Homescapes: Puzzle & Design

  • 4.7
    out of 5
    41k Ratings
  • Cool, but there are some major screwups ;)

    783jjdhufy

    Ok, we all know what this game is about. I’ve reached 2500 level so far, so I believe I can say something. Generally it’s good for a past time on your toilette, but it has some major deficiencies:1) Algorithm for planes is screwed up. It’s just too simple for what the game needs, for ex. There are levels that require to connect two planes together and if you fire them up they go straight for the other planes, messing up the whole level. Or they blow a bomb which completely destroys everything you were working on. And that goes for many other configurations.2) Mini games are just ridiculous - who the hell uses an upholstery stapler to fix broken clozet doors??? Makes no sense at all..Plus they are just offensive - it’s like we are 2 year olds that need to be entertained by silly games. Just give up on those. I beg of you.3) The complexity of levels is very uneven - sometimes you might try for 60 times before you can move on (and that’s when you don’t want to pay every other day for bonuses). Slightly unfair and a waste of time. It seems like this game is designed exatly for that purpose, to make us pay when we had enough of a level that just cannot be completed forever.Dont get me wrong, I think you deserve to be paid for a good game (and I paid my share alraedy, because I wanted to), but this trick is just not cool. 4) One minor thing - main character is almost like we are 6 year olds, most of those characters are just silly. Everything is flowery, colorful and sweet. Too much sugar can give you diabetes. You guys have an amazing oportunity here - there are thousands of people who play the game. Use it to move some important messages not just these silly game scenarios. Imho.Other then that, the game is cool.

  • Good but ridiculously focused on paying

    Darekmmm

    The whole concept is lovely and the gameplay can be both interesting and relaxing. However you will soon notice that frequently the levels are designed with the sole purpose of making you pay for something. It seems to get worse with each update: in these, there are so few moves available that you can either mindlessly repeat the level countless times hoping for a completely random combination of tiles that will let you complete it, or pay for Powerups, coins, tools... this gets tedious unfortunately. It's especially annoying if you DO pay for things occasionally (I have no problem supporting the creators of something I enjoy) but these things don't last long and you are back to square one soon. Then again, it's either pay again or be stuck playing the same level over and over for days, weeks..

    Developer Response

    Hi! Thank you for your review. We will take this into account. In the meantime, perhaps you will find some useful tips in this article on getting through harder levels: https://plrx.me/sXh4nNdEQ0. Have a great day! 💙

  • Sometimes it’s quite annoying.

    ReadMe! ^^

    Pros:- fun story.- unique level maps.- decorating the house is quite fun.- events that help with winning levels.Cons:- the aspect of randomness in winning levels is absolutely FRUSTRATING making the suggested difficulty useless, that’s why some levels that are marked as hard/super hard are trivial/super trivial and others that should be easy are actually really hard. The randomness of it all also means that some levels are absolutely impossible to beat without using boosters, and even then some are still extremely hard cause of much of a bad luck some players have.- some levels look the same (yes I noticed).- some events can be punishing if you lose one game you just lose all buffs from the event, top this off with the randomness aspect of the levels and you’ll end up with an incredibly frustrating experience.Overall it is a fun game, but I am going to quit after playing 1600 levels because of the randomness aspect of it. Maybe it can be fixed someone? i.e. add an add system where players can watch an add to get 5 extra steps?

    Developer Response

    Hi!Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!Some match-3 levels can be really challenging, but that doesn't mean you can't beat them, so don't give up! Don't hesitate to contact our support team for some great tips and tricks on how to beat even the toughest levels! :) Have a lovely day!

  • new event is BS

    parasiteeeeeee

    ive been playing the game for 6+ years now so ive seen a lot of events and let me give my thoughts: these events where you use energy to pass through a map were fun for a while, especially with these mini two-day events where you were able to gain energy by using up energy, it was great. this event there were no mini-events, and the energy cost to pass some obstacles is crazy. merge events are also hit or miss, sometimes they're good but sometimes they're awful and not well balanced. me and my coworker play the game daily and often talk about it and we both kind of miss these events where you would win different themed decorations for butler's house. they haven't been done in a while, maybe it's time to bring them back? (also, from new things, the rainbow ball is great)

    Developer Response

    Hi! We're glad you're enjoying the game and appreciate your feedback on the game's challenges! We'll pass this along to the appropriate teams, as your experience matters. If you encounter any other issues, reach out in-game by clicking the settings button. Thanks again! 🙂

  • Lots of bugs

    Can not properly get help

    I’ve been playing the game for a long time, and unfortunately all the negative feedback about it is absolutely justifiedThe further you progress, the more absurdly difficult the levels become. Even the supposedly simple ones often turn out to be nearly impossible to complete, even with all boosters equipped. So much depends purely on luck, and sometimes you can get stuck on a single level for an entire dayBut that’s only part of the problem. Recently, the game has been overflowing with bugs. For example, you select boosters before entering a level, start playing and the boosters you chose simply aren’t there, even though they’ve been deducted from your total. They just disappear. And this issue keeps happening again and againAnother bug: you collected all the needed things on a level, yet the level doesn’t end. You’re forced to waste all your remaining moves and lose before you can do anything. Or this one: when icons are changing due to gramophone for instance, your booster can vanish and turn into bowSeriously, what is that?It’s especially frustrating when you spend real money and take part in competitions where every level matters. Playing becomes outright impossible, it’s a complete mess

  • Good game, but sometomes frustrating

    Hanczi69

    I really like this game but sometimes its very frustrating if you have to play like 20time the same level, it all depends on the luck. Second thing making me angry are those animation, i notify that now we can skip animation of ending level after completing but that infinity screen after, yes you collect chest of coins that you can buy, yes you get free bonus fine, you get something else, you get upper on the event, thats cool i can check it by mysleft, why you have to notify me about it every time i lose or win level and i cant skip that or have to wait a moment before skip text show up, if we add all the time spent on thats animations it will be hours. Please fix that