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Lost Horizon (2017) – Family Game Review
Lost Horizon (2017) is a Family/Adventure game from Animation Arts Creative GmbH, first launched in 7th December 2017.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 84+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Lost Horizon (2017) Stand Out
[ The classic point ‘n click adventure by Animation Arts comes to the App Store in a beautiful mobile version fully optimized for iPhone and iPad! ]
REQUIREMENTS
Lost Horizon requires iOS 8.1 (or higher). We recommend playing on iPad 3 (or newer), iPhone 5 (or newer) and iPod touch 5G. The app does not run on iPad 2 (or older), iPhone 4S (or older) and iPod touch 4G (or older).
A GRIPPING ADVENTURE UNDERNEATH THE ROOF OF THE WORLD
The year is 1936. After his dismissal from the British Air Force, Fenton Paddock struggles along as a smuggler and petty crook – until he receives the lucrative offer to trace an expedition that went missing in the highlands of Tibet. But Fenton and his ex-girlfriend Kim are not the only ones eager to find the missing researchers. The Nazis have sent a secret task force to Tibet as well and assigned them to get hold of the lost explorers, whose revolutionary findings bear the power to change the fate of the world forever.
CLASSIC ADVENTURE GAMING ON MOBILE
Designed and developed by the renowned adventure specialists of Animation Arts – the studio behind the best-selling Secret Files series – Lost Horizon takes its players back to the glory days of the point ‘n click adventures. Enjoy clever riddles, beautiful graphics and full voice acting. Visit exotic locations all across the globe and follow a riveting narrative that keeps you hooked for hours and hours on end!
AMAZING FEATURES & TOP NOTCH CONTENT
• The new mobile game by the makers of Secret Files
• A classic point ‘n click adventure with challenging riddles & a captivating story
• Fully optimized for mobile with spot-on touch controls and adjusted UI
• Top-class production values incl. handcrafted visuals
• Fully localized and dubbed cut scenes
LINKS & RESSOURCES
• Animation Arts website: http://www.animationarts.de/
This Family game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Lost Horizon (2017) is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 3rd February 2020
Recent improvements include:
Pencil problem fixed.
This error blocked the games progress on phones with a screen ratio of 19:9.
Download & Availability
Lost Horizon (2017) is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Lost Horizon (2017) 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:
This was a great game! The beginning was kinda slow and we were worried we had downloaded a dud. BUT it got so good! Several scenes and objects to interact with, we love that they had voice acting for dialogue and the characters moved when they spoke. The only thing we didnt like was that it was a little difficult to walk around the environments. Other than that, great game! We highly recommend downloading this! The storyline was great too and the timeframe the story was set in was so cool! Def going to play the second one.
Quality adventure game like in the old days, thank you developers and please keep updating this gem.
We really liked this game. It was full of humor and the story line was interesting. The game length was good and the puzzles were not too easy and not too hard. Overall a really solid game.
Clever, beautiful, interesting, and full of adventure.
Truly enjoyed playing this game. Just when we thought it was over it kept going and kept our interest the whole time! Wish there more more games to purchase like this one. We would have spent $10+ for it again and again.
One of the best point and click adventures ever! At such a good price and its super long and really great story. Thank you developers.
This is a great game!! The puzzles were difficult but not impossible and there is a substantial amount of gameplay content. We liked that it included a hint system just in case, even if we didnt need to use it much. The voice acting was good and the gameplay in the final chapter was especially intriguing. The story content was cohesive, thought provoking, and educational. Reminiscent of the Broken Sword series in gameplay and humor. We actually really enjoyed the cinematic cutscenes and felt they added to the storyline. Looking forward to playing the sequel.
We love these kind of adventure puzzlers. This one was hard in spots but not impossible. Had to use a walkthrough a couple of times but enjoyed figuring out the rest. This developer has written some fun games. We have played the others as well.
