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what is A Dark Room?

Awaken in a cold, dark room and decide your next actions in this minimalist idle management game.

You start in a mysterious dark room after an unknown event. The game focuses on managing resources and progressing through a narrative with minimalistic design.

It sits in the Idle / Management / Narrative / Minimalist / Mobile corner of the genre. Like most idle games it runs on a simple loop — earn, reinvest, automate — but the depth is in how long that loop keeps unfolding. Expect to check in, make a few decisions, and watch the numbers climb whether you're at the keyboard or not.

New to incrementals? Read our beginner's guide first, or just hit play — these games are built to teach themselves.