The Ensign

Name: The Ensign
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (547 reviews)
Author: Amirali Rajan

By: Amirali Rajan

Roleplaying

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Features & Capabilities

The Ensign is a prequel to the viral hit A Dark Room, offering a minimalist, text-based roleplaying experience designed for accessibility and focus.

Key details include full VoiceOver support, no ads, no data collection, no IAP, and no elevated device privileges. Indie-made with a stubbornly difficult challenge, it emphasizes atmosphere and player choice over bells and whistles.

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By:

Amirali Rajan

Rating:

4.60

(547)

Version:

19.10 Last updated: 2026-03-19

Version code:

883533427

Creation date:

2014-08-17

Compatible devices:

Size:

31.85MB

Price:

1.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

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Developed by:

Amirali Rajan

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-ensign/id908073488

Website:

http://amirrajan.net/

User Reviews

Overall, The Ensign is praised for its rich lore, challenging and rewarding gameplay, longevity, and unique ASCII presentation, along with evolving endings and content. However, stability and accessibility issues temper the experience: players report crashes and progress loss, readability and VoiceOver navigation hurdles, and a busier UI in newer updates. For fans of A Dark Room-style text adventures, it remains compelling and enduring, with strong updates; improvements to reliability and accessibility would broaden its appeal even further.

Pros

Rich lore and world-building with secrets and references, despite the simple text format.
Challenging, rewarding gameplay that emphasizes patience and careful progression.
Long-term appeal with years of play and ongoing developer support.
Unique ASCII/text-based presentation that creates atmosphere.
Updates and new endings/content that expand the game’s story.

Cons

Frequent crashes and bugs, including loot collection crashes and occasional progress loss.
Accessibility issues, such as screen readability on bright displays and VoiceOver/navigation problems.
UI becomes busier and less intuitive than older versions, making navigation harder.

Recent reviews

People like me are sensitive to the bright screens And I’m blind asf So I can’t see the texts Let me make them father

by Wi*****, 2026-04-25

i loved 100%ing this game. it was so challenging that i enjoyed it. i also loved the secrets and lore that you left us. i am patiently waiting for that one last story you wanna tell us.