# Vermillion Watch: Order Zero — user reviews > 72 indexed App Store user reviews of Vermillion Watch by Big Fish Premium, LLC, rated 4.40/5 from 886 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vermillion-watch-order-zero/id1330807183/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vermillion-watch-order-zero/id1330807183.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 594 · 4★ 172 · 3★ 59 · 2★ 15 · 1★ 46 ## What do users think of Vermillion Watch? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Interesting story - 👍 Good graphics - 👍 Varied puzzles - 👍 Customizable difficulty **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🔍 Unclear instructions - 🌑 Dark and difficult to see - 💡 Too many mini-games, not enough hidden object scenes **Commonly reported bugs** - Dinosaur button not working - Inability to progress due to missing items - Fight scene with Dorothy not working - Inventory issues and glitches **Most requested features** - Skip option for fight scenes - Better map and navigation system ## Newest reviews (14 of 72) ### 3/5 — Good, not great *2022-04-01, version 1.0.0* Too many times the Guide is needed. I thought that I could choose between the three locations, but I should have first gone to the ship. ### 2/5 — Be careful! *2021-09-07, version 1.0.0* 2 stars because though I was enjoying the game, I did something in the wrong order that wasn’t reversible, this led to me not being able to finish the game (I was 95% there) and so I couldn’t play the bonus chapter. Very annoyed. ### 4/5 — Anyone else not hearing the audio for DIALOGUES *2021-09-03, version 1.0.0* Devs: Please update this and the apparent gamebreaking glitch pointed out in other reviews(dinosaur button) and I’ll totally purchase. Seems fun. Edit- redos load fixed audio but the apparent glitch so you can’t move forward is no bueno :/ ### 2/5 — Not intuitive. Too many hints needed *2020-08-23, version 1.0.0* I have been playing hidden objects games for years and enjoy them. This one was terrible. Not intuitive, needed to use the hint selection often, even in casual mode. Too many mini games and not enough HOPs - which was super annoying. Not much fun to play. The story and characters are clever and the graphics are great, so I gave it 2 stars. Otherwise, it was a waste of money. I’m very disappointed as the other Vermillion Watch game was good. This was disappointingly bad. ### 3/5 — Problematic *2020-06-05, version 1.0.0* Not good. Lots of things are too small. some of the scenes where you have to find hidden objects are too dark and dim to see objects. There’s too much automated motion to drag you around the game. I’ve never seen a HOP game that moves your player so much.You’re not allowed to move yourself nearly enough ### 1/5 — Bugs *2020-01-20, version 1.0.0* This game had a lot of potential. I really like the series and world they’ve created. I thought bringing in the Wizard of Oz characters was hokey. I was enjoying the game, albeit frustrated with the map and having to use the hint button more often than I liked. Until I reached the bug that halted my game play: the dinosaur and red button. I attached the oxygen tank, press the red button and nothing happens. No amount of app closing, iPad restarting, hint pressing, or finger tapping has helped. The game is broken and I can’t move on. Which is complete BS and needs to be fixed. Don’t buy until it’s updated! ### 1/5 — Gltichy *2019-09-09, version 1.0.0* Game glitches and won’t let you continue. ### 2/5 — Stuck!!! *2019-09-01, version 1.0.0* Took a while to get into this game - loads of dialogue at the start - but once past that, I was really enjoying this game until on captain Ahab’s ship you need to pick up a harpoon tip on deck to progress, unfortunately there is no harpoon tip and therefore I couldn’t get any further 😡 The graphics and cutscenes are great and I liked the mixup of Oz and captain Nemo but that counts for nothing if you can’t finish the game! Disappointed ☹️ ### 1/5 — 博物館 *2019-01-27, version 1.0.0* 地球のところのボタンを押しても何にも起こらない。 ### 1/5 — Can’t leave Ahabs ship...Dino puzzle..etc *2018-12-28, version 1.0.0* At this point I’m done with anything Big Fish releases. So many bugs it’s nearly unplayable. Unfortunately this is far from the first game with these problems. Eipix has especially gone downhill in the last few years. Requesting a refund is a just a loop of frustration. At this point I’m uninstalling everything big fish. Looks like g5 will get some extra business from me. ### 1/5 — Game ending bug *2018-06-18, version 1.0.0* In the museum and trying to press the button to remove the final guard. Keep pressing and nothing happens. ### 2/5 — 船の中から出られない！ *2018-05-19, version 1.0.0* このシリーズは特に問題なかったのに、今作はヒントをやたらと使う。使わないと進めない！ そして船の中で、どこに行っても他の場所を探せと言われる。 アクションがある場所『！』マークもどこにもない。 もう行き場がなくなって行き詰まりました。 ### 1/5 — Frustrating, Dino cave glitch at the museum *2018-05-08, version 1.0.0* I usually like the Vermillion Watch games but this one has bugs to the point now that I can’t get past one part because it won’t work like it’s suppose to. I even looked on the guide just to make sure I’m not an idiot and just missed something. The hint button is glitchy at times too. There was a spot where I would hit the hint because the game was being confusing as to where I needed to be and the hint would tell me to go back a room and when I hit it again it would tell me to go back to the room I was just at, super annoying but I figured that one out on my own and moved on but being stuck at the room where I need to do the oxygen tank and push a button just to have the button do nothing is beyond annoying. Apparently everyone else is having this same issue so why won’t you fix this guys?! The story is meh and the game play is frustrating. ### 1/5 — Issues *2018-05-04, version 1.0.0* It was turning into a really great game but there is a glitch at the end of the second chapter and I don’t feel like starting over. