The wild darkness

Survival roguelike RPG with crafting and progression across repeated deaths

popeyed inc · Released Dec 30, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 163
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 31; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 2 months ago; Jul 30, 2026
Minimum PC: HD 5770; 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The wild darkness?

A free-to-play, single-player survival RPG in which you are unwillingly brought to an unfamiliar world. You explore plains, tundras, and jungles, gather food and materials, craft equipment, and build facilities while contending with heat, cold, and monsters that emerge at night.

For you if...

+you enjoy turn-based dungeon crawling and survival management
+you like unlocking classes and experimenting with equipment

Not for you if...

−you want a forgiving adventure with little repetition
−you want to build and survive with friends

What players say

77% of 163 reviews are positive

Players praise resource gathering, camp building, and gradually advancing through repeated attempts. Some find the difficulty frustrating, while complaints also concern monetization and controls that feel designed for mobile.

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The wild darkness system requirements

Minimum: HD 5770, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel i3 or equivalent (6th Gen)
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5770, Intel HD Graphics 520, or NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does The wild darkness have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The wild darkness run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 31
Steam features: Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese.

Does The wild darkness use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam