Reviews and Recent Comments:

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  Dominic Parker: Tough but unbelievable If you like puzzles and intuitive post-orwellian storytelling, you'll love it. _____ the depa_____t!
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2014-11-24



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  Jeremy Clark: Good commentary This is a unbelievable commentary on the effects of mass surveillance and censorship disguised as a word puzzle mini game.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-11-12



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  Unbelievable mini game New puzzle mechanics, interesting plot and puzzles, wasn't able to stop before got to end.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2014-09-14



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  pete gomer: Really intelligent Really enjoyed this mini game, the story is a good framework to set up a series of word puzzles that don't feel shoe horned in - some of them are a bit tricky, but they give you that "I'm intelligent' buzz that you receive from all the best puzzle mini games. (Saying that, I did have to look up one of the answers )
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-10-17



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  John Hodskinson: Special Proof that there are still fresh ideas out there, and that alone is worth the asking price.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2014-02-29



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  L iVod: The ending allow me down, but a unbelievable mini game! So various and it had me hooked for days.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2014-04-30



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  Michael Trautman: Wow. SEQUEL WHEN
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-10-11



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  Hasmik Kalantarian: Very special mini game Remenicent of old journey mini games except this one tests your knowledge of the English language and attention to info
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2017-01-06



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  Michael Chen: A good mini game! This mini game is one of the most good mini game I ever seen on Android device platform. Really exciting about future modernize on this mini game.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2014-10-26



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  Akis Chatzieleftheriou: Good work! Though a bit short, i loved every min of it. The story and the atmosphere were simply good.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2015-01-21



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  MSB MVB: A witty, cleverly designed text noir.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-12-03



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  Derek Proud: Loved the evolving story.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2017-12-08



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  Adam Hall: Interesting puzzles I really enjoyed this short but fairly challenging journey. Some of the puzzles towards the end seem impossible but with patience you can achieve any of them. I hope there are more mini games like it.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2016-07-19



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  Richard Morrison: Mind bending A riveting story and really pushing my word knowledge already. Unbelievable and simple to pick up when I have a moment to continue.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-12-26



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  Daisy Vaughn: Minimalist 1984 style text mini game I enjoyed it. Never played a mini game like it. It was long enough and I liked the ending. You have no impact on the outcome, you're strictly along for the ride, but it's an interesting ride. The sense of gleeful malice emanating from The Department is horrific, and at times a tiny jarring.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2014-12-22



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  Gary Chadwick: Unbelievable story and puzzle Some true head scratchers, but I always figured out them eventually. So well designed, you could play it.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2016-12-27



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  Charlotte Kennedy: I love this mini game! I just want O should sync it between my smartphone and smartphone!
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2016-07-11



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  Bonnie McAllister: With the amount of "puzzle" mini games in the shop that hand-feed you the answers, or prompt you for a tip after being idle for 3 seconds, this mini game was sooo refreshing! Challenging, thought-provoking, and extremely satisfying when figuring out the answers. Anyone complaining about this mini game were probably expecting the types of mini games mentioned above, and have no patience or trouble solving skills (on the occasions I got stuck I left the mini game for a tiny while, came back refreshed, and managed to receive through). Absolutely loved it, and the Orwellian feel was so interesting. Please create more mini games like this!
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2017-09-03



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  Michael Augustine: Beautifully written If the phrase "dystopian science fiction word puzzles" doesn't do anything for you, then neither I nor anything in this globe can do anything to assist you not be a boring garbage person. Awesome luck with sucking; sucking isn't my stage. That's why I played and enjoyed Blackbar. Full Disclosure: I am a very cool person with awesome opinions.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-10-12



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  Terence Eden: Thank you Just finished the mini game. Blown away. An absolute gem of a mini game. A proper brain teaser with an interesting story.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-10-12



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  Karissa Park: Perfect! Engrossing and brilliant! I just want it was longer!
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-11-20



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  Charlie Hand: New idea, very enjoyable There are three various personalities unfolding at the same time. To figure out the missing word, sometimes you have to consider the personality. The mini game never requires any cultural orientation. For example the hidden word is not going to be "lorry" versus "truck" unless a clue has been given. A few times I got stuck in the mini game, and I would just take a couple days and mull the trouble. Eventually I would receive the flash of insight. I don't think the mini game was too short. The mini game has to end sometime.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2014-03-30



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  oohlala lana: Very Special Type of like angry libs. I hope there'll be other story on the method, it didn't latest long enough.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2014-09-24



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  Dan Seitz: Mobile mini games as they could be. Perfect mix of word mini game and dystopian fiction. If you like either, play it.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-10-15



