Blackbar

Published by: Mrgan
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"Blackbar is a brilliant game." —Ron Gilbert
"Its allegories are smart, and its approach to story-telling on touch-devices is just as well. 4.5/5" —TouchArcade
"Taut and intelligent. 8/10" —Eurogamer
"A political statement—a super fun one. I _______ love this _______ game." —Loren Brichter
"Awesome and totally unexpected." —Shaun Inman
Blackbar is a text game: a sci-fi story of a dystopian future told through the medium of word puzzles. Reminiscent of text adventures and interactive fiction, it has a unique mechanic centered around the concept of censorship. Censorship is frustrating, but the human spirit can beat that frustration by turning it into a game.
You'll pick up Blackbar instantly; however, its challenges will keep you searching, thinking, and trying for days.
"An ingenious puzzle game that critiques censorship" —Fast Company
"The humor is black, the puzzles go from simple to truly challenging, and the story is top-notch." —Gamemoir
"Playing Blackbar is Like High School English Class, And I Love It." —Kotaku
"Wonderfully written and does a fantastic job of pulling you into a not entirely unrealistic tale." —Gizmodo
"Well-written and entertaining, with just a touch of a deeper message to hit a few concepts home. Just plain awesome." —JayIsGames
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User Rating

4.33 out of 5

6 ratings in Sweden

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Blackbar Reviews

What can I say, I even bought the t-shirt

Obue on

Sweden

Good game

Loved it

hesselbom on

Sweden

I absolutely loved it. The simple graphics wonderful storytelling is what makes it.

Exciting, clever and polished!

AngelicateN on

Sweden

Just buy it, okay? It's totally worth it.

Mer eller mindre skräp

Kyrkbymannen on

Sweden

Tvivlar på att föregående recensioner är opartiska. Det här är skräp, och jag känner mig snudd på lurad!

It is a very good and fresh puzzle game

Theold190 on

Sweden

Was impressed how easy it starts, how storry gets developed through the one way letters, how you pick up the idea of the puzzle. And of course guessing words from the context - that is an amazing idea!

Great and Addictive Game

Aphelion1989 on

Sweden

This game has great and addictive gameplay and story telling which is somewhat simmilar to Infocom's later works. It is however a bit short with only approximatly 1-2 hours of solid gameplay. I guess it is pretty good value in comparison with console titles but not so much in comparison with other iOS games.

Brilliant

Mattias Johansson on

Sweden

Very clever and fun!

Kinda good?

Chef_Dawn on

United States

I didn’t hate this game. But I didn’t really like it either. Pros: —I enjoyed stretching my brain a bit with the word play. There were two words that really stumped me. I admit I had to find a walk-through online to get past those levels. I appreciate that in a game. Cons: —It took me a little over two hours to complete it. If I’m paying to play, I expect some more playtime. —I can definitely understand how some could be confused at the start of the game. A brief explanation could help. Perhaps make it the start to the game, you could write vague instructions (not too vague), with blanks to make it part of the puzzle your starting. Would I recommend this game? Probably not. It’s a nice little game, but it just needs more.

Didn’t work

casf29 on

United States

I downloaded the app after paying but the app does not work on Iphone 13 pro. It just come a first screen and nothing else - no button with “next” Or anything to move from that screen. I shut down, closed all apps, open again and nothing.

Enjoyable puzzles, too short

wildchuk on

United States

My wife and I have both played Grayout, and now Blackbar. They were very enjoyable! I like how easy they were to pick up/put down. No menus, loading screens, time sensitive activities- it was as simple as checking your text messages, so I never felt tied to it. My suggestion would be making them longer, or possibly having them branch storylines in the style of a choose-your-own-adventure. That would allow for some replayability at least. Definitely worth your time and money, so pick it up if you haven’t!

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App Info

Category
Games
Publisher
Mrgan
Languages
English, German
Recent release
1.2.2 (2 years ago )
Released on
Aug 22, 2013 (11 years ago )
Last Updated
3 days ago
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