You just kill everything with out taking life’s of yours own. Besides that if there’s a part 2 and you can play with what you already have. Then I would give it a 5 star. **Developer response:** Contact me on this email: salvobunetto@gmail.com ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — but why is my camera so high and i cant even look to the sides please help someone *2026-05-10, version 3.4.7* amazing ### 5/5 — What I was looking for *2026-02-17* I don’t understand how this game is so niche it’s so much fun and what I look for in a dark fantasy game ### 5/5 — Wow, didn’t expect *2026-02-03* This game is great. Didn’t expect something this good for free. Extra gear if you want to buy it, but not necessary to play ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2026-01-24, version 3.4.7* super amazing and nostalgic 🥹✌️ ### 5/5 — Jogasso!!! *2025-11-09, version 3.4.7* Apenas joguem e vejam com os próprios olhos. Melhor móbile que joguei até hoje !!! ### 5/5 — Muy buen juego *2025-11-06, version 3.4.7* Juego muy chulo con una temática súper chula probarlo ### 5/5 — THE GOAT *2025-11-03, version 3.4.7* Is the best game in the appstore pls do more updates ### 5/5 — J’ai passer un bon moment. *2025-10-20, version 3.4.7* Le premier donjon est relativement compliqué et pour le sort de feu il fait presque aucun dégât. ### 5/5 — the best game *2025-10-04, version 3.4.7* This game is the best game I have ever played I Like the sword and shield and the other things to ### 5/5 — 10/10 *2025-09-12, version 3.4.7* 100% Recomendo --- *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 2026-09-04.*