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what is A Dark Forest?

Explore a dark forest, gather resources, and build a community while facing abyssal entities in this incremental horror game.

In a shadowy world, you gather resources and manage a community within the dark forest. Encounter and decide the fate of abyssal beings, shaping the story and your rule through strategic resource management and narrative choices.

It sits in the Idle / Management / Automation / Narrative / Minimalist 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.