Grayout App Reviews

A text adventure like no other, where the shortcomings of the interface are pivotal to the story. One of the most original ideas Ive ever played on my phone. Perfect for running through in a short amount of time or for just little pick-up sessions.

great game text writing words choose player emotion feeling empathy challenging head brain scratching puzzle think think think colour design narrative evocative imagination create world sky stars five stars

Please keep them coming

Would have made a great dystopia short story but as a word game not so good. I found the game awkward. I didnt enjoy it. But the story was great!

I am sooo addicted to this App! If you are A.D.D. you may not like it. VERY CHALLENGING!

I love these style of games and this is incredibly good. Like a killer sci-fi novel set in a future you never want to live in.

On screen 33, the green one after Eston says hes a "slopoke," theres no dialog, only the word cloud. Is this intentional? Also, a hint about what the character is feeling would be nice in a future revision. nothing sophisticated, mind you, because of the word salad thing with the brain. but a single word like "confused" or "ouch" might be nice. other than that, rad game! nice work on this. thoughtful visual and sound design.

Like its predecessor, blackbar, this is a great dystopian tale wrapped in a novel puzzle... but gameplay is way too short

Games can exist purely for fun or challenge, but they can also be a new medium for storytelling. This game is an engaging method of telling a story, while still being fun and challenging. I have to admit to using a guide for 3 pages, but it was because it was like a book I couldnt put down. A couple of the phrases could be more accepting of slightly different order. Otherwise excellent. I hope we get more games like this and Blackbar.

Bravo to the developers! The mix and pacing of easy and difficult steps is very good. On several occasions I needed to put Grayout aside for a while in order to think of a different perspective. The challenge continues all the way to the ending credits.

A lot of fun. Got stuck a couple times, but went back to it the next day/brute forced the solution. There was a typo on the page with the docs joke about estragon where he says "wuldnt". Also... When visiting the red-backed page with the allergic reaction at any time, went to a different page, if I then switched to a different app and back, the words would be shaking like the allergic scene. Thanks for making such a great follow up!

A great game and a worthy companion to the also-excellent Blackbar.

Such a great story. Characters and bits of the world are framed and the rest is fleshed out with gameplay in a way that traditional stories cant. I wish the text interaction was a little more snappy and that it all fit on my iPhone 6 screen. Made things a little tedious on the bigger pages. Id love to hear why the visual style is so different than blackbar. Is there some sort of Lucasonian explanation or is it just a desire to be minimal? Great stuff as always!

Mildly interesting and definitely unique, but its just not that fun to play. The interface could be a lot easier (why cant you drag words to reposition them?) and the music cant be muted. I guess I was expecting more of an "experience" rather than a game of making awkward sentences.

Such a fun puzzle game, great story, great music. Highly recommend.

Sometimes frustrating, but very satisfying.

What an amazing way to tell a story! I loved it, although I did have a little frustration because responses had to be exact ("yeah sure" and "yeah right" should be interchangeable, for example) but mostly it was challenging and satisfying.

More games like this please.

Blackbar was such a stumbled-upon little gem, its always had a precious quiet place in my mind, even after I completed it and removed it from my phone. I got irrationally happy when I saw Grayout was available. And its just as good and rests in my mind with Blackbar as the best short fiction/game hybrids Ive ever seen. Anything these guys make, Im waiting.

A tour de force of storytelling through both words and not-words.