Solitaire Story: Ava's Manor

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Solitaire Story: Ava's Manor is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by Uken Games and was released on September 22, 2020. It received neutral reviews from players.

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Audience ScoreBased on 780 reviews

story173 positive mentions

monetization81 negative mentions

Engaging and interesting storyline with well-developed, voiced characters that add depth and immersion.
Unique gameplay combining solitaire with home renovation and mystery elements, offering a refreshing alternative to typical match-3 games.
Fun, addictive, and visually appealing with quality graphics and animations, including no forced ads and several ways to earn coins and boosters.

Levels quickly become excessively difficult and expensive to play, often requiring repeated attempts and the use of costly boosters, leading to a frustrating pay-to-win experience.
In-game currency (coins) and rewards are insufficient for progression; cost to play levels and purchase helpers often outweighs earnings, forcing long wait times or real money spending.
Frequent bugs, crashes, and freezing issues disrupt gameplay, along with intrusive and excessive pop-ups that undermine the enjoyment and pacing.

story
409 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
53%
5%
The game's story is widely praised for being engaging, well-voiced, and a key reason players stay invested, featuring likable characters and an intriguing mystery tied to manor renovations. However, many users find story progression frustratingly slow and heavily gated by difficult levels and costly in-app purchases, which hinders enjoyment and may lead to abandoning the game despite liking the narrative. Overall, while the storyline is a strong positive aspect, its slow delivery and monetization model dampen the experience.
- “Solitaire Story is a visual treat with stunning animation and an incredible storyline that keeps you hooked.”
- “Absolutely adore this game, it's a great concept, engaging story (love that it reads to you, fully voiced characters!), wonderful gameplay and doesn't feel like a constant money grab.”
- “The characters, story, interactions, and art are stunning and engaging.”
- “Annoying... the story is meh, but I just want to get through the rooms and fix up the manor.”
- “Slow loading, lots of pop-ups, extremely slow storyline progression taking numerous games just to make characters walk outside of a door, etc. There are far better storyline puzzle games out there.”
- “I really really like this game but I'm disgusted because I cannot enjoy it anymore; they make it absolutely impossible to move forward without spending money and I spent money but I cannot keep spending money and I want to continue playing the game I love the storyline. You don't get hardly any boosters unless you paid for them; you don't even get anything for starting a new day like most games like a daily bonus or something.”
monetization
107 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
14%
76%
Monetization in the game is widely criticized as aggressive and often frustrating, with many users feeling pressured to make expensive in-app purchases due to limited coin availability and costly boosters. While ads are generally optional and can provide rewards, their implementation is often buggy or removed after purchases, reducing free progression options. Some players appreciate the non-intrusive ad approach and storyline, but overall, the game is viewed by many as a cash grab that significantly hampers enjoyment.
- “There are in-app purchases but definitely not necessary to level up or to win challenges.”
- “Yes, you do have to make occasional in-app purchases but it is well worth it.”
- “I feel the same way as others, in that there's a ton of luck involved in the games, but boosters are pretty easy to get for free, and I love that there are absolutely no ads.”
- “Really was enjoying this game until it became a complete cash grab.”
- “While the story is interesting enough, the game is too pushy with its (expensive) microtransactions.”
- “If they didn't cost so much real money I'm sure more people would be more likely to make in-game purchases.”
graphics
71 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
73%
23%
4%
The game's graphics are widely praised for being colorful, visually appealing, and well-animated, enhancing the storyline and character engagement. However, some users find certain graphical elements unpolished or excessive, and a few mention technical issues like crashes that impact enjoyment. Overall, the graphics significantly contribute to the game's charm despite occasional drawbacks.
- “Graphics, environment art, and gameplay mechanics are all top-notch.”
- “The graphics are exceptional, and the algorithms are generously built to allow wins.”
- “Pros: great graphics, nice animation, interesting storyline, challenging levels.”
- “Lazily designed with subpar graphics, combining other games with no original thought behind development.”
- “Graphics are horrible.”
- “This game can easily get 5 stars because of the storyline and the card game, but the graphics are ruining it... the whole mansion is in a yellow tone and everything looks like they need to go through the smooth tool on Photoshop.”
stability
