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Survivors: The Quest Negative Reviews

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So far, sokayWas obsessed with this game. Even became fantastic at beating the bejeweled games. Then, it happened. As soon as I got ahead of the game: was able to stock up food on multiple levels and max out storage, the game crashed. I did EVERYTHING - restarted, reset, hard reset, deleted and reinstalled the app/game. Nothing worked. I began a new game, seemed everything was going fine. Logged into my account to continue my previous game and suddenly the game crashes yet again. I've tried all of this on multiple devices. After spending far more money on gems than any sane person should, this is how my loyalty is appreciated? By having the game shut itself down if I get too far ahead? I've contacted tech support through several modes of communication and have been auto-responded that G5 is out of offices until January 8th. I'd love that job. However, I'm a teacher and this WAS my stress relief. As of January 8th I will be pushing for this to be fixed pronto OR I will be demanding my money back. All of it. Unacceptable and ridiculous. *****UPDATE***** - NEVER received ANYTHING: Communication, compensation, or a fix. Have started over as of March an entire year later just to se did t happens again. Will NOT be spending ANY money to get to the same level, but at least I have a plan and knowledge now. If it happens again, God help the makers..Version: 1.7.700

The gameThe game is just a money sucker you make it where you have to spend money in order to advance and that's straight up BS. If you don't by the gems to help unlock stuff or the special items to help with the stupid mini games you can't clear them. For example on 2nd level of the mini game just to feed the woman in the dang tent you only allow 15 moves to clear 40 plus grass patches and with out the dumb special items you can't. The game be whole lot better if get rid of the mini game all together you have all the running around to do just to gather the materials up. Waiting for them to reappear on the page so you can complete the task then here comes the stupid mini games you have to do for every thing. It has a great formatting for a adventure/ survival game but all the stupid mini games you have to do is just to much why I wouldn't recommend this game to no one..Version: 1.13.1005

Don’t botherUPDATE: Removed a star. I echo what other one-star reviews said. Having to do 3 to 5 match games for every task is ridiculous and tedious and clearly just a means to get more money out of you. Learning a new recipe? OK. But every time you cook? And it is only match-3 mini games. There are other mini games in other G5 games, so I know they can make them. It’s been two years since I reached the cruise ship, with new levels “coming soon.” Don’t bother. ORIGINAL REVIEW: A fun game to play, with a typically-methodical and suspenseful unfolding of the story. However, the difficulty curve gets too steep too fast. Less than halfway through just the second area, the puzzles are so challenging that it is essentially impossible to get through them without boosters (available for purchase, naturally). I understand the need for progressively-increasing difficulty, and even the desire to push people to spend money, but only partway through the SECOND area? And so suddenly (essentially from one quest to the next) you hit a very high wall? It’s frustrating, but alas very typical..Version: 1.14.1100

Tedious match 3 game with lack of progressionSuch promise at the start, but alas it didn't deliver. Always seeking for ways to have you spend without reward back. The most simple of tasks require you to complete puzzle matches within very unrealistic time scales unless you want to spend real cash to buy diamonds for each 45 second time extension which is no guarantee of passing each level. Three hard levels for each simple task compounds the level of both frustration and the resultant boredom of here we go again. Such a promising game but away to delete as the tedious nature of its progression is designed for money to win vs pay a little and gain a little in the more sustainable fashion that other game designers use. How this ever received 4.1 average rating I will never know..Version: 1.13.1004

ChallengesPretty good game until the gem game, which seems slightly irrelevant to anything else in the game, I’m assuming it’s just to fill a void??? make an update to get rid of the horrible gem game, It’s the only thing that lets it down, if someone wants to play a gem matching game or the likes of, there are so many out there now for those people..Version: 1.7.602

Overkill on the bejewelled style gameThis has the potential to be an awesome game but it quickly becomes basically boring with the bejewelled overkill and obvious money grab. Having to win 5 games in a row of the bejewelled just to move forward quickly becomes boring. I've just deleted the game as I can't really progress unless I want to pay for extra time on the match 3 bejewelled style game. It doesn't make sense either as the first 2 of 5 games in the solar panel have about 2 and a half minutes then the 3rd level gets really difficult with much less time so it's almost impossible to win without paying for extra time. Why make the level much harder and only have a minute to win.....unless it's all about the developers making money. Not impressed at the developers pure greed. I'll definitely avoid any games from G5 in future..Version: 1.7.602

Needs next levelI would’ve given 5 stars for this game………. But fancy not completing the game and coming to a dead end that looks like the game continues but won’t let you.🤬🤬🤬🤬 I loved playing this game but it has now come to its limit. I have been waiting for over 2 years now for the next level which is the cruise ship, but nothing. The game has come to a stand still and keeps saying you are building the next level but I’ve been waiting over 2 years. I find it so annoying that I can’t get any further on this game. Disappointing 🙀😡😭.Version: 1.14.1100

What a disappointmentThe amount of work you have to put in to then not win the 3 or 5 levels you have to go through on a meagre 2lives and short time just to complete 1 task out of many is ridiculous. You have to keep them fed, happy, clean and friends with each other, simple enough concept but then to complete the set of 3/5 levels perhaps 5 or 6 times and if you don’t complete them quick enough you have to play more levels to cook their food so you can then re-feed them and make them happy again whilst you are now irritated and then still try and make them win the levels again. Awfully frustrating. The only way to get on at a relative pace is to buy crystals, that I shall not be doing. What a disappointment. Perhaps check the reviews and amend your game G5..Version: 1.7.700

Unimpressed- don't bother unless you want to buy endless crystalsI have re-written my review now I am further into the game. The match-the-Jewel games have now become ridiculously hard and impossible to complete unless you buy extra time,reveals or dynamite which of course cost crystals. They Jewel games are very repetitive, you end up having to do them just to cook so,etching for your survivors. I understand this is how the developers make their money, but it should be an option to buy crystals to hurry things up or make things easier, not be impossible to complete without them. I am usually a big fan of G5 games,must they have really let themselves down with this game, and I have deleted it..Version: 1.7.504

FrustratedEnjoy this game BUT have been waiting for more than a year for the next level (moving onto the yacht) to become available. Went back to the beginning just so I can play but I think I’m going to find another game instead. It appears I didn’t hit send to post this review. Now, several weeks later I am on Level 24 and having the exact SAME problem as “Was fun...but then”. In order to move forward in the game one MUST complete a task that cannot be completed because the first of four puzzles upon completion goes into an endless loop. Obviously the developers put this game on the market and have not been able to stay ahead of the players. I love playing this game and was playing it before the “match three” games were added. I have reached the “end” completing all available levels, waited, watched, just to be disappointed that the next level still was not available. This problem named above was not a problem the first time I played through the tropical forest. The developers must not read or care about these reviews. They are spending more and more efforts creating additional ways to have us SPEND MONEY within the game than completing the game..Version: 1.14.1100

Survive and think hard.You should offer more diamonds during play. Especially after playing match 3 games.Version: 1.14.1105

Nothing but another match 3 gameAfter 2 weeks, I have decided that the developers have made this as a match 3 game with a story line. You cannot do anything without having to stop and play a match three game first. And the games are hard! It took me a week to hook up a battery because I couldn’t beat the game. After I finally beat the game, it told me to turn on the switch, but first another match three game and it’s even harder - 5 levels and only 2 lives. And it keeps trying to sell me stuff at ridiculous prices. The only thing keeping me from deleting this game is the story line. The developers should study the way Zombie Castaways and Klondike developers have made an adventure game without match three games. Unless this game is dramatically improved, it’s going into the trash! -—————————— Okay it’s boring, going nowhere, replaying the same thing over and over and unable to win a stupid match 3 game. Goodbye g5e!.Version: 1.7.702

Good but can be betterI liked the beach part but after a couple weeks of playing it started to become boring. I also didn’t like how their was 3 matches for each puzzle. But above all that it’s fun, adventurous and it’s high on details 🙂. I also like how they put in abandoned areas where you could explore and find things. I really love adventures and I think this game is wonderful but still it could use some changes.🙂🙂🙂.Version: 1.9.900

Spoiled by gems againBeautiful graphics and ease of game play but another great idea saddled with "buy gems" to make even the simplest of tasks into money making engine..Version: 1.7.602

Good Idea&Decent Game, yet Impossible PuzzlesI really like the game and the idea, these are my favorite type of games by far and I love the way you go with it. The main thing that made me delete it the first time and making me want to maybe delete it again now is the match 3 puzzles. The time limit is WAY too short and WAY too hard especially for the beginning of the game right when you start playing. You have to beat 3 stages of the match 3 and can't even get past the first stage because how hard it is and hardly any time at all to do it...then you realize you have 3 of those to do even if you do beat the first one. If you fix the puzzle problem and fix the price of crystals for how many you get then the game would be great!! Because the game is very good besides the puzzle situation. Fix that please..Version: 1.7.504

