ProgressBar95 Reviews

Writing this purely bc I’m a little upset right now. I was having a lot of fun with this game but the Progress-Stien 3D (the game mode based on the old Doom shooters) doesn’t not work well on mobile. Sliding left to right doesn’t work half the time, pressing the open button on doors doesn’t work unless you position yourself properly, and to top it off the enemies can shoot you or blow you up through the walls (you can do the same to them as well with some work). I was giving the game mode another chance before I managed to complete a round the SAME frame I was dying, causing me to lose a life despite already clearing the level. It wouldn’t let me spend points to continue with the whole loading bar being jacked up from this. Leading me to restart the entire app and essentially wasting my points and a single key for nothing as I technically never “beat” the level. Baffled the game doesn’t auto-save after a level completion to prevent this from happening.

There are some other things that don’t work with the touch-screen, IE Pinball being finicky when the slowdown happens or the bar just not following your finger wheel when dragging which makes it especially annoying on Hardcore. This is such an incredible concept with solid execution purely being held back by not being built well for Mobile.

I’ll be taking a solid break from the game in hopes things can be fixed.
I’ll just chill with Bin for the time being (he is my best friend) thank you.

This has been a great journey playing this game. I've been spending hours and days playing this game nonstop and couldn't stop being addicted to it. For years, ive almost been able to unlock all the systems and the extras..

One issue is the beginning of stage manager for apple.. ProgressBar95 stops loading up systems and sometimes become unresponsive whenever another app/game is running, in which irritates me because, i want to be able to play this more often meanwhile a game has been running too..

Please implement this fix for devices supporting stage manager and ill greatly make the next review a 5 stars, itll greatly be appreciated :)

Thank you for creating this amazing and funny game I love it so much just want to let you devs know tha I found three bugs so far. one is where most of the ads cut out sound as far as I can tell spamming something that makes sound such as the start menu fix’s the issue for your session or you can just restart, two if you have a video going in the mini player no oses can boot, and finally progressdolitaire has issues some times with the card not aligning right. also as a side note the ad that plays after a round usually prevents you from seeing how many levels until next grade pro expert etc. thanks for the game!
Update: found a guaranteed way to get sound back just go to the control center not control panel and exit out and one new thing I found was that there’s no way to hit ok on clippy on the default firewall in progress defender good lock with the next update.

If your considering trying this game, i say go for it! Its unique and being that i was an early adopter of the game, i can say it has had lots of constant support and consistent game modes added over time.
The trash bin being a lil buddy is a neat concept that is optional, but gains points towards rewards by checking daily (a common trope with free apps, but understandable from a financial perspective- ads are fine and short)
But, i will say it will require much grinding unless you are okay spending rather high amounts for the upgrades in-app. This high cost of items (the OS skin packs, in particular) is where the lack of 1 star comes from, because although i love the game it is a mobile app at the end of the day. But, it is soooo tempting to buy them! So the devs do good at making a game i want to spend money on. I just wish they were a little cheaper.
Still- totally one of my favorite 3 apps of all time- and love the constant support. Keep it up!

I’ve gotten to the latest version of progressbar and I hate the edition of the circular bar mechanics. It takes whats the game already difficult and makes them infuriating, with pieces coming from the side instead of simply falling down and having to press your screen to turn the bar to to make the increasingly unlikely chance of catching them. If you want to get all the wallpapers best way to get progress is to play the mini games until you get to level 60 and never touch 1X again until the devs give us the option to play normally on 1X. Only then i will consider Progressbar 1X an actual part of the game .

It’s a really fun game, I love the mechanics and way you get to upgrade your OS as you progress.

However, I have an issue with the ads. Sometimes after a level or when I’m starting up the game, an ad will pop up that has no X to get out of it. I’ve left my phone and waited up to 5 minutes to see if an X would appear to close out the game, but on those particular ads it never does. I have to close and reopen the game, meaning I have to restart progress in those goal achievements that come up when you start playing Usually, I’m fine with ads in a game, so I’m not going to bother buying the ad free version of a game I can play without spending the money. So please figure out some way to fix this, I’d really like to find a way to continue enjoying the game.

