How to Install A Dark Room on Arch Linux

A Dark Room is a popular text-based game developed by doublespeak games. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing A Dark Room on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following:

Installing Dependencies

A Dark Room requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:

To install Node.js and NPM, open your terminal and enter the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Downloading A Dark Room

Now it’s time to download A Dark Room. You can download A Dark Room from the Github repository using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/doublespeakgames/adarkroom.git

Once you’ve downloaded A Dark Room, navigate to the folder using the following command:

cd adarkroom

Installing and Running A Dark Room

Now that we have all the required files, it’s time to install and run A Dark Room. Follow the below steps to install and run the game:

  1. Install the necessary dependencies by running the following command:

    npm install

  2. Build the game by running the following command:

    npm run build

  3. Start the game by running the following command:

    npm start

After running the above command, a new window will open, displaying the game.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed A Dark Room on Arch Linux. Now you can play this fantastic text-based game on your Arch Linux system.

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