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.
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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.
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.
A Dark Cave costs $7.99 right now.
Based on Wish9's price records and IsThereAnyDeal history, the lowest price is $6.79.
The lowest recorded price is $6.79. It's 18% higher right now. It has gone on sale 1 time in the past year. The next big Steam sale, the Steam Winter Sale, starts in 34 days. This is for reference, based on past price records, and doesn't guarantee future prices.
Recommended: Graphics card Any modern integrated or dedicated GPU, Processor Dual-core 1.6 GHz or faster, Memory 4 GB RAM. Minimum: Graphics card 내장 그래픽, 1280×720 디스플레이, Processor 듀얼 코어 1.4 GHz 이상, Memory 1 GB RAM. Save your PC specs on Wish9 to compare them with this game instantly.
