A Dark Room
Minimalist text adventure game for your browser.
- Games
- JavaScript
- MPL-2.0
- Quiet for over a year
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 8,318
- Forks
- 1,828
- Open issues
- 127
- Commits, last 12 months
- 0
- Last commit
- May 23, 2025
- Latest release
- 1.4Jun 9, 2023
- Created
- Jul 3, 2013
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About A Dark Room
Minimalist text adventure game for your browser. A Dark Room is open source under the MPL-2.0 license and written mainly in JavaScript, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 8,318 stars and 1,828 forks on GitHub. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
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What is A Dark Room?
A Dark Room is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Games category. Minimalist text adventure game for your browser. The source code lives at github.com/doublespeakgames/adarkroom, where it has 8,318 stars.
Is A Dark Room free and open source?
Yes. A Dark Room is open-source software released under the MPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run A Dark Room with Docker?
A Dark Room does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Javascript), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to A Dark Room?
Popular open-source alternatives to A Dark Room include Mindustry, Lila and Luanti.
Is A Dark Room actively maintained?
The most recent commit to A Dark Room was on May 23, 2025. The latest release is 1.4, published Jun 9, 2023. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.