CRIMO

Name: CRIMO
Rating: 4.63626 (2785 reviews)

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CRIMO

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4.6

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User Reviews for CRIMO

It’s P2P Nonograms

If you’ve ever played Nonograms, that’s what this is, wrapped in a detective “story” and with all the usual ads/p2p gimmicks thrown in. There are limited “cones” (markers to identify fields that aren’t active) and if you run out you need to wait, watch an ad or pay for more. There’s a subscription option. The mystery part is pretty underwhelming tbh. Solving a puzzling gives you a “clue” which you then have to click on and either wait or pay/watch to speed up the “analysis” on so it can eliminate a weapon, motive, or suspect. There’s no actual deduction on your part. Just an additional opportunity for them to try and get you to pay them. Look, it’s playable. It’s fine if it’s what you want to play, but honestly, I’d just go get one of the free or one time purchase Nonogram apps. You’ll probably get better puzzles without the gimmicks trying to get you to spend more money.

Altcatred, Feb 26, 2022

Fun take on logic puzzle, but silly restrictions make it frustrating

This is a fun take on the picture logic puzzle. However, as a long time player of those puzzles, I find a few of the ‘features’ to be highly annoying. The limit on the number of traffic cones you have (to block of spaces that you know can’t be filled) seems arbitrary, slows down the game, and makes the puzzles more tedious than they need to be. Having to ration these markers forces you to keep more in your head unnecessarily. It is like making a sudoku game where you are only allowed to make tentative ‘pencil’ marks for odd numbers. Sure, it makes the game more challenging, but not in a fun way. I also dislike the instant health loss for a mis -click. If you are dragging to fill a group of 8 and accidentally drag a square too far on your small screen, you are immediately penalized. As someone experienced with this type of puzzle, I could zip through the early puzzles easily but have to go much more slowly than I should have to in order to prevent this. I realize that the mechanic of hiding extra things behind boxes made the developers not want to only have this check only at the end of the puzzle. However it currently has been a great annoyance to me. Perhaps consider something like allowing users to lock in individual rows or columns and penalize them/reveal items at that time.

Dinsdale3, Jul 19, 2020

I love this game but can only give 3 stars because

First off I do love this game... it has The Who done-it and puzzle solving , it’s great. But after you’ve solved like a couple of cases, you can no longer watch a video to continue on after making a slightest mistake. There is no undo button to avoid this, you are held hostage to either put more money in for coins (so far I think the only way you get them is to buy them I don’t think you earn them) or go back to the beginning of the section losing all the clues you solved the puzzles for. Oh and if you want to X out the unusable squares you have to use cones. Those aren’t free either after a few rounds. I have spent more in this game than I have other games because I like it but I don’t like the fact that I am having to constantly buy more coins just to enjoy the game. When you have to do 5 grids or more to get through the section it’s a little difficult to get through them error free especially when there is no undo button and your fingers sometimes register the wrong square you intended in the seventh grid of seven that is 90% full either pay 85 coins or go back to beginning . It gets old after a while.I’m sad I may have to delete it I just can’t afford it . But it was a great idea though . That’s the only reason I gave it three stars .

Erettig1, Jan 12, 2021

Feedback

I like the game a lot. What I noticed over the past week of playing is that I can play the game with a weak internet connection (perhaps airplane mode even) but then my pop-up “helpers” for the game are ads to buy in game currency. This was the only game I could play the last two days when we lost power and cell coverage was messed up (hurricane Ian) so I did experience frustration of needing to restart a whole batch of puzzles when I ran out of health due to mistakes. However after full cell service was restored, the pop-up helpers come sporting offers to watch ads for help. And if I’ve just run out of cones, a cone helper comes up and if I’m low on health, a health restorer comes by. Do I like watching ads?! Nope. But after spending thousands on other “free” games, I’ll watch the ads. If you like this type of game, the developer makes another like this without much “story,” called Riddle Stones. And if you like Crimo but want more story, Crimo Stories has a bunch of reading / background story. I found these games because this developer originally made Treasure Madness, the most epic game on Facebook for years. I was so sad to see it go. I hope to see them revisit a similar app for mobile. In the meantime, hooked on this one.

Gkmt50, Oct 02, 2022

Fun Gamplay, Still Has Issues

Edit: I'm reading other reviews and seeing a lot of the same complaint regarding the orange cones. Also at one point the development team responded to a complaint about ads by stating "if you watch reward ads then less forced ads will pop up" which is....not a great thing to admit. While the puzzles themselves are fun, as is the storyline of being a detective, this app has a few issues. Of the most annoying are the orange cones used to signify X on the puzzle board, for some reason this app has decided in order to get more cones you have to either pay or watch ads which is strange to me seeing as how they're used to avoid making mistakes on the board so you use them pretty much EVERY SINGLE MATCH. Another issue is the apps inability to determine if I'm selecting the cones option or not, multiple times I've failed levels because the app itself fails to acknowledge that I've pressed the cone button and instead penalizes me for making a non-existent mistake. With a few tune-ups and adjustments this would be a fun game, the issues are just so obnoxious right now.

jjbbyrd, Dec 21, 2020

Ads not constant, could be slightly more clever

This game is perfect for when your brain needs a break for a few minutes. If you are paying attention you can usually figure out the number pattern. One small suggestion would be to make the clues more logical. For example, in one game finding a broken bone ruled out blunt force trauma (the wrench), but left open to speculation poison, gun, knife, molatov, or chainsaw? I understand that this is most likely random, but if not....Another suggestion is to offer the option to make a guess like in Clue, but if you are wrong, you forfeit (or have to watch comercials). A final suggestion is to steer clear of the commercials with forced sound. If I need my volume on, which I frequently do, I can't play your game for fear of the disturbance to others (or silently watch your commercials, which is your profit). I do enjoy the game for what it is.

