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Dark Strokes. Collector's Edition

by Alawar Entertainment, Inc.
3.0 out of 5 stars484 customer ratings
All Ages
Price: £1.82 Price inclusive of VAT if applicable.
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Languages Supported: English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

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Latest updates

What's new in version 1.1
  • Fixed crashes after the train wreck.

Product details

Release Date: 2014
Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: February 15, 2014
Developed By: Alawar Entertainment, Inc.
ASIN: B00IFXI4LQ
Customer reviews:
3.0 out of 5 stars484 customer ratings

Product features

  • 58 locations
  • 16 mini-games
  • 20 hidden object scenes
  • Step-by-step walkthrough

Product description

When Evil comes for the people you love, what will you do? That moment of reckoning has arrived for Ethan Black, a young man whose bride-to-be was snatched up in the blink of an eye by a terrifying menace known as the Faceless Ones. Guide Ethan as he explores a decimated city, interacts with its remaining inhabitants, searches for clues that will lead him to his beloved Clair, and peels back the layers of a chilling supernatural mystery that began with the stroke of a paint brush and will end in a dramatic confrontation near a fiery abyss.

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Technical details

Size: 404.5MB
Version: 1.1
Developed By: Alawar Entertainment, Inc.
Application Permissions: ( Help me understand what permissions mean )
  • Access information about networks
  • Access the list of accounts in the Accounts Service
  • Open network sockets
  • Read-only access to phone state
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep the processor from sleeping or the screen from dimming
  • Write to external storage
  • Allows sending in-app billing requests and managing in-app billing transactions
  • Allows verification of Google app Entitlements
  • Allows an application to receive messages via Google Cloud Messaging
Minimum Operating System: Android 2.1
Approximate Download Time: More than 5 minutes

Customer reviews

3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5
484 global ratings

Customers say

Customers say the game is great from start to finish, with amazing graphics and lovely colours and scenery. They also find the storyline interesting and keep guessing to the end. Customers also say the value is worth the price and that the game has a good length.

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74 customers mention "Storyline"64 positive10 negative

Customers find the storyline interesting and easy to follow. They also appreciate the mix of puzzles and hidden objects games. They say the game keeps them guessing to the end with excellent graphics. Customers also mention that the bonus chapters are very good. They appreciate the right amount of searches and clues.

"Well conceived story and brilliant graphics. Lots of puzzles and items to collect...." Read more

"...(overcome evil, save people) and slightly random sometimes, but quite challenging when played in harder mode - mainly because it's hard to keep..." Read more

"I really enjoyed this game, was a great storyline and really good fun...." Read more

"...is rare, helps you include your lateral thinking skills and is a dark story line which I always find delicious!..." Read more

70 customers mention "Quality"70 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the quality of the mobile application. They say it is a great game from start to finish, with good graphics and a good storyline. They also mention that the game is totally addictive in a fun way, with plenty of things to do in the game.

"...This game has to be one of the best in its genre. Highly recommended and looking forward to seeing more of the same." Read more

"Great game, but only bought 3 games on kindle and 2 of them have reached most of the way through and then something has disappeared from the..." Read more

"...Bonus game is also worthwhile, though I often wish designers wouldn't do this prequel thing on bonus chapters, as you already know the ending and it..." Read more

"So far this app is working well on the kindle fire hd...." Read more

41 customers mention "Graphics"41 positive0 negative

Customers find the graphics in the mobile application amazing, great, and beautiful. They also appreciate the lovely colors and scenery. The clarity of the graphics makes it possible to see the things they are looking for.

"Well conceived story and brilliant graphics. Lots of puzzles and items to collect...." Read more

"So far this app is working well on the kindle fire hd. The graphics are good as long as it continues to do so then I will be very pleased, worth..." Read more

"...This clarity made it possible to see the things you were looking for without having to use the 'hint' button...." Read more

"Downloaded quickly on my kindle. Great graphics and story...." Read more

35 customers mention "Value"34 positive1 negative

Customers find the mobile application worth the price, with no hidden costs. They also say it's relatively cheap and lasts long enough to be good value.

"...as it continues to do so then I will be very pleased, worth the money would recommend." Read more

"Good game and relatively cheap as some games go. Good storyline, right amount of searches and clues, if you need them...." Read more

"...A bit repetitive and predictable but worth the cost. I would buy another game by the same producer." Read more

"...Well worth the money!" Read more

20 customers mention "Length"17 positive3 negative

Customers like the length of the mobile application. They say it's a good length game with a bonus chapter at the end. Some say that the game is entertaining and challenging.

"...Other than that it passed some time and had a good storyline." Read more

"...Good long game play plus bonus chapter..." Read more

"Loved it. Bonus chapter was also of a decent length." Read more

"Nice game, good length and good variety of puzzles. Try not to use hint button as reduces the challenge of the game play." Read more

12 customers mention "Usability"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the mobile application easy to use and follow. They also say the story is good and easy to get into. Customers also appreciate the free hints and the ability to choose the difficulty level.

