Blackbox vs Sciopia

So you think you understand this thing you’re holding? Think again. Stop tapping. Stop swiping. In fact, stop touching the screen at all. To crack Blackbox’s puzzles you’ll need to find solitude and stillness, climb mountains, call on friends, get in tune with the cosmos, and think outside the box. Minimalistic visual clues make for incredibly satisfying “Aha!” moments, while sonic interfaces provide an extra level of guidance and nuance that makes Blackbox accessible with or without vision. Thoughtful haptic feedback, Easter eggs on Easter eggs, and solutions that can’t be found beneath the glass of your screen redefine what a puzzle can be. You’ll never see your device the same way again. Think you’re clever? Prove it. (Blackbox is a living game under active development by Ryan McLeod. When not eating burritos or drinking coffee, he’s busy designing and developing new Blackbox challenges.) ■

Two modes, one goal: knowing more. Sciopia brings two worlds together in a single app – pick whichever suits your mood: Learn – for anyone who wants to truly understand and deepen a topic. Work through flashcards at your own pace, prepare for exams and build your knowledge step by step. Quiz – for fun in between. Test yourself in quick rounds, collect points, race against the clock and climb the leaderboard. Three topic packs are included for free: general knowledge, world history and nerd trivia. Further packs – such as “Incredible Facts”, “Data Protection & GDPR” or “Drones A1/A3” – are available as affordable in-app purchases, with more added over time. So your collection just keeps growing: new packs from the shop – or your own questions, created in the free online editor, exported as a file and shared with others. No ads, no data collection, works offline – and protected for children from the start.