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24 alternatives to A Dark Room

A minimal text based adventure story.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Dark Room launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    The most immersive text-based game ever.

    2015 · adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Experience Text based game on mobile

    2015 · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    Story!▲64

    Community Driven Story Writing

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    A challenging action game with a minimalist style

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Cross-platform, interactive, storytelling mono/dialogue app.

    2015 · adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com · its alternatives →

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    A sound based horror game

    2015 · its alternatives →

  7. 7
    Home▲72

    A pixelated horror adventure

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Help Matty uncover his past.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    An artistic point-and-click adventure

    2014 · thesilentage.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    A captivating game of reflexes and puzzles.

    2015 · johnwilliamevelyn.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    An epic shoot-em-up, in spaaaaaaace!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    A retro-inspired platformer

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    One lonely soul travels through the dark world...

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Zelda Meets Dark Souls. RPG w/ cartoon art. (pre-launch)

    2015 · neostream.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    A humorous micro-adventure game investigating the occult

    2015 · spookydoorway.com · its alternatives →

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    A side-scrolling atmospheric puzzle platformer

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    A text based game with amazing UI

    2016 · its alternatives →

  18. 18
    Seashine▲103

    A Poetic Journey Into The Abyss

    2015 · seashinegame.com · its alternatives →

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    none*2▲87

    A mysterious game of riddles, episode2

    2015 · whatisnone.com · its alternatives →

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    A low-res, high-suspense point-and-click horror adventure

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A visually striking narrative horror adventure

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Another fast paced multiplayer game

    2016 · wings.io · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    A text-based survival horror game

    2015 · onemorelevel.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24
    DataMaid▲143

    Storytelling for busy people.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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