# The Wild Darkness

> Roleplaying

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1492348462](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1492348462)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1492348462`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Popeyed Inc.
- **Category:** Roleplaying
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (285 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29
- **First published:** 2020-04-27
- **Size:** 151 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-wild-darkness/id1492348462)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/popeyed/privacy-policy](https://sites.google.com/view/popeyed/privacy-policy)

## Description

Inside a forest on a mysterious world, a sorcerer's ritual tears open a rift and you awaken at the edge of an unfamiliar realm. You have been summoned to another world against your will, with nothing but your wits to rely on. Explore, gather sustenance, and stay ahead of night-borne monsters as you search for a way home.

With every death comes hard-won knowledge about crafting and totems that help you endure, craft gear, and unlock new paths. The journey rewards patience and focus, turning peril into progress as you uncover secrets of the forest and your own destiny. Brave explorer, your journey begins in this brand-new browser-based RPG experience.

## Rankings

- #90,714 — Overall

## Review summary

The Wild Darkness is praised as a deep, polished rogue-lite survival with expansive crafting, engaging combat, and rich survival systems. Players cite its replayability, updates, and hidden-gem status. However, the experience is tempered by a very hard, RNG-heavy difficulty, early-game resource scarcity causing progression blocks, and occasional bugs or server issues that can hamper play.

### Pros

- Rich rogue-lite survival with deep crafting, many blueprints, and varied environments.
- Engaging combat and loot system that rewards planning and exploration.
- Immersive survival mechanics (temperature, stealth, traps) and strong overall polish.
- High replayability with frequent updates and new maps/worlds.
- Positive vibe and accessibility across PC and mobile; widely regarded as a hidden gem and not pay-to-win.

### Cons

- Extremely demanding difficulty with RNG-driven outcomes, making many runs feel luck-based rather than skill-based.
- Early-game resource scarcity leading to soft locks and blocked progression (e.g., shortage of basic materials).
- Bugs and connectivity issues (crashes on iOS, server/login problems) that disrupt play.

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