# The Lake House: Children of Silence HD - A Hidden Object Game with Hidden Objects — user reviews

> 594 indexed App Store user reviews of The Lake House by Big Fish Games, Inc, rated 4.30/5 from 439 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-lake-house-children-of-silence-hd-a-hidden-object-game-with-hidden-objects/id609408434/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-lake-house-children-of-silence-hd-a-hidden-object-game-with-hidden-objects/id609408434.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 283 · 4★ 78 · 3★ 37 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 28

## What do users think of The Lake House?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Engaging story
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- ⏱️ Lengthy gameplay
- 👍 Enjoyable experience
- 🎮 Fun puzzles

**Cons**

- 🐛 Cutscenes not working
- 🔌 Crashes and freezes
- 🤔 Glitchy bonus chapter
- 💰 Expensive for some

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Blank screens during cutscenes
- Inventory issues
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
- Frequent crashes

**Most requested features**

- Ability to skip cutscenes
- Improved map navigation
- More challenging puzzles
- Longer bonus content

## Newest reviews (16 of 594)

### 3/5 — Работает не корректно

*2025-10-27, version 1.0.1*

Поиск предметов хороший. А вот мультики не работают, черный экран

### 3/5 — Top aber Flop

*2025-09-28, version 1.0.1*

Ich habe das Spiel als Kind gespielt und wollte es unbedingt nochmal spielen, weshalb ich die Vollversion gekauft habe. Leider habe ich immer kein Bild wenn die Filmsequenzen abgespielt werden, was ich extrem schade finde. Ich nutze ein iPad Pro mit dem neusten Betriebssystem, an meinem Gerät sollte es also nicht liegen.

### 2/5 — Not working properly

*2025-09-26, version 1.0.1*

When going to screens for the film the screen was totally blank and I had to skip the screen.  Not too happy about that.

### 3/5 — Самое то для планшетов,но…

*2025-09-17, version 1.0.1*

Это очень хорошая игра, сам много раз проходил ее на пк и ни разу на планшете. Вот только покупать ее бессмысленно. Тут не работают катсцены, вместо них просто черный экран. А еще на современных IPad с диагональю больше 11 дюймов, картинка будет мыльная. Если и приобретать, то только на на более старые IPad. Было бы круто если бы сделали ремастер этой игры

### 4/5 — Cut-scene Glitch?

*2025-08-08*

I want to give 5-stars, but the cut-scenes are not showing up at all (sound only). Luckily, the skip button in the corner is visible. I’m probably missing some bits to the story due to this. I know it’s an older game, but an update would be great! Thanks!

### 3/5 — Glitzy videos

*2025-03-07, version 1.0.1*

The games seems like it would be good but all of the story videos play with a black screen. It really distracts from the story line. I have deleted and reloaded several times to no avail.  Please fix!

### 2/5 — Interesting

*2025-02-21, version 1.0.1*

Lots of features are not working….cannot see any videos..there is some problem with this!

### 3/5 — Reels won’t play video

*2025-01-23, version 1.0.1*

I am enjoying the game but the reels do not play the video

### 3/5 — Mr Lewie

*2024-11-23, version 1.0.1*

Not happy when it comes to the storyline, the screen just goes blank and I can’t see nothing please can developers fix this!!

### 3/5 — Missing bits

*2023-09-11, version 1.0.1*

Sadly this was spoiled by not being able to see any of the film fragments in the story, I just had to skip these as a blank screen with just the sound. £6.99 would of been a reasonable amount for this game had I been able to follow the story… so that’s why it’s a 3 star rating.

### 3/5 — Okay.

*2023-07-22, version 1.0.1*

Was disappointed that the price was so high to unlock and I finished the game in a few hours. All the “story” scenes were just black screens with sound. So didn’t have much of a clue what the story was actually about.

### 2/5 — Buggy

*2022-09-20, version 1.0.1*

Could be good but the video section is just a black screen with audio. So I won’t be purchasing the game once the trials finished. Shame as I would have paid for it even though it’s old as far as graphics etc run.

### 2/5 — Cut scenes don’t play!

*2022-08-24, version 1.0.1*

This is very disjointed, as the videos that should play to explain the story won’t work!

Probably worth avoiding.

### 2/5 — Cut scenes wouldn’t work

*2022-06-27, version 1.0.1*

Even after purchasing the cutscenes wouldn’t work

### 4/5 — Scenes are missing.

*2022-04-11, version 1.0.1*

Not that they’re important to finishing the game, but the in between scenes are just a dark screen with the option to “skip”.

### 1/5 — Black screens

*2022-02-25, version 1.0.1*

None of the scenes show, you just get a black screen.