"...Lots of puzzles and items to collect. Not too challenging and just about the right level to get you thinking...." Read more

"...Great graphics and story. Gets your mind to think laterally but can be frustrating that you have to complete in game order and not your own, which..." Read more

"Very simple and easy to get in to. You can choose your difficulty level which is a feature that is rare, helps you include your lateral thinking..." Read more

"...game If I got really stuck I could go into the walkthrough it was easy to get into I loved the lovely colours and scenery" Read more

Top reviews from United Kingdom

journeyman
4.0 out of 5 stars Superb!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2014
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Well conceived story and brilliant graphics. Lots of puzzles and items to collect. Not too challenging and just about the right level to get you thinking. This game has to be one of the best in its genre. Highly recommended and looking forward to seeing more of the same.
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Mr. D. A. Driscoll
2.0 out of 5 stars Froze on kindle fire
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2014
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Great game, but only bought 3 games on kindle and 2 of them have reached most of the way through and then something has disappeared from the inventory and I can't continue - it's driving me crazy, this has only happened once in 5 years on my ipad - grrr
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Buffy
3.0 out of 5 stars as far as it goes quite good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2014
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The plot is silly but who cares. The graphics in the plot story are pretty basic but again who cares. The hidden object games are annoying but the puzzles are more fun. The game would benefit from a map function which could show where actions to be performed could be. This would allow the player to avoid using the hint button when the next step is not clear.
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Chris.healey
5.0 out of 5 stars good value for less than £2
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2014
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Very standard concept (overcome evil, save people) and slightly random sometimes, but quite challenging when played in harder mode - mainly because it's hard to keep track of what you need to do and where.
Bonus game is also worthwhile, though I often wish designers wouldn't do this prequel thing on bonus chapters, as you already know the ending and it ends the game on a dark note.
Only complaint is that there are a lot of HOGs and only the first few are the sort with mini puzzles inside them. However, that's a personal preference and I don't feel justified in downgrading rating. Virtually no mini puzzles, and I had to skip one because the controls were too fiddly on Kindle. Quite a lot of cut scenes,which I don't mind (you can always skip if you don't like them, but they do often contain information).
Otherwise, the game worked seamlessly well and I have no complaints.
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Mrs H
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark Strokes Alawar Entertainment.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2015
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So far this app is working well on the kindle fire hd. The graphics are good as long as it continues to do so then I will be very pleased, worth the money would recommend.
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wanderer
1.0 out of 5 stars great then stuck would not open clue
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2014
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Was a great game then would not operate so unable to access item in clue so a great game till then
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Rob
2.0 out of 5 stars First Alawar game that crashes for me.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2014
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This is the first alawar game that crashes for me, get as far as just after the train crash movie then it freezes for about 40 seconds then quits, this is on an Asus memo pad HD 7", have uninstalled and re-installed/rebooted pad, etc, started a new game and still crashes at the same place, hope it can be fixed.
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Ratfinkz
4.0 out of 5 stars great game
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2014
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I really enjoyed this game, was a great storyline and really good fun. I do have a couple of small niggles that makes me only mark it four however and these are personal opinion. Firstly I would have liked more puzzles and secondly at the start of the game you have hidden object scenes where you have to do more than just click on an item to find it. I was enjoying the extra challenge of these, but they stopped completely at some stage during the game, and never returned!
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LAN
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice game
Reviewed in the United States on 14 December 2014
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I did like this game for the story line, graphics, and sound. It was a good length and kept you interested thru out the game. I played on a kindle fire HDX and had no glitches that I'm aware of. As other reviews said, the response time was slow and you really had to tap on items to make them work. That was a little annoying. On a personal note, what bugs me in games is when you have two characters talking and you have to read the dialog - then at other times there are voice overs. This was a big reason I rated this game a four star. Everything else was nicely done. There was plenty to do in this game which kept it interesting. It had a hint button and strategy guide which I didn't use since the hint button was enough to get you to the next step. I haven't played the bonus content yet, but I'm sure I'll like it. I thought the game was worth the $ 2.99.
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Christiana V
1.0 out of 5 stars Non va
Reviewed in Italy on 4 October 2014
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Devo purtroppo unirmi ad altri utenti. Preso questo gioco con mille aspettative e invece nemmeno accesso al nome giocatore! Anche io ho provato a disinstallarlo e a ricaricarlo, ma è proprio difettoso. Spero che chi di dovere legga i nostri commenti e ci consenta di poterci giocare.
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dubar valérie
3.0 out of 5 stars pourrait faire mieux
Reviewed in France on 16 June 2014
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Assez bien. Belle qualité. Un peu trop tortueux pour moi, j'ai trouvé un peu long de rentrer dans le jeu.
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Tine
4.0 out of 5 stars sehr spannend!
Reviewed in Germany on 19 April 2014
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Es macht sehr viel Spass das Spiel zu spielen! Mann muss sehr viel nach denken und überlegen wie Mann weiter kommt. Die Graphik ist auch super! Sehr empfehlenswert!
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ドリアン
4.0 out of 5 stars ボリュームはあるが…
Reviewed in Japan on 18 April 2015
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[残念なところ]
物探しが甘い。判定が広いため適当にタップしてるだけでアイテムが見つかってしまう。また、アイテムの中にアイテムを探すのは無いので物探し大好きな方にはものたりない感が。

[良いところ]
主人公含め男性がイケメン(笑)
ボーナスチャプターのお話もあり、とてもボリュームがありました。
ラストまでは｢まあまあ感｣があったのですが物語のラストは(個人的に)予想外な展開で良かったです。

星-1にしたのはボリュームはあるものの、物探しが易しすぎる、判定が甘い、でした。

ムービーのスキップなどの不具合はありませんでした。
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