Good game but seriously shameful money grabberThis game is such a shamefully blatant money grabber you will end up deleting it & never go near a G5 game again. Their latest update says it all!! So much negative feedback & bad reviews about people losing patience with the overkill on the 3match & 5match gem games & ridiculously HIGH cost for crystals!! So many people said they liked the game but deleted it for this reason when they realised the gem games became so blatantly frequent & impossibly difficult they refused to be forced to pay real money for crystals again & again to progress. They were the smart ones. Others like me waited to see an improvement. I'm disappointed we wasted our time & money. This latest update is shameful. In answer to all their feedback & reviews they have increased the number of gem match tasks, difficulty & expense to progress. There are a lot of great games out there so unless you are a genuine master at gem crush, or are prepared to open your wallet to these guys again & again, don't give them the satisfaction of being a sucker..Version: 1.7.504

ReviewNot bad game, think some items are quite hard to find. Also at the beginning too much dialogue.Version: 1.14.1100

Love the story, but not all of the changesIn this latest update, the Match-3 games required to advance the story were changed from ‘timed’ to ‘limited moves’. There are so many other apps out there with limited move Match-3. I used to like the timed ones in Survivors, as a change of pace. Previously, when a new chapter came out, I would binge on this game, solving Match-3 levels, collecting items and completing quests to find out what happened next in the story, but I’ve hardly played this new update at all, because I’m finding the limited move levels are even more designed to force players into spending real money just to get enough moves to complete the puzzles. If the change from timed to limited move was designed to improve player experience, and not to generate more cash flow, maybe the developers should give players a choice. Make it an option in Settings, so those players who prefer this game BECAUSE of the timed levels can still play it that way..Version: 1.10.901

JackThis great game.I hope more people then 5 us but okay if all the people. I enjoy adventure I like talking and story I only level seven & 17 years old ironic but if game you should consider it Lukecas is favorite person even if not real I never puppy in game so that nice. Turn 18 this may I’m author, cop,vet,sylangue,scientist grow up I’m still school and game unfold. I love nicknames such anishals but great speller mainly dexlue & Autism. Good typer, writer, reader, songwriter I like make up song,I wish time limit for craft something I mean give out no matter couple seconds, minutes, hours off as try hardest we all get so join me in awesome game hey teamwork is about. We are explorer in own way so don’t afraid to reach out someone need you this year is crazy but I believe that get better heck if doesn't”so what just look what you amcomlish we get threw together.Version: 1.14.1100

I loved this game at first but...The storyline is great but there are highly difficult match three games that are completely impassable that force players to pay for crystals to pass and I’ve read many complaints on this from others and one person already spent $25 and isn’t even as far as I am in the game. I find this highly unfair because players expect to be playing a free game to maybe spend a few dollars but not more than that to be able to complete the game. I believe that this game has done this to steal money from their players and I’ve contacted support and tried to talk to them about the issue and they told me I need to be more descriptive with my problems with the game itself. So it has become clear to me that the developers of this game don’t plan to fix the issue. They only plan to expand their pockets and continue to rob players. It would be more efficient if players were to have to pay a one time fee of $3-$5 to download and play the game rather than having to spend over $20 to even get halfway past the second location. I will be deleting this game if I can’t pass this five round match three game to go to the second location by 5 days. 5 days for 5 rounds, we shall see. Don’t waste your time on this game unless you want to spend a lot of unnecessary money..Version: 1.7.602

***CAUTION*** Honesty AheadIt's not that I didn't enjoy the game, but they have made some of the match 3's WAY too hard for the first stages of the game. And in order to find anything, you have to spend either a bunch of crystals, or spend hours trying to tap on things to find out where some random related item is. I like the survival portion of the game, but not enough to get past the incredibly ridiculous match 3's. If you're going to make match 3 a mini game, then make it just that, a mini game, an added element to a good survival quest game. Don't, I repeat, don't make the match 3's something to get stuck on, it detracts from an otherwise great idea for a game. I'm not a match 3 person to begin with, but this has made the game so frustrating, that I deleted it, and unless there is some amazing head removal from posterior gluteus, I wont be re-downloading. The crystal economy is also WAY out of whack. If you're going to make 10 seconds of time go away with one gem, then you need to bring the price way down. Please revamp the match 3's and the crystal economy if you want a rewrite..Version: 1.7.504

Ruined itI was so hooked on this game but the match 3 games are really hard, too regular and time consuming. It takes away from the game and I stopped enjoying it. Only way to pass eventually is spending gems which cost money. Even if you did the match 3 and didn’t have to go back to the start if you lose or after losing 3 times it gave the option to wait I would have stuck with it but it doesn’t so I’m out.Version: 1.7.602

UserI’m giving this game 3 stars because the game works against you. When playing the mini game never once have I seen the game hint at a move that puts me to an advantage. And if you don’t use power ups you will, I mean YOU WILL, be on some of these levels for a hot minute. Also the amount of times you have to play the mini game is kinda ridiculous. Wanna open a door? Mini game. Cook food? Mini game. Walk to certain places? Mini game. Refill a water bottle twice? Mini game, twice. It’s quite annoying. Also from what I’ve seen I’ve only been offered to watch a video to earn 3 free diamonds once and, it was in the beginning when I had all the diamonds I could want. But past that you have to buy diamonds. Also the offer to buy diamond pops up like 100 times in an hour. The game ticks me off and I wanted to give it 1 star but I think it’s like an average game. Nothing extraordinary about it that others haven’t done..Version: 1.13.1001

Potential for great gameGreat game but impossible to go forward when not nearly enough time to complete very hard levels in gem match. The games get harder but time to play does not increase. Why more than one game completed to move on. One is enough especially when on 3rd round if you lose and don't buy more time you go back to the start. At least make the winning rounds still count.Version: 1.7.602

Fun but annoying at the same timeIts fun but the stats drop too fast when not being used because your not playing the game 24/7 the puzzles are hard so gives a decent challenge but borderline solvable without buying ingame cash but also seems alittle enticing to make you want to purchase their in game currency to actually make it through the puzzle.Version: 1.9.800

Designed to take more money than its worthIf we had more point and click adventure games like this that had a one off price that matched the gameplay experience I would be much happier. Starting to think I should have bought a Microsoft surface instead. Steam has better games than this. This game does not compare to Baldurs gate or Shadowrun that cost a fraction of the price of completing this “jewels” game in a enjoyable manner. Devs this money grab isn’t going to last forever. Start making better games..Version: 1.7.702

EnjoyableI have been playing for two days and am beginning to almost enjoy it. Instructions are vague - with few hints on where to find objects, unless you pay jewels or diamonds. Even when all objects have been found, an item cannot be made until a game of matching 3 has been played, with increasingly difficult stages -again, designed to encourage the player to buy ‘boosters’. I’ll give it two more days, then I suspect this may become a game for occasional play only..Version: 1.13.1005

Survivors: the islandI love this game, but am frustrated that there is no way to advance other than to buy diamonds. Is there a way you could improve your system so that the rewards for completing quests were diamonds, rather than coconuts? I can easily get coconuts from a tree!.Version: 1.14.1100

New beginnerReally interesting idea for a game ! After exploring around a bit I’m v disappointed to find I can do virtually nothing without purchasing crystals. I play a lot of games - but buying added jewels etc is an option and advantage not a necessity. I’m much more likely to stick with a game and buy into it if given chance to do a bit first without feeling forced to spend immediately Maybe all adventure games work the same way I don’t know yet, but ver off-putting for me! Thanks Jane.Version: 1.13.1004

Forcing people to buy crystals to pass a knock off bejewelled game is not the one.I started playing this game a good couple of years ago on my iPad. When it became obsolete I downloaded it on my phone. It’s extremely tedious and time consuming, but a good way to pass a bit of time if you have it to waste. Now, the thing that really infuriated me are the jewel games. It’s an extremely obvious ploy to force people into buying crystals. I understand and believe you deserve to earn money on a beautifully crafted game, but trickery isn’t fair. The first two levels are really simple and easily beatable in one or two goes. Then it gets to the third level of the jewel game and it’s painstakingly obvious it’s a money grab, because it’s frankly impossible. There aren’t enough turns to objects that need to be obtained, and there are no ways to earn free crystals (watching ads for example) or anything remotely close. Other apps I play, I’ll watch 5+ ads to gain premium items happily because it’s done fairly. This isn’t done fairly. Now I know why I deleted it twice..Version: 1.14.1100

Enough to with the match 3 games alreadyCan’t get anything done in the game without having to complete ridiculous numbers of match 3 games. Each game is taking me approx 10 times to pass and I’m only on level 9. About to uninstall. Such a shame as it has potential to be a good game but it is being ruined. Developers don’t seem to understand that when a game is this frustrating people won’t spend money in it..Version: 1.14.1100

MmhhhhAt first I loved this game and thought it was something different from the norm. However . . . This game gets frustrating fast and it’s the same gem puzzle over and over to do anything. The frustration builds so much that you end up spending money just to get past it after retrying for over half an hour. I know the game needs to make money but I don’t think this is a good way to get people parting with it. Although there is a story line there is not enough between all the puzzles and gathering resources to keep you interested and intrigued. It’s still an ok game but it could have been awesome with a few adaptations to its structure..Version: 1.7.700

