--- title: "The Guides - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "Featured by Apple in: 15 Most Mind-Bending Puzzlers, 15 Most Mysterious Games, The Best Games You’ve Never Played, Challenge Your Brain, Best New Games * * * * * “Best Mobile Games of 2015” — CNET " --- # The Guides — United States > Beautiful Crypto Puzzles ![The Guides App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple112/v4/16/8d/b1/168db11a-9dea-4f2c-1371-7488a496b0ea/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-85-220.png/400x400bb.png) **Developer:** [2 Fountains](https://apptail.io/developer/2-fountains-utVf) **Category:** Games **Rating:** 4.8/5 (723 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.kevinbradford.theguides **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 1.8 (released 2024-03-19) **Original Release:** 2015-08-17 **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id894022200) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/the-guides-zkf/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/the-guides-zkf/united-states) ## The Guides Description Featured by Apple in: 15 Most Mind-Bending Puzzlers, 15 Most Mysterious Games, The Best Games You’ve Never Played, Challenge Your Brain, Best New Games * * * * * “Best Mobile Games of 2015” — CNET “Best iOS Games of 2015” — Apple ‘N’ Apps “Best One Handed Mobile Games for Long Commutes” — Appcessories * * * * * Consisting of hundreds of extremely challenging codes, puzzles and interactive ciphers, The Guides is a journey that will challenge your wit, stretch your imagination and test your ingenuity in unique and innovative ways. Simply stated, they’re not easy. Progressing will be difficult, but you have the appropriate tools at your disposal. Everything you need to proceed is — or has been — provided. Look for clues and patterns to build on what you have learned. Remember what you have seen as for no detail is too subtle or insignificant. As you explore deeper, you’ll begin to unravel the enigma of The Guides. Peculiar, isn't it? • • • • • • • "From the word 'Go'... it tells you nothing. And you have to work it out for yourself. And that, my friends, that is cool." James Gilmour for App Spy "The Guides gets under your skin... you’ll find yourself thinking about it outside of the game and coming back for more." Jennifer Allen for 148apps "The Guides is one of the year’s most interesting puzzle games. It’s a beautifully designed toy box filled with an enormous variety of code-breaking ciphers and visual riddles..." Owen Faraday for Pocket Tactics "It's brilliant, uncompromising, satisfying, and one of the best games I have ever played on my phone... quite possibly on any platform." chanandler of App Army for Pocket Gamer • • • • • • • • Four Sections and 100 pages embedded with countless challenges. • Meticulously designed interactive puzzles and ciphers with each being more unique than the last. • Piece together the fragmented story to reveal the source of the messages. • Various game mechanics such as the code interface screen and the title bar to provide added layers of support. • Integrated decoding tools — including morse, binary and many more — to assist you on your journey. • Ability to save screenshots to keep track of invaluable clues and notes. • A distress support system is available if you find yourself stuck, but use sparingly, for your transmissions are limited. Official Site: theguidesapp.com General Inquiries: info@theguidesapp.com Twitter: twitter.com/theguidesapp Facebook: fb.com/theguidesapp Instagram: instagram.com/theguidesapp ## The Guides Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/1d/0a/e3/1d0ae31d-1e4e-ce96-0b0e-c9e923893a76/mzl.tfjzkrhm.png/640x960.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/10/b9/9b/10b99b90-758e-9854-26fc-21e7747a6e57/mzl.xeefwazy.png/640x960.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/89/58/c3/8958c3df-d224-6d41-b4dd-c16e8b2bedf9/mzl.ptscsqqe.png/640x960.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/80/47/6d/80476d95-437b-781f-c5fa-02214130909d/mzl.uabzvgcj.png/640x960.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/93/dc/c2/93dcc2d4-d472-cf45-6061-76a9067d25e0/mzl.twepdmfc.png/640x960.png) ## The Guides Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 623 (86%) - 4 stars: 70 (10%) - 3 stars: 5 (1%) - 2 stars: 8 (1%) - 1 stars: 17 (2%) ## The Guides Reviews in United States ### ***** "<< TOP-NOTCH PUZZLER <<" Qoa WHH kb ukqn xnwej! -- Bob Dobs Jr., 2024-12-08 ### ****- "Compelling" I am loving the different styles of puzzles and encryptions. I hope the game continues to surprise me -- frohkid, 2024-11-30 ### ***** "Unique Puzzle Game" Beautiful, minimalist puzzle game. -- M3Wagber, 2024-07-05 ### ***** "A Fun Time" The puzzles are challenging but not insane. The lore is pretty cool to learn about. The music sets the mood just right. Good game, would recommend. -- theOrangeBoy, 2024-06-21 ### ***** "Challenging and Engaging, but not Exhausting" Excellent set of puzzles and codes to break with an interesting story in the background. -- indyainkblot, 2024-06-08 ### ***** "Fun challenges" Glad I got this game - I was hesitant. But the puzzles are done well. Some are solved easily, and for others I can’t figure out what to do, and have to come back later. It took me quite a few levels just to figure out the interface. For those of us who enjoy puzzles where your first problem when presented with a new screen is, “what am I supposed to do with this,” this is right up our alley. No directions - just something to figure out. Quite fun! -- Chuck572g, 2024-05-24 ### ***** "Guides" I dunno, man. Visually pleasing game with cryptographic themes. A fun, though sometimes frustrating, journey. -- Sleik29, 2023-12-15 ### ***** "Brilliant" Tao and the art of decryption. -- 128kBob, 2023-11-04 ### ***** "I love solving codes!" Perfect for those who love solving codes and secret messages. I feel like I’m doing secret spy work and exercising my brain to the max when I play this game. So many secrets and hidden messages! Only wish there was more things like this. -- Happykat27, 2023-10-05 ### ****- "No other game like it!" I love THE GUIDES series, both the original and AXIOM. I haven’t found any other game like it. The only reason why I give it 4/5 rather than 5/5 is that the app does crash, slow down from time to time so I’m assuming it hasn’t been updated in a while -- Potato❤️Traffic Cone, 2023-09-13 [View all The Guides reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://app.apptail.io/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## The Guides Discovered Keywords - the guides ## Apps Similar to The Guides - [The Eyes of Ara](https://apptail.io/app/the-eyes-of-ara-YMo/united-states) - [Boxville](https://apptail.io/app/boxville-ojZb/united-states) - [远方的故事](https://apptail.io/app/app-VtZb/united-states) - [Legacy 3 - The Hidden Relic](https://apptail.io/app/legacy-3-the-hidden-relic-Nunc/united-states) - [Legacy 2 - The Ancient Curse](https://apptail.io/app/legacy-2-the-ancient-curse-Uunc/united-states) - [G30](https://apptail.io/app/g30-Dpyc/united-states) - [Dad's Monster House](https://apptail.io/app/dads-monster-house-PuFc/united-states) - [The Company Game](https://apptail.io/app/the-company-game-ZqYd/united-states) - 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