Lost Island Reviews

Love the design, building, options, the storyline is fantastic so far. Unfortunately, if you don’t have a lot of time and patience, it just takes too long to get past some of the puzzle levels to progress. It takes a very long time to earn lives, and it takes only a few minutes to blow threw them all at once when you get in the 400 level. If you’re lucky, you might get a star or two and may even be able to add one of a four part piece to your island, or a rail to a walkway - and then you wait, and wait, and wait some more. The story makes you want to keep going, but the frustrating pace is just too much. I don’t have that kind of free time and just want to relax and enjoy a game when I can steal a few minutes.

I continue to see the response from the developers that every level is beatable without additional purchases, and I suspect that is true. IF you have ten hours to earn one star toward progressing your island, like I just spent on level 476.

Update: level 1119 for six days, no stars, no progress, no bonus awards, just try and try and try until you’re bored to tears and frustrated beyond belief. If you haven’t started playing - don’t. If you have, save yourself a lot of wasted time. Nothing YOU do is relevant, the game decides when you get to win and it becomes almost never after a while. You don’t get to know why the giant octopus is hugging the ship and it isn’t worth it.

I’m on level 223 in the secret garden area. Until I got into that area, the game was spot on perfect. It was easy enough to not have to spend money and you could earn stars quickly enough to progress in the game. That all changed around level 200 or so. Now, I’m having to spend all my coins with no way to recoup them fast enough, having to play levels repeatedly. I was so hoping this game would be better than the other match/deco games and not do that. You know what happens every time a game makes it too hard to pass without spending actual cash... I delete it. If this problem doesn’t resolve quickly, I’m afraid this will just be another forgotten match/deco game.

EDIT: Made it to level 357 and now will delete. There has been no progress in the game in quite some time due to level difficulty. The fun of match-3 design games is the design element. When progress is impeded by level difficulty, the game loses its desirability and soon gets deleted. Having to play the same level over and over and completing *maybe* one level a week is frustrating. Not relaxing. Relaxing being the purpose of games like this anyway, isn’t it?

Additionally, your canned response to everyone is off-putting and insulting.

I agree with everything that the other 2 star reviewer says. I am on level 501 and I could tell the the game was definitely becoming more difficult to get through a level unless you spend money. I fell for it a few times, but as it became so glaringly obvious that it would only get worse, I have become completely letdown. I know that your goal is to make money, but this is ridiculous. Can’t advance unless you pay. I play with my granddaughters(they play on their IPads )and they love it, that is my 12 yr old does, my 4 yr old does pretty well, but does need Grandmothers’ help. She gets so excited, they both do. Won’t last much longer, because of the unfairness of the game. This is the first time that I have written a review. I have tried to contact your support team to express my concerns, that was at level 298... your lack of response should have been my answer.
I also agree that all of your responses to the reviews seem lackluster and canned. Games are supposed to be fun and fair, your game is only fun in the beginning. I will say that the graphics are beautiful, you get an A+ for that. Just hate it that you don’t care about the people and children that try to play your game. Unless changes are made, I know of 3 people that will be deleting this game,

The game started off well enough. The levels were challenging but not too hard. Progression was going well. As soon as I got to level 275 that changed. I now play the same level for a week at a time. I answered the pop up in the game “how do you like lost island.” I responded with my reply and the customer service rep replied a few days later with a rather rude response of, “ we can’t make the levels too easy or else you will finish the game too soon and not spend any money.” I included suggestions in my original response that included getting money easier to get, have different puzzles to solve, get more stars for more difficult levels, be able to obtain stars through other means. I also stated that the longer I can play a game the more likely I am willing to spend money on it. None of my suggestion were even mentioned in their response. Just a side note, I started playing another game at the exact same time as this one and have already spent 20 bucks on it because it keeps me entertained and I can play it for long periods at a time. I play games to unwind at the end of my day. If it’s too difficult then I just delete the game. Which I’m almost ready to do at with this game. I hade such I hopes.

I love this game. I love the graphics and the characters. I love the female lead. The island is unique and nicely designed. The games are fun.... up to a point. My biggest struggle with this game is that you don’t earn enough money to buy bombs etc. they cost a significant amount and the most you make for a game is $20-50. So you spend a lot of time building your account. This disinclines me to spend money. If I’m almost there and I really want a cool bundle then I’m more apt to spend my dollars on this game. If I have to spend my money to even make a dent towards having the tools I need to win a level I’m quitting the game before I buy it. Which brings me to my second rib. I shouldn’t have to play for two weeks to win one level. If I go through two cycles of full life’s and I still haven’t made it I’m thinking of deleting the game. The only thing that has kept me playing thus far is the fun storyline and the well designed graphics. This is a really fun game but it’s frustratingly slow. I should be challenged not thwarted. I realize that’s a fine line that moves around for the skill of each person... I guess I’m a novice lol. Anyway... that’s what I got.

