Games Where Moving In The Dark Is Essential - an IFDB Poll

As a compulsive map maker I recently came across two games where you have to know your location exactly as you need to move in complete darkness. This set me wondering about how many games feature this particular conundrum.

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	The Black Tower, by Jim MacBrayne 1 vote "A Long Puzzle Studded Journey" [+]"A Long Puzzle Studded Journey: It is necessary to traverse a certain area twice - the second time in pitch darkness. Map-making is essential here" () --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	Bronze, by Emily Short 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --OverThinking... Vote for this game

	Under, In Erebus, by Brian Rapp 1 vote ""it takes place largely in total darkness"" [+]""it takes place largely in total darkness"" --JTN... Vote for this game

	Augmented Fourth, by Brian Uri! 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape... Vote for this game

	Christminster, by Gareth Rees 1 vote "An excellent game requiring movement in a dark passage." [+]"An excellent game requiring movement in a dark passage.: You need to accompany someone in a dark passage to find a new area in the game." () --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	Hezarin, by Alex Shipp and Steve Tinney 1 vote "An enormous journey based on the Epic Of Gilgamesh" [+]"An enormous journey based on the Epic Of Gilgamesh: There is a dark area in a cave that needs careful mapping as you have no light source." ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	Gruesome, by Robin Johnson 1 vote "Great game, you are a grue" [+]"Great game, you are a grue" () --Denk... Vote for this game

	Aayela, by Magnus Olsson 1 vote "Entirely takes place in the dark!" [+]"Entirely takes place in the dark!: The game entirely takes place in the dark!" () --Miron... Vote for this game

	Curses, by Graham Nelson 1 vote "Mouse maze. " [+]"Mouse maze. " () --Nomad... Vote for this game

	Monsters of Murdac, by Jonathan Partington 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Zape... Vote for this game

	Philosopher's Quest, by Peter D. Killworth and Jonathan Mestel 1 vote "One of the very toughest games" [+]"One of the very toughest games: The fairness of the total darkness puzzle near the start of this game has been much debated. I think it is acceptable." ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	Castle Adventure!, by Ben Chenoweth 1 vote "An old-fashioned puzzler recently ported to Inform" [+]"An old-fashioned puzzler recently ported to Inform: Another game requiring studious mapping of a dark cave to make any progress early on." () --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	Lux, by Agnieszka Trzaska 1 vote "Crucially set in what appears to be darkness" [+]"Crucially set in what appears to be darkness" () --Victor Gijsbers... Vote for this game

	Emerald Isle, by Shaun D. Abbott and James Horsler 1 vote "The least of the Level 9 Games" [+]"The least of the Level 9 Games: You need to explore several areas in total darkness in this one. It's very easy to die at the hands of a Ghoul." --Canalboy... Vote for this game

	Paintball Wizard, by Doug Egan 1 vote "College wizards cast spells and bond over a game of paintball." [+]"College wizards cast spells and bond over a game of paintball.: To finish the game, the player must turn on the lights in a dark place. To be a completist, the player must also turn off the lights and return to the dark place." --Doug Egan... Vote for this game

Is there another game that you think should be on this list? Just fill in the title of a game you'd like to vote for.

Poll created on March 16, 2025