Better than the original

I am a fan of the Fire Maple games. Grisly Manor 2 benefits from the forethought that went into making the puzzles fit in with the story, which are much more involved and thought-provoking than in the original. The puzzles themselves are at a medium level of difficulty; just hard enough to make you think, but far from exasperating. I also appreciate how the developers spent time creating clever, organic puzzles that avoid employing the lazy tropes (slider puzzles, combination lock puzzles, tiny hidden objects, finding/using items that make no sense in the story/environment) that many of the games in the genre fall back on. I also like how the game revisits the original Grisly Manor story, but expands on it significantly, avoiding redundancy. This game, like all of Fire Maple’s games, is a welcome relief from the gloomy, creepy settings and atmosphere in most of the games in this genre. The music is pleasant, the sense of humor is quirky and pervasive, and the visuals are colorful, which makes for a stress-free, family-friendly, puzzle-solving experience. The journal and the map are useful features, as well. Overall, this is a nice, calm way to spend a few hours, and scratch that puzzling itch.

Wonderful game.

Fire maple games have always been my favorite. I’ve played all of these throughout my life and they always brought me joy. I highly recommend getting this app because it’s truly interesting, fun, and worth your time. Grisly Manor is the OG so you should definitely play this, but if you enjoy this I 100% suggest you check out the other fire maple games such as Return to Grisly Manor, Lost City, Thickety Creek, Curse of the Cobra, Hidden World, etc. All super fun and mysterious. In my opinion, these apps are one of the best on App Store and are extremely enjoyable. Thanks for servicing these brilliant games to us, and if you are not the company thank you very much for reading my review. Ava Chamberlain

The best out there!

First of all, I'm a free game person all the way. So the fact that I gladly pay for these games says something. I am also a person who plays a game once and then deletes it from my phone. I have played the three previous point and click story games that fire maple has come out with multiple times. That said, this new game has outdone itself. You have all the classic puzzles, but they are even more cleverly set up. The game is challenging, but not frustrating. And once you have paid for the game, you aren't bombarded with adds or requested to pay for hints. The story is great and best of all... fun! I highly recommend this! Now, can your other two stories get sequels...?

Wonderful Series

Back in the early 2010s, my mom bought The Secret of Grisly Manor on our family iPad and it was probably our favorite game to play! We replayed it at least 5 times. A few years later we found out about the second one, and I’m sure we’ve replayed it at least 5 times as well. We lost the original account but I decided to re-buy the games just for the nostalgia. Just as fun as a decade ago! The attention to detail in this series is amazing, such as during the time travel sequence when the year always matches the current one. I’d recommend this game (and the original) to anyone of any age.

Amazing game

I love a good point&click (classic) adventure game, and this one did not disappoint. I really enjoyed every minute of it. Great story, very nice graphics, challenging puzzles that make a lot of sense, and very smooth game play with no bugs at all. I refuse to use the hint system and I'm so glad I never did. I recall there was one or two times when I got really stuck and was a bit frustrated but I just walked away and came back a few times to figure it out. Awesome feeling. I got the game when it was made free this week, so I'm super happy. Will pay the $0.99 now to play the original Grisly Manor. Major kudos to the dev. team for a great game.

All right !

Where to begin, game was fun, actually most fun of all the games from the same maker imo. I never actually found the Easter egg in the game that I found in the other ones. There’s no way in hell that I could have played any of the games without having at least 3 hints only because I got really stuck a few times. Wish there were more games like this. To me, it was actually well worth the purchase. My only suggestion is to make a kind of scary game, but realistically this was probably one of the more if not most engaging games I’ve experienced on my phone.

Very high quality game

I really hope Fire Maple games catch on more. All of their puzzle games are amazing and so much higher quality than the other "escape" type game on the market. This one is no exception. The art is beautiful. All the scenes are interactive with an actual story. Items are also interactive. I've played other games of this genre and you can't even tell what the item is you just picked up! Overall this game, as well as the others from this dev, are the highest quality and extremely enjoyable. Well worth every penny to support these awesome games.

Superb

I have played many of these puzzle games and I have to say that these games by Fire Maple are absolutely the best! The graphics are beautiful, the sound effects are realistic, the gameplay is challenging but not to the point of being frustrating. They are amazingly well designed and function beautifully. The help kids are just enough. I can't say enough good things about these, and I'm so sad that I have just completed all four games and have nowhere to go now. Please create more!

While The Secret of Grisly Manor wasn't exactly a smash hit, it was a huge cult favorite of those who enjoy Myst-style puzzle games.

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