Silent Castle: Survive

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Silent Castle: Survive is a single player casual strategy game. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Silent Castle: Survive" is a strategy game where players must keep silent and fight off ghosts in a castle setting. While the game boasts splendid mechanics, it is marred by annoying ads and numerous bugs. The game's description encourages players to maintain silence while battling supernatural forces in a spooky and intense atmosphere.

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58%

Audience ScoreBased on 2,774 reviews

gameplay15 positive mentions

monetization842 negative mentions

The game has a fun and engaging concept that keeps players entertained.
The graphics and art style are appealing, reminiscent of popular games.
The gameplay can be challenging, providing a sense of accomplishment when progressing.

The game is heavily ad-dependent, requiring players to watch numerous ads to progress.
Recent updates have reset player progress and purchases, causing frustration among users.
Many players report bugs and crashes, making the game unplayable at times.

monetization
946 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the game has drawn significant criticism from users, who report an overwhelming number of ads that disrupt gameplay and make it nearly impossible to progress without watching them. Many players feel misled by the "remove ads" purchase, which often only provides limited ad skips rather than a true ad-free experience, leading to frustration and claims of the game being a cash grab. Overall, the excessive reliance on ads for gameplay rewards and the lack of effective ad removal options have left many players dissatisfied and feeling scammed.
- “I used to love this game so much, to the point I was willing to buy the no ads bundle.”
- “It's a really good game, no ads and very cool for road trips.”
- “This game is so good because there are no ads.”
- “I paid €10.99 for about 10% of the ads to get removed.”
- “The game is designed to be unable to be completed without spending money or watching ads.”
- “Paid for the ad removal, but it only gave me a few tickets to skip ads.”
stability
62 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is severely compromised, with numerous reports of frequent freezing, glitches, and network errors that disrupt gameplay. Players have experienced lost progress, issues with ad functionality, and unresponsive controls, making the game nearly unplayable at times. Despite its potential, the overwhelming number of bugs and reliance on ads detracts significantly from the overall experience.
- “The game itself could be good if it wasn't for all the glitches and issues. For example, I now cannot use the 'student' character because I downloaded the last version of the game and when it updated, I lost everything.”
- “Game constantly stops allowing ads to be watched and freezes after they finish. The game itself is fun, but the problems with their cache and such just make the game unplayable.”
- “The game is extremely buggy to the point that it's unplayable.”
gameplay
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
34%
59%
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The gameplay is generally described as fun and engaging, with interesting mechanics and a competitive yet collaborative nature. However, it is heavily marred by an excessive number of ads that disrupt the experience, making progression feel dependent on watching ads rather than skill. Many users report bugs and crashes that further detract from the overall enjoyment, leading to a mixed reception despite the game's potential.
- “Gameplay is fun, manages to be competitive but also collaborative at the same time.”
- “Amazing gameplay overall a great game!”
- “Fun casual game good base defending mechanics.”
- “It's not worth sitting through 2-minute long ads for approximately 5 minutes of gameplay.”
- “The gameplay is like finding a diamond in a dung heap, only to have the shine smothered by a never-ending parade of ads.”
- “The gameplay is rigged that you are forced to watch ads to actually win in 95% of games you start.”
graphics
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating the art style and aesthetic, which is reminiscent of "Don't Starve." However, there are significant criticisms regarding the game's reliance on ads and the misleading claims about multiplayer functionality, overshadowing the visual appeal. Overall, while the graphics are considered well-designed, they are marred by gameplay issues and accusations of copying from another title.
- “The graphics are amazing, the characters are awesome, and once you get the hang of it, it's really fun!”
- “Art aesthetic looks very well done.”
- “The graphics were cool, and I enjoyed the gameplay.”
- “I saw the art style and was literally hyped to see if it had any Don't Starve Together characters; it does not, and that's a huge letdown.”
- “So first thing that I saw was the fact that they have a lot of textures, art style, or text font stolen from Don't Starve, which is whatever, but the game itself is just really hard to beat without ads and it's not even multiplayer; you always play with bots.”
- “This game sucks and it stole the art style from Don't Starve.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players express a strong affection for the soundtrack and sound effects, others are frustrated by the inability to fully customize audio settings, particularly the lack of options to mute background music while playing. Users have noted that the music can be intrusive, especially when trying to listen to their own playlists, indicating a desire for more comprehensive audio controls. Overall, the game's music is appreciated, but improvements in audio settings could enhance the user experience.
- “I love the music and the characters, and the little noises.”
- “Omg I love this game I love the music.”
- “I love that I deleted the game a year ago and came back to it. I wonder if you added volume settings because that would be great for different music (if you have a music app downloaded).”
- “Every time you log in, that stupid music plays, you turn it off and enter a game and it doesn't mute all sounds.”
- “Settings only allow you to turn off music, sound effects still play.”
- “Ad music keeps playing in the background; cleared cache and data from app settings to fix and lost all my purchases... this is a great game but this app isn't made well.”
story
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players praising its creativity and engaging narrative, while others express frustration over technical issues and a lack of rewards for completing certain levels, particularly in the Christmas story mode. Overall, while the storyline is appreciated, the gameplay experience has been marred by bugs and perceived unfairness.
- “Game is quality; it's crashing, but the storyline is awesome. Keep developing.”
- “No rewards for completing the 40th night in the Christmas story.”
- “Worst game I've played. I won the Christmas story, but I didn't receive my reward. Even when I watched a video, they still didn't give me my reward.”
- “Before the update, this game used to be nice. Now, I can't even play this new weird Christmas story mode. Ever since I got past level 4, the monsters only target me and don't go after anyone else. This is awful, and I hate it now.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is described as light and enjoyable, contributing to its overall fun factor, though it may not be the primary focus. Players appreciate the comedic elements, particularly in moments of victory, which add a layer of amusement to the gameplay experience.
- “It's funny, but when I won, it always adds to the humor.”
- “So funny!”
- “Silent Hill: *laughing*”
- “The humor in this game falls flat; it tries too hard to be funny but ends up being cringeworthy instead.”
- “I expected some clever jokes, but the humor is stale and feels forced throughout the gameplay.”
- “The attempts at humor are so over-the-top that they become annoying rather than entertaining.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players express frustration with the grinding aspect of the game, citing issues with lost progress and resets that make the experience feel tedious and unrewarding, especially after investing significant time and money into the game.
- “Thieves, these developers are! I bought the ad-free version and had all levels beaten and all upgrades unlocked after countless hours of grinding. I haven't played in a long time, and when I log back on, everything is reset back to level one and my purchase is gone.”
- “Makes it extremely tedious.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect of the game is overshadowed by frustrating interruptions from excessive advertisements, which detract from the overall experience and immersion. Players express that these frequent ads disrupt their emotional engagement with the game.