Travel Riddles: Mahjong

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Go on a puzzle-solving adventure around Europe visiting France, Italy and Greece. Enjoy beautiful locations and atmospheric music.Play classic mahjong solitaire game and recover your lost artifacts.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

+17

53%

Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews

monetization2 negative mentions

The game is fun and addictive, providing a relaxing experience for players.
It offers a variety of levels and challenges, keeping gameplay interesting.
The tiles are large and easy to see, enhancing the visual experience.

Progression becomes nearly impossible without spending money, as many levels require paid reshuffles.
The game has unfair mechanics, such as poorly placed tiles and a lack of information on star requirements.
The user interface is poorly designed, making navigation frustrating and unintuitive.

monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of this game is criticized as a blatant cash grab, featuring unfair mechanics that detract from the overall experience. Players recommend opting for a paid alternative to avoid the frustrations associated with the free-to-play model, which includes limitations like uncounted achievements and the need for in-game purchases.
- “All in all, I've played several of these 'free-to-play mobile-ported' games on Steam, such as Lost Lands: Mahjong, Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards, and Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure Tile-Matching to name a few, but this is essentially the worst cash grab one with very unfair mechanics.”
- “Save yourself the amount of stress with these uncounted Steam achievements plus all the cons I listed above and pay a small price to enjoy a mahjong game without cash grabs, unlimited lives, and counted Steam achievements by getting Mahjong instead.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and challenging, primarily due to the absence of highlighted available mahjong pieces, which makes progressing without power-ups more difficult. This design choice, along with other free-to-play quirks, detracts from the overall experience, leading to a lack of recommendation for the game.
- “The game is more difficult and more tedious than most other mahjong solitaire games I've played due to the lack of highlighting which mahjong pieces are available to pick, which is instead one of the selectable consumable power-ups on the right side of the screen.”
- “Overall, I don't think I would recommend the game as of the May 20, 2023 update for the mahjong tiles not being highlightable compared to the original non-free-to-play version of the game because I feel it made it more tedious and difficult to play through the content without using power-ups, on top of various quirks due to converting the game to a free-to-play model, and that questionable awarding of 3 Steam achievements for finishing the first level.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The story aspect of the game is criticized as being poorly executed, with users labeling it as a cash grab that features unfair mechanics, particularly in comparison to other free-to-play mobile games. Overall, the narrative fails to engage players, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks any real depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “I found the plot to be predictable and uninspired, which really detracted from the overall experience.”
- “The characters are one-dimensional and their motivations are poorly developed, leaving the narrative feeling flat.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The gameplay of this title is criticized for being a poorly executed cash grab, featuring unfair mechanics compared to other free-to-play mobile games available on Steam. While some users enjoy similar games for their engaging puzzles, this particular game falls short in delivering a satisfying experience.
- “All in all, I've played several of these 'free-to-play mobile-ported' games on Steam, such as Lost Lands: Mahjong (which I recommend if you like mahjong but with different puzzles to play too), Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards, and Spellchanted 2D Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure Tile-Matching to name a few, but this is essentially the worst cash grab one with very unfair mechanics.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The music in the game is criticized for being short and lacking a looping feature, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “Unfortunately, the music doesn't loop and is short-lived.”
- “The soundtrack is repetitive and lacks variety.”
- “The audio quality is poor, making it hard to enjoy the music.”