Good game, but could’ve been betterI was literally about to give it five starts, but after reading other people’s reviews, I’ve come to realise I agree with most if not all of them. Like the 3 part gem games, they’re EXTREMELY difficult, when I first played it, I thought the gem game would start easy and go up, but no, it was difficult since the beginning, I’m DEFINITELY not paying real money get diamonds to use in the game and I’m very disappointed at how hard it is to gain diamonds in the game. I am still gonna keep the game and enjoy playing it for a while, but I’ll eventually run out of gems and get stuck on the matches and will probably uninstall it. Get it together, this game is not bad if it didn’t have all these flaws..Version: 1.9.900

Review up date! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡🤨😡😡So I haven’t played this game for over 1 yr and recently decided to give it a go again and this is what I’ve found. Love the update on the puzzles but by heck they are so difficult it’s so frustrating 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤and after playing over 100 tries to beat a puzzle and still didn’t complete it😫😠😤😖😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 so, I’ve now decided to give up on it totally. I know they have purposely made them difficult so that you pay to play but “DONT” it really isn’t worth it just play candy crush or one of them games as you get rewards to help you along and enjoyable too. Unfortunately you may want to sign yourself in for therapy and no game ain’t worth that..... Seriously this could be a great game but every time you achieve a goal you have to complete a mammoth of puzzles up to 5 in some cases to finish what you’ve achieved it’s crazy and awful that any developer would want to mentally stress people out got playing their games and these clearly do...... Game playing is supposed to be fun as well as challenging but they have made it stressful and frustrating and impossible instead.... Loving this game 🤔 but it's such a shame about the challenges/puzzles you have complete to complete a task. The puzzles 😤😤😤are too many should only be one and this puts people off the game as it ruins the fun of a platform game. It's such a shame 😬.Version: 1.14.1100

So much failed potentialI just started this game. I enjoyed the beach despite the grind of fetch quests to cater for the rapid reduction of character attributes. The plot intrigued me and I was willing to tolerate what I felt was an unnecessary “match three” game to explore everything else. How much more fun would the island be without that awful timed game?!? I would (and did a little) pay real money just to explore the mystery- maintain characters and find objects. But then I reached the second location and realised that I would never make it through the mystery without spending vast quantities of money. The timed match game had become increasingly stressful and impossible without using too many resources. Three levels, each needing extra time and/or magnifying glasses etc... it is too much. And it’s a shame, really, because I wanted to enjoy your quirky little mystery very much. I would gladly have spent more money on anything but that stressful, horrible side-game. Regretfully, I may as well delete your app..Version: 1.7.602

False misrepresentationI downloaded this game because it was made out to look really good, upon starting this game I noticed that every task is only able to be completed using crystals and they quickly deplete making me very frustrated. Why can we not be able to find food that restores the character/s without having to use crystals????? Same with completing the tasks, why do we have to use crystals, couldn’t something else be used, I might actually end up deleting this game as it makes me very frustrated!!.Version: 1.14.1100

Too many puzzles are impossible without buying crystalsI loved this game but it requires serious amounts of in app purchases and it cheats! I soon realised that many of the puzzles require more time than you're given. You need to buy crystals (with real money) to get extra time. I know game makers have to make a profit but this is ridiculous- 60 seconds to complete a full page of gem swaps but with most gems double or triple locked. The game does not move the gems fast enough to even allow it to be completed in that time!! Also for some problems, e.g. Charge the battery, it will say you need to complete 3 games- but you'll complete 3 only for it to say 2 of 3 completed, and then give you 1 more level! Total swizz!! I've also finished the puzzles for a problem only for the game to bounce back to the start page, not saving my progress and making me redo the puzzles. I would be happy to pay for the game outright but I'm not topping up with crystals constantly. Disappointing and deleted..Version: 1.7.602

Hated it.I played for less than a day and deleted it. As other reviews said, the issue is the build in 'Bejeweled' rip-off match three puzzle game. I am no fan of that type of game but at first was going to tolerate it to get into the narrative of the broader survivor game. But the puzzles were designed to bleed you of gems, which you have to pay $$ for. The puzzles are timed and occasionally far too hard to solve without spending gems on extra time. I have played lots of games where you spend cash for boosts, time speed ups, etc. but none so blatantly impossible without it. F- that. Also they demand the people review it early in the game, before most realise how much they would have to spend. Nasty. Once it was clear to me that the game was rigged to sucker you in, in the worst possible way, I scrubbed it. And I'll avoid that company's stuff in the future..Version: 1.8.801

DisappointingThis has the potential to be a really great game but what it doesn’t make clear is that it’s essentially just a match 3 game. Not just any match 3 game but an impossible one. Don’t get me wrong, I like a challenge and I accept that I’m perhaps not the best match 3 player in the world but I think I’m pretty good and I’ve played lots of this type of game in the past without ever really getting stuck. This game is different. The number of moves you get for a puzzle is massively unrealistic. I get that they want you to spend money on boosters etc but with this game you are forced too or you simply don’t progress any further. I’d like to see the person that programmed this game solve these puzzles! A great island storyline spoiled by impossible unsolvable puzzles. Not G5s finest effort..Version: 1.14.1104

Cool but too many Gem Mini GamesThis game has a cool overall theme to it. Stranded on island, find things, survive blah blah.. which is cool enough... but then they have you do these gem mini games for every little thing and it really gets tiresome. I’m close to giving up on the game and deleting it because of it. With as much effort as the developers have already put into this app why not put some more coding in it and not have the mini games always be about matching gems.. why not for when learning recipes there’s a little mini game of actually cooking and adding ingredients? For the fixing the nets, radios, satellites, etc you actually have us trying to connect the wires, charge the battery, fix the net? I see plenty of other apps that are like this already.. cooking games, Doctor games, repair games.. just add them into this one! I’m sure it’s not as easy as snapping your fingers but I’m telling you that’ll make this app really popular. Just a thought ;).Version: 1.10.900

Alright gameI absolutely love the game but they make some of the matches extremely difficult which isn’t cool. My game also keeps crashing and I lose all my progress when it’s level 3/4 etc. it’s a pain. Other than that it’s a good game.Version: 1.14.1100

Too Many Jewel Puzzles!The game starts off okay. Nice graphics, intriguing story line, but that's about it. Once you get deeper into the game, you find yourself doing jewel puzzles for every task: to cook a meal, play some jewel; to clean some dust, play some jewel; to fill a water bottle, play some jewel; to wake up a patient, play some jewel... I used to like jewel puzzle but this game absolutely ruined it for me. I tried to be patient but it just got more and more ridiculous. First you only needed to do 1 puzzle to complete a task, then it became 3 puzzles with 2 lives. My last straw was 5 jewel puzzles with 2 lives. Really?? You can't think of any other puzzles to make the game interesting and challenging? Then I realized they intentionally made it so you have to spend money getting gem to complete the task. If you already cracked 4 puzzles in a row, you'll pay anything to finish that last one. As for me, I’m done wasting my time on this game..Version: 1.7.702

Deleting the app againI came back to the game thinking everything would be calmer with the 3 matching games. And honestly it’s only gotten worse. I literally spent a couple years away from the game and then decided today to give it another try. Though I was greatly disappointed to know that my progress has drastically repeated and sent me to the beginning when I was in the third area of the game. Oh well, at least I have some progress in the game since I didn’t have to find anyone this time. However, once I found out that I literally have to play mini-games to COOK! I thought that yeah a real waste of my time. I remember that the game was a timer based game and it literally took maybe a minute to half an hour to cook for some recipes. I rather that then spending my time playing a candy crush game whenever I wanted to feed the characters. It’s too tedious. Also are there any veterans who remembered this app being 4 and a half stars? I do. Now it’s almost at 4 stars. Really depressing on how this awesome game took a turn for the worst. I mean the mini-games are fine if they were only placed in important parts of the game or stories. Then it wouldn’t be so redundant. But it’s literally everywhere and it gets old really quick. Sorry creators. You made a bad decision on your part. RIP to the game that could have been awesome. ☠️☠️.Version: 1.14.1100

In-App Purchases Are NecessaryThe graphics are great even on a small screen like a iPhone XS. And the story line is interesting. However, the player has to play Match-3 every time there’s an action that needs to be completed. These are frequently is in sets of 3 where the final set has to be completed in so few moves that it is almost impossible to win unless unless you use power-ups or have to replay the set over and over again to advance. This can get annoying. The minimum number of crystals is 15 for $1.99 and it takes 10 crystals to buy 5 extra moves. So you’re basically paying a minimum of $1.33 to win each Match-3. The next set of 40 crystals is $4.99 and you can get 15 extra moves for 24 crystals which works out to $2.99. Another complaint is that you can’t take anything from one location to another. In the first location, I built up some food (because your characters can get hungry) so the crystals I used to upgrade my storage in the first location were lost when my characters went to the second and the storage reverted to 25 units. The game is fun but expect to either use a lot of patience or money to advance..Version: 1.10.901

