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Black Salt Games · 2,920 ratings · ★ 4.2

4.2
★★★★★
2,920 ratings
5 ★
2,102 (72%)
4 ★
230 (8%)
3 ★
28 (1%)
2 ★
143 (5%)
1 ★
403 (14%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 20 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

1
"game"
14 negative reviews mention this · 70% of all complaints
★★★★ "I really wanted to play this game but you can't read anything because the font is so small and there is no way of making it any bigger! So disappointing 😞" - Virginia Trevena
2
"play"
7 negative reviews mention this · 35% of all complaints
★★★★ "I really wanted to play this game but you can't read anything because the font is so small and there is no way of making it any bigger! So disappointing 😞" - Virginia Trevena
3
"small"
5 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★ "I really wanted to play this game but you can't read anything because the font is so small and there is no way of making it any bigger! So disappointing 😞" - Virginia Trevena
4
"font"
4 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★ "I really wanted to play this game but you can't read anything because the font is so small and there is no way of making it any bigger! So disappointing 😞" - Virginia Trevena
5
"unplayable"
4 negative reviews mention this · 20% of all complaints
★★★★ "Game seems fun but this Mobile port is unplayable. Zero options for changing the text size. This is unacceptable. It's literally the mobile port, and it needs to be playable on a wide variety of small devices. It you can't make it, then don…" - H Dubb
6
"read"
3 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★ "I really wanted to play this game but you can't read anything because the font is so small and there is no way of making it any bigger! So disappointing 😞" - Virginia Trevena
7
"controller"
3 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Can't get my mobile controller to work console release looks feels plays way better.This is not worth the price on mobile.It's just not that good of a game either way water physics are not that great. Graphics are not that great quest drive…" - Quenton K
8
"phone"
3 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★ "For some reason it's not letting me fully download the game. It gets stuck at 95% and then gives me an error that says "Can't install." I did all the troubleshooting problems like clearing Play Store App cache, restarting my phone, etc. My …" - Mabelle Joven
9
"text"
3 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★ "Game seems fun but this Mobile port is unplayable. Zero options for changing the text size. This is unacceptable. It's literally the mobile port, and it needs to be playable on a wide variety of small devices. It you can't make it, then don…" - H Dubb
10
"screen"
3 negative reviews mention this · 15% of all complaints
★★★★ "Unplayable on a phone. The font is far too small. How do game developers not get it? You make the text tiny, but there's tons of screen space available. Just make the text bigger. Don't bother buying this unless you're playing on a tablet o…" - Andrew Smith

📋 All 20 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ Virginia Trevena 5/7/2026
I really wanted to play this game but you can't read anything because the font is so small and there is no way of making it any bigger! So disappointing 😞
★★★★ Sean Mcnairn 4/16/2026 v1.5.18
won't let me even play it kicks me off after the crash and showing the lighthouse
★★★★ Mabelle Joven 4/16/2026
For some reason it's not letting me fully download the game. It gets stuck at 95% and then gives me an error that says "Can't install." I did all the troubleshooting problems like clearing Play Store App cache, restarting my phone, etc. My wifi connection is fine and I have enough storage space so I don't know what the problem is.
★★★★ H Dubb 4/4/2026 v1.5.18
Game seems fun but this Mobile port is unplayable. Zero options for changing the text size. This is unacceptable. It's literally the mobile port, and it needs to be playable on a wide variety of small devices. It you can't make it, then don't port the PC game, and don't charge full price for it. I thought there must be some mistake, so I messaged the developers. Zero updates coming. Zero craps given. Zero solutions or refunds offered. I never leave bad reviews but you guys earned this one
★★★★ Andrew Smith 4/3/2026 v1.5.18
Unplayable on a phone. The font is far too small. How do game developers not get it? You make the text tiny, but there's tons of screen space available. Just make the text bigger. Don't bother buying this unless you're playing on a tablet or a desktop. Major disappointment.
★★★★ Keith Gilroy 2/26/2026 v1.5.18
Save file license issue means the game becomes unplayable unless you want to lose hours of progress and start again.
★★★★ M. S. 2/22/2026
Where's the stupid tutorial? This game is awful! I might like it if I could figure out how to play the darn thing. Otherwise, I would give it -5 🌟 if possible!
★★★★ Bryan Wainhouse 2/9/2026
so boring
★★★★ J K 2/9/2026 v1.5.18
it stopped loading
★★★★ Eli m 2/2/2026 v1.5.18
autosave doesnt work. 6 hours of gameplay gone. instantly Uninstalled it.
★★★★ Rebecca Hollywood 1/26/2026 v1.5.18
tried to open the game but it keeps crashing as it goes to open
★★★★ Michael Spyker 1/18/2026 v1.5.18
expand type c controller support please
★★★★ G G 1/17/2026 v1.5.18
can't be played offline, ridiculous for a 24 dollar game
★★★★ Daniel Murray 1/11/2026 v1.5.18
game would not play, instead took me to the play store upon opening.
★★★★★ Quenton K 4/29/2026 v1.5.18
Can't get my mobile controller to work console release looks feels plays way better.This is not worth the price on mobile.It's just not that good of a game either way water physics are not that great. Graphics are not that great quest driven storyline is not that great.It's just a cool relaxing time killer
★★★★★ Justin 4/25/2026 v1.5.18
Cannot use my Gamesir USB type c controller with the game...
★★★★★ Christian 4/2/2026 v1.5.18
Desperately needs FONT SIZE settings, without it, I'm not sure how anyone can read the text in this game without the phone inches from their face. Posts on the official subreddit don't exactly inspire hope as they basically scoffed at adding it 2 years ago. Cool, fun game, but unplayable and headache inducing with the small text. Playing on a Fold7 with a massive screen...
★★★★★ James Seabolt 3/29/2026 v1.5.18
had to start game over it was fine but brk my fon and now I try to play it on new fon but it won't load again .I my progress lost.and no help from development
★★★★★ Marcus Sarganis 3/5/2026 v1.5.18
the font on the screen is so small, it's eye staining to even read anything. can't zoom in either please fix this. I don't know how people play this game. for $25 thats outrageous.
★★★★★ B Had 1/18/2026 v1.5.18
how do I get my money back, games boring man

Sentiment summary

80%
Positive (4-5★)
1%
Neutral (3★)
19%
Negative (1-2★)

✓ Strong positive sentiment - clone path is harder, users like the existing app.