First, we go to the Operating Systems. PB-DOS Shell has this nice really 8-bit style. Yet everyone thinks it’s bad because of a lot of the features are gone. Progressbar 1 and 2 add a bit of color. Still black and white. 3.14 adds color to the icons, which is cool. NOT 3.60 adds A LOGON SCREEN. ain’t that the best? Progressbar Chitown removes a lot of the features. So it’s harder gameplay, making it more fun and difficult. Progressbar 95 is the main of them all. A lot of the features have now been added, but we will talk about them later. 95 Plus adds some new stuff like THEMES FOR GOD SAKE- and then NOT 4.0 re-adds the logon screen with a very cool startup. 98 adds cool gradients! Meme and 2000 are basically the same, but that’s fine. The real counterparts are similar too. Whisper adds REALLY MINIMALISTIC ICONS! people might think it’s dumb, but it’s fine. XB is the most nostalgic and might be the system that might be someone’s first system to get either Adept or Grand on. And more to be! I don’t have time to explain the rest, but this game is a masterpiece of a nostalgic, casual and easy game. THANK YOU SPOOKY HOUSE AND ICOEYE!!!!!! Oh and hers some requests.

Add Progressbar Memphis, Progressbar 3.0, Progressbar NT 5.0.
Add some more apps
And that’s basically it! Thank you for your support.

To be honest, this game should be more popular if it's possible. I really like the retro looks of this game and the realistic sound effects. Also, I have suggestions.
- Guest mode, so that someone doesn't screw over your game while you're gone, it also requires a password to disable (and a "Forgot password" option)
- PB Premiere, basically the beta version of PB 1, basically the filer from Progresh without the file icons, also there's this thing at the bottom where you can open windows you set aside, also the software will occasionally screw itself over if you don't update it once in a while
- Barium OS because why not? :D
- Command-line PB-DOS as a independent operating system with a working notepad (first ever) that you can make scripting and text files with because why not? :D

did pdrd die

This game nails everything. There’s always stuff to do, the theme of popular operating systems with a gamified twist on them is carried out perfectly with the mix of old and new visuals and layouts, there’s different game modes for any play style, the side-quest-like things are interesting, ads aren’t intrusive, the difficulty of progressing consistently increases as you unlock more OSes, I could go on and on. I would be fine with paying $3.99 for this game, a very rare sentence to get from me, because it’s never-ending, actually fun, fun… if you know what I mean.

Hello, I have been playing this game on my Phone for a long while and it’s real nice, only problem is that my screen is to small so I switched to playing on my iPad and it’s even better. Though Progresstine is annoying to Control, it’s still very fun! The only gripe I have is that I wanted to play on PC but AINT NO WAY IM PAYING 5 DOLARS TO HAVE MY FREE MOBILE GAME ON THE BIG SCREEN WITH MODS! I would like to suggest adding downloadable apps and even other web browsers that have their own sets of web pages to explore! Would also allow for the introduction of a ChromeOS based OS

Have it on my computer and it’s fantastic on both PC and mobile. Scratches a real nostalgia itch and serves as a really fun casual game.

Only issue on mobile is typing in ProgressDOS to get bonuses is extremely tedious with a phone keyboard compared to playing on my PC and it makes me not want to bother with it most of the time.

Maybe we could get something like the Macintosh parody OS has for the Windows parody OSes where it’s an explorer-style GUI instead of a command prompt? Something with a GUI would be more mobile/touch friendly as an option.

I own this game on pc (which is how I’ll be viewing the game for this writing, but note that the experience is about the same, but with ads)
this game is a great time-killer and Bin is the best virtual pet known to man. the gameplay loop is enjoyable time and time again, there’s all kinds of different modes too, including a minesweeper mode which I really like. all the operating systems are fun to mess around with, and I like the internet and it’s features. I don’t know how much time I’ve spent in progressDOS but it must be addicting. Great game, would recommend the pc version tho. 👍

I rlly like this game, its relaxing, aesthetic, the sound affects are nice and therapeutic and the whole concept of it is just so relaxing and great for if your bored or if there’s no internet and you need to do something that feels satisfying. The only small nitpick i have is with the keys, I understand needing money but it would be nice if there were achievements where the reword is maybe a few keys or something, but its ok i dont really mind the price for keys are cheap enough to not mean much. So overall i really recommend this game if you like 90s/2000s aesthetics and if you just want a nice offline game to play whenever ^^

Considering the wide field of mindless cookie cutter mobile games, it is of no surprise that this one stands out. This marvel of a game is both fun and committed. It never deviates from the theme, even making games that were similar to old school games such as minesweeper. Even though it has games that are similar to old school ones, it still makes them fun. The thing I appreciate most about the game is how committed they are to maintaining the theme. Everything is themed around it and it really feels like you're using a real old school PC.

