Why It Plays Well
- Autosave in browser
- Many events and endings
- Multiple languages
- Prestige restart
Survival game
A Dark Room
Start with a single button and a cold room. Stoke the fire, hire villagers, build, trade and eventually leave the village for a dangerous world and beyond. A slow-burn incremental adventure with a lot to uncover and strong replay value.
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Controls
- Mouse / tap: buttons
- Arrow keys / WASD: move on the map
Compatibility
Desktop: supported. Mobile: playable, layout not tuned. Touch: tap/swipe supported by game. Original has no viewport meta; small text on phones.
Portrait or landscape orientation.
Attribution
Credits and licence
Original work © 2013 Michael Townsend / Doublespeak Games. Licence information: MPL-2.0.
Repo-wide MPL-2.0; individual audio files have no separate attribution upstream (provenance not independently verified). Google tag and jQuery CDN removed. Outbound promo/share links remain, user-click only.
FAQ
A Dark Room: questions and answers
Is A Dark Room free to play?
Yes. A Dark Room is free to play in your browser on Endless. There is nothing to download or install and no account to create.
How do you play A Dark Room?
Mouse / tap: buttons. Arrow keys / WASD: move on the map.
Can I play A Dark Room on mobile?
Desktop: supported. Mobile: playable, layout not tuned. Touch: tap/swipe supported by game. Original has no viewport meta; small text on phones.
Who created A Dark Room?
Michael Townsend / Doublespeak Games created A Dark Room. Licence information: MPL-2.0. Source and attribution details are linked in the credits section on this page.
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What to expect
A minimalist text adventure: light a fire, gather resources and survive a cold, silent world.
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