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A Dark Cave
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.
100% of 1 Steam reviews positive
At a glance
● Pros
- English supported
- Runs on low-end PCs (min. 1GB RAM)
● Cons
- Too few reviews to judge yet
Great for
- Exploration and storytelling
- Discovering distinctive indie games
- Relaxed building, managing and life sims
Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.
What players talk about
How often each topic comes up in 15 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 100% of them recommend the game
- Music & sound👍 5
- Graphics👍 5
- Amount of content👍 5
Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.
“I already enjoyed the web and demo version of A Dark Cave, and I still enjoy the game just as much now.”
About the game
Survive the darkness. Build your settlement.
You wake with no memory at the entrance of a cave. A small fire is all that stands between you and the dark. A Dark Cave is a text-based, story-driven survival, settlement-building, and incremental adventure where every decision matters. Inspired by the minimalist incremental classics, A Dark Cave trades flashy graphics for intense atmosphere, discovery, and meaningful choices. Build a thriving village, uncover ancient secrets, and descend ever deeper into a world that becomes more dangerous the stronger you grow.
Outlast a cruel world. Uncover the dark past.
Build a thriving settlement. Construct and upgrade buildings, assign villagers to specialized jobs, and expand your village so it can endure.
Master complex production chains. Turn time and raw materials into tools, weapons, and powerful items while juggling trade-offs, because nothing is ever quite enough.
Explore the cave. Uncover what lies deep within the cave and reveal the secrets of the lost civilization.
Defend what you've built. Fight off waves of creatures from deep within the cave that try to tear down everything you've raised.
Mine and explore. Dig deep for minerals and push into the unknown in search of resources, rewards, and secrets.
Venture into the lost land. Scout, trade, research, upgrade, and sacrifice as new locations, game mechanics, and characters are unlocked.
Unlock and achieve. Incrementally unlock game mechanics, lore, and over 70 achievements.
Weekly game updates with new content. New events, mechanics, and story keep arriving, so there is always more to discover.
Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)
PC requirements
Minimum
OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or later Processor: Dual-core 1.4 GHz or faster Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics; 1280×720 display Storage: 800 MB available space Sound Card: Standard audio device Additional Notes: Offline play supported
Recommended
OS: Windows 10 64-bit or later Processor: Dual-core 1.6 GHz or faster Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Any modern integrated or dedicated GPU Storage: 800 MB available space Sound Card: Standard audio device Additional Notes: Offline play supported
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