Type:Rider App Reviews

Really nice & interesting game!

Lots of hidden information and great historical context for many of the fonts that folks use and take for granted every day. I just *knew* there had to be a hidden level and *knew* what font would be highlighted and the game did not disappoint. If there is one criticism, it is that the dev really should get a proofreader-editor. Mildly ironic that a game all about text/type would have awkward sentence structure and grammatical errors. Not enough to dock a star, but the dev should probably do a quick review and post an update with corrected text.

I was attracted to this game because I am a graphing designer who has a fondness for typography. The game is addicting, but gets extremely hard. Its near impossible to get through the "pixel" level without dying at least a 100 times.

Really fun.

When I first downloaded it I went to play and it just crashed!

Interesting concept and it certainly becomes captivating after a little bit.

Totally recommend it. Its a lot of fun.

I cant even open the game because it crashes before anything happens. Please fix this

This game is interesting, beautiful, and fun (for those who arent crazy about typography). However, it doesnt deserve five stars in my book due to a major flaw. The app crashes a lot, and it gets more frequent as the game goes on. Im at the point where I cant load the Helvetica level because it crashes every time (Helvetica isnt even a complicated typeface!). Otherwise, the game is great. P.S. Get a copy editor!

What a beautiful game - a beautiful, frustrating, and altogether wonky way to spend time. Ive been putting off reviewing for a while now because Ive been vacillating between 5 stars and 1. As a typophile, the gorgeous graphics and the (somewhat disjointed and poorly spaced) histories are incredibly engaging and I look forward to each new font and font developer. Finally a game aimed at me! 5 stars! However, I am no gamer and it took me quite some time to figure out what the hell was going on with the controls. Ditto for the levels. After muddling though, it was a relief to read blogs and reviews complaining of the same control issues. This needs to be addressed but because progression is possible, its not critical. What really prompted me to finally write this review was/is the absurdly frustrating tracking of levels. Unless I am missing a simple "save" button or command, this game is unable to track my progress accurately, thus causing much frustration and waning interest. Ive gone though 1/2 a level and stopped then was brought back close to the same spot with all my collections intact upon resuming. On other levels (Clarendon) no matter how far I progressed, each time I resumed play, I was brought back to the beginning and had lost all my letters, ampersands and asterisks. CRAZY making! While this really should be a two until the bugs are worked out, its a three because of its sheer beauty.

And I wanted to give this game 5 big fat stars. Very fun, engaging and beautiful graphics. The music is so peaceful and the game is so tricky at time. Great fun!

Well, I downloaded the game on my 3gs, but when I tried to open the app, it would seem lik it was loading, then it would crash. This happens EVERY time I try to open it. If I could play the game, I believe it would be very good. IF I could play the game.

Great game but sometimes the buttons will not respond and the two balls will go in reverse as opposed to what you have pressed. Also if you have two iPhones the game will not sync properly itll take a day before the two games will catch up to each other so thats a big problem

everytime i try to play the game just crashes and wont work

Never loads. I waited...and waited...and waited. Never happened.

Can barely open the game before it crashes.

I dont write many reviews but this game inspired me! Its use of sound and motion and interesting storytelling are compelling and immersive. Its challenging, sometimes getting the balls to go where you want can be hard and frustrating, but never so that I dont want to keep trying. There is a ton of fun for just $2.99. Highly recommend it!

A lovely way to spend some time. The levels are challenging and lovely, and the educational element is really quite creative. However, Ive gotten stuck a few times - and have had to completely re-do some levels, as a result. This feels like an oversight on the developers end, as Im completely unable to remove myself from some spots. For the most part, this is when both sides of the "dots" get stuck on the upturned edge of a letter. This happened twice on the Didot level! Its very frustrating to make progress, only to have to start it over again, only to be caught on the same spot the second time around. Will a future update fix this?

I really want to like this. but the great moments are few and far between. Some moments are just pretentious. Most of the game can be powered through without much real challenge. Some gameplay obstacles are extremely creative and well crafted, but theyre immediately repeated with little variation. The "unlocked content" is best ignored; Id like to think its interesting to someone, but face it: anyone interested in font history already does. Players launch this app for a challenging game, not for marginally educational and clumsily-presented sidelines. I hope this will be built upon. This is a great start, but get some level designers who have some experience. Make it obvious to the player when youre supposed to drop a lower level and when that drop will kill the player. And make the lecture pages optional, something that can be easily ignored.

No way to evaluate, really. It consistently crashes 2 seconds into it. Glad it was a freebie, but a waste of time so far.