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A Dark Room

A Dark Room is an open-source text-based role-playing game. It was originally published for web browsers by Canadian indie studio Doublespeak Games on June 10, 2013. Later that year, it was released in the App Store for iOS devices. In 2014, a prequel, The Ensign, was released for iOS and provided more insight into the world and its characters. An…

Development, Plot & Critical reception

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Development

Browser gameSource codeGitHubOpen-source licenseMPL
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Designer
Michael Townsend
Developers
Doublespeak Games, Amir Rajan (iOS)
Genres
Online text-based role-playing game Incremental game
Mode
Single-player
Platforms
Web browser · Android · iOS · Nintendo Switch
Publishers
Doublespeak Games, Circle Entertainment (Switch)

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A Dark Room

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples75
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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A Dark Room

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related to Development · 30
A Dark Room → According, Amir, Amir Rajan, An Android, App Store, April, CrazyGames, Dark Room, Doublespeak Games, GitHub, HTML5, In July, In March, It, Japan, Jonathon Orsi, June, May, Michael Townsend, MPL
related to Critical reception · 19
A Dark Room → App Store's, April, Best, Dark Room, Dark Room's, Forbes, Giant Bomb, I'd, It, It's, Paste, Play, RPGs, Slide, The, The New Yorker, TouchArcade, When, Year
related to Plot · 11
A Dark Room → At, Eventually, However, If, In, Shortly, Struggling, The, Ultimately, When, While
Platforms · 4
A Dark Room → Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Web browser
related to External links · 3
A Dark Room → Dark Room, October, Official
Designer · 1
A Dark Room → Michael Townsend
Developers · 1
A Dark Room → Doublespeak Games, Amir Rajan (iOS)
Genres · 1
A Dark Room → Online text-based role-playing game Incremental game
Mode · 1
A Dark Room → Single-player
Publishers · 1
A Dark Room → Doublespeak Games, Circle Entertainment (Switch)

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A Dark RoomDesignerMichael Townsend1.00infobox
A Dark RoomDevelopersDoublespeak Games, Amir Rajan (iOS)1.00infobox
A Dark RoomGenresOnline text-based role-playing game Incremental game1.00infobox
A Dark RoomModeSingle-player1.00infobox
A Dark RoomPlatformsWeb browser1.00infobox
A Dark RoomPlatformsAndroid1.00infobox
A Dark RoomPlatformsiOS1.00infobox
A Dark RoomPlatformsNintendo Switch1.00infobox
A Dark RoomPublishersDoublespeak Games, Circle Entertainment (Switch)1.00infobox
A Dark RoomRelease20131.00infobox
A Dark Roomis aopen-source text-based role-playing game0.90text
CrazyGamesinstance ofIn March 2022 the HTML5 version of the game was released on different web gaming platforms0.80text

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