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2013PCNintendo Switch

A Dark Room is a minimalist text game where you keep a fire burning with a single click and slowly grow a settlement. Its mysteries unfold gradually from the events your choices set in motion.

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More in these topics: Roguelikes and roguelites Survival games

The closest matches for A Dark Room are Kingdom: Classic, Another Farm Roguelike and Dice Legacy. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes A Dark Room special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like A Dark Room

Best alternative overall: Kingdom: Classic 79% match – Economy and management
Newest alternative: Dawnfolk 76% match – released 2025

Best match

Kingdom: Classic

79 %Match

2015PCSteam Deck verified90 % positivefree

A minimalist 2D side-scrolling strategy game where you ride as a monarch, collect coins, recruit subjects and defend your realm at night from greedy creatures. Atmospheric pixel art and a calm rhythm meet subtle pressure.

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