Elder Sign: Omens for iPhone
Board · Paid · 3.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings
A dice-rolling board game adaptation where investigators battle Lovecraftian horrors in a museum, blending strategy with heavy luck.
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GenreBoard
PricePaid
Difficultyhard
Ad intensitynone
In-app-purchase pressuremedium
Typical sessionlong
DeveloperFantasy Flight Games
Rating3.6 out of 5 from 69 ratings
What players like
- Faithful board game adaptation with strong thematic atmosphere
- Character abilities and strategic team-building add depth beyond luck
- Excellent iOS port with smooth gameplay mechanics
- Challenging difficulty levels including expansions
- Captures H.P. Lovecraft horror well
Common complaints
- Dice rolls feel heavily rigged and unfair, even on easier difficulties
- App hasn't been updated in years with accumulating bugs and crashes
- Long unskippable cinematics at start/end of every match
- App freezes when phone screen turns off during animations, losing progress
- Game design doesn't scale properly, some playthroughs appear predetermined to lose
What real reviews say
★★★ Well..it’s Definitely Like Fighting Cthulhu! I’m not sure how I feel about this game. The graphics and gameplay are good. It takes a game or two to get used to the interface. However, this game is much harder than the board game. In this version you get four investigators…that’s it. If they all die you loose. Elder Signs are now 20 trophies in
★★ meh Its fun, but i disagree with the statement from the dev saying “some games arnt ment to be beat” the fact that its hard coded some playthroughs are programmed to be doomed from the start is unfair. it takes all the skill out of the game and has you wondering through out the whole playthrough if thi
★★★★★ Excellent implementation of an excellent game Each turn, your investigator has several choices of locations to investigate. You investigate by rolling dice and trying to match them to symbols on the location card. Each investigator has their own special ability. One is immune to terror effects. Can can do more than one match with a given roll.
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Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-10-08. Last updated 2026-10-08.