A Dark Room vs Run For Office
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.
Run For Office
This game serves as a free political advertisement, allowing players to experience a campaign for alderperson. Levels and challenges are inspired by real-world issues and locations within Chicago's 2nd Ward. The goal is to entertain while encouraging civic engagement.
- Free to play
- Campaign simulation
- Real-world inspired levels
- Addresses systemic issues
- Encourages civic engagement
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This game is a free to play advertisement for Richard Omoniyi-Shoyoola’s campaign for alderperson of Chicago’s 2nd Ward. All levels are inspired by actual locations in the beautiful 2nd Ward, and all foes are inspired by the kinds of systemic issues Richard will tackle while in office. We hope you have fun and feel inspired to get involved in our democracy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Run For Office at Free against A Dark Room's $1.99. Run For Office also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). A Dark Room's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 50%) and rating (4.8 vs 3.0). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Run For Office is free to download; A Dark Room costs $1.99 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A Dark Room has 2.7K ratings behind it against 2, 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 50% of Run For Office's.
A Dark Room ships an update every 2 months, Run For Office every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Dark Room | Run For Office |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #25 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amirali Rajan | RICHARD OMONIYI SHOYOOLA |
Customer experience
A Dark Room
Run For Office
In-app purchases
A Dark Room
No in-app purchases
Run For Office
No in-app purchases