The graphics are amazing, but the gameplay is repetitive.The graphics are the best feature of this game. I’m enjoying the fact that we have a Ghost friend named Bob, and the fact that I can zoom in somewhat, but it could be improved. The text is small to me, and I think it would be nice to zoom in just a little more, so you don’t have to put your face right up to the screen. I know I’m not the only gamer with bad eyes. The gameplay itself is very, very repetitive. I understand there’s a certain amount of grinding and farming to “survive”, but the mini games are where the game takes a real blow. Match 3 Gems, and simple Seek and Find are the only mini games, and I definitely feel like the rounds are too short. I’m used to Match 3 Games where you have limited moves instead of limited time, so I keep habitually slipping back into sitting and studying before making a move, and I run the clock out. Overall, I think it is a decent attempt at a survival game, but I’d rather play a game with good content and cheaper graphics. The graphics shouldn’t be the best feature of a game..Version: 1.8.800

The Quest reviewedAfter playing for many weeks, I found that the repetitive nature of the puzzles ( disproportionally difficult in many instances) led me to buying crystals. So that led me to thinking that the games was designed that way, rather than trying out new strategy etc. also some finding some items without 4 X magnification which we don't have is almost near impossible. Don't get me wrong, I like the game, but then having finally reached level 42, the game crashed and would not open on my iPad. When I used my old iPad, I was forced to start again and may have lost the other 'saved' game. Great game but some rough edges and issues..Version: 1.7.602

RepetitiousI like these kinds of search and find games with a story line and puzzles. But this one makes u play the same match 3 game over and over with less and less time. I am often one move away from wining when it times out. So for EACH time you find all the necessary pieces to complete a task u have to play this game at least 2-3 rounds in a row and win to complete the task. SO FRUSTRATING! I’ve played several days and hours thinking that if my players were at their top in energy, happiness, food and cleanliness they would play the game better? Not so. I don’t mind spending some money on a game that seems winnable and really fun to play but the SAME impossible to win matching game is not fun (and I’ve played candy crush for over two years so that’s saying something!)and it feels like I’m being forced to spend money. I don’t like that feeling. I’m deleting this game..Version: 1.7.602

SurvivorLike it so far. Do not like the fact you need so many crystals in the game, because they are hard to earn. Also when will we get an update?.Version: 1.14.1105

STUCK- game play errorThis game is addictive, incredibly so. The storyline is fun and quirky, and I’m enjoying the challenges. I would love to continue playing for hours on end, unfortunately I can’t; through no fault of my own, mind you. There seems to be a glitch in the game involving items needed to complete a quest. These items are located near the main location for another quest (the “dance floor”) and anytime I attempt to pick them up, I am redirect to the dance floor. Not a huge problem, just complete the dance floor quest first, right? Except, I have to complete the first quest in order to obtain the items that I need to complete the dance floor quest. It sounds confusing, but I promise you, it’s incredibly frustrating. A quick internet search revealed that I am not the only person experiencing this problem. I love this game, I really do. I want to be able to continue playing (even if I do tend to spend the majority of my life on this game atm), but if this isn’t resolved quickly, I’ll be forced to abandon my adventure. I’m stuck, and I don’t want to be. *I have emailed support, and if the issue is resolved in a timely manner, my review will be updated.Version: 1.7.700

The Quest Profile UpdateProfile update not possible, keyboard does not come up to input personal info..Version: 1.14.1105

SurvivorsIf I wanted to play candy crush/bejewelled I would have downloaded them, I wanted to play “survivors” however before being able to complete a task you have to complete 1-5 levels of candy crush/bejewelled first. If the quests are hard enough to find without using purchase-able gems you only have 2 chances to complete 5 level of candy crush/bejewelled. This game needs to lose the candy crush part and only then it may be worth playing. Also very buggy, I was asked to recharge the battery to power the saw mill but couldn’t even after wasting gems to locate. I’m not surviving survivors!!.Version: 1.8.801

Game forces to buy diamondsFirst of all I really enjoyed playing this game. However it’s absolutely ridiculous that you have to do so many challenges to even get further in the level... Iv been stuck on a challenge for over a month now and it’s ridiculously hard to pass the level... there should be a way you can attempt the levels but then have a time wait, an then be able to unlock the next part of the level... this spoils the game and I would give it a 5* rating if it wasn’t for the puzzles... please sort this issue as many people are rating the game poor due to this issue.. I’m on the third part of the island and can’t get no further... absolutely annoyed..Version: 1.9.900

Boring! Could be a good game! But...Was enjoying the game, however became clear very early on, that even for food to many challenges, just boring, also if you fail then you go back to square one! And have to start from the beginning again. No hints to find things have to use gems, don’t get many gems and they are very hard to come by! Otherwise have to pay a lot of money for not many. Final thing, if you pause from the game, when you come back to it, you can’t just start where you left off, you have to feed, fun and etc for each character. So fed up and would not recommend..Version: 1.9.800

Pretty good, just want a few more puzzles that are based on the actual situationI like this game but I was expecting a bit more of the puzzles where you actually have to fix things or something i.e. not match-3 for most tasks. I find match-3 a bit dull to be honest and I just think that it would be better and more realistic having puzzles that are relevant to the task you’re doing e.g. when fixing the shower, having to connect pipes, or when cooking food you have to actually make it by chopping things up (I guess like Cooking Mama haha) or make it a time-management mini game when you have to cook a lot at once. Otherwise it’s quite fun to play. Personally the gems don’t seem to bother me that much but then again I’m only on Level 4, so we’ll wait and see if they make gems a necessity and not a bonus benefit..Version: 1.8.800

It’s mehIt’s ok. The matching is hard but the story is pretty good.Version: 1.14.1105

Frustrating.I did really enjoy this game at first. However, to complete a single task you have to complete a million other ones. Not to mention the match 3 mini-game is ridiculously challenging that I can't even complete two tasks because I can't complete three of the match 3 mini games in a row! It's ridiculous! I think I just might delete the game. I thought this game was really cool and I like it but the mini game ruins the game. It's far too challenging and frustrating to be fun. And I have to spend three gems just to find something because it's in all these hidden places and there are no hints. That wasn't even that big of a deal I figured I'd just tap for hours to find what it was but then when I found it and found everything else I needed to open a stupid door, guess what?! I had to play three rounds of match 3 without losing a round or I had to start all over! If I wanted to spend all that time playing match 3 I would just download bejeweled!.Version: 1.7.504

Why bother?The game works like this; you get an objective (like re-stringing a guitar, setting a bug zapper on a desk, or handing someone a bottle of water), you have to find mission specific items that are always in the same place (such as the water bottle or the guitar strings), you also have to find generic items that randomly spawn on the map (the item you need at the time seems to have a lower drop rate, especially when you need the vines), and then you play a match three puzzle to "do" the action. The problem is the match three puzzle. It has a time limit, try limit, and an insanely disproportionate difficulty compared to the task being completed. In area 2 (where I became indefinitely stuck trying to sweep off solar panels and re-string the guitar with the survivor who said they knew how to/were good at doing both no less) the puzzles had two lives, three stages, and an average of 2 minutes to complete each stage. I'm just handing someone a water bottle or using a broom, why do the puzzle difficulty make it seem like I'm preforming surgery with dirty field instruments?.Version: 1.7.602

Some people don’t knowSomebody don’t know how to react when a plane is crashing so when you show the scene where they are all freaking out and they all get up and run that is not the way that it should be shown it should be soon as they are relax and don’t hit a plane it will not crash it it was simply hit the iron and reflect off and it’s creeping on the plane it’s not very safe you should very not say things that you should not do on the plane I have been on a plane before and I know that I’m never going to crash but some people that have not been on a plane before they are going to take this as advice and if the client does pressure they’re going to get very injured as a child that hasn’t ever rode a plane before it isn’t and about to ride the plane just next week I get really nervous and I do not want to ride the plane so please for children like me that tune hot like riding planes please write a warning to not react this way when the plane is going into a storm it is simple as that and I will be happy.Version: 1.13.1004

Developers abandoned gameThis game is worth 4-5 stars easily, HOWEVER, the developer has basically abandoned the game. I waited 8 months for them to fix a glitch that kept me from continuing in the game, and now it’s been over a year since the last update. The game itself still advertises that the next chapter will be available soon and asks you to sign up for email updates, but when I reached out to G5, they confirmed that “Sorry, but there are no plans for the updates for this game in the foreseeable future.” From a user standpoint, that is really terrible and I’m incredibly disappointed in G5..Version: 1.14.1105

It was fun butThen the game crashed and won't open. I built the bridge and now nothing. And completely hate those pop up games..Version: 1.13.1005

Play Bejeweled or Candy Crush insteadI initially really enjoyed the game because of the compelling storyline but the gameplay is ridiculously repetitive and becomes insufferable by the third chapter. To make any progress you have to play 3-5 rounds of Bejeweled-esque games just to complete simple actions like filling up a water bottle and then 3-5 more levels to give the now-full water bottle to someone. Now I probably wouldn’t have minded as much since I enjoy Candy Crush and am quite decent at it (level 200+) but the rounds in this game get increasingly difficult with fewer seconds on the clock that make it near impossible to finish without spending money on power-ups. In this game alone, I think I’ve easily played over 200 rounds, not all of them successful. I’ve spent ~$10 because I really wanted to finish the story but I’m uninstalling because I don’t think any player wants to dole out money for a chance to succeed at what should be a side feature of the game. Spending money on gems doesn’t even guarantee you’ll progress thru the levels, which is yet another annoyance. The gems I bought were purely out of frustration and spite because I always ran out of time during the Bejeweled parts. The story is undeniably intriguing but ultimately isn’t worth feeling preyed upon by the devs/financiers who are milking players who are invested..Version: 1.7.702

