Even after reading online tutorials, I still had trouble grasping how Japanese Mahjong worked. The tutorial is fantastic and you can always go back to chapters to brush up on concepts if you’ve been away from the game a while. I’ve been gifted a Mahjong set, but until I can find 3 more local players, this is the way to get my practice in! Solid UI and good selection of AI opponents. The only thing I would add is a learning mode that displays the name of the hand once you reach it or the hand that is most probable with current tiles. That would help a ton to keep from getting confused when becoming Furiten. This is a big request, so no stars removed. A great game!
I bought this app for the first time before I switched to an iPhone, and it was just about the first app that I got once I did switch. The AI is not too bad really, and the differences between the computer characters adds a nice bit of variety. All the art assets (backgrounds, character icons, voice lines, etc.) are far beyond what I would have ever expected from a mostly single player mahjong app. Being able to pause a game and come back to it later is great, since this game is the one I always go to during brief periods of downtime. The developer is active, responsive, and very nice :)
Fun, easy to hop in and out of, good support for all screen sizes that I’ve tried. The list of games I install on every iOS device is pretty small (this game, Frotz, Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection, Pathos: Nethack Codex, and Stardew Valley), but it’s very worthy of a spot on anyone’s device. I’d love to see more women as potential opponents (women appear to make up under 1/3 of the total), but the roster is already very good overall, with plenty of unique characters. (I wouldn’t say no to more guys either though, haha)
Got into mahjong with Final Fantasy XIV, then let my sub expire. Got this app and can't stop playing. I might be addicted. It's a very accessible app, very well put together, everything I'd expect. Also it's rare that a mobile app ever successfully convinces me to buy its merch. Looking forward to those adorable characters on some cards :) It's a travesty how few ratings this has. It's truly top tier riichi mahjong and I look forward to many more hours losing to a wolf.
Last year I decided that I really wanted to learn how to play Riichi Mahjong - mostly as a result of getting into playing it in FFXIV. Not only is Kemono Mahjong a great app for playing, but it's ideal for novices looking to learn or improve. The interface has easily tappable entries for scoring to help you familiarize yourself with the game's terminology as well. All of these features (not to mention the super cute art!) make Kemono Mahjong easily one of the best mahjong apps I've tried, and one that I greatly recommend to beginners and advanced players alike.
Been playing on this app for a few years now, really fun. I noticed on my iPad though the landscape mode looks different now and the right side players avatar covers up their tiles when they call, forcing me to go to portrait mode to see what it was. Any chance the old layout can be an option? Thank you! Otherwise love it and love the characters
This is a 5/5 app to learn Riichi mahjong, it has a great UI, it shows you how the scoring is done at the end by breaking it down, there is a reference for yaku that you can see it at any time. I was a beginner and the tutorial helped me learn the game. Im not a huge fan of the animal theme but the mechanics and the game itself is solid enough that it is worth buying even if you dont like the theme like me.
Nice layout that is more clear than mahjong layouts trying to simulate a real table. The tutorials on this app are very helpful in general. I found furiten and richi a little confusing even after the explanation. (I spent a couple games trying to have no tiles in both my hand and in my discard pile.) Link to contact developer is broken because the firm doesn’t appear. Also, there should be some female avatars. I usually play mahjong with women, so it feels very weird to have only male players.
Tile being called is extremely light, practical white
Very hard to tell what tile may be called as it is almost solid white on my iPad Air 2. I keep turning the screen as in portrait mode the tile is a little bigger. Major flaw with something very fundamental yet there is great attention to detail with everything else.
I love this app, it gives a nice tutorial to beginners and allows you to play matches on the go! Although I’ve found a couple bugs, the devs were quick to respond on Twitter, and very friendly. This game is a great start for anyone trying to learn the game, and I wholeheartedly recommend it!
I use this app to get better at mahjong without waiting for a game online. It’s extremely fun and challenging at the same time. I would highly recommend it if you love Japanese mahjong as much as I do.
This game is amazing and the tutorials made getting up to speed effortless. I appreciate how much effort the dev has spent trying to explain and elucidate the intimacies of this game. I don’t love the furry art style but that’s a small complaint for such a great game. Wishlist: - better indication of why I’m in furiten. I still get confused about this. - local multiplayer. Allow me to pass my phone to someone next to me 5 stars and much deserving. Just get this game. Can’t wait to see online get rolled out!
Great tutorials and scoring explanations. Much closer to board play than other games. Needs a UI setting for iPhone X and up, discard button is a little too close to the home bar.
