What you will play
A Dark Room begins with a single action and reveals its systems as you play. Tend the fire, watch the room change and follow new choices as they appear. Its sparse text is the game itself, so there is no large 3D world to download before starting.
Before you play
Free web edition. Progress is held by the provider in browser storage. Private browsing or clearing site data may remove it; an external backup entrance is available below.
Checked 2026-10-30: Play interaction checked: lighting the fire changed the room and event log. This is an opening-session check, not a complete playthrough.
Get started
- Load the player, then choose whether to enable audio.
- Click Light fire. The room becomes a firelit room and the action changes to Stoke fire.
- Read the event log and let the next choices emerge. Keep a backup using the game's save controls before changing browsers.
Controls
Click or tap the text actions. Actions may have a cooldown; watch the event log for their effects.
If you get stuck
If the embedded game stays blank, open the provider directly. Choose audio before lighting the fire. Clearing browser storage can remove progress.
