UNCHARTED: Fortune Hunter™ 12+

Great game! It’s simple yet challenging and much more entertaining than one might initially think! It’s perfect except for the PS4 sign in feature which allows you to obtain certain rewards in A Thief’s End by completing certain challenges in the app. I have tried every workaround I could find but am still unable to sign in. (Might be because the game and the app have been out for so long that it no longer works). But other than that it’s a very enjoyable game especially if you are an Uncharted fan!

Gameplay is fun enough as a puzzler and everything works fine in that regard, but this is promoted as a companion to Uncharted 4 on PS4, purportedly allowing you to use rewards from the app to unlock items in the PS4 game. After a few days of trying to connect my PSN account to the app and sync my rewards, I’m giving it up as impossible and broken—even using the handful of workarounds found through web searching, the app simply won’t load the required page in-app and allow you to take advantage of these features.

Perhaps part of the problem is that these games have been out for a few years now. Regardless, this app allows you to spend real money on boosters, and if part of the motivation to spend that money stems from one wanting to take advantage of the companion features, then it is inappropriate for the developer to abandon supporting the app with at least enough effort to maintain the cross-device landing page and syncing systems.

If you’re here for the PS4 rewards, don’t waste your time, and certainly don’t spend real money in-app. If you just want a puzzle-based game with simple but fun mechanics, though, this at least gets that right.

I played this game all the way through, which provided quite a bit of gameplay, but it just wasn't super fun. Whether for the sake of an action game or a puzzle game, it was just ok. Now it's hard to criticize a game that's free and has nothing annoying in it telling you to buy stuff. That was great. But I suppose it's because it's a companion to their PlayStation game, and maybe was hoping you'd buy stuff to supplement THAT game. I don't play the other game, so had no need for the connection, other than I guess I benefited from that by getting a game for free. But to be honest, I'd much rather pay a little to play a great game like Lara Croft GO, even if it's shorter too. It's worth the $, and even though this was free, kinda felt like a waste of time. But not horrible; it has some decent puzzle-solving skills.