The Ensign is a text-based mobile game created by US-based indie developer Amirali Rajan and released on August 17, 2014.

Eventually discovering and repairing it, the player character takes off in the ship, but it collides with an asteroid and crashes, leading into the events of A Dark Room.

Navigating the game world is done in an interface resembling the original Rogue,[citation needed] in which all characters, terrain, and objects are represented by letters and symbols, as in the "Dusty Path" segment from A Dark Room.

On the other hand, if you're extremely interested in its story and world to the point that you would gladly play it again to get a few more details filled in, or you want some kind of pretense to run through the RPG portion of the game again at a much higher difficulty level, spend your dollar without guilt or worry.

"[3] Modojo gave it 4 out of 5, writing, "The Ensign is a fantastically weird and wonderful RPG that has plenty going for it, but only if you have the time and patience to peel away the several layers.