It's an homage to old text-based games, but more story-driven and with a few modern twists.
I created a game that is set in a future vastly shaped by an invention from one of Elon Musk's companies.The story is quite complex, and the actual revelation only comes at the end (although there is some foreshadowing). For most people I think it is just an incremental. But it is actually a vision of a future where not everything worked out well. I think a lot of people will just play it as an...
A dark incremental settlement builder with a story and decisions with impact on the game. It is playable in the browser at https://a-dark-cave.com, desktop and mobile. There is a Steam demo too.
Funny anecdote: when I first started making the game, it had almost no visuals at all, just text on a black background. Many players commented that it was perfect for playing at work because it barely looked like a game. Employers hate me.
10 years ago I played A Dark Room. A sparse, minimalist UI, even for back in the day. I played a lot of games back then, but not a single one created such an intense atmosphere. That was when I decided that one day I also want to create a game that focuses more on atmosphere than graphics.I also think now, or at least in the very near future, thanks to AI, it will be quite easy to create...
You only copied half the comment:
"Dude puts A Dark Room through an AI filter and called it his game /s
Joking aside, it worked for A Dark Room so I don't see the needs for graphics in your game"
The creator of A Dark Room played my game and publicly said he likes A Dark Cave -> https://www.reddit.com/r/ADarkRoom/comments/1ou4kch/comment/...
I have said many times publicly that ADR is a big part of the inspiration for my game.
A Dark Cave is also open-source.
If you played ADR, please play A Dark Cave and see for yourself that I did not copy it.
I would be interested ot hear from you once you have progressed a bit more.
Have fun playing!
Almost a year ago I started building A Dark Cave, a dark text-based browser game.The game intentionally avoids visuals and embraces minimalism.I use only text, symbols, and sounds to create atmosphere and spark the player's imagination.From time to time, I think about adding graphics to my game, since it is one of the most common requests I get from players.I even made a post about what I call...