About This Game

With Ignore the Blackbird, I want to take you on an intense, emotional journey of contrasts.

We meticulously crafted everything as a whole, where illustrations, puzzles, and words gradually reveal and transform the story and the scene itself.

Your opening tableau is a beautiful, innocent summer. A piece of art in itself, but as all things of pure beauty, it needs contrast and a story to realise its potential.

As you uncover the layers of this story, I hope your personality and past experiences form a unique interpretation that deepens both narrative and art.

Ignore the Blackbird is a standalone experience, but it is also the beginning of a larger story arc we want to explore with you.

I hope Ignore offers you a relaxing, thoughtful experience, with moments when you realize that the story is as layered as Ana's beautiful art.

Sincerely,

Øyvind "TheOddy" Helland

Writer & Director

• Environmental puzzles
  Discover puzzles that grow naturally from the objects and surroundings in the room.

• A quiet, emotional story
  Piece together the story of Sonya and her family as the scene slowly changes.

• A focused one-sitting experience
  Enjoy 9 puzzles and discover Sonya's story. A full playthrough should take about 30 to 60 minutes, though some like to replay it to discover hidden meanings and hints.

• The beginning of the Blackbird series
  Each game has a story to tell, but as we make more, they become chapters in a bigger whole.

• Hand-drawn watercolor
  Pencils and true watercolour with traditional techniques on (many) layers of physical paper.

If you enjoy the game, please join our Discord to share your theories on what is going on with Sonya and her family. We love to hear them!

Ignore the Blackbird was created with the support of Viken filmsenter of Norway. Thank you!