I do not rate many games but this one I wanted to. I loved this game. It was fun until the designers on purposely made it unbearably hard. The game gets unbearable hard around 150 boards in. The problem with this game is when you use the power ups you would pay (the ones you start the board with)- they are randomly placed on the board. Funny how these power ups are always in a location that is least helpful. For example there is a board with water on the bottom. Water acts like the mushrooms in Angry Birds Match= if you do not attack it, it expands to another tile. The best power up for water is the bomb. Like I typed, The water on this board is on the bottom. Every time I started this board with a bomb it was at the top of the board. Usually there was no way to get the bomb to the water quickly.
Look I get it, the designers want to make money. This looks to be a long game. I would pay money to see how it turns out. I will not pay money if I know: even if I use the pay power ups, I am still going to be stuck on the board; until it gives the proper combo of tiles and I am allowed off.
The animation is beautiful. The story is engaging. The power ups work well when you get to create and place them through what you are doing on the board.

I have fun playing this game, but there are some things I’ve been noticing that would make it more fun and fair.

I kept thinking the coins I was earning for leftover moves weren’t adding up correctly, so I took a screen recording and now I have proof. You get 25 coins for finishing a level. When you have power ups from matching tiles left on the board or moves leftover after meeting the goals, they are worth more coins. A rocket is 1, a bomb is 3, and a color wheel is 5, for example. In the video I took, I got the 25 coins for finishing the level, I had a color wheel that I didn’t use and 2 moves left. I got a rocket and a bomb for my leftover moves. That is 5,3,1 so I should’ve have 9 coins added to my total, making it 34, but I only received 6, giving me 31 coins for the level.

It also seems that a lot of levels are simply unwinnable. When you are supposed to get 40 blue tiles, but the board only starts with 3 and not many more show up and of those that come down, none are next to each other... it’s frustrating. I thank the developers for allowing so many “infinite lives” rewards because I really only play when I am under one of those rewards. Otherwise it would take me forever to get any points to continue with the story line.

You have to wait for What feels like forever for your health to replenish. After level 130 the levels are impossible for the amount of clicks you’re allotted. The game doesn’t give enough bombs per say to actually get past a level. It’s been 3 days on the same level because it seems impossible to get through it. That’ssomeone thing they just work ok. I do love playing it. But after 6 hours of straight game play because of the milkshake, I only acquired 30 stars? How’s that possible? Because the puzzles are extremely difficult after 130. I don’t like the aggravation of waiting to complete one level of the puzzle. The cubes flipping colors and animals is stupid. You can’t eliminate blocks to build things like bombs or rockets. Very frustrating. The totem blocks can’t be destroyed without an explosive. More aggravation. The piñatas can’t be taken out by matching blocks, more explosives. Explosives are not easy to come buy. Sure I’d spend money on this game if you didn’t have to spend a grand just to get through one level. It’s a money pit came. Their cost of real cash vs what you get is way off compared to other games like FarmVille and YoWorld.

I loved this game in the beginning. I have bought some stuff to keep playing (which as you get further along becomes more and more common in order to complete levels). Been playing over a year! However I started noticing that stuff wasn’t adding up right! The coins and the amount you get for left over moves or boosters isn’t right! For a 5 coin you only get like 2 or 3! Also I’m on level 652 and I had noticed before but thought maybe I just forgot how many moves I have left, well I have played this level several times and the +3 moves you have in the level, you are lucky if you get 1! They have rigged this game so you HAVE to buy lives or boosters to complete the level! They couldn’t even develop it so it actually gives you what it clearly says in the level it is giving you! I watched my moves count and I had 12 left and hit one of the +3 moves and it stayed at 12. I wasn’t rewarded my +3 moves! Same attempt at the level I had 8 left and hit another one I went to 9. I mean simple math tells me that’s not 3. You can develop a game but you can’t have it coded for basic math?!? I’m tempted to delete the game! It’s no longer fun... just frustrating

I really like this game. I really do. But there’s some stuff that seriously needs improvement

