Two Dots 4+

I never write reviews but have become rather obsessed with this game (and spent a fair amount of money doing so). It is so much fun and relaxing while challenging at the same time. One thing I would love to see… If you beat the levels within the required number of moves and still have moves left, allow the player to continue using the remaining moves to keep squaring and improving their score. Or maybe give extra stars for beating the level with less than the required moves. Lots of opportunity to give extra awards! Thank you for considering it!

Update… I’m afraid to say at this point it’s getting ridiculous how much money I’ve spent. I know they say you can beat the levels without spending money but I’d still be back on level 10 or something playing the same levels over and over. Lately I have been extremely frustrated because certain levels want you to (for example) drop 20 anchors.. but then you have to make several moves without an anchor ever even appearing on the board! Now you’re down to one or two moves and you still have four anchors to drop so you either have to use your tools that you supposedly don’t have to buy, or spend coins to continue playing. If I spend money to get five more moves I better be able to use them! Please developers make these changes!

Update: they fixed the glitches a few weeks after I wrote my last review and kept on playing nearly daily. I’m currently on level 5519 and the last 100 levels or so have become too difficult. If I can’t pass one after a couple days and numerous cheats, then it’s just feeling like it’s time to let it go again. They need to figure out when challenging loses its fun and thrill and just becomes frustration. I will pay less money or watch fewer adds if I know the cheats will be useless. If I earn or collect cheats I expect they will work. I just wasted 5 cheats after being too frustrated and the level simply wouldn’t drop enough of the item I was after to even win in the amount of moves. Not dropping an anchor or an egg after three moves is ridiculous. I currently don’t recommend again unless they return their algorithm. Why change what worked.

Old review: I give it 5 stars for the fun I have normally playing it but 2 stars currently. I’ve played Two Dots for several years. Just broached level 5000. The last 2 weeks the app keeps shutting down after finishing a level—and seems to always be after a particularly hard one I spent a lot of time on and used cheats on. When I go back in it doesn’t show I passed the level and I have to start again. I’ve seen a few odd adds pop up, which it didn’t used to have, that I think is causing the glitches. If it keeps going I will have to give it up. Too annoying. Trying another update to see if that fixes it.

Update 11 Feb: New main map levels are unplayable, it tries to show you how to solve geodes using an illegal move and never works, but it COUNTS YOUR ATTEMPTED MOVES! I’ve wasted two booster boxes attempting to play this level. No response on Twitter or HelpShift, does anyone work at Dots anymore? Please fix your game. The Flip, searches, and Treasure Hunt still work, why doesn’t the main map? Took away two stars because the game is not as good as it used to be and staff is unresponsive. Also, please stop doing business with advertisers who have violent or adult content. I can’t believe some of the ads that are allowed.

UPDATE: Where did the daily mystery prizes go? The March 1 update has a flaw. Please fix! I find myself playing this more than I thought I would when I first downloaded it. It is quite entertaining, but sometimes the levels feel rigged. Like during Treasure Hunts, I often get stuck on the final level, and cannot solve the puzzle. I know they're trying to get me to spend money to buy extra power-ups, but I rarely spend money on games, and that's not going to change. All in all it's a good game, and it would have had five stars if not for the pressure tactics. UPDATE: I think they revamped some things. I no longer get stuck at the end of the Treasure Hunts, and I really love the addition of the Expeditions. I play this game every day, whereas my other favorite games might only be played every couple of weeks. Beautiful game!