# The Shadow Sun — user reviews > 257 indexed App Store user reviews of The Shadow Sun by Ossian Studios Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 62 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-shadow-sun/id396269166/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-shadow-sun/id396269166.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 44 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of The Shadow Sun? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Engaging story and gameplay - 🎨 Impressive graphics and atmosphere - 💰 Good value for the price - 🕹️ Smooth and responsive controls - 🔍 Enjoyable exploration and side quests **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs - 🕹️ Clunky camera and navigation - ⏱️ Game felt too short for some - 🔍 Lack of mini-map or waypoints **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when saving or entering certain areas - Inventory and equipment issues - Compatibility problems on older devices **Most requested features** - Multiplayer or co-op mode - More character customization options - Larger open world and expanded content - Improved UI and quality-of-life features ## Newest reviews (18 of 257) ### 3/5 — What *2024-08-21* Still no controller support, shame af :( ### 2/5 — Nice game if I could steer them. *2023-02-14, version 1.35* I have hard time navigating . these games are hard to control. ### 4/5 — Русификация *2020-09-11, version 1.35* Сделайте, пожалуйста, русификацию игры, таким образом можно сделать охват всего СНГ. Многие хотят играть, но не знают английского для того, чтобы комфортно это делать ### 3/5 — Could you please fix this *2020-07-14, version 1.35* When I play the game I get kicked out I think you should fix this till then waste of my money ### 5/5 — Suite? *2020-07-11* 10h de jeu agréables. Aimerais grandement la suite ^_^ ### 5/5 — Ein Muss für alle RPG Fans!!! *2020-03-26* Im Stil der alten NWN Mods. Für den Preis richtig viel geboten. Schade, dass es keinen zweiten Teil gibt, die Story fing gerade an richtig spannend zu werden. ### 5/5 — This game is Amazing *2020-03-13* Super impressed, this game has a very classic RPG feel and style, if you’re a old school gamer, you’ll like this game. ### 3/5 — без перевода *2019-12-16, version 1.35* нет смысла играть, жаль не могу разобраться что надо делать😒 ### 5/5 — Solid classic experience *2019-10-29* Pretty solid experience all throughout, the plot is tight and doesn’t lose momentum, the area design is sometimes superb, other times nothing special. The quests are varied and pretty interesting but lack in ability to approach them from different angles. The combat system is tight and works well but the experience even on hardest difficulty was a little lackluster. Enemies are too easily stunned or frozen. Magic is super OP and there’s not enough enemies that use it thus making it far too easy to advance through the game. There’s also a plethora of gear but you cannot outfit your companions and thus you are either stuck stockpiling or selling it. All in all I’ve had a good time. I love Ossian’s stuff Wonder what they are up to, nowadays. ### 5/5 — Solid rpg *2019-07-18, version 1.35* Very good game for one buck. All the rpg ingredients are there: Fights, magic, stealth,... Controls are easy even if it is with a virtual joystick. Well polished, very few bugs. Only drawbacks are that the game is fairly easy, a bit short (~10 hours of gameplay) and the story is not terrific. ### 5/5 — Second part *2019-04-22* Please make the second part,where we travel on Endless lakes and playing as a pirate. ### 5/5 — RPG profundo con buena historia *2018-12-08, version 1.35* Falta adaptar a iphone X. Un RPG de la antigua escuela, una historia muy interesante, variada y con giros inesperados, una línea a seguir con variaciones y misiones a parte de la principal. Personajes complejos y con su propia historia. Gráficos muy buenos aunque no sean de última tecnología,pero los personajes de mueven y gesticulan según las emociones y las conversaciones que tienes. Batallas fáciles de efectuar pero necesitas estrategias pasta ganar en determinados casos,magia, armas,hechizos,objetos variados y mucho más. Muchas sorpresas durante el juego. Si tienes conocimientos de inglés lo disfrutarás si no,se puede jugar pero será difícil saber la historia para avanzar. Esperemos que lo traduzcan aunque sólo sea el texto. ### 5/5 — Love it, want more *2018-12-08* Great game, great story, light on the tutorial but that’s a good thing, wastes less time, and allows the players to discover things for themselves. What is the “long and remarkable story for another time?”. Eagerly and hopefully awaiting a response ### 5/5 — Excellent game! *2018-10-24, version 1.35* Really enjoyed it. Some minor bugs but nothing that inhibits game progression (save often though). Definitely NOT pay to play. Compelling storyline, good mechanics, a pretty classic RPG format that works. ### 5/5 — Genial! *2018-07-02, version 1.35* Genial! ojala saliera un segundo titulo! lo compraria pagando mas con gusto! ### 5/5 — Scratches the itch *2018-06-06, version 1.35* Don't think of it as a mobile Elder Scrolls. For one, it is more like Dragon Age. But more to the point, of course it is never going to be as big as a console game. But it is still highly enjoyable, non-linear role playing. ### 5/5 — Tidy adventure *2018-03-12* Game worked great on iPhone 10. Waiting on the sequel to see more of the realm and northern kingdoms. It may be worth considering putting in more side quests for my strapping adventurer to experience. :) ### 5/5 — 10/10 *2018-01-26* Excelente jogo pra ios. Lembra os jogos da bioware: dragon age, jade empire.. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Не уважуха!! *2022-06-19* Пока русского не будет - 1 звёзда!! ### 1/5 — please update the game *2018-09-06, version 1.35* i hope they update the game FPS ### 1/5 — Развод *2017-02-28* Купил воздух, заплатил за рога стартер пак-ни чего не пришло , верните деньги за пак ### 1/5 — It's rubbish *2017-02-27* It's laggy on iPhone 7 Plus & the controls are small ### 1/5 — Waste of time, waste of money *2016-11-25* I bought all the starter packs and still hated it. Spent about 2hrs total in game and just couldnt get into it. My first complaint is that there is virtually NO tutorial. My second complaint is that making money is so difficult but everything from vendors is expensive. It took me 2 hours and selling all my gear and everything i picked up from fights and sparkly spots to afford an 11g dagger. My 3rd complaint, that is a bit of my 2nd complaint again is I spent my 4 health pots within the first 2 fights. Getting 1 health pot from a vendor is 2g. You see above my description of how difficult and time consuming getting gold is though. So it got to the point where even doing fights was difficult because i was under equipped with no hp pots and couldnt afford anything. Overall i find it was a waste of time. Also the spiders hop out of nowhere and are creepy as all hell ### 1/5 — Utter Disappointment *2015-05-15, version 1.02* First off, this game isn't 10 hours. I finished it in six hours. I did all of the side quests, explored every nook and cranny, and still didn't come close to the advertised time length. I paid 99 cents for this awhile back and only just got to playing it in the last few days. Anyway, the story is boring. The world lore is uninteresting, as are the characters. What little voice acting there is is poor. The graphics are not very good considering the long development time The environments are small, bland, and empty. The AI, both partner and enemy, is terrible. They all stand still and do virtually nothing other than spam poison attacks. There's very little to do in this game other than repetitive fetch quests and a lot of backtracking. The environments are all generic and identical to one another. I get that the game takes place in a desert, but come on. Put some life and scenery in the game. Combat is overly simplistic and easy. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone. I had moderate hopes for it, but it didn't meet even my lowest expectations. Buy Aralon instead, or Ravensword. They're both way better than this overrated game. It doesn't even have a proper ending. I didn't buy any IAPs, but I doubt those extra missions could save this utter failure of a game. Don't waste your time or money. I wouldn't bother with any games this dev makes in the future. ### 1/5 — Booooooo. *2015-01-15, version 1.02* If you can get past the horrid graphics and terrible voice acting the story isn't half bad, but this ain't worth more than 99 cents. ### 1/5 — 日本語に *2015-01-11* please‼︎japanese ### 1/5 — Crashes at loading screen *2014-12-25, version 1.02* Would be awesome to play if it did not always crash at the loading screen. IPad gen 1 ### 1/5 — Игра на 2- *2014-12-23, version 1.02* Игра ужасная, полностью английская, графика на нуле, никудышное РПГ, очень сильно жалею потраченных денег ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — i wish there was more games like this on app store *2026-07-18* brings to mind the classic kotor ### 5/5 — I absolutely love this game. *2026-03-15* I could tell this game was put together by people who either already had skin in the D&D-influenced RPG game or had been greatly influenced by it, and this was confirmed once I looked up who was on the development team. There’s no grand scale here, most if not all the fat trimmed for the sake of mobile accessibility. But the spirit is here — those who know, know. A lot of love was poured into this little yet special treasure. If you’re a fan of anything Forgotten Realms, old school RPGs, or D&D in general, you’ll surely enjoy this. ### 5/5 — Nostalgic and fun! *2026-02-17, version 1.35* Played this game years ago when I was a child, really like the story and its gameplay. It is one of the best mobile rpg out there in my opinion. Playing it again now and its still as fun as I remebered! ### 5/5 — Insanely underrated *2025-08-28* Amazing game - Immersive story, fun combat, great environment and performance. Really hope a sequel comes out sometime soon! ### 5/5 — 2023 hammer *2023-11-12* Also ich habe dieses Spiel zufällig über ein reddit Post gefunden und ich muss sagen es ist wirklich sehr sehr gut. Ich spiele es auf einem ipad pro M2 und es läuft flüssig. Das Gameplay erinnert mich sehr an Jade Empire. Für das Geld macht man nichts falsch. ### 5/5 — You get what you pay for…and more *2023-03-09* A solid RPG with a great story, decent combat system, and a interesting set of enemies and areas to explore. On top of that, you also get an amazing Ancient Mesopotamia/Babylonian theme, that is rarely ever seen in other games. Replay-able if you want to do more side quests, or try different options with NPC interactions during they main quest line, and if you just want to replay the game. Overall a great game without any real issues. ### 5/5 — 英語はGoogleで検索して頑張って読むしかない *2022-10-20* 大雑把にでも英語がわかれば楽しい。そんなに長くはないけど育成の自由度も攻略の自由度も高い。自分は適当なキャラメイクをしてしまって長所がほとんどない縛りプレイになってしまったけど、ちゃんとキャラメイクすれば力でゴリゴリ押したり交渉でイベントクリアしたりできるはず、多分。そういう能力値があるので。街の人からお金を盗むスキルなどもある。オープンワールドではないので、住民を殺したり殺されたりはできない。オープンワールドではないけど、いろんな区域から成る砂漠の都とその周辺を好きに探索できる楽しさはある。病に蝕まれていく街の雰囲気もよく表現されてる。メインストーリーも緊張感があって良い。結構主人公になりきった気分でプレイできる。売れなかったからなのか最安値になっているけど、500〜600円ぐらい出す価値はあるゲーム ### 5/5 — Really good RPG for iOS *2022-03-30* If your looking for a great rpg this is it so far the best I’ve played on iOS. ### 5/5 — man *2021-01-10, version 1.35* game is good, hopefully a sequel or dlc might drop. ### 5/5 — excellent game *2020-08-08* really enjoyed it, intriguing story (story is VERY important and far too many developers completely ignore it), graphics look great, the controls are easy to use. the in-app purchases are optional dlc, which imo is (at their low price and decent quality) reasonable even in a paid game. i wish there was a sequel, though. --- *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 2026-09-11.*