11 Positive User Reviews for Lamplight City mobile
Fun Retro Game
I really enjoyed this game. I didn't get a few of the puzzles, but overall it was a fun immersive game. I miss games like this.
Gave me something to look forward to
I work a super stressful day job and by the time I get home, I am completely drained. This game honestly gave me something to look forward to at the end of my day, to the point where I would wonder what clues I could have missed while I was at work. This was a nice reprieve from a pandemic hellscape and I really enjoyed every character and case. Thanks for the hours of fun!
Amazing Game
I was absolutely hooked from the beginning and for being so cheap, the game was much longer than I expected. If you’re into detective games I’d really recommend buying this one. I loved the storyline and suspense.
Grew on Me
Didn’t like it at first as there’s a TON of dialogue (twice as much as Thimbleweed Park or WOAM), and you can’t pause it, so if you have someone talking to you in your home, it'll cause issues… Not too much gameplay, but where it differs, and where it grew on me, is that you really can pick which suspect to accuse and get it both wrong and right, as well as how to approach certain conversations, and that does change the game. Yeah, I’d recommend it.
Highly recommend
Amazing game. Excellent graphics. Reminiscent of the old Sierra games from the 90s PC. Easy to use UI.
A bit different from other point & click adventure.
The majority of the player input in this game is in choosing dialog options. You do pick up and use items, but you don’t really have a traditional inventory menu, or choose which items to use and when. For example, you may find a locked door, and later find the key, but to use the key you’ll just click the door again after getting the key. There aren’t many puzzles to solve, so it’s mostly dialog, and finding the clues to lead you to the right suspect. It is possible to accuse the wrong person a
I genuinely liked it
I definitely got stuck a few times and it was frustrating when I messed up one small thing and couldn’t finish the case her and there but the storyline was genuinely good. I wish this was a show ngl because the characters are well developed imo. If you like crime/detective narratives then I definitely recommend. (Definitely requires a solid amount of observation to get a good ending)
3 Negative User Reviews for Lamplight City mobile
So slow..
I love detective games, but this one was just too slow for me. I really tried to like it (since I paid $5 on it)... but the settings and characters are so plain and boring.
Glitch in game
I loved this game until the last part (5) where it wouldn’t let me access the fire to translate the piece of paper. So frustrating! Tried restarting but still didn’t work.
Missed the mark
I appreciate what they are trying to do, but I think this game misses its mark and gets bogged down in tedium. I love old style point and click adventure games, but this one has WAAAAY too much dialogue, and WAAAAY too many pointless hotspots that lead to more pointless dialogue. I also wish there was more of an inventory element. I had to put it down after a little while.