OkOk.Version: 1.14.1105

Similar to the Lost seriesBeen dabbling for a while on my iPad, it drifts along ok seems pretty pointless though at the moment but that’s probably because I haven’t given it enough time. Ok update. The premise is good. What’s is not is that to complete each task you have to complete a set of three puzzles. I’m quite at these match 3 games but even I found that the game provider is being greedy with not enough time to complete a puzzle with out spending ‘Gems’. Which quickly translates into cash because you don’t want to go back to start all over again when your struggling with the third puzzle. Be very aware this is a CASH HUNGRY GAME!.Version: 1.7.602

Enjoyable at first but gets tedious quite quicklyInitially I thought yay I like this game! It has a feel of The Sims having to look after hygiene food happiness and sleep, and also investigating the strange island...the concept is great Sadly after a few times of completing the ingame it gets tedious very quickly and frustrating and sadly now I’m bored and am deleting the game! They need to address the ingame part as it’s on everything you have to do to complete a quest properly such as cooking or operating the laptop you’ve finally found the pets for etc Had potential but fizzled our very quickly.Version: 1.8.802

SurvivorsPretty decent game. What I don’t like is the match 3 puzzle games are very difficult and not enough time. I have played many Match 3 games and these are by far the worst ones. I am thinking of deleting this game because it is a big money hog. I don’t mind spending money here and there on games, but not when I am not receiving anything in return (like more crystals for my money or using less crystals in the game). Also the super fast draining of the hunger and fun even my characters are sleeping or not doing anything. I think once they have found the coconuts, mangos, or bananas they should be able to replenish themselves with those (not fill the bar, but enough that it keeps them from starving.) They go to sleep by themselves without a problem, so why not be able to feed themselves. I’m going to try and restore the solar panels again (completing 5 puzzle rounds without losing is a bit ridiculous) and if it doesn’t work I will be deleting this game. I have already spent $25 dollars on this game and I am down to 10 crystals again because of the Match 3 games..Version: 1.7.600

The game is okI like the game a lot it’s just that the matching blocks game (I forgot the name) is just a bit hard sometimes.Version: 1.14.1105

RepetitiveThis started off as a great game in which you wanted to help the survivors survive and get off the island. However rounds of repetitive match 3 gem games to be able to complete tasks and advance through the levels has taken its toll and I’m no longer interested in this game. One of the characters has been ill 3 times, you then have to find potions and match gems 3 or 5 times to save them, you then find parts to complete tasks do the gem match then have to do yet more gem matching to complete the tasks. I’ve wasted time and money on this believing that there was an end to it but sadly there’s not an end in site therefore I will be deleting this game..Version: 1.7.602

I’m doneWhile I enjoyed this game it is now too difficult to progress without spending money. Too bad. Time to move on..Version: 1.14.1105

I'm stuck.....The game is slow and tedious but that just gave me something to do off and on throughout the day. My problem is that I've gotten to the purple gas by the helicopter and nothing is happening. Im spent way to much time getting to a point where the game just stops working. Because of the lost time I can't get back I'm giving 1 star. If at some point it works I will go to a 4 or 5. Update: The company gave me the runaround via email so I wish you all the best and I'm staying at 1 star. 2nd Update: Cleaning out my iPad I came back across this game and though what the hell, the company screwed me before but I know what do and I’m bored so I will try again. So I played for a few minutes then the mini candy crush game started. TRASH!!! I’m sure it gets harder, I’m sure they will make you need to spend money and I’m not falling for it. Because of my experience with this game and this company I won’t play ANY of their games. I see others that had the same issue I had with the game crashing and I see they also go nothing from the company. Play at your own risk. Hell, just go play candy crush..Version: 1.13.1004

ReviewWas enjoying the game initially but quit once it was obvious to move forward i needed to pay everytime. Bye.Version: 1.14.1105

Fun but match game ruins itI gave up on this game because the matching game was too hard/annoying, not sure why it need to be there as I wouldn't mind just having to wait longer to do things.Version: 1.7.702

Good idea but very irritatingUnfortunately you have to complete match 3, 3 times in a row to do ANYTHING and the boards become ridiculously hard very early on. The chance of you completing 3 match 3s is slim to say the least, meaning you are tempted to use crystals which you would then run out of very quickly. If you don't use crystals, you will complete each task very slowly and as a result find your characters are low on energy, food etc when you want to complete the next task, meaning a lot of time is spent simply trying to make your survivors happy and not actually progressing :-/ In all, a good idea, but frustrating..Version: 1.7.504

DisappointingLoved this game at the beginning, but far from being an adventure game, it has turned into a continuous matching game, which get more and more difficult and tedious as the game progresses. I am now at the stage where you have to play a set of 3 matching games every few minutes before going on with the game. The only way to keep going is by buying crystals, which becomes very expensive. I unfortunately am now deleting. If the frequency of the match games is significantly cut, I may come back to it. A decent game has been completely wasted.Version: 1.7.602

SurvivorsImages are too small to find things.Version: 1.14.1105

Could be betterI like the game , the challengers are good finding the required objects helps me think . The only issues as there are two they are when going on to a challenge you have to do the gem game to complete ,while that is good there is too much of it and also if you miss on the last one meaning out of three games you go back to the beginning which is frustrating and I sometimes think about deleting the game itself . The other issue is when you are not playing and turn game back on after work etc you have lost your strength ,comfort etc when you have been idle ..Version: 1.7.602

AddictiveAddictive but also frustrating trying to find things when you have no crystals ans cannot win them quickly. Since the recent update my characters are nearly always hungry because I have to play bejewelled to make food. I much preferred collecting the ingredients and even the electricity then having one person cooking while the rest did other tasks. How is it that when crystals are on offer, twice as many for the same price I still get the original amount. Recently they were offered 30 for the price of15 at £1.99 but I received 16? 26th April 2019 Thoroughly fed up. I am at the base in “Time to Leave Lab”. I have found the elevator and the electric switches but cannot get any further. I have used 6 crystals to find where to redirect power and both times taken to no 5 electric switches in room 001 then nothing. Tried turning power on and off on it and going back to elevator where I am told there is insufficient power to the grid. There have been many times where frustration has tempted me to delete the game but I haven’t because of what I have spent on crystals. I am not buying anymore and will probably have to delete the game unless I get an answer to this problem..Version: 1.13.1004

YeahGr8 game if they didn’t make you mini game literally every action.Version: 1.14.1105

Repetitive and BoringSummary: Game has great potential but ultimately fails by overwhelming you with meaningless activities and repetitive tasks and match-three games. “This is not the cool game you’re looking for...move along.” An hour into the game I was already bored. How many times does it take grabbing vines and branches to become redundant - about 20. The tasks are novel enough, but the required activities drone on. Example, you must collect 10 branches, 10 vines, 8 grease pits and 1-2 other unique items to complete the task...EVERY TIME...and the branches/vines appear “randomly” throughout your current location so you must find them, again and again and again. You get the idea... This is where the game first lost me. It is extremely repetitive to run around the same spot, picking up the same thing for 15 mins to collect all the required quantities. Basically that’s what you have to do to move forward with any task. There is no story, you’re just walking around the same area looking for the same thing. Then there is the match-three game itself. Essentially the SAME game over and over and over, which you have to play 1-3 times in a row to accomplish the specified task after gathering the necessary items (i.e. repair laptop, etc.). Don’t waste your time! :).Version: 1.7.700

The change from time to moves and some ideasI really liked the game the mystery Is fun it really ruined the game for me we you changed from time counter to move counter so if you could change I would be much more fun again also it would be cool if you could customise your characters send them to explore the island Maybe add some more islands and some vehicles to drive and customise and repair And build some makeshift buildings with stuff scattered on the island but it did really Ruined the hole game for me... thank you for listening to me.Version: 1.9.800

Frustration level off the chartOk. It’s one thing to create a challenge. It’s a whole other level to deliberately cheat a player to try to force a buy. I’ve played and beaten this game before. Started over cuz it was fun. Stuck on same puzzle for 3 days. Fine, I can deal. But when it drops a diamond right by a yellow stripe box and I have a move left, then all of a sudden it tells me game over without even giving me the option to buy moves, you know something is up. I thought I had it beat a couple times, only to SEE a box change color, then the inevitable do you want to purchase moves box. I thought I was seeing things till the diamond move happened, with NO opportunity to buy moves cuz you know I won’t. It’s a free game. THAT WAS NOT COOL! Please stop jacking with people in order to force a spend. I caught you on that one and am thoroughly frustrated and disgusted..Version: 1.14.1100

Good game gone BADI used to enjoy this game, the annoying Bejeweled like games were often difficult but they could be solved eventually and the premise of the game, the story line made you want to keep going. But the upgrade which now restrict the number of moves you can make before you fail makes it impossible. I have now run out of patients and I don’t care if the survivor starve to death and the island sinks to the bottom of the ocean. I am going to delete this one and find another game to play..Version: 1.10.901