I have no one to play yakuman with irl but at least I can play with some well-designed AI. Only downside is I tend to play really aggressive specifically on this app because of my feelings of human supremacy over robots, but hey it’s cool to experiment. I like looking at my stats too
If you were to download one legit Mahjong game, this would be the one. Great presentation, music, instructions, and gameplay. I hope this one stays on the App Store for a long long time.
The latest update, as another review said, has made the AI turns slower than before. I would also like to see the old tiles added to the possible tile styles, as I’m not a big fan of the current tile faces.
I really enjoy this app and want to give it five stars but when I opened the app after the most recent update I found all my data and unlocked characters gone and my settings were reset
Tried to learn how to play mahjong in online lobbies with discard timers and overbearing hint systems. Turns out it’s way easier against bara furry bots— who knew?
Got this to support the kemono games. However the way of visual set ups is really weird for a majhong player, and although it’s really nice to have voice lines, it’s pretty weird to hear it other than the original Japanese pronunciation, ponn is fine, but ron and riichi sounds weird the way they say it.
This has been a go-to game for me lately. It’s got very good presentation and explains terms and riichi rules very well. Presentation is nice with good sound effects and music.
This game does a great job of covering the rules of mahjong and providing quick and easy references for use during gameplay. A definite recommendation to anyone interested in riichi mahjong!
Pros: Really cool, easy to use, fun to play. Negs: Can’t play while screen is sideways, tile bugs while calling (gets really annoying having to go to the setting and back just to have the tile appear) Overall: Good app. Wish there was a bit more content (character personality, side games, etc), and small UI bugs were smoothed out.
It’s not bad but I can’t play this because to pieces especially the opponents are way too unessesarily small on my iPhone X. I have perfect eyesore too.
This is a nice little mahjong game, but I have encountered a pretty bad bug: when I was on my 12th round of my very first game, the game soft locked - it will not continue the game, and even if I start a new game it still will not start. I had to uninstall and reinstall the app to get past the soft lock. I'd imagine the soft lock would happen again anyway at some point. If you could look into this issue that would be great! EDIT: I played the game some more for the rest of the day and I have not encountered any problems so far, so the softlock issue was probably just a glitch in my part. I have updated the review. Great work guys!!
My biggest concern with this app when I first saw it was whether or not there was a tutorial. Glad to say it did! Not only that, it goes into depth about the basics and key mechanics in different sections that you can go back and reference. It does take some time and concentration to even begin to understand, but it's still fun even if you don't understand every intricacy (like myself). Long story short, if you wanna learn Mahjong this is an excellent place to start! In addition, the characters are charming and add a nice touch to the game.
Most Japanese mahjong games are a mixed bag, often they presume you are already proficient, or they are in the Japanese panguage. This game is fun, easy to enjoy, has a tutorial, and is just made with a pride you can tell went into its creation. The author of this game has put tremendous effort over the years making Mahjong accessible to beginners as well as experienced players. If you have wanted to get into Japanese style, Riichi mahjong, buy this game. Its good, you will learn, and it will help you build your skill and open your eyes to a terrific game.
The character art is good, the voice acting is good, and the AI is interesting and varied. It’s also much easier to tap on the right tile in your hand than I expected (on an iPhone X, at least). I came into this game as an intermediate riichi mahjong player so I haven’t tried the tutorials, but even so it’s a lot of fun to just play against the AI. And thank goodness for paid apps with no ads! Well worth the few dollars it cost. With the tutorial content I imagine it’s an incredible deal for novice players. I appreciated the ability to use classic tiles without any assisting letters or numbers, since that’s what I’m used to playing with. Same thing for the setting to display the Japanese names of the yaku! I’m just used to it so I really appreciate the ability to see it. I have two feature requests: The ability to toggle on three red 5s, and the choice to start a hanchan with 25000 points instead of 30000. The starting points especially is quite minor, and the game is so well done I wouldn’t imagine taking stars off this review because it doesn’t have these features.
No mere tile-matching solitaire game, this is a full implementation of Japanese Mahjong. A fun, strategic variant of the classic Chinese 4-player game! Features: * Real (4-player) mahjong! (you vs. 3 CPU opponents, or play online!) * 3-player (Sanma) mode! * Japanese/Riichi style following European Mahjong Association (EMA) rules * Unique layout designed for mobile devices * Beautiful, easy-to-read tiles (with traditional and simplified tile sets) * Colourful cast of characters * Beautiful music * Multiple languages! (English, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Polish, Thai, Chinese Simplified, Korean, Japanese) * Tutorials and in-game help, ideal for new players! * No ads! Online Terms of Service: http://cyberdog.ca/kemono-mahjong/terms-of-service/
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