9.5/10, amazing commitment to the theme and extremely entertaining

Most mobile games just get 5 minutes put into being made, 30 seconds to make the game, and the rest of time put towards giving it ads, but this app is just awesome, I love how they represent the operating systems, and I like that I have to work to be able to see their representation of the newest operating systems, and the game has secrets, and cheat codes, and even a little fake web browser, and while this game does have ads and in-game purchases, it really isn’t that bad, because the ads aren’t every 2 taps of the screen, it’s just when you start the game and finish a level(which isn’t much), and the in-game purchases aren’t even that bad because you can play the whole entire game without giving up a single cent, just keep in mind that if you aren’t planning on spending money on the game, please conserve the keys, because you won’t be gaining any more keys

As another review said, some people aren’t happy with stuff being removed, but it seems all normal, but the new Progressnet really made it better. Especially with the connecting part, it takes it to the next level, getting points are easier than before, and certain websites in Progressnet are a good event, like that dangerous website that gives you three bonuses when all the way down, be careful not to lose it though. And the new device hypes me up, I already want to see details! Overall this is still the game I usually like, as since I first joined within the old tablet. (Progress was nearly full compared to other devices.)

I remember when I was kid, I would spend some screen time on the old family computer. The computer ran on Windows XP, and playing games felt different and special, as it was back during the 2000s, the time when flash games were popular. I don’t get that experience anymore because not only did we stopped using that computer, but me and my family don’t even use Microsoft Windows at all anymore. I downloaded this game in remembrance of those days that I yearn. The developers did an excellent job at recreating those windows operating systems accurately as a casual game. They did a good job at paying homage to those retro computer games from back in the day. You guys have my full approval. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💾💾💾

Love everything about this game, it’s a gem in tech world! I have a few suggestions:
1. Having mobile OSes in the game could be fun and since it’s running on a phone, the screen real estate should not be a challenge. An old OS like barPhone 6.0 is filled with nostalgia!
2. I wished there were more games (esp. in barOS). They don’t have to be free, just having the option to purchase them from the store and have them across all OS versions, like pinball in barOS, or tetris, or ping pong.
3. Alongside games, it’d be fun to have apps too. Something like a web browser or a beat making app for barOS.
4. Having a beta program badge in beta versions like Largehorn is a perfect example of attention to details, but the OS should also behave half baked and buggy

Hello! After about a whatever long time it was since the last review, I decided to re-write the entire thing

1. Game is awesome! I play every day and am excited to always get more stuff and upgrades, I like how this is really the only game out so far with a slight connection to some of the worlds biggest brands out there which is really connecting me to memories back then.

2. I haven’t experienced any bugs, besides some bugs in settings (Joke lol) but no like glitches or anything.

3. I would like to point out some more operating systems to add
ProgressBar:
1Progress server 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019
It’s really optional to add 2016 and 2019, but I think we do need to add the server variants of XB and Wista
2ProgressBar8
This would be basically without the start button so you would need to enter somewhere else idk where
3ProgressBar LargeHorn Pre and Post Reset
4Progressbar Memphis
Somewhat like Microsoft’s prototype build (r)
5ProgrrssBar Nashville
Another one like Windows build 999 (r)
6. Chrome os
Something related to googles operating system(r)
7finishing BarOs
8ProgressBar Blackcomb (WNR)
9Progressbar NOT 5.1 (WNR)
10Progressbar Odyssey WNR
11ProgressBar Neptune
12 Progressbar triton (WNR)

Sorry for windows references tried to leave out as many
WNR means Windows (r) never released

This game is good but i cant get my mind off it
If you can Make the profile picker better because i cant change it at alll plus my game will crash time to time can you fix that on other hand I’m kinda addicted to the game now and I think that’s weird be cause I cant seem to take my mind off the game i know people like [even you like the game right] and I’m almost done collecting all of the progressbar systems and all most done collecting all of the achievements except for the impassible one witch is hard than I thought and i cant stop playing this game the game is fun but make me mad sometimes and other times i win

[pls read this right here]
And why do i get a lot of points when i do the bonus levels is the point randomly generated or something like that it’s driving me crazy to think about it.

Wish you luck on the game
From wolfzgamer