For those of you who don't know, Fire Maple Games makes high quality, old school inspired adventure games. But the quality is anything but old school. And the passion and love these guys put into their games leaps off the screen as a result. I'm a school teacher and I would play Secret World with my classes on the overhead projector as a reward. You wouldn't believe the enthusiasm and obsession the kids in my classes had for these games. Parents would come up to me laughing, saying they caved in and bought their child the game over the weekend, only to stay up all night solving it together. And Return to Grisley Manor is no exception. Longer and more complex than the first one, you will not regret for an instant making this purchase. I can't believe these games are only 2.99! The always creative and mind bending puzzles you come across will have you cursing the walls at times, but there's nothing like that feeling when you find the solution and get to move forward. There are a few spots where I needed to click the hint spyglass. And I have to say, I never did figure out the color coded weights towards the end. But that never stopped me from solving it. Only downside to these games is the emptiness you feel when it's over. Nevertheless, Hours of fun await you. Give it a Shot!

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.

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

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...?

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.

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.