First of all, lives. I mean, I get the fact that you have to have a limited number of lives (because basically you HAVE to have a limit in this type of game) but the wait isn’t cool. 30 MINUTES for ONE life. That’s ridiculous. Please make it shorter because I’m sure that I (and many other players) don’t really have the patience to sit around for thirty minutes waiting for a life, finally getting one, then waiting again. Shorter wait please!! Second, stars. It’s very frustrating when you finish a really hard level that you’ve spent almost all your lives on, and find out you still need more stars to complete your task. Can you please change it to make more stars per level. If not, can you at least let us get 2 stars on the hard levels. I would appreciate that. Lastly, coins. Can we please get more coins from completing levels? Especially the affectionately called “Hard Levels”. If you could maybe start with 50 coins on every hard level, that would be awesome. Other than those things, I really enjoy the game and would recommend it especially if you have a long attention span

this is the BEST game of its kind!! I’ve played a ton of games similar to this and I have never had more fun than with this game. the boards are fun and achievable, not so difficult that you get frustrated and delete the game. (at least that happens to me lol) the storyline is fun and intriguing. I love that a full set of lives is 7 and not 5, I love the many ways for the player to gain power ups and coins, and I love that the tasks cost a reasonable amount of stars. this game wins on all aspects for me. thank you for whoever created it!! I’m looking forward to exploring more of the island, finding more out to the mysteries, and making the island just the way I want it!!

recent update: level 585; you start the board with like 25 rockets that all go off yet not one wheel gets put up on the board. there should be like three or four. those rockets fill up the wheel multiple times. this is unfair and I wanna know why you’re not giving the players a fair game. I’m removing a star from my rating until this is fixed.

the fish tanks that the explosives don’t work on, what is that?! that is by far the worst idea. absolutely hate it. the worst idea thus far.

The creators of this game did a fantastic job. The storyline is nice the puzzles are good fun. However this game makes you wait up to half an hour to refill lives for puzzles. That is kind of a problem for me. The only other thing is the storyline stops at around level 470. I just want to know when I can expect the continued designing on the island. Designing the island is fun until you realize you are just playing the puzzles and stocking up on stars but not getting any new tasks to complete. That can be a bit frustrating. I like most of the games features. But my last observation would be that you have to read the captions to know what the characters are saying. Captions are definitely not a bad thing but I personally would like if it was a feature you could choose to use or not. If you chose not, then the voices would talk. Some people need captions and that is why I’m not proposing ridding them. I’d just like that choice. If this game can find a way to potentially include some of my offers in their next update my 4 star review would become a 5 star review. Great work on this game, though! It really is enjoyable.

This game is awesome! I have a few puzzle games like this one and they make it impossible to complete levels to do any decorating! But this one gives you plenty of boosters and even challenges that give you 30 minutes unlimited up to 3 hours of play time to collect stars and decorate the island! And that’s why I love playing this one over the others! I don’t get tired of this one and not being able to beat the levels because even though some are challenging they give you tools (boosts) to help you pass even if you get stuck! The others don’t and so I give up because it will take me days to beat just one level and then you need more than one star to do anything most of the time! Not trying to rant but I just want to make it known that’s my favorite part about this game! It’s not impossible and I get a chance to make my island beautiful and explore different levels and I don’t get stuck on one level for days! So that makes it more enjoyable!

It’s no secret and even been on the news that game developers make games so addictive and where you have to pay to pass a level when you get to a certain level. This game is very addictive, BUT like the developer said on one review the levels are passable with out having pay pass the lever. I’m not saying this game is not challenging or so easy that you pass on the first try. I have gone a couple days without passing a level, but I wasn’t playing it constantly. I have used money on this game just because I had one turn left and I needed an extra turn to pass! This developer did develop this game with the players in mind and not just out for your money. Where other game developer make levels so hard you have to pay to pass. Players get tired of having to pay every time they play the game and end up deleting the game and leaving negative reviews. There are a few thing that I wish the would do to make this game the perfect game.
1. I wish we were 2 stars for everyday you play.
2. I wish that the levels went by points. For so many points you get you get a star.
3. I have only seen one game do this, but I loved it. If you have unlimited lives for a certain amount of time, I wish we could pause that when we weren’t playing. Not everyone can sit down and play his game for hours at a time.

Just so ideas!!! Thank you developers for making this game different from the rest and for thinking about us players rather then how much money you can earn!

I don’t really write reviews much but after playing this one consecutively for months I had to give in and do it. 1. I Love the decorative element where you can choose different styles and watch the island get fixed up. After working my brain solving Candy Crush type of puzzles over and over this is cool. 2. The Mystical and mysterious Storyline is BOMB. Also The fact that you have a female lead character who does the dirty work of chopping down trees as well as use her brains to solve Museum Archeology mysteries is a huge plus! It had my little sister pretending to make muscles and “be strong” without making it a big deal or feel political. The animation is dope and the Hawaii chill music is relaxing and stays stuck in my head. Overall good game, puzzles keep getting more challenging(adding water to make you have to solve faster KillS. My. Nerves.😂 but the frequent giveaways make it easy to control whether you feel like solving it the tough way or make it easier with boosters. The tournaments keep you busy and and graphics even in the puzzle mini games make it entertaining like slot machines to watch.