What happened???Awesome game thanks enjoyed it so when is the update if it Is even a thing been waiting for eternity just same old awaiting the cruise ship bla bla bla other than that I enjoyed it kept me busy for a little while it was great that the tasks were all achievable so you kept moving forward with the story not loosing sight of why you were there.Version: 1.14.1105

Sleep TalkingSometimes when the characters are asleep and I complete tasks that prompt a series of scripted conversations between them, they participate in the conversation! The first time that happened I thought that since the characters were engaged in the dialogue that they had woken up (therefore, achieving the immediately previous goal must have reduced to zero the remaining wait time until full stamina due you sleep), but alas! when the dialogue ended and I checked on them in their bunks they were STILL asleep. Hence, the characters in this game are able to sleep talk... I understand that dialogue is important to move the story forward, but perhaps if the characters involved in a given scripted scene are asleep, another subtask could be invoked, whose approximate completion time is consistent with the maximum wait time for the required sleeping characters..Version: 1.7.504

Fun adventure game, a little riggedBeware!!!! The game at first may appear like a fun, adventure game, set on a cool little tropical island that hides a mystery; and it is fun....apart from what I believe are rigged/unfair mini games that frustrate you to the point of wanting to simply not play the game anymore. I originally thought it was just my lack of skills/strategic thinking but that changed after playing a few and realising how rigged it actually is. Only so they can snatch your money. So unless you’re a jewel crush mastermind, or you have extreme patience, I don’t recommend because you’ll either end up throwing your phone at a wall or emptying out your wallet to the bare bones!!!.Version: 1.7.602

Fun so farGame crashes every once in awhile. Update: Game still crashes and I find the puzzle games odious and ridiculously hard (like a lot of other people I’ve played my way through most match three games, on Gardenscapes I’m at level 2193 so it’s not that I don’t like matching games), and so when I say they’re hard, I mean it. And you have to play them to move forward so game play ends up as one move, then 3 to 5(!) impossible games, then one thing and (oh, joy!) more stupid puzzles! This game is so much fun and I don’t mind puzzles, but mix it up people, give us some variety, let us doing something else, and for godsakes, quit making us play 5 games in a row! I get stuck on levels and it takes me DAYS to get through them. Not sure how much longer my patience will last. I spend a lot of money on games but the in-your-face greed with the difficult levels means I won’t fork up more than the few dollars I try to always spend to support games I like. Let’s hope they fix the crashes, offer some variety in game play and keep the levels coming. Otherwise I’ll go spend my money elsewhere..Version: 1.13.1003

Need improvements...This game is good, addicting, and highly repetitive. However, I am giving it 2 stars for the following reasons. 1. It is expensive to play. You can barely beat some of the puzzles without using gems(in game currency). I had a situation where I used a gem and still lost that game. Some of the puzzles cannot be played without stats being full but if you're at the point where you haven't unlocked the pieces that will fill stats completely... You have to spend gems or stop game. 2. I was in the middle of playing the game and my phone died. It reset the entire level of the game for me. I spent money on the game. I haven't not heard back from the development team on whether this can be resolved or not. I am not happy with losing an entire level of progress. The time, money spent and lack of reply from the dev team is why I gave 2 stars. I hope to hear from them soon or at least get a refund of the money spent and wasted on progressing a level that is no longer available to me. Started over... still buggy.... 2 years later still lost progress and no refund. Game still requires money to advance..Version: 1.10.901

Can anyone help me?Very cool game so far. However, I am stuck in a rut! I can’t seem to find a way of getting past making radio contact using the radio in the plane. I have collected everything to fix it but it won’t let me use it and I can’t move on. If anyone else has experienced the same problem and has managed to overcome it then I love to know how. Thanks..Version: 1.7.504

OkThe premise of the game is awesome! But it’s incredibly hard to progress without spending cash. The puzzles don’t give you enough time and I frequently get the “no moves left” issue. You have to play three rounds for even small quests. I’ve given up playing until they sort the puzzles out..Version: 1.7.602

GameNot the greatest.Version: 1.14.1105

Enjoyable but a tad tediousIt’s an enjoyable game, but a tad long winded and tedious in trying to find items, to make collections, which you have no control over whether you will actually get what you need in the collection or just 10 more of something you already have, all the while using up energy, hygiene, fun and social levels... it could be a brilliant game, but currently I’d say enjoyable but a bit tedious..Version: 1.13.1000

Waiting for cruise ship levelI've been waiting for the cruise ship update for over a year. The Volcano level was put in February 2019. The overall game is interesting, but the match games that are also three at a time to complete a "mission/goal" are way too many and too hard. This takes away from the enjoyment of the game instead of enhancing it. As bad as some of the match three games are, the missions where there are five matches are even worse. If you can't complete all five in a row, you start back at the first match. Very frustrating!! I have spent the past three days trying to win a match five. Update: It has been 10 days now, and still have not won the match five to melt the purple stones! To make the match games better, you should be able to restart at the last match you completed. Also, there should be an option to let you be asked whether you really want to spend crystals. I have accidentally spent crystals when I didn't mean to. Update: The update where the match games are no longer timed has made playing the match games a lot better. I like a challenge, and having a limited number of moves to win the game instead of being timed is really good. Update: HATE the latest update. If I wanted to play match 3 games like the ones in Gardenscape or Homescape, I would be playing those games. Bring back the last version of the match 3 games!.Version: 1.14.1100

SurvivorsI really enjoy this game. At some times I find the bejeweled games quite hard and I don’t like how you leave the game and there nutrition and other things have gone down immensely. I think the important things required to unlock different things needs to be more open but challenging. I actually can’t access my game last night 28,04,2018 it turned off and won’t load through if you can please fix that for me as I miss playing it. Other than that I enjoy it..Version: 1.7.702

Giving up quicklyThis has a great story line and graphics but what let’s it down is the amount of time spent finding what you need and the amount of silly games you need to play to complete an action. One would we enough but I am now having to complete 4. I seem to spend most of my time trying to complete these little games that I’m losing interest in the game it’s self. Suggestions: spawn more things needed faster or request less needed and cut down the number of games to complete, please..Version: 1.13.1004

Fun island type game with annoying match 3I mostly downloaded this for the point and click adventure and the island theme. Lots of reviews about not having enough time for the match three games. Had no issues with finishing the games in time and only used crystals once so far to find something. Overall it's fun but the match threes are sometimes annoyingly difficult and i occasionally swipe to match three and it doesn't correctly move the pieces which is annoying. Hate the pop up arrows next to the quests, i know there are quests i don't need to click them to see what they are right now. You have to do things in order, so even though you can find areas to click you can't work in it until you get to that quest which i also find annoying. I guess if you want to be led bit by bit through a story it's good. As far as free exploration it's about one out of ten. The graphics are nice and the story so far is not bad either..Version: 1.7.602

This game is a scamI really want to like this game but the blatant use of constant match 3 games to progress in the game is too much. To win you either have to be both skilled & lucky, or have lots of crystals to get help. Getting crystals means you need VERY deep pockets. Getting enough crystals for 1x "free" square + 1x extra 45sec will cost you $3. EACH TIME. Having NO other way to earn crystals other than paying for them is greedy & ridiculous. I'd be happy to watch ads or grind but that's not an option. For shame, G5!!.Version: 1.7.504

Not good freemium modelYou spend all day getting to the second area and then the mini games can’t be won without spending crystals and therefore eventually real money. Not worth starting if you want a properly free game..Version: 1.7.700

Good game, but...I love the concept, and I don't have anything against match-3 games, but there a few issues that I have with this. Finding items can be difficult unless you spend gems even though most of the time the items are in logical places because the area to select is too small and easy to miss. The blocks on the match-3 games are not immediately obvious, blending into the background; that combined with the fact that some boards are irregularly shaped makes it hard to know what is left (also, the completion bar doesn't make it clear how much is left--numbers work better). Gems can be used for everything, and it would be nice to have more of them, but it is possible to get by without using them. I do like the characters and plot, and I am looking forward to seeing what happens next..Version: 1.7.504

The Ultimate in Frustration and rip offI was annoyed immediately by the amount of levels of the bejewelled games required to achieve the tasks. Really 5 levels of this stupid jewel matching to turn on a simple radio???????? But, whats worse is that in order to get through the jewel levels you have to keep buying diamonds just to get out of them. I have spent 6 days on level 5 of a jewel set and it has used up yet again all my diamonds and there is no escaping it. So now I am just going to delete the game because I have had enough!!!! Really Guy’s you could have a good game here, but you went to far by the amount of jewel games you have to play..Version: 1.13.1005

Waiting on next chapterJust waiting on the next chapter of the game is annoying as it’s been over a year.Version: 1.14.1100

It’s good, butI really like this game, but the constant match three puzzles are seriously annoying! Match three seems to be the in thing at the moment and everything has them, its hugely annoying and I’ve deleted many recently. I thought I’d finally found a game where it was a story and finding things and putting them together, but no, more match three, and not just one, several on one task! It’s irritating and putting me off the game very quickly, if you do have to put puzzles (which I think it would be better without) then do different types, and only one, not loads and avoid so many match threes!.Version: 1.13.1004

