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Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Darkwood is a horror, survival horror and top-down game
developed by Acid Wizard Studio
and published by Acid Wizard Studio and Hooded Horse.
Released on August 17th 2017 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 21,618 reviews of which 20,529 were positive and 1,089 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.3 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.99€ on Eneba.
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Windows
- OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2100 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X2 565 (dual-core)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB)
- Storage: 10 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: macOS 12 (Monterey) or later
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2100 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X2 565 (dual-core)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB)
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Linux
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2100 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X2 565 (dual-core)
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB)
- Storage: 10 GB available space
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So I originally played this game on the Nintendo Switch. Got only as far as this one village area in the second location and got stuck. Never beat the game, but this thought always stuck to the back of my head. "What was I going to discover next if i kept going????" For years i kept thinking of this game and then I saw it on sale here on Steam and decided to give it another try. (mainly because I don't touch my Switch much these days and prefer to game on my PC) I love this game, but I also hate it. Not in a hate it way that I think it's bad. I hate how good it is at giving me the feeling of tension even when I am somewhere that is relatively safe. I hate that certain nights can push me to my limits just to survive. I hate that even though I figured several things out, I still feel lost in what I am doing. Everything about this game is slow and intentional. You're not going to "Rambo" your way through this game. The game will NOT help you figure things out and you are told that from the first few loading screens. If you choose to ignore that warning and come here to complain about it then "That's too damn bad!". So despite these previous comments, I love that this game is slow. It forces you to prepare and think carefully about what you want to do and what you choose to take with you when leaving your "safe area". If you die you'll lose several of your carried items and have to run back to get them similar to "soulsborne" games with their souls. Now that doesn't seem so bad, but keep in mind that time is of the essence and you don't have a lot of time to just explore at your own leisure. As soon as you cross the fence line of your current safe location, the timer begins. Time is something that will keep the pressure on you. The only way to know what time it is would be by having a watch. If you don't have one then good luck. You'll have to check the lighting outside to see if its still good to continue venturing or return home and prepare to survive the night. If it rains it becomes harder to tell the time until suddenly it feels like the sun is hitting that horizon. You better book it home when you see the sun dropping. You do not want to be caught outside or away from a strong light source and a fortified space with walls when it becomes night. This is a game for those who have played games before and know how to figure things out on their own. Some things you may have to learn through trial and error. Mistakes can be made and you'll have to live with it. You can lose everything you had and continue with nothing, but the clothes on your skin. KEEP MOVING FORWARD. I think this game is amazing despite the difficulties and sometimes seeming unfairness of a night cycle. Staying alive through the night sometimes feels like it costs more than its worth once things start to get more dangerous. If you die in this game, you don't get a GAME OVER screen and reload to a previous save. You just continue and wake up into the next day while still taking the loss of everything you had used to try to stay alive and then some. It feels punishing to give it your all and still die before sunrise. The game also exclusively autosaves. Every decision you make is locked in from it auto saving your progress and choices. Some nights the only thing you worry about is a creepy sound outside, a couple of eerie movements in the night and sometimes a door opening on it own to the darkness outside your walls while nothing is even there. On other nights it feels like hell on earth. Maybe my ignorance is what allowed those nights to be harder. I would not know since I don't look things up to check and only understand through personal experience. Suddenly I had creatures breaking down my doors and barricaded windows. They swarmed me in numbers and running away into the night only made it more dangerous to survive. Something that could completely ignore the safety of my walls like a wraith appears and I have to only run because it can come straight for me and hiding is impossible now. The day time is dangerous, but only if you choose to enter the dangers (Which you will since there are many things that you may want to explore for different reasons like curiosity, resources, key items etc-etc). Night time will choose for you. I only stopped playing because I got stuck and refuse to look things up after taking so many Ls to the night. lol Somethings I'd like to point out is that at the start of each day you may spend a long time just to prepare for your venture out into the world. You wont know if you prepared enough or overprepared until you reach your encounters and events. You will do a lot of inventory management and there is crafting. Everything you create, break down or alter feels like a serious choice when first starting out. You'll feel like wanting to horde everything because of how risky and easy it can be to lose what you have if not careful. Do whatever you need to stay alive. Items you craft can break or wear out to be unusable. Some people may not like that, but it fits the setting. I play this game very slowly at my own pace. Where someone might beat this game in 30-40 hours might take me 60+. That's me being generous for myself with the 60. Don't be afraid to experiment and learn things and take your losses in stride. Try this game out. I highly recommend it despite never beating it. I keep coming back because I want to reach that end and maybe one day I will. Good luck out there and wish me luck too. I'll need it.
Long story short, this game is one of the best game ever made. I can't believe I'm saying that as a life-long Resident Evil fan. It's as if it has no business getting into the protected top list of best horror games. A couple of things you have to know: - This developer literally put the game up on PirateBay to download for free. Any decent person would obviously pay for the game if they like it, but to this day they're unsure if it was a clever stunt or waste. - The developers made it clear they don't want any intentional jump scares. I think we can all agree it's a cheap way of scaring. Ambience, atmosphere, gloomy, darkness, specific sounds and hopelessness/ survival scares you to your bones. A jump scare just get you off your chair and raise your heartbeat. - This is a very quiet game, making sounds even more impactful. - Art stytle and gameplay is as close to perfect as it gets. It's just a really fun game. I decided to play my first playthrough exactly how I wanted without searching online what is the "correct" way. The path I took led me into some serious role playing, and it was really affecting the world around me. Next time I'll take a totally different approach. I still don't know how many endings there are. 10/10 - Will play again.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Darkwood is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
No, Darkwood is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Darkwood received 20,529 positive votes out of a total of 21,618 achieving an impressive rating of 9.27.
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Darkwood was developed by Acid Wizard Studio and published by Acid Wizard Studio and Hooded Horse.
Yes, Darkwood is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Darkwood is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Darkwood is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Darkwood is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Darkwood is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Darkwood does not support VR.
Darkwood is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for Darkwood. Explore additional content available for Darkwood on Steam.
No, Darkwood does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, Darkwood supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Darkwood is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Darkwood.
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Online players
86
Developer
Acid Wizard Studio
Publisher
Acid Wizard Studio,
Hooded Horse
Release
17 Aug 2017
Platforms
Remote Play
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