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A Dark Room starts with a single button to light a fire and slowly grows into a village to manage, a map to explore and a story to uncover. It is a minimalist text game that keeps revealing new layers. People who search for games like it usually want other text-based incremental games, minimalist adventures and story-driven idle games.
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- Candy BoxPlays here
Candy Box is an online game based around candy. In common: ascii, digital distribution, survival.
- Dungeon Crawl Stone SoupPlays here
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a roguelike dungeon crawler. In common: ascii, open source, roguelike.
- Cookie ClickerPlays here
Cookie Clicker is a Javascript-based browser video game written by French programmer Julien Thiennot, better known as "Orteil". In common: open source, digital distribution, free to play.
- Bunny ClickerPlays here
A simple example game about making bunnies, for the Idle Game Maker engine. In common: open source, digital distribution, free to play.
- Cataclysm: Dark Days AheadPlays here
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (aka Cataclysm DDA or CataDDA) is an open source survival horror roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic and fictional New England. In common: ascii, roguelike, survival.
- Clicker HeroesPlays here
Ever wondered what one quadrillion damage per second feels like? In common: digital distribution, free to play, role-playing (rpg).
- Shop HeroesPlays on shopheroes.com
Brand new fantasy shop simulation & RPG game packed with endless adventure! In common: digital distribution, free to play, role-playing (rpg).
- Realm of the Mad GodPlays here
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! In common: roguelike, digital distribution, free to play.
- Mobs, Inc.Plays on overboy.itch.io
Mobs, Inc. In common: roguelike, survival, role-playing (rpg).
- PokéRoguePlays here
A Pokémon fangame heavily inspired by the roguelite genre. In common: open source, roguelike, role-playing (rpg).
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