Tasks too difficult to completeQuite early on in the game and to earn essential clues or parts, you are required to complete puzzles aligning minimum 3 of the same colour cells within timer. Up to 3 levels of puzzle to gain reward. Easy you might think except some cells are locked and you need to repeat aligning them to clear. levels 1&2 of a puzzle are achieved only to find level 3 fails and you have to start all levels again. I find this boring and I’m only on lvl 11 of the game and on scene 2. Looks like you have to spend money buying gems. Takes the fun out it for me. Shame as potentially a good game..Version: 1.7.602

Brilliant but costlyI am annoyed with myself. This game is very expensive to play in terms of real money. Yet it’s very addictive. I think I’d get more chances of winning the lottery jackpot than I have of getting to through the tasks and challenges without having to spend real money. The gem currency in this game is rediculously expensive. To get 3 hammers it costs 8 gems. You spend £2 to buy 15 gems. I really must quit and delete this game. Come on developers please make this game easier to play and enjoy without charging us so much. How about giving us say 3 gems along with fruit that is won with each challenge. This is too expensive to play for long..Version: 1.13.1005

Shame on you G5So survivors looks good, plays out that will be a good fun game, but then...the time it takes to gather, the constant match 3 with ridiculous low amount of moves to complete...it starts to look like a pay to play. Guess if you persist you’ll achieve eventually. G5, you used to be a trusted game maker, download demo, pay for game if you wanted to complete, guess you’ve become another greedy pawn in the pay to play market. Guess I won’t be buying anymore G5 games from there demo strategy that I’d previously purchased from. Such a shame another decent mobile developer got greedy!!!!!.Version: 1.13.1001

Fun Game, but mini-games drag it down.Fun game, interesting storyline, but the mini-games make this game intensely frustrating to play. Want to fix a water pump? Three rounds of bejeweled. Want to give water to a sick woman? Three rounds of bejeweled. Want to make FRUIT SALAD? Two rounds of bejeweled. Want to feed the salad to the sick woman? Three rounds of bejeweled! You get my point. Virtually everything you do requires these mini-games, and let me tell you, they drag this game to a screeching halt. I got to the point where I could only stomach achieving one objective every 8 hours or so, because I just couldn't play the blasted mini-games any more. It's a shame, because the game's strong suit really should be its compelling story and narrative, but this is derailed by the rest of the game mechanics. I'd say give the game a try, but don't expect to play it for long before you rage quit..Version: 1.8.802

SlowStarted off well and seemed to progress quickly. Stage 2 very slow, gets to where you need one item to do anything but it takes a long time to appear to be able to collect. I then can't do anything because characters need nutrition or fun. At the moment it tells me to get fun to maximum but when I try, it says he's good now and doesn't need to do that so I can't complete that requirement. Ditto the food and comfort. Got boring quick.Version: 1.8.802

Good game play but seriously bad money grabbing techniques ruin it.Now having played for awhile, the puzzles are far too difficult. And it's soon evident that's it's impossible to progress further into the game without spending real money to buy crystals which are ludicrously expensive. Such a good game until this became a major problem and I quickly got bored and will no longer play. Do not give into the temptation of spending money for crystals to pass a certain point in this game as you will be confronted by those progression blocks over and over again, forcing your hand as you simply cannot play without doing so and it's quite simply a joke and the developers should be ashamed..Version: 1.7.504

Just started but things are going well...It’s not bad, it’s kept me interested for a while. We shall see how it goes as I get further in..Version: 1.13.1005

Match 3 game so hardI really enjoy this game and have been playing it or almost 2 years now because of these hard match 3 games. I know you need to make money but this is crazy to try to FORCE people to buy gems because it’s impossible to pass this match 3 game. You have to play this stupid game for everything you do from cooking to passing a board. There isn’t another way you can come up with passing a board? Why play something within a game we can play outside the game. Very frustrating and making the game NOT fun anymore. I am not paying for gems so I guess this is where I draw the line. I been trying to pass the match 3 game calibrating the satellite on the mountain pass for a month now....pretty ridiculous. At least give us another life or let us continue where we left off. But nope! If you fail you have to start from round 1 when there are 3-5 rounds always..Version: 1.7.701

Don’t waste your time!This is the second time I have downloaded Survivors: the Quest, and the second G5 game I have played...and deleted. The storylines for this one and for Hidden City were fine. I enjoyed them quite a bit. But the actual game play - multiple match-3 games per task - became tedious and unbearably frustrating. A challenge is one thing, but when you come to a match-3 game that is impossible to beat without spending real money - and a lot of it! - that’s just greed on the part of the programmers. I play games for relaxation - NOT to be frustrated by having to play anywhere from one to five match-3 rounds just to accomplish a simple task. I feel I’ve given Survivors a chance, but I’m deleting it - again. And after this experience, as well as facing the same issues with Hidden City, I will NEVER try another game from G5! I highly recommend, if you’re reading this review, that you don’t waste your time downloading any G5 game. They’re not worth your time. Oh, and keep in mind, with Survivors, if you decide you want to start over from the beginning, you can’t do it unless you buy a new device and create a new ID for the new download. If you try G5 games..... GOOD LUCK!.Version: 1.14.1100

SurvivorsThe game is enjoyable trying to find everything but the mini games are way too hard. You want us to spend hundreds or even thousands buying boosters and extra five moves. Games are designed so that you have to use booster, especially 3 of 3 game. I have spent so much time trying to finish mini games. I remember one game took me over 200 tries before I finally won.Version: 1.14.1105

Effectively a Match 3 gameIt’s a game of activities with a lot of the activities needing you to play match 3 games to proceed. You need to keep the character stats up (hunger, fun, comfort, stamina) to complete tasks. It’s an okay way to kill time..Version: 1.7.602

I feel cheatedHaving persevered with the first location I’ve been playing avidly and now I’m completely hooked. I’m in the volcano now. Today I have been sent backwards five times! It keeps resetting to where I was at the start of the day. I’ve used several hammers etc and an extra five turns, all to no avail. Very frustrated! Following on from this review which I wrote yesterday, I opened the game today to find that not only am I back to yesterday’s starting point but my progress has been broken. I had two parts of the statue and was on day four of the third part. It tells me today that progress has been broken but I can restore it for 10 diamonds. I’ve spent money on this game but you won’t get another penny from me because this brilliant game has gone right down in my estimation. I’ll use up what I’ve paid for and then quit. Well another couple of weeks on, I’ve started from the beginning again as I was unable to let go of this game. I do love it but I’ve fallen out of love with it. I’m still steaming that I lost my progress towards the Akenui statue at level 29 as well as the hints that I’d paid for. I shall be much more prudent and not pay a penny this time through..Version: 1.13.1005

Do not get this gameThe premise of the original game was great, then they introduced tile-swapping to progress each event. Then the game got too hard, because if you didn't win all the tile-swapping levels all your progress for that event resets. An example: on one event you have 15 moves to remove 59 tiles. Ridiculous. The only way you can actually finish them is by buying 'help', and so now you have to pay to play. As another reviewer commented, if you want to play a time-swapping game get Candy Crush. If you want to play a survival game get anything but this one. Awful..Version: 1.14.1100

Fun, but some requestsThis game is really fun! I like the mystery of it, and how it’s very life-like! It’s also got many things going for it. There are a lot of quests, so there’s never nothing to do. There are also a lot of unanswered questions, which adds a mysterious vibe to the game. These are all good qualities I look for in a good game, the kind of game where you are spending almost all of your time trying to unlock things, and figure things out. My only problem with the game is that there is so much of that candy crush kind of game in it. You know, where you try to match three in a row? I mean, I’ve never really been a big fan of those kinds of games, but that’s just me. I feel that maybe in order to do big things, like light a fire and such, there shouldn’t be so much of that type of gameplay. Maybe switch it up with other mini-games, like memory or solitaire. All in all, though, I think this is a very fun game to play..Version: 1.7.602

Needs changes/updatesDid update, now the game won’t even open. Too much candy crush to really get into the story line. Old version few years ago was better.Version: 1.13.1003

ProblemsWouldn’t let me give feedback with low stars so trying something else but I was happy with the original game but they kept changing a few things like the games and I recently just lost my whole game when they did an update and have to start again from the beginning. Not sure how long I will last but willing to give it another go but it’s annoying me that I’m back to the start knowing where I was previously which took me a long time to get there..Version: 1.13.1005

Don’t bother - 5 wins of match 3 to pass a level is ridiculousThis has ruined a great story based match 3 game which could get 5 ⭐️s. I downloaded this game when it first came out and hit the wall with the Battery Challenge. After trying to beat it to progress any further, for about 2 weeks and using ALL my diamonds in the process, I shelved it. Recently opened it up again to see if any workaround was available, example make u wait 24 hrs, when game sees you’ve been trying to beat it for WEEKS - but NO - same BS unless of course, u shell out big $$$ for diamonds. Devs: I get that u want to make it challenging but when I spend WEEKS try to pass a level, it is certainly NOT engaging anymore. It defeats the purpose of a story based Match 3 game. Another option is have the ability to have a “difficulty setting” in the game. U know - easy, moderate, hard, off the charts difficult!! I’ll shelve it again till u Devs lift ur game. Thanx.Version: 1.9.900

