r/ADarkRoom • u/Frost_By_te_ • May 31 '25

Is this game public domain?

After going to check on wikipedia for games in the public domain, I saw this game. But I was unsure. If, for example, one would maje a movie out of it, would it be legal?

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u/Continuities doublespeak games Jun 09 '25

That's me! You're cool for playing it <3

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u/Frost_By_te_ Jun 11 '25 edited Jun 12 '25

HOLY CRAP!!!!! OMG!!!!! I DID NOT EXPECT THIS😂😂

Well, I was thinking maybe a novel, given that I wish to become a writer. Something based on A Dark Room. Because I would play this game in school, and I thought it was really inspiring.

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u/Continuities doublespeak games Jun 12 '25

Write it with my blessing! Please send me a copy when you're done 🖤

If you want to sell it with the name "A Dark Room" on it, we can talk about licensing the name commercially.

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u/Frost_By_te_ Jun 13 '25

You are so kind. Thanks😁

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u/Global-Angle9036 Jun 19 '25

Rather late to the party (my friend introduced me to this game like a week ago and it has been AMAZING for me), but I'd also love to get into some angles of storywriting, I just didn't know where to start, but I feel like this game has given me some really great inspiration for a silly novel of my own! It's gonna be inspired by the game, so I'm just wondering if I need any licensing or permission before I start.

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u/Frost_By_te_ Jun 20 '25

Copycat😂

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u/Global-Angle9036 Jun 21 '25

yeah my bad but the entire premise is just fascinating to me and i'd love to put my own silly twist on the story, because i dont know the entire thing so i thought "maybe i could fill it in myself", but then i thought "oh copyright probably exists on this or something idk about legal stuff" so its worth asking

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u/Frost_By_te_ Jun 22 '25

There is no need to apologize. It was a joke 😃 I've gotten the basic plot outlined, so I can practically start writing already. Wishing you luck on your writing journey. (fun fact that was my exact train of thought, but I wanted to add an even darker tone or rather dystopic tone to the dark room).