I found this app the other day and was intrigued by the fact that it was billed as a blind-accessible puzzle game for iOS devices. The game is called Stem Stumper. This is the first time I’ve heard of a game that can be fully played with a blindfold on using what the developers call “sonar” mode. According to the description, Stem Stumper can be enjoyed by both the sight impaired and fully sighted players. Stem Stumper was developed by Ananse Productions which consists of industry veterans who have worked on other projects in the past.

Look for a full review of Stem Stumper soon on the site. In the mean time, you can check out the app in the App Store here.

Press Release

The team at Ananse Productions is proud to announce that Stem Stumper, the innovative bilnd accessible iPhone puzzle game.

The inaugural game of Ananse Productions, Stem Stumper is built from the ground up to be enjoyed by both the iPhone’s burgeoning blind community and fully sighted players around the world. Stem Stumper is fully integrated with VoiceOver, Apple’s builtin screen reader for iOS devices. And if you think you can solve our puzzles with a blindfold on, we’re including a sound only “sonar” mode.

While this might be Ananse Productions first project, members of Ananse’s team have already worked on several successful projects. Kwasi Mensah, lead developer and programmer has worked on games as varied as Green Day: Rock Band, Borderlands and Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station. Jennifer Kanis, our lead artist, has worked on tihe iPhone games in the Curious George franchise for FableVision. Dawn-Marie Dunn, our Audio guru, has been involved in gaming for more than ten years and music for more than twenty composing original audio for Flash projects and sound effects for websites. Eric Sutman, lead Level Desginer has worked with several Boston independent developers include Demiurge Studios and Dejobaan Games.