# Mindkeeper : The Lurking Fear

> Explore and solve puzzles

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1473252201](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1473252201)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1473252201`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Abylight S.L.
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (186 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-05
- **First published:** 2019-09-19
- **Size:** 312 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindkeeper-the-lurking-fear/id1473252201)
- **Website:** [http://abylight.com](http://abylight.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://abylight.com/privacy-policy/](http://abylight.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Mindkeeper drops you into a Lovecraftian mystery, stepping into investigator H. Joyce's shoes to explore a mansion in the Swamp of Storms. Uncover rituals, legends, and hidden truths as you navigate an atmosphere of creeping dread and beings that dwell in the depths of the human mind.

Mindkeeper presents high-quality graphics with real-time lighting, immersive surround sound, challenging puzzles, and intuitive controls, with subtle haptic feedback that heightens immersion as you seek the secret of the lurking fear.

## Rankings

- #109,637 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Mindkeeper for its strong Apple Watch visuals, smooth controls, and many levels, with many calling it the best Watch game. However, widespread graphical glitches—color distortion, garbled rendering, and texture errors—affect iPhone, iPad, and Watch and often correlate with OS updates. While some updates improve performance on newer devices, compatibility issues persist and undermine value. The strongest positive notes center on watch optimization and gameplay, while the dominant negatives emphasize stability and rendering problems.

### Pros

- Excellent Apple Watch optimization with smooth crown-based controls and strong graphics.
- High-quality visuals praised on Apple Watch and iPhone, with reviewers noting impressive graphics.
- Large number of levels and replayability reported by multiple users.
- Update improvements noted, with some users saying artifacts are now reduced on newer devices.
- Many reviewers call it the best Apple Watch game and praise its optimization for that platform.

### Cons

- Widespread graphical glitches including color distortion, garbled textures, and mosaic-like rendering across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
- Issues persist after OS updates (iOS/watchOS) and on certain devices, leading to instability and improper loading.
- Some users feel the app is not worth the price due to persistent color glitches and instability.
- Multiple reports of the game failing to run or render correctly on various devices and OS versions.
- Color distortion and rendering problems can render progress unplayable on most platforms.

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