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The Ensign

🇺🇸 United States
Amirali Rajan  | 
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50/100
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App Rating
4.8
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Votes
795
rating
App Age
11y 4m
rating
Last Update
May 30, 2025

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Rating
4.76
4.51
+6%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
792
1.4M
-100%
App Age
11y 3m
6y 9m
+66%
Price
$2
$0
In-app Purchases Price
$0
$22
Update Frequency
194d
37d
+423%
Title Length
10
23
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25
Description Length
348
2 570
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Number of Screenshots
1014
1325
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Size
31MB
963MB
-97 %

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death awaits. their humanity makes them strong. - 100% playable via VoiceOver - Pre-sequel to the #1 viral smash hit, A Dark Room. - Made with love by indie game developers. - No ads. - No data collection. - No IAP. - No crippled gameplay. - No data requirements. - No elevated device privileges. - Stupid difficult, but that's why you'll love it.}

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Rating
4.8
795 voters

Some Latest Reviews

Yasir k
13 Sep, 2025
5
I came into this world blind. I was given scraps of food and a compass that spoke to me, and the houses and people I encountered along the way changed my perception of everything. I found myself stumbling through death as part of the game; survival was the challenge. As I neared the end of my mission, I found a new respect for the world. My journey in this world is complete, yet I find myself reliving it and imagining different outcomes. Maybe one day I will return to this world with my eyes open and working, and we’ll see it for what it is. For now, it leaves me with a conflicted feeling: do I survive at the cost of others, or do I die and accept defeat?
Kanaya Maryam
31 May, 2025
5
I’ve been playing this game for years- Only when I travel. Even after so many years, and even a few wins, the game is still challenging and thought-provoking. I’ve had dozens and dozens of games on my phone over the years, and The Ensign is the only one that has remained no matter what. Props to the developer who has been maintaining the app for so long.
jr the human
20 May, 2025
1
Bad app game crashes every time I try collecting loot still hasn’t been fixed
chiefguidemobile
05 May, 2025
5
Same formula as A Dark Room, same level of perfection
BruhBruhBruhRubRubRub
16 Dec, 2024
1
Halfway through the game stopped saving my items. Not worth the headache, the game actively mocks you. It's a shame, cause I really liked A Dark Room...
Kc n danita
23 Aug, 2024
1
It’s a little bit too busy now. Little bit harder to navigate the screen without having single or double tabs. Liked the older version way better.
Ama2016
19 Aug, 2024
5
Originally I struggled with the game when a bug cleared my storeroom after one of my deaths, but I kept playing, and now I want to revise my review. I’ve finished it at 100%, completed “the impossible”, the admiral’s ritual, refused food, etc and was given the chance to play in God Mode, which was a lot of fun. I like the story in A Dark Room more but the mechanics of this were more fun I think. I liked the references to other games. A lot of lore is packed into the game despite it being a “simple” text game. It’s a shame the developer hasn’t done more with this universe, I would love to read or play more. I like that I can picture the apocalyptic landscape for myself. The ritual in particular is cool. I wish there had been some kind of story reward/ending for when you choose not to engage in optional combat and I wish I could have done the ritual on myself but that is ok.
Ama2016
09 Aug, 2024
1
I don’t mind the challenge, but the stores are supposed to be safe. I died for maybe the fifth time and went back and all of items I had stored were gone. I have beat the game a couple of times and that’s never happened that I can remember. Honestly the game is not fun at that point. A Dark Room has much more depth to it with the same level of challenge without being obnoxious. This seems kind of lazy in comparison with difficulty added in place of innovation, mystery, or storytelling. :\ would not recommend.
Roosterbrewster7
01 Feb, 2024
5
This game, much like ADR, is a unique experience and a fun creative twist on a single player version of a multi-user dungeon (MUD). Bravo to the developers for creating a fun, engaging, and creative yet simplistic mobile game.

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Additional Information
Rating:
4.78
Voted: 795
App Store Link:
Price: 1.99 $
Website:
Email: -
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Categories: Adventure, Games, Role Playing
Size: 31MB
App Age: 11 years 4 months
Release Date: Aug 17, 2014
Last Update: May 30, 2025
Version: 19.9
Version history
19.9
May 30, 2025
cooking cured meat at the swamp no longer causes the world to explode
19.8
May 29, 2025
minor ui improvements and voiceover bug fixes.

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