A Dark Room

Name: A Dark Room
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 4.3 (7 reviews)
Author: Amirali Rajan

Come Light the Fire

1,99 USD · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

7 Ratings
Age Rating

13+
Years
Chart

No. 117
Role-Playing
Developer

Amirali Rajan
Language

EN
English
Size

105
MB

Critically acclaimed minimalist RPG. 10th-anniversary update. Come light the fire. awake. head throbbing. vision blurry. the voices say to survive. - One of Apple's most downloaded apps of 2014. - Ranked in the top 10 games in 70 countries, #1 app overall in 7 countries. - No ads, no loot boxes, no IAP, no tracking. - 100% playable via VoiceOver. - Relive the glory days of gaming from the era of Zork.

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

7 Ratings

A (slow) game to remember
31/10/2014
Dnaprimer
Roguelike meets text-based adventure meets resource management sim in this fascinating game, but there's so much more to this game than the sum of its influences.Starting off as a lone wanderer in a dark room, you soon make your way to becoming a ruler of a small community and an avid explorer eager to solve the mystery of a planet you find yourself on. The visuals are crisp and minimalistic, which perfectly fits the alternately calm and impatiently button-mashing gameplay. The true strength of this game, however, lies in its deep reflexivity about the player's role - here we have an opportunity to think about the forces that drive us towards our goal and what our actions and orders mean for other beings, represented by mere words and numbers on the screen, much like inanimate inventory objects. I found the gameplay and the story to be captivating and at times emotionally gripping, with a deep underlying conflict. You also get to hear developer commentary after completion, which offers additional insight into the game, as well as offers you an optional game-altering challenge for your next replays.As to what's bad with this game - at the later stages it lagged quite a lot on my iPhone 5, which detracts from both the turn-based and the real-time aspects of the game, so I don't feel justified in giving it 5 stars based on my experience. Despite its lagginess, however, this is a captivating gem of a game and a beautiful example of the true art of intelligent storytelling in games. I highly recommend it.
A (slow) game to remember
31/10/2014
Dnaprimer

Roguelike meets text-based adventure meets resource management sim in this fascinating game, but there's so much more to this game than the sum of its influences.Starting off as a lone wanderer in a dark room, you soon make your way to becoming a ruler of a small community and an avid explorer eager to solve the mystery of a planet you find yourself on. The visuals are crisp and minimalistic, which perfectly fits the alternately calm and impatiently button-mashing gameplay. The true strength of this game, however, lies in its deep reflexivity about the player's role - here we have an opportunity to think about the forces that drive us towards our goal and what our actions and orders mean for other beings, represented by mere words and numbers on the screen, much like inanimate inventory objects. I found the gameplay and the story to be captivating and at times emotionally gripping, with a deep underlying conflict. You also get to hear developer commentary after completion, which offers additional insight into the game, as well as offers you an optional game-altering challenge for your next replays.As to what's bad with this game - at the later stages it lagged quite a lot on my iPhone 5, which detracts from both the turn-based and the real-time aspects of the game, so I don't feel justified in giving it 5 stars based on my experience. Despite its lagginess, however, this is a captivating gem of a game and a beautiful example of the true art of intelligent storytelling in games. I highly recommend it.
It’s ok for several hours
14/03/2025
#L1N4#
Then it gets tedious, repetitive… and it becomes apparent that the devs hate their players. I’d say this game is a misfortune simulator of sorts, but not the good kind (like The Oregon trail, for example). Most of the game is gathering resources for a short venture into a world where you can be randomly killed by a mob. And back to gathering resources again. And repeat. Resources resources resources…
It’s ok for several hours
14/03/2025
#L1N4#

Then it gets tedious, repetitive… and it becomes apparent that the devs hate their players. I’d say this game is a misfortune simulator of sorts, but not the good kind (like The Oregon trail, for example). Most of the game is gathering resources for a short venture into a world where you can be randomly killed by a mob. And back to gathering resources again. And repeat. Resources resources resources…
One of the best experiences on App Store
19/06/2019
TheZocchio
Truly incredible game, have replayed 3 times and it doesn’t get boring. Awesome mix between old school roguelike dungeon crawl with ASCII graphic and resource management strategies. Amir and Michael, thank you sooo much for making this game!
One of the best experiences on App Store
19/06/2019
TheZocchio

Truly incredible game, have replayed 3 times and it doesn’t get boring. Awesome mix between old school roguelike dungeon crawl with ASCII graphic and resource management strategies. Amir and Michael, thank you sooo much for making this game!
a very unique game
04/03/2021
huuyuuiih
if u r interested in an unconventional game or just looking for something fresh than this game is for u
a very unique game
04/03/2021
huuyuuiih

if u r interested in an unconventional game or just looking for something fresh than this game is for u

- added gamepad support. - added auto-saving. - volume levels are saved. - link to pre-sequel added. - quality of life updates to loot screen.

Version 18.2 27/06/2024

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- VoiceOver

Information

Provider: Amirali Rajan
Size: 105 MB
Category: Role-Playing
Compatibility: Requires iOS 11.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 13+

13+

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Cartoon or Fantasy Violence

Infrequent
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/Fear Themes