Dark Grid

Dark Grid is a survival, strategy and exploration game set in a world plunged into eternal darkness. You wake beside the only remaining lighthouse, where a voice calling itself your friend asks you to keep the light burning. Across five chapters, you explore, gather supplies and expand your base while uncovering the story, which has two endings and two boss battles.

The voices

Your supposed friend periodically sends monsters to damage the lighthouse, yet demands that you repair it. When you lack food, it sends supplies, and its words are often difficult to distinguish from lies. Another, hoarse voice offers powerful abilities, trading and guidance in return for sacrifices.

Explore and gather

The darkness obscures the world, so you raise a torch to illuminate the path as you explore and piece together the map. You gather food to eat, fuel to keep the lighthouse lit and resources for expanding your base, while searching for mysteries and surprises hidden throughout the world.

Grow and cook food

Wild resources may not be enough to sustain you, so you can plant seeds and wait for them to grow. Tree seeds provide a future supply of wood, while a tree nursery lets trees grow continuously around it. A small greenhouse can help you become self-sufficient in food.

You can build a simple stove to cook gathered food. Combining different foods in a meal provides more calories and satiety.

Build your base

The game includes over 60 buildings with varied functions. Buildings can provide light, unlock knowledge of more building recipes, combine items into new materials or produce resources continuously. Expanding your base supports your efforts to survive and explore.