A Dark Room

A Dark Room is a critically acclaimed minimalist text-based survival and exploration RPG created by Michael Townsend. You begin in a freezing, pitch-black room with a dying fire. As you stoke the embers and invite warmth into the room, wanderers emerge from the desolate cold, and a simple survival clicker transforms into a massive post-apocalyptic civilization odyssey.

Manage village resources, assign workers to cut wood, trap wild game, cure meats, and smelt iron into sturdy armor and weapons. Craft compasses, water canteens, and wagons to venture out into the unknown coordinate-based world map.

Traverse desolate forests, abandoned military outposts, and decaying cities infested with bandits and radioactive beasts to discover the cryptic secrets of this ruined world and engineer an ultimate escape.

How to play A Dark Room

1. Click "Light fire" and stoke the flames to keep the builder warm and invite wandering survivors to your camp.
2. Gather wood from the dark forest, construct traps for fur and teeth, and build huts to house your growing village population.
3. Assign villagers to gather resources, cure meat, mine iron and coal, and forge weapons in the workshop.
4. Pack cured meat, water, and ammunition into your rucksack, then set out on coordinate-grid expeditions across the perilous wasteland map.

Tips for winning and high scores

• Keep the fire burning bright early on; a warm room encourages rare wanderers and merchants to visit your settlement.
• Never embark on a long exploration run without a full supply of cured meat and water—starvation will end your expedition immediately.
• Equip weapons like rifles, grenades, and laser rifles before venturing into military compounds and deep caves.
• Pay close attention to atmospheric narrative clues; the true lore of the desolate landscape unfolds gradually with every discovery.

Frequently asked questions

Is A Dark Room free to play?
Yes, it is completely free to play directly in your web browser on Blooket1 with no downloads or installs required.

Can I play A Dark Room on a school Chromebook or mobile?
Yes, it runs smoothly in any modern browser including Chrome on Chromebooks, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

Does my progress save automatically?
Your high scores, achievements, and unlocked upgrades are stored locally in your browser so you can continue where you left off.