29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from frequent freezes, crashes, and glitches that disrupt gameplay, often causing loss of progress or in-game resources. While some updates have improved stability, many users still report persistent issues, especially related to ads and level transitions, severely impacting the overall experience. However, a few players note occasional improvements and appreciate the developers' efforts to address problems.
- “It freezes and force closes so often, usually right after I spend all my money and resources to beat harder levels, and then when I open the game again the resources are gone or after I watch an ad but don't get credit for it.”
- “Since the update, as soon as I open it, it either crashes, freezes, or both. I'm lucky to be able to play for literally a few minutes every couple of days, and I'm sick of having to uninstall and reinstall just to use 4/5 lives. I was hoping it would be fixed but it looks like that's not happening.”
- “Freezes, locks up, and closes app frequently; glitches constantly making it unplayable.”
gameplay
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
46%
11%
The gameplay offers a visually appealing and story-driven solitaire experience with unique mechanics, but many users criticize its increasing difficulty, heavy monetization, and gameplay design that feels rigged or punishing. While some appreciate the smooth, challenging gameplay and engaging narrative, others find it frustrating due to expensive perks, scarce rewards, and forced booster use, leading to a lack of long-term enjoyment.
- “A perfect blend of gameplay and storytelling.”
- “Graphics, environment art, and gameplay mechanics are all top-notch.”
- “Absolutely adore this game, it's a great concept, engaging story (love that it reads to you, fully voiced characters!), wonderful gameplay and doesn't feel like a constant money grab.”
- “Spent almost $10 and didn't even help progress... disgusting gameplay.. no thanks.”
- “The gameplay is rigged to force you to use boosters the second you get them and the only thing it has in common with 'solitaire-esque' games is that it uses cards.”
- “Levels get exponentially more expensive to play (there is no life mechanic, you just spend gold) and after a while it gets tedious waiting for the daily gold gifts to add up enough to try a level again.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The music in the game is generally praised for being beautiful, well-composed, and fitting with the story, with enough variation to avoid excessive repetition. However, some players find it annoying or intrusive, especially during certain tasks, and would appreciate the option to disable or change it. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong point, though opinions on its implementation vary.
- “The music does loop, but it's long enough and with enough variation that it isn't too repetitive.”
- “Love this game - the characters and the storyline, even the music - and the developers are very generous with free lives.”
- “Graphics and music are good.”
- “The story is intriguing, but the music is annoying and can be turned off.”
- “Hate the stupid 'music' after playing a game of solitaire to complete the next task.”
- “Developers please change or lose the music.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game offers a rewarding way to progress the story, but it becomes tedious due to long unskippable cut scenes and exponentially increasing level costs. The absence of a life mechanic means players must rely on limited daily gold gifts, making repeated attempts slow and somewhat frustrating.
- “Comments on Facebook to get boosts was not fun but very tedious.”
- “Levels get exponentially more expensive to play (there is no life mechanic, you just spend gold) and after a while it gets tedious waiting for the daily gold gifts to add up enough to try a level again.”
- “It is fun... the story is tedious though... having to sit through long cut scenes that cannot be easily skipped.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the humor in the game generally enjoyable and appreciate the interesting, humorous storyline, though some comedic elements, like in-game purchases, are seen as confusing or nonsensical.
- “It's really funny to me.”
- “The storyline is interesting and humorous.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game successfully transforms a traditional solitaire experience into a cinematic and emotionally engaging journey, offering a refreshing and immersive emotional depth.
- “It’s refreshing to see a solitaire game evolve into something cinematic and emotionally engaging.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's optimization is decent, providing a generally smooth experience, but there is room for improvement to enhance performance further.

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Solitaire Story: Ava's Manor is a casual simulation game.

Solitaire Story: Ava's Manor is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

Solitaire Story: Ava's Manor was released on September 22, 2020.

Solitaire Story: Ava's Manor was developed by Uken Games.

Solitaire Story: Ava's Manor has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

Solitaire Story: Ava's Manor is a single player game.

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