Dark Silicon Games is a small independent studio focusing on niche, often retro-inspired designs with postmodern twists.

The Black Below

A dungeon crawler about descending past the last depth light reaches.

A cosmic-horror mystery about a city grown up around a well, told through play rather than cutscenes. Every level down takes the party further into madness: permanent character consequences and boons, and equipment powerful enough that it costs you something to carry.

First-person, grid-based, turn-based, and drawn in two colors. The lantern doesn't dim so much as coarsen: the further a wall sits from the light, the sparser the dither that describes it.

Five endings, unlockable classes, and scripted optional content throughout. It plays as much like a tabletop session as a dungeon crawler.

Status

In development

Platform

PC, Steam Deck — Steam

Demo

Targeting late 2026

Palette

2 colors

Players

Single player