# Time of the Dead : Story Game — user reviews > 124 indexed App Store user reviews of Time of the Dead by Storytaco.inc, rated 4.70/5 from 569 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-of-the-dead-story-game/id1558781716/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-of-the-dead-story-game/id1558781716.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 448 · 4★ 88 · 3★ 19 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Time of the Dead? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🤩 Great game with amazing art and story - 👍 Engaging characters and gameplay - 🎨 Beautiful illustrations and design **Cons** - 💰 Expensive in-app purchases and gem costs - 📺 Too many ads interrupting gameplay - 🔁 Repetitive story and lack of variety **Commonly reported bugs** - Game getting stuck on loading screen - Glitches and freezes during gameplay - In-app purchases not working as intended **Most requested features** - More free currency and less pay-to-win mechanics - Ability to change the player character's name - Longer and more diverse storylines ## Newest reviews (14 of 124) ### 4/5 — Rewards for getting an ending *2025-11-17, version 1.8.1* Ngl there should be rewards for getting an ending and finishing the game like more diamonds so that the players can buy more medals or something on their 2nd play through. ### 4/5 — So good…but *2025-05-26, version 1.8.0* The boys like the girl, she is very nice and very cute I love this game so much this is the best game ever, but then there’s bad news, there’s too much ads, can you please change that I would love that. ### 4/5 — Amazing *2024-08-29* Good game to play ### 4/5 — Diamond collecting *2024-05-13, version 1.6.3* Every time I play you get low amount of diamonds jus to play through ads which I annoying However the game is fun but there's to many adds in th game for it to be fun. ### 3/5 — ㅠㅠ *2024-01-16, version 1.6.3* 원래 전버전(?)으로 현질하며 플레이를 하고 있었는데..어느 순간 안들어가져서 오류인가보다 하고 넘겼는데 알고보니 다시 출시 하셨더라구요…전버전에서 엔딩도 거의 다 보고 돈도 쓰고 많은 시간을 할애했기에 그래도 전에 플레이했던게 남아있겠지..?하고 다운해봤는데 다시 새로 시작해야해서 막막하네요…일러스트랑 캐릭터, 내용 모두 완벽하고 매력적이였는데..이게 맞는 걸까요..ㅠㅠ ### 3/5 — Why so expensive *2023-05-22* The gems to buy aren’t that expensive for a good amount but you must spend money, even after watching all the ads and choosing all the best options (for free) I still had to choose the normal ending and be killed at the end ### 3/5 — Cute game but very grindy and expensive *2023-05-15* I downloaded this app four days ago. I was instantly hooked and I loved yeob and the others. Pros: - easy to get gems. My first play through I was close to 400 gems but accidentally spend some at late game. - story is a little different than most otome games. - MC has an avatar. This is a personal for me, I love seeing mc interact with the world around her, rather than being a self insert. - no wait time! You can binge read the story. No cool down or nothing… there is a “drawback” to this. Cons: - Ads, Ads and more ads. Even though the ads did not bother me as much. It might bother others, this game has a lot of ads. - gem offers one thing I hate more than ads is offers. - flavor text locked behind paywall. Usually in these games, mc is overwhelmed by the love interests and some spicy interactions are behind paywalls. - Looking for a otome game? This isn’t the game for you. While there is obvious hints that the LIs are into you, all expect one treats you like a friend. If you want something more you have to pay for the attention - gem prices are rather expensive for the little amount you can get. - free players locked to one route. The game has a ton of endings and it requires you to be close to the one of the LIs. If you binge read the story and don’t pay for romance interactions, mc will get the “bad ending “. - grindfest, repetitive story and hidden cool down. If you are a free player and want a different ending, you will have to grind for it. Give gifts to the LIs you like and wait 24 hours till you can gift them again. Replaying the story with limited choices had killed it for me. - story and chapters are short. I wish they were longer and a season 2. Alot of things in this story went unanswered for me. - translation needs more work. Sometimes I was confused on what mc or one of the LIs (especially yeob) was saying. ### 4/5 — Pricing *2023-04-04* I personally cannot believe how good the story was, honestly. It’s a great game. The characters are lovable, the action is thrilling, my only issue is how high the pricing is. It got to a point where I had to pay to get the ending where I could further the story with one of the characters. The prologue itself is pricey, outfits and certain lines. And I can’t get invested enough to earn only one of the in-game currency every day, not when the lines cost 100, and the outfits 450. I would honestly buy some if, again, the pricing wasn’t so high. Again, I loved the prologue, I just can’t see myself paying high prices to get the good ending needed. ### 4/5 — ⭐️⭐️⭐️ *2023-03-19, version 1.5.2* хотелось бы чтоб русский язык был ### 4/5 — 좋아요. *2023-01-10, version 1.4.2* 스토리가 괜찮아서 정말 좋았습니다. 