A Dark Room ®

Amir Rajan

About this game

A minimalist low-fi RPG harkening back to the days of Zork and Nethack.

- Official Android release of A Dark Room (registered trademark).
- No ads.
- No micro transactions.
- No data usage (playable without wifi)).
- No elevated permissions.
- Made with love by indie game developers.

A Dark Room is an innovative text-based adventure that harkens back to the magic of Zork, adding a modern spin on a classic genre and time in gaming.

It challenges the player’s perceptions, actions and imagination. Visually clean, A Dark Room presents text and cues with limited visual flourishes, but the experience that takes shape is full of depth and environmental storytelling. Audio is also important, portraying a dark world that the player can only imagine.

It is a game that draws players in, allowing them to perceive the intriguing...

Ratings and reviews

Did a few playthroughs, at first the story is minimal and hard to understand but after playing through a few times, made sense and frankly was heartfelt. For an indie game, I truly think this is a good one. Shallow in terms of content but considering how it incentives speed-running, it makes sense. Definitely good for a few hours but after that, well, it's lackluster. Good to pick up and play but once your done with all the endings, there really isn't much else.

I love this game. I've beat it three times, once on desktop, though the last two times were a while ago. I'll probably try it without building huts, now! My biggest complaint is probably that the menus can feel a bit crowded, particularly when it comes to inventory management. I also feel like the map could do with some kind of key? The map can also be harder to see when the light is between full brightness and darkness, but it's no big deal. Still, the game's definitely worth playing!

I played this when it was a browser game, and a lot of story/dialogue were added. I think the storytelling is less subtle this way. Still an elegant game teaching of the evils of colonialism, still love the twist when the game switches from management sim to rpg. A bit buggy in counting alien alloys tho, and I dont understand how to get the hinted at alt ending. I'm proud I was an early reviewier of the browser version on my blog, and knew it'd come to mobile!

What's new

- Added gamepad support (ignores controllers that aren't recognized).
- Volume preferences are now saved and will be respected across sessions.
- Added link to The Ensign (pre-sequel to A Dark Room).