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A Dark Cave

89% positive of 28 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Julian Bauer.

About the game

Survive a cruel world, build and expand your village, and descend into the darkness below. Gather resources, make hard choices, and uncover the unspeakable truth buried deep within the cave in this dark, text-based incremental game.

Tagged by players

  • Colony Sim
  • Incremental
  • Text-Based
  • Resource Management
  • Idler
  • Survival
  • Lovecraftian
  • Minimalist
  • Automation
  • Crafting
  • Choices Matter
  • Management

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Feels like an homage to "A Dark Room" but with it's own unique gameplay mechanics. The ambient music is also well done. I'm not at the end yet, but I can definitely see myself playing this more than once.

    1 h played when written. 12 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I played this game about a year ago, and it had just about the same amount of content as it currently has. Which is about 6 hours of content. After you beat it it tells you, try on a harder difficulty in a mode not released yet. There are no prestiges. Its a very linear, short incremental town builder.

    9.4 h played when written. 7 found it helpful.

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