A Dark Room vs Wilderless
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Dark Room
Awaken in a mysterious world with a throbbing head and blurry vision. Follow the voices' instructions to survive and explore this text-based adventure. Experience a game free from ads, loot boxes, in-app purchases, and tracking, fully playable with VoiceOver.
- Text-based adventure
- Survival mechanics
- Exploration
- Resource management
- VoiceOver compatible
- No ads or IAP
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awake. head throbbing. vision blurry. the voices say to survive. - One of Apple's most downloaded apps of 2014. - Ranked in the top 10 games in 70 countries, #1 app overall in 7 countries. - No ads, no loot boxes, no IAP, no tracking. - 100% playable via VoiceOver. - Relive the glory days of gaming from the era of Zork.
Wilderless
Explore a vast, procedurally generated open world with no enemies or quests. Enjoy peaceful moments, stunning natural landscapes, and a calming soundtrack. Customize your character, build shelters, and transform into various animals for a stress-free escape.
- Vast procedurally generated open world
- No enemies or quests
- Character customization
- Placeable shelters
- Shape-shifting into animals
- PhotoMode with effects and filters
- Calming soundtrack
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A HUGE PROCEDURALLY GENERATED OPEN WORLD No enemies. No quests. Just miles of beautiful, natural, untamed wilderness to explore and relax in. Enjoy a world of quiet moments and stunning views, with golden sunsets behind sky-high mountains, flower filled rolling green hills, and frost covered tundra and frozen lakes - Explore a gorgeous, vast open world wilderness - A true Open World. Go anywhere, anytime - A beautiful soundtrack covers many moods as you explore - Customize your character with hair, hats, outfits and more - Place shelters: choose from 2 tents, natural rock and a small house - Relax in a natural and calm stress-free environment - Ad-free, no in-app purchases or additional downloads - Take beautiful photos with PhotoMode - Tons of effects, filters, and options to customize - A solo indie project made with love - Run, swim, and fly through deep forests and rolling hills - Go skating on the frozen lakes of the North - Feeling anxiety? Take a quiet boat ride along the river - Fly through the skies as a mighty hawk - Shapechange into horses, bears, boar, foxes and more - Ride a pirate ship - fireworks included - Benchmark with extensive quality options and settings - Gamepad support SUPPORT Questions or Comments? : robert@protopop.com To reset game: goto Splashscreen-options-reset button. To optimize: goto Splashscreen-optimize TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x3DeLJyR3w FOLLOW ME - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protopopgames/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/protopop - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProtopopGames/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/protopopgames/ SHARE Feel free to put footage of my game on YouTube or any other website. It helps me spread the word and reach more people, and I appreciate it. Thank you for supporting independent games:) Recommended Specifications • Devices: iPad Pro, iPad (10th Gen), iPad Air (6th Gen), iPad mini (7th Gen), iPhone 11 series, and later models • CPU: Apple A13 Bionic or newer • RAM: 4 GB or more • Operating System: iOS 16.0 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: A Dark Room at 4.8 against Wilderless's 4.2. A Dark Room also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 74%) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
A Dark Room costs $1.99 and Wilderless $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
A Dark Room holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A Dark Room has 2.7K ratings behind it against 254, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of A Dark Room's written reviews are positive against 74% of Wilderless's.
A Dark Room ships an update every 2 months, Wilderless every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Dark Room | Wilderless |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better | 4.2 (254 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 74.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 254 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #30 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amirali Rajan | Robert Kabwe |
Customer experience
A Dark Room
Wilderless
Bugs and requests
A Dark Room
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Wilderless
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when changing graphics settings
- Disappearing shelters and structures
- Inconsistent weather and environmental effects
- Stuck underwater or in terrain when respawning
Requested features
5 requests- Add more animals and creatures to interact with
- Introduce quests, missions, or a light narrative
- Implement a save/load system for custom worlds
- Add support for controllers and gamepad input
- Expand customization options for character and environment
In-app purchases
A Dark Room
No in-app purchases
Wilderless
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is A Dark Room free?
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