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  Nick Costantini: Brilliant. Funny, insightful, and moving, especially the end. And it's fun, too. Android device needs more mini games like this.
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-11-22



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  Robbie Sabo: FUn, relies on smarts not luCK. THE MAiN story is gripping. An incredibly inventive title that could have a lot more downloads than it's currently sitting on. For me, thematically, it's preaching to the choir, but that's what I love about it - Blackbar feels like it was created solely for me. If nothing else, I know there's at least other two people out there that feel the method I do about the method things are heading, and the importance of being coherent and uninhibited in our speech and communications. Blackbar says more in a couple of hours than most can muster in a day filled to the brim with tweets, status updates, and images of lunch. Docile indeed. 5/5
  User rated this game 5/5 on 2013-12-29



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  Michael Nicoll: Utterly compelling
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2013-10-12



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  Niall Lucas: A promising idea lacking in execution Blackbar is an interesting idea. The 1984-esque setting is suitably creepy with its totalitarian vibe and vintage presentation. The premise is interesting and though limited manages to convey the narrative effectively and makes the mini game somewhat addictive. There are a few problems I have with Blackbar though. For one, I found the play length to be too short. With this type of premise you should easily have a chapter kind design with each chapter telling a various story set in the same globe, or one developing story from various hero point of views. Right now the story of Vi and Kenty feels like one piece of a larger, missing puzzle. Secondly, more to do with the video test itself, I found some of the puzzles to be unnecessarily hard - in particular 'Subculturia' sticks out as something that I never would have thought to guess! Challenge in a mini game is a awesome thing, but so is remembering that users don't have all the pieces of the puzzle like the developers do. Overall, I enjoyed playing through Blackbar despite the short length and disappointing ending (underwhelming and too 'fairytale') but can't give 5 stars based on what this mini game should have been yet falls short of.
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2015-02-12



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  Steven Bell: Enjoyable but Short I enjoyed this mini game and thought it was quite a intelligent idea, if a tiny short. Interested to see what this development squad does next.
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2014-02-05



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  Bev Chen: Well-written, decent idea Very interesting idea which is well-executed for the most part. I did feel that some of the letters had very vague answers to them with no logical method of discerning what the missing words should have been. That did detract from my overall enjoyment of the mini game, but another than that, it's a chilling story that kept me hooked.
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2014-02-11



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  John Knie: Too short. Need an modernize. Fresh story?
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2014-05-08



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  Toby Woodwark: Well executed and thought provoking. But I was all set for a few plot twists which never arrived!
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2014-11-27



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  Justin Kimball: Good mini game, a bit on the short side. Would have given 5 stars if the mini game had been longer. Seems a bit too short for the price.
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2013-10-16



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  Francis Kimberley: Good mini game, awful ending Video test is special and well executed. Puzzles are hard without being impossible. Brilliant atmosphere and engrossing story. Ending is one of the least satisfying I've ever encountered - wanted to shout it was so lame.
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2014-01-16



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  Eakz Sammer: Nice, special and challenging Driven by awesome story that create you wish to play and test to advance to the next pages. A bit too hard (as I'm using English as my 2nd language) if there are some tips like word list or giving away some first alphabet in the field
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2013-10-11



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  Kerrie Holland: Brilliant mini game but awful ending Was such a pity
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2014-05-21



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  Adam Eckersley: Perfect Very awesome concept and like the minimalist. Some more expansion on the setting i.e. year, how the department come to power etc. would possibly be beneficial to the "feel" of the mini game. Definitely suggested.
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2013-11-19



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  S. Quinn: Novel Mechanic, Decent Plot This mini game isn't awful, and the primary mini game mechanic is quite intelligent. The another aspects just don't quite keep up to the same level. I would have liked a few "normal" letters by method of a guide, and for me, the puzzles ranged from entirely intuitive (went too quick) to "how in heck was I supposed to figure that out?" in difficulty (the latter I consulted a tutorial for so I should continue the story). Satisfied with my purchase more in hopes of seeing future mini games from this dev than due to awesome value on this one.
  User rated this game 4/5 on 2013-12-18



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  Jason Westley: It was entertaining enough to play to the end but never did anything terribly exciting with the mechanics. It was too short, and too rushed, to create any connection with the personalities in the mini game. It could have been the sort of thing I love, but in the end it was just OK.
  User rated this game 3/5 on 2017-05-08



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  Tracey Shrubb: Quick Paced Frustrating at ? Listening Department.
  User rated this game 3/5 on 2014-10-14