Keep it up! I’d love to see whatever else you guys make next

I love,love,love this game 👍but the new features won’t download?help. This is an add on to what to my Earlier text I had to delete the game for my kitchen and they wouldn’t let me download it back in and told me to wait but I will completely deleted it didn’t want to but I had no choice but I did get it back thank yo earlier text I had to delete the game for my kitchen and they wouldn’t let me download it back in and told me to wait but I will completely deleted it didn’t want to but I had no choice but I did get it back thankfully you guys did a great job on this game I played every day is so much fun I get that I didn’t get it back but it’s having me start at the very beginning I guess that’s OK I was just started the second island now I’m very back at the beginning is there anyway for me to retrieve my dad if not I guess that’s OK I don’t mind starting from the beginning that so much I love this game but if you give me an answer or respond to my question that would be wonderful thank you both for hearing me out I hope to hear from you. Cheers

LOVE lost island. The gameplay is intuitive and fun, and the actual designs are GORGEOUS - I’ve played a lot of matching games where the goal is to complete levels in order to reconstruct/rebuild/redecorate but this is by far my favorite due to both the gameplay and how pretty the game is once you start redecorating. They also offer “competitions” every so often that you can use to quickly advance further in the game if you win, without having to spend all your money on power ups. That said, the levels do get more challenging as you advance and I’ve definitely needed some extra coins to help out along the way on occasion so beware that if you don’t have a ton of patience, you’ll probably end up spending some real world $$ here. It is avoidable though if you play strategically - make use of unlimited life and treasure hunt competitions, and spin the wheel every day! Overall, love this game and highly recommend it. I can honestly say my biggest complaint with Lost Island is just that I’ve run out of levels and chapters to play! Here’s hoping the developers roll out an update soon.

This game is my absolute favorite. I’ve been playing it for about a year now. Even with having to wait for new levels to open (for what feels like months sometimes) its worth the wait. Yes, some of the levels take multiple tries and can be frustrating when you’re close to passing, but run out of moves... but it keeps me motivated and intrigued. If you’re looking for every level to be easy and blow through, you won’t like this game. It challenges the player, which I find enjoyable. I love renovating the island, and the story line is cute.
The three suggestions I would have is make some tasks require less stars to do the task. Sometimes I feel like 4 stars is a bit excessive.
Next would be making sure the rainbow ball is put in a place that is usable to the player. Many times it gets placed in a spot that is unusable to the player, which is irritating.
Lastly, try not to clutter the island. Especially in the ship and dock area, there were so many tasks designed to decorate the area, but it made it extremely cluttered.
Otherwise, love the game. Can’t wait for the next update!

As I write this review, I am on level 782, so needless to say, I’m addicted! Here are some of the things I like most about this game: 1) I love fixing up the island. The decorations offer fun choices and I enjoy the customizations. There are lots of areas to explore and fix up. 1.5) I had to come back and add this one in. Some games make each task a ridiculous number of stars to complete each task in the list. In Lost Island, some tasks do require two rounds of two or even three stars to complete, but it’s not overwhelming so you keep getting things done and feel accomplished. 2) Not having to wait at the end of each level for the coins to tally. I like being able to skip and move on to the next level without having to wait. 3) Lots of bonus games to participate in and win extra helpers for your game including “free time” where you don’t lose turns. 4) Having 7 turns before you have to recharge. 5) Even though I’m as far as I am in the game, it’s still fresh, fun and challenging with new features and creatures being added into levels. I will definitely keep playing!

Would have given 5 stars before last update, which has a bug. Have played as Chris since uploading, update changed my name to my Games Account Name on my phone. There’s a Change Name option in setting, but keeps changing my name back to their choice and club members know me as Chris.
As for the game, I enjoy it so much it’s addictive! Well thought out, fun and challenging. Like other games, the longer you play, the more difficult the challenges become. But I still prefer to be me as known, so hoping this big will be repaired soon, seeing many club members leaving. New update to correct please. If you haven’t updated within the past month, don’t! Today is May 14, 2019, so you’ll know bc I don’t remember the date of last update, but it messed up our names. All around fun game and well thought out. Just needs this repaired to be a 5 star game again. Joining a club isn’t mandatory, but I chose to and we share there to keep from running out of lives. Been in a great club, but people are leaving and not playing as much since last update, likely due to name issues. Thank you for reading my review.