Submitted by Mark SARCH on and last modified on 4 October, 2017
Category:
Description of App:
Featured by Apple in Adventure and Role Playing game categories
A game that takes place entirely through sound, Blindscape is a piece of experimental storytelling. The narrative is told from the point of view of a man in an authoritarian society who wants to escape his life by ending it.
Features:
- Stunning Retina-ready HD graphics
- Up to ten minutes of gameplay
- Some guy talking at you
- No In-App Purchases, ratings nagging, or other interruptions
- No badges, achievements, or integration with gamecenter
- Makes you feel like a sophisticated patron of the arts
- A serious, emotionally involving plot line
- Look silly while you poke at the screen trying to find things
Contact: gavin@gavinbrown.com
Apple Watch Support:
Not Known
Version:
1.1
Free or Paid:
Free
Device(s) App Was Tested On:
iPhone
iOS Version:
6
Accessibility Comments:
this app doesn't require voiceOver to start playying with this game app you need to disable voiceOver. this app works so grate.
VoiceOver Performance:
VoiceOver reads no page elements.
Button Labeling:
No buttons are clearly labeled.
Usability:
The app is fully accessible without the use of VoiceOver
Other Comments:
I have played with this app about 2 days and is so amazing I made a podcast that already submited at applevis I hope they work quickly and post the podcast to the forum sooner possible.
App Store Link:
Developer's Website:
Developer's Twitter Username:
@gavinobrown
35 Comments
#1 This game is downright
Submitted by Ken Downey on
#2 I would not recommend this game
Submitted by Tree on
I found this game to present a very insulting perspective on blindness. The entire theme of the game is some guy who has his eyes burned out as some kind of terrible punishment and does not care if he lives or dies. Game play backs up this with frustrating task such as trying to find door handles, I'm not kidding. This task is boring and promotes fictitious difficulties relating to blindness, to find the handle you simply randomly grope around on the screen, which I guess the creator of this game thinks is how one finds a door knob as a blind person. The character even says something along the lines of "never thought finding a door nob would feel like a major acomplishment worthy of celebration". What's more is this game is extremely short. It took the game longer to download then it did for me to complete it. Don't get me wrong I love games like the night jar but trust me this game is very different. I understand playing a game is very subjective but I see no redeeming value in this game. In my opinion it's just not worth the ten minutes of your life it will take to download this game, and the seven minutes of bad game play to have to put up with all of the negative themes of blindness.
#3 You make a very good point
Submitted by Clare Page on
#4 blindscape
Submitted by Mark SARCH on
#5 I agree with post #2
Submitted by Joseph on
#6 My thoughts about the game
Submitted by Khalfan Bin Dhaher on
#7 I think it is supposed to be a work of art rather than a game
Submitted by jrjolley on
#8 okay, so it may have been...
Submitted by Joseph on
#9 I see both sides of this
Submitted by Clare Page on
#10 I agree with this point
Submitted by Joseph on
#11 The game is centered around fear
Submitted by jrjolley on
#12 well stated
Submitted by Joseph on
#13 How come audio games haven't come further?
Submitted by Krister Ekstrom on
#14 I think Draconis is the one to watch on this front
Submitted by jrjolley on
#15 My two cents worth.
Submitted by djolney on
#16 Amen! Those are precisely my
Submitted by Ken Downey on
#17 I think that before we
Submitted by Doctor D on
#18 I've now completed this game
Submitted by Clare Page on
#19 It sounds like the guy was so
Submitted by Ken Downey on
#20 Listen with Headphones
Submitted by Matthew Bullis on
#21 Same applies at the end
Submitted by Clare Page on
#22 after playing blindscape...
Submitted by Toonhead on
#23 Actually, he never sent that
Submitted by Ken Downey on
#24 Developer here
Submitted by Gavin Brown on
#25 I'm not much of a gamer, but
Submitted by DPinWI on
#26 Gavin, keep your head up
Submitted by Cory K on
#27 Developer Note
Submitted by AnonyMouse on
#28 Gavin, you succeeded admirably.
Submitted by djolney on
#29 Supporting other languages
Submitted by Khalfan Bin Dhaher on
#30 blindscape offensive to blind people?
Submitted by Lynne Adema on
#31 This game
Submitted by Lynne Adema on
#32 blindscape new update version 1.1
Submitted by Mark SARCH on
#33 blindscape
Submitted by Astra on
#34 Maybe not for you, but if you
Submitted by Ken Downey on
#35 More punishment then praise here.
Submitted by Siobhan on