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Escape 3D: The Hills – Lifestyle Game Review
Escape 3D: The Hills is a Lifestyle/Puzzle/Family game from ArtDigic, first launched in 4th November 2016.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 34+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Escape 3D: The Hills Stand Out
Fancy to escape?
Tap the objects and find the hidden items to figure out the puzzles using your brain
Open all the doors and escape from the hills house!
・no time trials
・walkthrough videos
・auto-saving
・can SNS pictures anytime
Suggest enjoying with the soft and comfy sound
There're 8 levels and they gradually become more difficult.
This Lifestyle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Escape 3D: The Hills is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 11th December 2016
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
■1.1.0
・A few minor updates to make play comfortably.
・Fixed bugs.
■1.0.6
・Fixed bugs.
■1.0.5
・Improved the 3D system and controls.
・Fixed bugs.
Download & Availability
Escape 3D: The Hills is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Escape 3D: The Hills on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Another relaxing, yet challenging game! We loved it.
Challenging but not impossible! Loved it.
It was a long challenging game that we probably wouldnt have been able to do on our own – we definitely needed the walkthrough. Only because some things were just too hidden and hard to see on a phone. Might have been easier on a bigger screen. And some functionality was difficult as well. But we recommend it regardless.
This is a good, long, game with just the right level of challenge… Mostly not too hard but also with some more difficult puzzles. However, the controls are clunky… The ads are in the way and the inventory list is inconvenient. Many things need to be touched just right or you end up clicking the wrong thing. It took some getting used to and there were frustrations along the way, but once we adjusted for the awkwardness of the controls, we enjoyed the game quite a lot. We especially appreciated how long it is…. Longer than this developer's other games.
Overall, it was great fun. Had to consult YouTube a few times, the in game hints never loaded for us. Very long length. Was sad when it ended. However, the banner ad is super annoying. It is placed right in the center of the direction buttons. No matter what is advertised, it always has a white background and a big arrow. When moving quickly across the house, it is so easy to hit it by mistake. Other than that, please make more like this one.
The controls really made the game difficult to navigate. There were a few clues you had to angle in to them at just the right position (The door, the computer and the sink). We must've tried the sink 10x before we got lucky and found the proper sequence. The game is truly worth 5 stars, so we don't like deducting 1. But the clues and game depend entirely on proper navigation…making it unnecessarily complicated. Anyone not a die-hard escape game fan would probably get frustrated from the maneuvering (and difficulty finding the navigation-dependent clues) and quit. Outside of that distraction…the game and puzzles are quite good. Challenging. And the gameplay is plenty long enough.
We enjoyed the length of this game and how detailed it was, moving from one part of the house to the next and back again. It made you really have to think back to where you saw the need to use a tool you just found. We did not like that there were no hints available. We did not like that it showed the option to take a picture, but when selected it was actually just the option to share the app with someone (pulled up the iPhone share menu with list of contacts to text or email). We didnt agree with the numbers in the shower that represented the number of folded towels on the shelves in the bathroom . When we zoom in on a screen shot, it is clear to us that there are five towels, not four. When we went to unscrew the seaside picture, it turned black and wouldnt let us do anything more, until we restarted the app. We thought that the ux was not great and that they made the clickable areas too small. For example, we clicked on the wand for the window blinds in the bathroom several times and it wouldnt let us take it. Its just a little too particular to make the game be about the puzzle of putting the clues together, rather than making sure you click in every square millimeter of each image. We thought the puzzles were rewarding, not too ridiculous, although not exceptionally unique. Thank you for another game! Im looking forward to starting the next after we finish this review.
The overall puzzle is great, but the 3D version is fussier to control and less charming in its decor.
Its weird though we did not finish stage 5 & 6 the game jumped into stage 7 and we got stuck in the bathroom and couldnt get out to complete the game since we dont have the necessary tools we would upload a pic but its not applicable in here. But still the game is challenging. Thanx.
It started off pretty good despite 3 freezes and a glitch in a clue that we had to restart the app for it to appear. But then midway through stage 7 it got disorganized fast. It was like the original developer was fired and someone else took over. Nothing made sense. Clues didn't make sense to lead to the next. Had to watch several walkthroughs at this point only to still scratch our head on what in the world was going on. Solve one puzzle and the walkthrough takes you to some weird place you'd never think to look to uncover something no clue lead you to. Deleted midway through stage 7. Just got off the tracks something bad. We've played a gazillion escape games and this just made no sense near the end.
Omni's latest and our first use of "escape" 3D graphics. Slight learning curve but not difficult. Very well thought out and execution is almost flawless. Nice walkthrough screen shots, pleasant non-distracting background sounds, and "at will" ads offer a nice break between levels. Thanks for The Hills.
We found the 3D a little cumbersome to navigate. Also, the picture in the bathroom that was supposed to open when you touch the corners in a certain order did not work. The paper airplane that revealed the order appeared in the same item box as the knife. When we tapped on it to activate the item, sometimes the knife would appear and sometimes the unfolded airplane would appear.
Omni Soft puts out really good escape games and this one does not disappoint. Lots to do, unique, clever, difficulty just right, autosave, built in hint system is good if needed, but we did not like the 3D system and controls where you move the screen all around manually..it's dizzying! One other annoyance here..once zoomed in on a puzzle, you cannot open inventory to use your item on that puzzle..you have to zoom back out, choose the item, then zoom back in to use it. Deducted a star for this and the overall 3D system…sorry. Still we look forward to more from Omni. Thank you.
Happy to see a new game but wary of the 3D. Controls are a little complicated but we've an open mind so here goes…. Yes, bored of the 3D and limited usability, not bothering to finish this game but we love the developer and hope for something better in the near future.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.1.0
- Size: 184.60 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: JA
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [ArtDigic]()
Last updated: 11th December 2016 | Genre: Lifestyle, Puzzle | Developer: ArtDigic