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Order Zero *2025-02-14, version 1.0.0* No guide for this game ### 1/5 — Vermillion watch *2022-04-18, version 1.0.0* Very disappointed and frustrated no harpoon tip on deck so unable to unscrew compartment for heart so cannot insert heart and complete the game 😡 ### 1/5 — Not for me. *2021-12-08, version 1.0.0* This is a nice long game. The puzzles were just too confusing and therefore I skipped many. I didn’t find the instructions very clear. ### 1/5 — Bugs *2021-11-14, version 1.0.0* The fight with Dorothy in the carriage doesn't work. Please fix or refund. iPad Pro. ### 1/5 — Don’t even bother *2021-09-18, version 1.0.0* Well, after three years of people complaining about a glitch in the Earth Room with the Dino mechanism the developers STILL haven’t rectified the situation and since you cannot proceed with the rest of the game, I just threw money out the window. I mean in three years you couldn’t fix this glitch? This shows nothing but laziness and no pride in your work. This will be the last game I purchase from this developer. ### 1/5 — Dinosaur Button *2021-09-08, version 1.0.0* The bug is still there when trying to complete the museum section involving the dinosaur head. ### 1/5 — Dorothy in the fight scene on the coach. *2021-09-07, version 1.0.0* Absolutely frustrating and ridiculous!! I can’t get it work and have tried everything imaginable. Hint for this doesn’t work either. Please fix this for me so I can play the game or I’ll never buy an Eipix game again. ### 1/5 — Puzzles *2021-07-31, version 1.0.0* Unintuitive puzzles. Makes you feel stupid but there are literally no indications of what is needed to solve many of the puzzles. Wish I could ask for a refund. Never played a worse HOG ever. ### 1/5 — Very hard and very dark *2020-09-11, version 1.0.0* I’ve been playing these types of games for years so when I read the other reviews below I was sceptical and purchased the game anyway. Unfortunately I should have listened. Graphics far too dark even when I repeatedly adjusted the brightness. Also, like the previous reviewers, I have never pressed hint so many times or skipped so many mini games even on the easy setting. Plus points - very ambitious game with good storyline. Good graphics - when you can actually see them. The game frustrated me so much it impacted on my enjoyment. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2020-09-08, version 1.0.0* Paid for it, now can not get past a silly fight scene with Dorothy in a coach. It just goes on and on and on. I follow the hints but it never ends. Very frustrating, no Skip. Frustrating waste. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Game *2024-01-20, version 1.0.0* Really fun. A lot of mini puzzles. Good story. ### 5/5 — Long *2020-09-21, version 1.0.0* I have played lots of these games. This has got to be one of the longest and best. An interesting storyline. ### 5/5 — Adventure Puzzle/Escape game lovers - GET THIS GAME! *2020-09-16, version 1.0.0* Ok, 1) I don’t write reviews. And 2) I’m pretty picky about my adventure puzzle/escape style games because the first puzzle game I played on the App Store that I paid for was The Room, and all of their subsequent sequels. So I am accustomed to pleasingly challenging, well thought out, well designed and relatively long-ish games. That being said...This game EXCEEDED my expectations! I thought I had reached the end 3 times before it actually ended, and even then there’s a short bonus chapter to complete! I thought I had played all of the decent to excellent adventure puzzle games out there but this game proved me wrong! The puzzles are a mix of easy to challenging without being ridiculous, and the customizable difficulty mode is excellent for people who want to make the game as easy, difficult or somewhere in between. Graphics are good, story is good, but the real shining glory here is the length. I usually get through one of these style games in maybe 2 days of intermittent playing. But this one was at least 3 days of regular multiple hour playing sessions. If you get this game, which I hope you do, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I’m off to get the other Vermillion Watch game right now so I can continue to have my adventure puzzle game addiction satiated. ### 5/5 — Big fish *2020-08-12, version 1.0.0* I love it ### 5/5 — Excellent value *2019-12-05, version 1.0.0* The game is long, with an interesting story and many unusual puzzles. ### 5/5 — Bugs *2019-09-17, version 1.0.0* I got to the point where you need to use a pointer on the belt of the armor. Since I already attached it to the harpoon it won’t let me use the pointer and I can’t go any further in the game! This was a problem over a year ago and, silly me, I thought they fixed It! Tried the suggestions but it looks like I’ll have to start the game all over again! Frustrating.😠 ### 5/5 — Игра стоит своих денег *2018-04-02, version 1.0.0* Интересный и захватывающий квест, покупал со скидкой. ### 5/5 — 相変わらず変で面白い *2018-03-25, version 1.0.0* 一貫した変さ。ストーリーもキャラもかなり個性的で好きなシリーズです。難易度も高いです。 ### 5/5 — Супер *2018-03-21, version 1.0.0* Очень интересная и атмосферная игра👍 ### 5/5 — Great! *2018-03-21, version 1.0.0* Love the art/graphics style and the fact that you are interacting with the characters, makes the game seem more realistic rather than just going around and picking up stuff by yourself. For the player who had trouble with the fight scene: for each bad guy, the foot and hand icons will light up in a certain sequence (I think there were four in each sequence, same icon may be lit more than once), you wait until the sequence is done for that particular bad guy and then you select the same icons in the same order, that particular bad guy will be disposed of, then it will go to the next bad guy, a new sequence will be shown, you copy, and so on. --- *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 2026-08-30.*