Updating our review, since they fixed the game-blocking bug. A worthwhile game, up there with the broken sword games. Old school point and click, in the best way possible. Lots to do and to think about, and a story-driven set of actions that can be challenging without ever feeling too obscure; theres no point where you think that wasnt at all logical. Helpful walkthrough in case you get stuck. Upping our rating to 5 stars, and appreciate that they resolved the issues that we were experiencing so fast.
We enjoy these games, but there are some steps that are so illogical or so disguised that theres not much chance of going forward without help. We wouldnt want it to be too easy, it it would be nice if every move made sense.
We havent had the glitches others reported, though we have seen a few graphical glitches. The main reason for deducting a star is for the microscopic subtitle size on some of the cinematics.
We wish there were less videos its stretching the game but without our influence. Im just sitting and watching. Also the main character could be less douchey.
We were working in the cave and about to go into the cave on the left. The game paused itself with that coin thing suggesting Im moving to another scene. It wouldnt leave that scene at all so we closed the game but when we returned, our progress was lost! We started over and got past it. But, now we are stick with Kim in the Centre. We went in too soon we guess and nothing we tap will let us get out and back to Richard. She refuses to kick the table. Help!!! A few glitches and the characters are very long-winded. They drone on longer than is necessary so we just tap until its over. Otherwise it would take 45 minutes to sit and read it all. Id rather read a book with our reading time.
A must for every point and click adventurer. We had so much fun that we even overlooked the idiom and historical inaccuracies. Loved the story line. Already eagerly awaiting to play part 2.
And free Enjoyed enough to try out the part 2 paid one too.
This game is on the same level as the Broken Sword games, which is top of the line! We didn't want it to end, thankfully there is a part two. We're off to buy it now.
It has it all. Good story, humor, great voice over, interesting characters, superb graphics.
Interesting story. Lots of adventure. The game was much longer than we expected! Well worth the money. Good job animation arts.
This is a long, compelling game with AAA-quality art and voice acting. It has great humor, interesting characters, and an exciting story. The puzzle solutions are often ridiculous, but theyre rewarding and funny, and we never got frustrated because the interface is so well designed and satisfying to use. The best thing about this game is the setting and art. We loved exploring Hong Kong, Tibet, India, Germany, etc. Of the 1930s. Theres a wonderful Indiana Jones vibe thats so much fun. We highly recommend this game, and we hope the developers bring the sequel to the App Store.
We still cant get the knife from the ice cave.
Stuck in apartment and cant access balcony on iPhone. We clicked everywhere! We dont know if the screen is too big or what to do! This ruined the game.
Super long, well thought out, not buggy! Amazed! We wish this caliber of game was the norm!! Getting #2 now.
Meticulously conceived and executed to hold one in awe and suspense with intellectually stimulating puzzles and challenges, a work of visual art thats way up there. Highly recommended.
Great story, characters, graphics. Program length made it worth the money. Going to look for more. Excellent work.
Please help for some Reason our sticky lolly will not work w/ the drain at the museum. We love the game this far…but we have been stuck for days bc of this lolly pop. Any suggestions.
Truly a well polished game, from graphic design, to great voice actors, and a fantastic story line. We recommend it, highly! Our only complaint was the long cut scenes, however, they were integral to the story line, so what can you do. Puzzles are difficult and sometimes not intuitive, and sometimes its hard to find things youre supposed to click on, so dont give up.
We are really enjoying this game. But we have now encountered our second glitch and there is no way to go back to another point to redo anything. We are too far now to go all the way back to restart the game. We are just glad this game was free. HELP!! We really want to finish.
We love this game. We love the graphics. We love the story. Im so frustrated though. Im not sure if this game is buggy or what. Im in chapter 2. We freed Thomas from handcuffs. Found keys in the soldiers uniform. Didnt find the tape though. We walked outside the tent, and now we have no options to go forward with play. Is there any possible way we can go back without having to start the entire game over.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.3.1
- Size: 3,654.02 MB
- iOS: 10.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, RU
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor, Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
- Developer: [Animation Arts Creative GmbH]()
Last updated: 3rd February 2020 | Genre: Family, Adventure | Developer: Animation Arts Creative GmbH