A Dark Room App Reviews

Always had me searching for what would come next and never left me bored

Before playing this game I read the reviews, and I noticed there were a lot of little implications that "ADR" was going to ask me to consider the darker side of my own human nature. I was curious to see what everyone was referring to, so I purchased the game. Honestly, I expected to affirm to myself that I am a little kinder than the archetypical-purely-human-nature-driven greedy individual. I did not expect to do much, if any, reflecting. I intended to play ADR in such a way that would, in the end, allow me to feel "above" its critique of human nature, by refusing to make any morally wrong or inhumane decisions along the way. I did not expect this to be difficult (after all, its just a text based game...) but I was wrong. Along the way, this game forced me to consider that I caused some pretty disgusting situations to happen in the ADR world, even though I had good intentions. When I saw these resulting terrible situations, I realized all of them were preventable, and I was faced with a choice of either re-setting the game: thus throwing away all the long hours of repetitive, minute work I had put in; or accepting the consequences of the actions Id already taken, and trying really hard not to make any more poor slippery slope decisions that would make the ADR world an even worse place. This proved difficult, progress is painfully slow the honest way. The righteous way is absolutely the harder way in ADR and in life. The righteous way of making progress doesnt feel worth it, when the way you know is evil goes 50 times faster. I slowly became more willing to lower my moral standards just a little, to save myself some time, but things got worse and worse, and I regretted many of the moral compromises I made almost immediately. I really struggled, on a personal level, with all the things my character had done and was still doing in ADR, and at several points I considered quitting the game (after reading the text descriptions of things my character was doing, I didnt think finishing this game was worth putting myself in this role) But all the work I had done kept me moving through it, and I decided evil or not I would see it through. There were a few moral thresholds I knew were obviously wrong to cross, and I vowed not to touch them at any point in ADR. I thought my restraint in these areas would help me feel better about some of the selfish choices I did make, but upon reaching the the first run through ending of ADR, I read the text Amir wrote, and I realized that when it comes to your principles, crossing some big lines is just as evil as crossing all of them. The second time I played this game through, I prevented outcomes that I knew would cause morally wrong situations by ignoring all of the shortcuts in this game, and doing everything the hard way, myself. I realized that many things I thought I "needed" to finish ADR the first time through, were vain comforts that I avoided being wasteful for the second time through. Reaching the second ending (after doing things the right way) was both humbling, because it had taken so much longer, and very powerful, because of the message Amir leaves us. ADR was a much bigger journey than I expected. 5 stars

A Dark Room was such a fun experience. I played it in a span of a week between homework and always looked forward to it. It definitely held my attention and threw twists into the plot that made me very surprised. I just downloaded the prequel and cant wait to play. Its an awesome game that I would recommend to anyone.

May the fire burn brightly for you, may it keep you warm.

Very interesting, confusing at first but its worth the frustration.

This game is truly a work of art. It is a very unique and complex game that I was immediately addicted to. I beat it in 2 days. This is a game like no other that I recommend to just about everyone. Thank you for the experience

Great game, highly recommend playing it, worth every penny

Worth the money. Frustrating at times!

I stumbled upon this rare gem the other day. I couldnt stop playing it. I dont write reviews. I had to for this game. It is ... Best not ruin it for you. Dont let the single simple screenshot dissuade you; or the first minute or two of gameplay. If you just give it a small chance, ADR will take you to another place, like a really good book.

Few games are legitimately worthy of a five star rating; this is one.

Took a minute to get engaged but after 10 minutes the world starts blossoming. Great experience.

On the surface it seems like a generic collecting and upgrading game akin to SimCity but with your imagination. Upon reading reviews I got a slight idea of what it really was but only after beating the game 219 minutes later did all the messages and allusions sink in. Brilliantly done. On par with Limbo

Plain and simple. Best game ever.

It took a little over 4 hours to beat the game, and the entire time I was hopelessly enthralled. Absolutely amazing, buy this game!

Such an interesting experience. Please dont rob yourself of what this game can offer you about yourself and your world. I wish I was in a dark room.

Amazing and I dont have the words to describe how It made me feel after thank you devs I love your games

A Dark Room is one of the best apps on the App Store. It brings you on a journey with just words which is quite interesting. They are so well worded I felt as if I could see, hear, and actually feel the emotions that were said. When I first came upon ADR, I was just scrolling through the top-charted and its title caught my eye. Turns out it had a variety of good reviews which made me make up my mind to get it. But when I got to the game, it confused me beyond words. But I was compelled to kept playing and figuring out how this game worked, and it payed off in the end. Even though Ive only played it once so far, and many more to come. This is one of my favorite apps that Ive ever played. When you first get it, dont give up. I think Ill be worth your while. :D

Well written. 10/10 would always recommend.

I bought this game out of wondering what it was and Im glad I did and Im also glad that I bought the ensign and Im hoping for another prequel or a sequel

I have never played a game like this before. To be honest, the first time I got this game I deleted it after like 5 minutes of playing. About 3~ months after that, I was bored, I was looking for games to play. I stumbled upon this game once again, I remembered the first time I tried this game. I decided to play longer, as soon as I played this game again time flew by. Every time I checked the clock it went by 20,30 minutes. I completed the game, though i hated it when I got killed by those darn snipers and soldiers. This game is worth every penny! Im still trying to get over the ending, so many questions unanswered. "May the fire burn brightly for you, may it keep you warm."