You Find Yourself In A Dark Room

Turn on a light switch.

You find yourself in a dark room.

Abusive abrasive and maybe a little f. Interactive and insane this is impro comedy retro gaming fused into a deranged rock n roll game show. This is the opening question asked in the entertaining youtube game the dark room by a. Yfyiar is a simple interactive fiction game where you must escape from a room.

Do you go north. The rest is up to you. Some users have taken to using the comments to help other people find the endings. The dark room is the world s only live action videogame.

Yes you can see yourself in a mirror in a completely dark room if your eyes have adjusted to the light yet. You find yourself in a room. You awake to find yourself in the dark room. Youtube user thatsmrrobertson offers a modern take on the 1980s kids.

In true choose your own adventure fashion there are unexpected surprises at each turn that can make you want to keep playing. Play you find yourself in a room. As play progresses however the conventions of normal text adventures begin to break down as the computer narrator begins to express its dislike for you your humanity and all it entails. The surprises in the dark room encourage viewers to press on or go back and try a different method of escaping the room.

If any light is coming in you need to pick a new room or patch the light leak. Let your eyes adjust. Once you find yourself in total darkness you know you ve found the best spot for your darkroom. You awake to find yourself in a dark room.

You awake to find yourself in a dark room. And definitely the only live action videogame to become an actual videogame. You can tightly tape cardboard around windows or cover leaks with fabric. When you have low self esteem you often find yourself in isolation sitting in the dark room abandoned and longing for love from the people you need it from most.