# Games like A Dark Room ®

> The closest matches to A Dark Room ®: Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, OFF, Endless Dark, Door in the Woods, and Horripilant. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead](https://imho.run/games/2330750/cataclysm-dark-days-ahead) — Shares survival management and base building with A Dark Room. 312 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2330750/)
2. [OFF](https://imho.run/games/3339880/off) — Shares meta progression and exploration with A Dark Room. 2,016 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3339880/)
3. [Endless Dark](https://imho.run/games/2290890/endless-dark) — Shares survival management and meta progression with A Dark Room. 104 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2290890/)
4. [Door in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/1189230/door-in-the-woods) — Shares resource management with A Dark Room. 206 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1189230/)
5. [Horripilant](https://imho.run/games/3525970/horripilant) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with A Dark Room. 1,218 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3525970/)
6. [THE LONGING](https://imho.run/games/893850/the-longing) — Shares idle progression and resource management with A Dark Room. 3,804 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/893850/)
7. [SUNLESS SEA](https://imho.run/games/304650/sunless-sea) — Also Rogue-like, like A Dark Room. 5,627 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/)
8. [Caves of Qud](https://imho.run/games/333640/caves-of-qud) — Also Traditional Roguelike and Rogue-like, like A Dark Room. 10,368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/)
9. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Shares branching narrative and meta progression with A Dark Room. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
10. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Shares branching narrative and exploration with A Dark Room. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
11. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — Shares branching narrative with A Dark Room. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
12. [Sheltered](https://imho.run/games/356040/sheltered) — Shares base building and exploration with A Dark Room. 2,429 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356040/)
13. [Neoproxima](https://imho.run/games/2778760/neoproxima) — Shares narrative driven and exploration with A Dark Room. 53 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2778760/)
14. [Into the Restless Ruins](https://imho.run/games/2877770/into-the-restless-ruins) — A frequent pick in A Dark Room players' libraries, and another Action. 87 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2877770/)
15. [The Alters](https://imho.run/games/1601570/the-alters) — Shares base building and branching narrative with A Dark Room. 5,307 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1601570/)
16. [The Midnight Walk](https://imho.run/games/2863640/the-midnight-walk) — Shares exploration with A Dark Room. 1,576 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863640/)
17. [Loop Hero](https://imho.run/games/1282730/loop-hero) — A frequent pick in A Dark Room players' libraries, and another RPG. 15,907 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282730/)
18. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Crafting, like A Dark Room. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
19. [Hand of Fate](https://imho.run/games/266510/hand-of-fate) — Shares resource management with A Dark Room. 3,265 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266510/)
20. [The Horror at Highrook](https://imho.run/games/2836860/the-horror-at-highrook) — Shares narrative driven and survival management with A Dark Room. 382 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/)
21. [Void Sols](https://imho.run/games/2736690/void-sols) — Shares exploration and multiple endings with A Dark Room. 260 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736690/)
22. [Soulash](https://imho.run/games/1623210/soulash) — Shares survival management and exploration with A Dark Room. 463 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1623210/)
23. [Centum](https://imho.run/games/2625550/centum) — Shares narrative branching with A Dark Room. 101 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2625550/)
24. [Keep Driving](https://imho.run/games/2756920/keep-driving) — Shares meta progression and exploration with A Dark Room. 2,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2756920/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2460660&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2460660&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2460660&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2460660
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2460660
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About A Dark Room ®

Critically acclaimed, minimalist text-based rpg. Come light the fire.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2460660
- **Developer:** Amir Rajan
- **Publisher:** Scratchwork Development LLC
- **Genres:** Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 6, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2460660/a-dark-room)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2460660&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2460660/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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