lightweight time waster, Aug 26, 2020

Challenging and fun

I’ve played a lot of strategy games but this one I could play forever. It’s very challenging at times but never impossible, and I’ve never felt it to be unfair (so much as me being a big dummy or trying to rush through levels). It has a lot of playability, and while I wish there were more ways to get energy, the energy system isn’t at all like other games where it’s totally rigged and you have to wait for days if you play for free. The energy regain speed is fine to me, and encourages me to take my time while also making each completed level feel like a big successIn the past it has been buggy but it’s pretty smooth now and I haven’t noticed anything awry. If you want a fun, fair yet challenging strategy game you’ll keep on your phone for months, this is the one

Madamekittyloaf, Feb 12, 2020

Great game

This is a great alternative to picture type puzzles of this sort. Very few ads is a huge plus. The levels are very well thought out. I have found one yet that I needed a clue on, even though many of them are a challenge. Some picture type puzzles are tossed together with no thought whatsoever about the puzzle being able to be completely solved with logic only. I haven’t found that to be the case here at all. I can see that these are very well thought out.I like the challenge of not using cones to solve. I often challenge myself in picture types by not X-ing out unused squares so I used to that challenge.The story lines aren’t that great but I really don’t play for them. You can often solve the crime long before you’ve finished all the levels in a section.Overall this is a great game.

ParrotMommy, Sep 26, 2020

Great fundamental game, aggressive monetization

Nonograms are always fun, and this game does well to make doing them smooth at enjoyable. The premise is sound and the game plays well. I’m about ready to delete it anyway due to hyper-monetization. Forced Ads, limited (but can buy more) cones, ads for hints and coins, timers on clues for no reason other than to try and get you to pay or watch an ad, the health mechanic in tandem with the star mechanic, an attempted weekly subscription (not with new content! Just to play the bass game mind you), ect. Usually these types of games limit themselves to ads or selling power ups and continues. This game instead moves into the territory of blending all of them together. It’s not fun and hinders enjoyment, as I’m constantly reminded of the monetization. Your work is good and a less aggressive model would’ve likely enticed my to purchase say an ad-free version, but I’m wary due to seemingly more layers of monetization. Knowing that even if I pay you to remove ads that I’ll find myself without the ability to play at times from another direction leaves me buying nothing instead.

RealBookWurm, Jul 19, 2020

Fun game but super greedy devs, don’t bother!

I’m a huge fan of pictogram games so I was excited to see a version that includes a solving crime aspect instead of just completing the puzzles. I was having a lot of fun until I realized how greedy the devs are! They use “cones” as the way that you mark blank spots, a necessary aspect of any Nonogram puzzle. During the tutorial they are free, but after that your have to pay for them using coins. Coins are ONLY attainable via real money! Get this - the only way to get unlimited cones is to pay $2.99 a WEEK!!! That’s the price of an MMO for a silly little app! Are you kidding me devs?! I would gladly watch ads for you to throw a few coins my way, but no option for that. Forced to watch ads anyhow but I will say they weren’t very invasive in my opinion compared to some games. My biggest turn off is the cones/coins issue. They apparently only want paying customers for this game and I don’t play apps consistently enough for any type of subscription like that. If they had offered a one time $5 for unlimited cones I probably would have paid it. But $12-15 a month is INSANE. Good luck greedy devs, I’m deleting your fun app.

Rubenette, Jan 12, 2021

Description

Love deduction games? Use your logic to solve puzzles and investigate gruesome murder cases! Analyze clues and follow the trail to send those criminals to justice!

Join the CRIMO special unit, specialized in logical crime investigations. After a short training at the Police Academy, you will be sent to lead gruesome murder cases in Miami and New York, by applying pure logic to solve puzzles. Collect clues, analyze them, confirm evidence or reject false leads: you will cross-off all possibilities until you can designate the murder weapon, find out the motive and unmask the criminal. Are you ready to use your wits and deduction skills to fight crime? Did the actress do it for revenge using a handgun as the powder on the pillow suggests? Or maybe it was the politician, but did he use the knife or the chainsaw? Was it out of sheer madness or was it for power? for love? Or simply money? The next clue might be decisive... CRIMO's puzzles offer a fascinating cross-over between games of logic like sudoku and minesweeper, crosswords and criminal investigation board games. You will decode which squares to touch in the grid by following hints giving the sizes of blocks in each row and column. It’s a real mind challenge wrapped in a fun experience where you need to think and use your brains to succeed. Avoid making mistakes or you will take a punch, suffer a scratch or even take a bullet! Thank god you can replenish your health by eating a burger, hot-dog or... how about a donut? You will learn easily, progress rapidly and quickly get hooked! It's ultra addictive! FEATURES: • Tens of criminal cases in two iconic cities: Miami and New York • Hundreds of grid puzzles to solve by logic and deduction • Dynamic investigation board where your searches spread out and interconnect like a spider web as in the most exciting detective flicks • Get acquainted with Jamie, police officer, Jim, forensic expert as well as the Chief of Police, Madam District Attorney, the firefighter... • Special challenges: burning crime scenes with clues going up in smoke, FBI-restricted access zones where your hands are tight… • Works on iPhone 5s and above and iPads Time to solve puzzling crimes by logic & deduction! PLAY NOW! Created by ooblada & CHQL Please note that CRIMO is completely free to play, but virtual currency can be purchased with real money to get some in-game items such as extra lives, health boosters or instant analyses. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Terms of use: https://oobld.com/tos-apps-en