보통 게임의 스토리와 막힘없는 전개릉 위해서 과금을 하는 편이라 이번에도 과금을 통해 모든 엔딩을 보았습니다! 일러스트도 좋고 무엇보다 각 캐릭터들의 매력 모두 만족스러웠습니다! 다만 아쉬운게 있다면 저는 같은 회사의 러브페로몬을 먼저 플레이하고 왔습니다. 러브페로몬에서는 각 캐릭터들의 히든스토리 즉 각 캐릭터의 과거와 엔딩 후의 미래가 나오는 미니 스토리가 있었습니다. 엔딩만으로 끝내기 아쉬운 부분을 채움과 동시에 각 캐릭터들의 과거를 알 수 있어서 더욱 좋았습니다. 이번 죽음의 시간에는 히든 스토리가 좀 아쉬웠습니다. 특히 류익성과 이엽의 관계에서 다른 깊은 스토리를 만들어 주셨으면 하는 바람입니다. ### 2/5 — Trouble playing *2022-12-17* I never write reviews but I really want this bug to be fixed , I downloaded the app and gave it my age but it stayed on the loading screen I deleted it and reinstalled it again but that didn’t work I deleted the data and stuff but that didn’t work I even checked my internet connection it wasn’t that either it’s so annoying and id like to play the actual game pls fix this... ### 4/5 — Good game *2022-10-22, version 1.4.0* I was looking for a game that gave me similar vibes as Kindom, and this is probably the closest I’ll get. Fun games once you remove the ads, but its annoying that it’s very difficult to obtain outfits without paying, and if you don’t it’s so hard to get the good endings ### 5/5 — Definitely worth it!! *2022-09-21* I really love how easy it is to get gems especially since some choices cost 100 gems but so far the plot has been really good and it’s not to difficult to understand I’m enjoying the game usually I end up deleting games shortly after downloading because they just aren’t interesting but I really love this one!! ### 2/5 — Haizzz *2022-09-17, version 1.3.2* Huhu, i cannot play this game, the opening is lagging so long :((( it’s just like lagging for an hour 🤧 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Boring *2024-02-17, version 1.6.3* Game is boring ### 1/5 — I don’t have any coin although I’ve just purchased it! *2023-08-22, version 1.5.3* Plz fix it bcs I’ve just wasted 300 gems and received nothing =))) ### 1/5 — Great Story, Great Customer Support, Not so good App *2022-11-18* I love the story and wish I could have gotten past the crappy app, but unfortunately I will have to uninstall without finishing the story. The in game store charged me 3 times for something I only got once, and support won’t assist me in giving me more gems, so I’ve got to jump through hoops to chase down my money that the app ate. It’s all too easy to accidentally spend gems on in game items unintentionally or to spend more real money than you intended to… It’s not worth the heartache. Wish I could have gave the game a better chance, but I won’t be playing any more games from this developer for fear that my money will conveniently disappear again. :( ### 1/5 — 광고게임같아요. *2022-11-07, version 1.4.0* 광고는 그만. ### 1/5 — Don’t purchase items *2022-10-01, version 1.3.2* I purchased a package of gems with ad removal. I got no gems and it didn’t remove the ads so be careful when buying items from this game. ### 1/5 — I can’t play the game *2022-05-29* Basically, I saw another review who had the same problem as me and whenever It’s done downloading the files it won’t let me start the game and I’m just stuck on the loading screen, I tried everything I could. I checked my WiFi, I redownload the game, but nothing worked? Please fix this bug. ### 1/5 — Sad *2021-12-02, version 1.1.1* I downloaded the game because I got told it was good but whenever I did all the downloading that It needed to allow me to play the game to read the books and it kind of upset me a little bit because I was looking forward to it end it just won’t open up and let me start the whole thing ### 1/5 — Could’ve been better. *2021-06-03, version 1.0.4* I’ve been playing your games for a long time and I love the plots and character developments but what I absolutely hate is how it’s so hard to get gems and illustrations. Not a lot of people can afford or want to waste money on games y'know, maybe you could’ve made it easier for us. I’d also love to see the “watch ad” button and earn at least 10-20 gems per one ad instead of 5. ### 1/5 — The Art *2021-06-01, version 1.0.4* I literally and immediately fall in love with the game cuz of the art! Thank You for making this! I will surely enjoy playing it .🥰♥️ ### 2/5 — The loading page *2023-06-22, version 1.5.3* Hi, I just downloaded the game and faced an issue with the loading screen. It’s loading and nothing else happens. I also noticed some words but the loading screen is too big to make out what the words are. I noticed someone else in the reviews had a similar problem. I checked my internet connection and there’s no issue with that, I deleted the app cache and data, I reinstalled too, but I faced the same problem constantly. It’s a shame, I was really looking forward to experience this beautiful work. I truly hope you can investigate this issue, because I’d love to play the game and potentially give it a higher rating than just 2 stars. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game! *2025-02-22, version 1.8.0* I really like this game! I do kinda wish the characters could have more alone time with the reader since i personally liked Yeob ### 5/5 — 결제 후 *2024-04-02, version 1.6.3* 아무것도 안들어온줄 알았는데 확인했습니다 ### 5/5 — Perfect *2024-01-29, version 1.6.3* The art style is perfect. And the story is amazing! ### 5/5 — One of the best from the studio! *2023-11-30, version 1.6.2* This game is really enjoyable. I’ve tried out a lot of Storytaco games, and some were hits, some were misses, and some were…something else. This one is a hit! It seems Dangerous Fellows is on of their better known games, so I’m going to take a minute to compare the two. They have a similar structure for progressing through the game and farming gems (which is especially easy if you turn off ads) is done in a similar way. I personally prefer Time of Death a lot more for a few reasons. - As an adult I prefer having more mature characters to match with (minus Bok, who I will admit is uncomfortably young at 16 when the protagonist is implied to be roughly 20). The cast of DF are all 18 and 17, whereas ToD has characters aged 16, 21, 23, and 27. Not an enormous age range but given the target audience it makes sense. - There is a ToD character who appears early on in this game who looks like she might turn into this game’s “Scarlett” (mean girl who hates the MC for no good reason and tries to make her life difficult, and there is never any resolution or even a real reason why she is so hostile). I didn’t like how Scarlett was handled in Dangerous Fellows, so I was relieved to see that in this game, they created a character who enters the story playing the Scarlett role, but she turns out to have an entirely different and more sympathetic role in her story. - I liked the MC much more. In DF, I found myself yelling “what are you doing??” at my screen multiple times when she impulsively went out and explored alone, and the player has no option to decide against it. One of the most challenging things visual novel creators have to deal with is making the main character go along with the plot without making the player feel that they’re being forced to make choices they don’t agree with. But I think good writers are definitely capable of forcing a character into a plot without removing player agency in crucial moments. I wouldn’t necessarily say that the characters in ToD are “better” than those in DF because there are so many differences in the setting and the dynamics between characters that comparing them seems pointless. Each set of characters fits into the setting for each game. I’d say that the personalities in ToD are more extreme and diverse, but the setting of DF as “Earth, Today” means having a more realistic cast make sense. Basically, I think that if you liked one game, you’d probably like the other. Another note: this is not one of the studio’s “spicy” games. I’ve played a few of them, which range from highly suggestive to fully written s*x scenes. This has nothing like that. You get the opportunity to play two extra scenes with each romanceable character, plus an epilogue for each, but nothing beyond quick kissing has happened in the side stories and while I’ve only played Yeon and Gyeom so far, neither of their endings even concluded with a definite establishment of a relationship. (As someone who’s bordering on aromantic, I really appreciated this, though I know some might disagree). While I’m at it, my other favorite Storytaco games are Memory Mayhem and Arcana Twilight. MM is the funniest of these games and the characters and story are really engaging, and the main character has way more personality than most. She feels like her own character rather than a stand in for the player, and I really enjoy her for that. (Also, Syd is my favorite guy in any of these games hands down. Give me a guy who cracks jokes and can be arrogant and self deprecating at the same time and has a buddy relationship with the female lead? Yes please.) Arcana Twilight is structured way differently from these other games, but if you’ve played Obey Me, it’s pretty much identical to that as far as game play mechanics. It also doesn’t have any real “routes”; it’s more like playing as a character who’s now best friends with a bunch of very well written and entertaining characters who happen to be good looking sorcerers. 10/10 would recommend. ### 5/5 — The Game *2023-10-11, version 1.5.4* I came to write a review,The game is pretty nice so far there is nothing wrong with it.Enjoy playing the game as I will surely do . ### 5/5 — Fun *2023-09-26, version 1.5.4* I have just started playing a few days ago, but so far I like the game. The story is good, the art looks nice. I’m very Inter in where this will go! ### 5/5 — Love it *2023-09-16, version 1.5.4* The art is really pretty. I love the characters and it’s fun so far ### 5/5 — 재미있어요! *2023-02-27, version 1.5.0* 스토리도 대박이고,남주들도 완전 잘생겼어여 근데 잼을 모르는게 좀 힘들어요;; 그래도 게임이 넘 재밌어요!ヽ(*´∀｀)ノ ### 5/5 — 👍 *2023-01-27, version 1.4.2* 제 생각으로는 … 아주 재미있음니다 스토리가 한나 끝나면 다음에 광고가 나오는데요 살짝 아쉽지만 이세임 정말 재미있어서 정말 조아려야☺️ ### 5/5 — Really good ! *2023-01-10, version 1.4.2* I’ve been craving these types of games and came across this one, and oh my god it is extremely good the plot, characters and graphics/art style is phenomenal!!! Must download <33 --- *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 2026-08-21.*