So many Match 3, so many adsThis looks like a fun game. The little video on the app main page is soooo deceptive, though. Only once does it even hint at a Match 3 game. I love how the last update claimed that the gameplay was improved. All I noticed were more ads and extra-large pop-ups offering to let us spend lots of money for in-game credits (all with tiny, hard-to-select close buttons, of course). I’m currently stuck trying to move on to the 3rd area, because to rebuild the bridge, you have to play FIVE Match 3 rounds in a row, but you only have 2 lives, and the time allotted for each round gets progressively shorter. I anticipate still trying to finish this 60 years from now. Please, devs, either add time to the match challenges, or offer a variety of mini games?? This looks so interesting, but if I had wanted a Match 3 game I would have downloaded one without all the “Survivor”/“Lost”-style adventure..Version: 1.7.702

Game crashesThe game crashes and G5 aren’t interested in solving the problem. This update was supposed to fix problems moving between locations but I’m still unable to get anywhere. Have advised them and all they say is a tech will look at it.Version: 1.13.1005

An ok gameThe ridiculous challenges that become so difficult you can’t pass without spending actual money, when you do complete one level you have another 2. This is a nasty trick from the developers “get rich quick” scheme!.Version: 1.7.602

Rate the game and add a view to your itI’m not done it but it is little bit fun. I like it because it’s kinda has challenges in the game.Version: 1.14.1105

What’s worse than “terrible”?The graphics of this game are outstanding and the story is interesting. It’s a shame that these factors are in the service of the most tedious and game and most unscrupulous cash gouging in the business. First of all, a matching element was introduced to a game that started off without it, and used to be an alternative to the million+ matching games already in existence. Since they decided to copy something trite and over used, you’d think they’d just make these match games like all the others. Instead they make one with the least types of power ups, and the weakest. Also, when you try to get something done you don’t just have to get through one vapid match game, but 3!! For other objectives you have to find items. Sometimes there are 5 items in a collection, all in the same spot. So you tap on the spot…and you wait. It takes a minute for the item to be found, which means best case scenario a player does absolutely nothing for 5 minutes except tap the screen once every minute. But there are redundancies, so the same item is found multiple times. So realistically, the player can spend up more than 15-20 minutes doing absolutely nothing but tapping the screen once each minute. Is that supposed to be fun?? I gave up after the most tedious 30 minutes of not playing this stupid game. Deleted it. Save yourself the trouble..Version: 1.14.1105

Matching Gmae 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻The matching game is not needed just make the actions take time. Every game nowadays has a matching component and it has gotten really boring. I liked this game until the matching got added.Version: 1.13.1004

Can only be played once; Still no Reset!Like many other reviewers I found the Match 3 mini-game extremely tedious, but since changing the mini-game from a time limit to a limited set of moves to solve the puzzles the game overall for me has been far more enjoyable. But I do have one issue with the game, limited play. By that I mean you can only play through the game once. Once you get through all the currently available levels there is no way to reset the game and start over from the very beginning. Basically the game comes to a dead end until the developers release another location, until then you cant replay the game. I have tried deleting the app and reloading it, but my game data is saved on the developer’s server and linked to my device. This annoys me because I had not setup an user account that the game says is important for them to save user data and prevent loss of game progress, but it does that whether or not you create an account. It also means that new players cant play if they are on a device a previous player had used. For me, who loves to replay games that I had previously enjoyed, this is a major drawback of the game. Please, developers, give players the ability to restart/reset the game back to the beginning. Update: Year later and developers still haven’t made a way for players to restart game. Can’t even reset by deleting game and reloading. Very disappointing. For that I’m removing a star from my review..Version: 1.14.1105

Too much dialogThere’s way too much dialog and the tile games are kind of hard, not enough moves.Version: 1.14.1100

Tedious and laboriousI have been playing this game for well over a year now and used to enjoy it tremendously. However,since the last update I have given up. The puzzle match games are sometimes 4 or 5 levels and you have a limited number of moves to complete each level. I am currently stuck on a game that gives me 16 moves and I have to remove 32 pink and 32 green squares. It is nigh on impossible without purchasing diamonds or extra gee busters. At £9.99 a shot it is not cheap. I have now deleted the app and will not play it unless G5 come up with a fairer way of letting us play the game. Given that you have to complete puzzles for each task and for finding food and cooking food, it would work out really expensive for the likes of people that cannot afford it and may lead some people to get into debt to play the game to its full potential..Version: 1.13.1005

Gets boring!The game was really interesting at the start like any survival game but it got really boring really fast. If you wanted to do anything you have to do the matching game multiple times with the bare minimum of turns. This game is very time consuming which makes it boring..Version: 1.13.1003

Tie your wallet down.Firstly, graphically very good, concept good (blatantly stolen from Lost!). Tasks are engaging. Now the not so good: the time taken to gather items is ballachingly tedious. Coconuts off the tree 1 at a time?? Spawn rates for stones and lianas ( you need a LOT!) are too slow, this drags out each task interminably. It also drains your characters wellbeing, so you invariably have to gather and prepare food as well as attend to their other needs In the mean time. Which brings me to the mini games, once you’ve managed to gather all the required items for a task, you are required to complete 2 or 3 “connect 3 gems” games, these get very tricky (and very tedious) very quickly. These become so hard that you are forced to use gems to complete them. Gems are expensive! I realise they have to make a buck but wow! What is more, you are virtually forced to pay if you want to progress. This mounts up astonishingly quickly! Each time you want to feed the characters, you have to complete the mini game, even if you’ve used the recipe before. In summary, if you’ve got plenty of spare cash, and you don’t mind spending it, you have the patience of the Buddha, and you like connect three gem games, then this is the game for you. If like me you possess none of these attributes, give it a miss. It’s a shame, it had the makings of a good game..Version: 1.8.802

So disappointing.Such a great premise, following the same vein as other great survival mysteries that have come before it. Sadly whilst the story is intriguing and the tasks fun - the puzzle games totally ruin the enjoyability of it. I get that game makers want to make money - and for a good, entertaining game I would spend happily. Clash of clans being a good example. But for that to happen, you’ve got to have a choice - if I am patient, I should still be able to progress in the game, albeit slowly. However every, menial task is attached to a set of 3 match 3 games, which you have to pass all 3 to complete the task. After one harrowing set of puzzle games to finish one major story task, I am immediately met with the need to do another set just to feed my hungry survivors! I would say overall I am good at puzzle games but they become ridiculously difficult very quickly, and thus repetitive and frustrating. In order to get more time, you have to spend gems - the whole process feels like a very deliberate and obvious method of forcing the player to spend, which doesn’t sit well with me at all. If I think your game deserves it because it engrosses and entertains me then I will quite naturally spend money. Not if you are forcing me to with underhand and overused cheap tactics. Sadly my curiosity is not such that I can’t delete this game without finding out what happens. Poor show G5 - very disappointing..Version: 1.7.602

Puzzle games? No, puzzle GAME.Common, G5. You can do better. This is ok, but EVERY puzzle is a match 3 game? I suppose you could justify the searching part of the game as a puzzle but, no. It just isn’t. I played this game a lot but got burned out on the endless match 3 games (which later in the game you have to complete FIVE IN A ROW SUCCESSFULLY before you can advance, granted, with one do-over), and the fact that there is no end in sight for the story. I keep getting updates for new locations. Are these people EVER going to get off this island??? It’s starting to feel more like a ploy to get money from those suckers willing to pay to get gems than it is a story that ends. I still play form time to time but whenever I start the game I have to restore nutrition, have fun, complete hygiene... then I’m in half an hour and haven’t made any progress. It’s just too tedious..Version: 1.8.800

Slightly thrillingCould be better if there were more varied tasks in each location, like spending energy on cleaning, organizing the vast piles of junk, overgrown vines, dilapidated structures etc. That is instant gratification plus a visual for when a location is complete. Leaving things a mess felt wrong and unfinished. Special “prizes” could be hidden too or the items like sticks, rope etc that you must collect. Not very hard to just wait for it to appear. Better if harder to find. How about creating a garden, cleaning water, or building fire? Instead of 500 steps to fix a door? And every location looked different but basically had the same exact tasks: finding crap, either quickly or slowly, fixing a shower, making food, etc. Each location should be slightly different tasks so you really don’t know what to expect..Version: 1.13.1004

FrustratingEnjoyed this game for quite a while then got frustrated and took a long break from it. Gets to the point where the levels are ridiculously difficult and you cannot finish them without extra moves & gems that cost an absolute fortune compared to other games. Perhaps the developers should make a sound business decision and note that dropping the costs would mean more people would spend money and they would end up making more than they do now. I give up!.Version: 1.14.1100

Frustrating and repetitiveHaving to solve four or more puzzles in a row is really turning me off playing. To make things worse I’m not even halfway through. I expect this will climb to six or more, if I make it to the final area. Having to repeat puzzles to make food is tiresome. Once you have discovered / learned the recipe you should be able to go back again without having do more puzzles. Having to repeat very similar tasks or the same again with battery. Was really making things much harder than it needed to be..Version: 1.14.1100


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