Screw Pin Puzzle！

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Screw Pin Puzzle！ is a single player action game. It received negative reviews from players.

"Screw Pin Puzzle!" is a casual puzzle game that starts off simple but quickly becomes challenging. The game is known for its grinding mechanics, frequent ads, and buggy gameplay. Despite these issues, it offers an intelligence-testing experience for players looking for a brainteaser. However, keep in mind that the game's difficulty may skyrocket faster than expected.

Genres & Tags

Casual

Play Modes

Single-Player

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37%

Audience ScoreBased on 5,550 reviews

emotional1 positive mentions

monetization2.4k negative mentions

The game is challenging and engaging, providing a good mental workout.
The concept of the game is interesting and has potential for fun gameplay.
The graphics and design of the game are appealing.

The game is riddled with excessive ads, making it frustrating to play.
There is a significant difficulty spike between levels, making progression feel unfair.
The time limits are too short, often forcing players to watch ads to extend time or unlock necessary features.

monetization
2,444 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of this game has been heavily criticized for its excessive and intrusive advertising. Players report spending significantly more time watching long ads—often exceeding 30 seconds—than actually playing the game, with many actions requiring additional ads to proceed. Despite options to pay for an ad-free experience, users have found that ads persist, leading to frustration and a general consensus that the game prioritizes ad revenue over enjoyable gameplay.
- “Clearly designed for nothing but monetization, hard pass.”
- “Great puzzle game but if you pay for no ads then I shouldn't have to watch an ad to reset.”
- “Game is made to force you to watch ads even if no ads is paid for; several levels are nearly impossible within the time limit regardless of strategy due to how slow the screws move and the only way to get more time is by watching ads.”
- “The whole point of the first level is so they can have you watch more ads.”
- “Great concept for a puzzle, but the ratio of time spent playing vs watching ads is straight-up abusive; you will literally spend at least half the time on this app watching an ad.”
- “You spend more time watching ads than playing.”
gameplay
55 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally considered enjoyable and challenging, but it is severely hampered by an overwhelming number of ads, with players reporting spending more time watching advertisements than actually playing. Many reviewers criticize the unfair mechanics, short timers, and the need to watch ads to restart levels or unlock tools, leading to a frustrating experience. Overall, while the core gameplay has potential, the excessive ad integration detracts significantly from the overall enjoyment.
- “Solid gameplay, I like the challenge, but way too many ads.”
- “Gameplay is good, but the time limit ruins it.”
- “The game looks like fun and tests your mechanical mindset.”
- “The core gameplay is very unfair.”
- “90% adverts with 10% gameplay.”
- “Disgusting this is 98% ads 2% gameplay, ads to unlock a hole, ads to reset your level if you make a mistake, ads to even play your next level. This is stupid; whoever thought this was a great idea needs to get their head checked.”
stability
43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent freezing, glitches, and unresponsive mechanics that hinder gameplay. Players report having to restart the app often, losing progress and purchased items due to these bugs. Additionally, the overwhelming presence of ads exacerbates the frustration, making the game feel unfinished and unplayable at times.
- “The game is really buggy. Several times I would try to place a screw somewhere that clearly wasn't covered by a plate, and it acts like it was covered. I got one of the plates to fall sideways, and it didn't fall all the way over, acting like there was another screw there holding it up when there wasn't.”
- “I spent money on unscrews because there was no option to earn them, but the game freezes every time I use one. When I reopen it, the game has taken/used the unscrew but not helped me at all.”
- “This game is incredibly buggy and laggy. There are way too many ads, and it seems very unfinished. I would not recommend it.”
grinding
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game excessively tedious due to long and frequent ads, which disrupt gameplay and make it difficult to progress. The difficulty spikes early on, combined with slow animations and a lack of meaningful resets, contribute to a frustrating experience that often leads to players quitting. Overall, the game is criticized for prioritizing ad revenue over enjoyable gameplay.
- “The game itself is decent enough, though the amount of ads (and the length of them) is just beyond tedious.”
- “After the first few rounds, going back to the start means redoing dozens of moves which gets beyond tedious and into annoying enough to quit for a while.”
- “I don't know where to start, the ad farming to complete levels is crazy, then on top of that the very first level you get a difficulty spike that throws you into what level 1500 would be on a normal game.”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some users noting decent visuals and good execution, while others criticize them as poor quality, buggy, and misaligned. Many players feel that the appealing graphics are overshadowed by excessive ads and gameplay issues, leading to an overall negative impression.
- “Visuals are nice enough.”
- “Only good thing I can say about this app, the graphics are decent.”
- “Great idea and well-executed graphics, but a couple of minor issues make it reasonably unplayable.”
- “Nothing but ads to do anything and if you make one wrong move, you would either have to watch an ad to restart or restart the app entirely... not to mention the buggy issues and really bad graphics... wouldn't pay a single cent towards this nor waste my time.”
- “Even worse than the worst game, for every move it needs to play ads, still this is an offline game but if mobile data is turned off then the graphics won't work.”
- “Very poor graphics and animation.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received largely negative feedback, with users describing it as repetitive, boring, and distracting, which detracts from their overall focus and enjoyment. Many players also noted technical issues, such as lag and poor audio settings, which further exacerbate their frustration with the music. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as a significant drawback that hinders the game's potential.
- “The physics are random and maybe it's just my phone, but my fingers couldn't press the buttons properly, leaving this awful janky music to play in the background.”
- “The reviews are right, the music is boring and stock, the game has to translate itself, the difficulty ramp-up is insane, and it's just plain stupid.”
- “Could be a good game if it wasn't for the annoying music and the ads you have to watch to extend the time.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has been widely criticized, with users reporting significant delays in item interactions that can lead to lost progress. Many feel that the focus on ad placement detracts from gameplay, prompting some to uninstall the app after just one level. Overall, the optimization appears to prioritize advertising over user experience.
- “It's so poorly optimized that you will lose levels just because you are waiting for items to interact correctly on the screen.”
- “Indeed, this app is optimized to let you see ads; after one level, I have deleted it.”
- “This app is the optimization of feeding the user ads.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express frustration with the story aspect of the game, citing distractions from excessive advertisements and time-limited missions that hinder gameplay. The narrative is overshadowed by the constant push for ad views, leading to a negative overall experience.
- “I personally find the pulsing answer button a distraction that is unnecessary and just a ploy to try to get you to watch more ads.”
- “It's too challenging in the beginning, and there are way too many ads. The missions are time-limited, making them impossible to beat.”
- “There are too many ads; all missions are set to display advertisements, and they have set the time limit to show the ads. I recommend not installing this application at all.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is polarizing; while some players find it genuinely funny, others feel frustrated by gameplay mechanics that detract from the enjoyment. Overall, the humor is noted but overshadowed by issues related to game design and ad interruptions.
- “Funny”
- “This game is so funny, but it can be really frustrating because you don't always know where to place the nuts.”
- “The humor in this game falls flat; it's not funny at all. I wouldn't recommend downloading it.”
- “I found the jokes to be stale and unoriginal, which really detracted from the overall experience.”
- “The attempts at humor feel forced and often miss the mark, making the game less enjoyable.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express strong negative emotions towards the app, with one individual stating they are seeking a refund and have no intention of using it again, indicating a significant disappointment or frustration.