A Dark Room vs Universal Paperclips

Both are narrative, classic incrementals. Here's how they differ, from the same data we use everywhere on IncrementalGames.org.

A Dark Room

Light a fire. Then the text opens up into a village, a map, and a story told almost entirely through what it doesn't say.

You are an AI that makes paperclips. Three acts, one terrifying arc, finished in an afternoon. The genre's best short story.