Deleting.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 5* game, 1* support

*2026-02-27, version 1.0.1*

I want to give 5-stars, but the cut-scenes are not showing up at all (sound only). Contacted BFG customer service and got no help whatsoever. App support is the developer’s job, not Apples! Beware…most of BF games are about a decade+ old and might not work well with newer devices, even though the description says it’s compatible.

### 1/5 — Lake house

*2026-02-03, version 1.0.1*

No funciona

### 1/5 — الأخطاء التقنية مؤسفة حقاً

*2025-12-28, version 1.0.1*

مرحباً، كنت دائماً من محبي إصدارات ألعاب Big fish وكان هذا سابقاً ، لكن من المحزن رؤية الألعاب الآن بالكاد تتلقى أي دعم أو صيانة. قمت بتحميل لعبة family lies على هاتفي الآيفون واضطررت لحذفها على الفور تقريباً لأن العرض كان يظهر جزء من الشاشة فقط ولم يكن بالإمكان لعب اللعبة بشكل طبيعي. هذه اللعبة الآن حالها أفضل قليلاً لأنني أحملها على جهاز الآيباد الخاص بي (وهو قديم بعض الشيء لذا لا توجد مشاكل) ، لكن مع ذلك لا يمكنني الاستمتاع برؤية العروض السينمائية داخل اللعبة حيث تظهر شاشة سوداء بدل أي عرض ولا يمكنني متابعة القصة، ولكن اللعبة تعمل على الأقل. أرجو إصلاح الأخطاء التقنية في جميع الألعاب ، مازال هناك أشخاص يحبون Big Fish ويرغبون بالاستمتاع بألعابها والدفع مقابل ذلك. 

تحديث:
اللعبة تتوقف بالكامل بعد الحصول على الطائر المعدني في غرفة الأطفال ولا يمكنني اكمالها.

### 1/5 — Big ficha

*2024-07-23, version 1.0.1*

Lo compre y no se puede jugar, la pantalla de inicio se queda congelada y de ahí no pasa

### 1/5 — Rip off!

*2024-02-03, version 1.0.1*

How can you sleep at night? Charging £6.99 for a game that doesn’t work…. Shame on you. Update so the cut scenes work or remove form the App Store. Really very poor devs!

### 1/5 — Game glitches

*2023-11-13, version 1.0.1*

I bough the full version of the game but it is not working… It reaches to a certain level and the app goes down and closes.

### 1/5 — Needs to be bought

*2023-08-22, version 1.0.1*

This is not a free game, will ask to buy after a few steps.

### 1/5 — Игра классная, но..

*2023-06-20, version 1.0.1*

Игра классная, но вместо видео всех, черный экран поэтому покупать не хочу исправьте пожалуйста

### 1/5 — I believe Big Fish Games are a thing of the past.

*2022-12-27, version 1.0.1*

Another BFG that doesn’t work. So sad.

### 1/5 — Écran noir

*2022-08-14, version 1.0.1*

Impossible d’y jouer ! Écran noir et bandeau publicitaire

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Secret narrator.

*2026-01-11, version 1.0.1*

This is the best game of my life. I’ve been playing it since I was a kid. I love it.

### 5/5 — Haus am See

*2024-04-23, version 1.0.1*

Sehr gutes Spiel, habe bis zum Ende plus Zusatzspiel ohne Geld zubezahlen gespielt, dafür noch einen Extrapunkt. Vielen Dank

### 5/5 — Good

*2023-11-15, version 1.0.1*

Very good

### 5/5 — Haus am See

*2022-09-08, version 1.0.1*

Ich habe dieses Spiel oft in meiner Kindheit gespielt, es war und ist eines meiner absoluten Lieblinge. Da ich aber noch sehr jung war konnte ich mir das vollständige Spiel nicht kaufen, dies werde ich jedoch schon bald nachholen und freue mich auch schon darauf😊 Jedoch ist es seit einiger Zeit so das die Animationen zwischen den Aufgaben nichtmehr gezeigt werden und man sie somit immer überspringen muss. Trotzdem finde ich ist die Grafik schön, die Geschichte spannend und schön gruselig. Gut gemacht mit der Auswahl der Hintergrundmusik, diese verstärkt den Grusel und das Abenteuer nur umso mehr^^

### 5/5 — Big fish

*2022-02-19, version 1.0.1*

I love it

### 5/5 — Bellissimo

*2022-01-23, version 1.0.1*

Gioco davvero stupendo animazioni bellissime e una storia avvincente

### 5/5 — What a great way to spend time on a rainy day!

*2021-10-17, version 1.0.1*

A well thought out game strategy and story line. Keep up the awesome work!

### 5/5 — Punteggio pieno.

*2021-08-15, version 1.0.1*

Molto bello e divertente, punto.

### 5/5 — PERFECT

*2021-08-10, version 1.0.1*

I LOVE this game

### 5/5 — Год

*2021-07-17, version 1.0.1*

Игра класс но продолжение следует ито платно

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