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Darkwood
Sign in to saveDarkwood is a survival horror video game developed and published by Acid Wizard Studio. The game was first released through Steam Early Access on July 24, 2014, eventually becoming a full game release on August 17, 2017 for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The game was also ported to consoles by Crunching Koalas and was released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in May 2019, for Google Stadia on September 17, 2021 and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on October 28 and December 23, 2022. In 2025, Hooded Horse acquired the publishing rights for the PC version of the game.
Game data
Metacritic 78- Released
- 2017-08-17
- User rating
- 3.80 / 5
- Genres
- Indie, Adventure, Action, RPG
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, macOS, Linux
- ESRB
- Mature
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Game details · IGDB
Darkwood is a unforgiving survival horror with a procedurally generated, open world. By blending RPG, roguelike and adventure elements together with a challenging difficulty, Darkwood aims to please players craving for a deep and rewarding experience. The fear of unknown is powerful. Your senses will be deceived by Darkwood's surreal terrors. No answer will be given to you for free, yet somewhere in the woods lies the truth, an explanation to what has happened in this godforsaken place. By day, explore the randomly generated woods, scavenge for materials and weapons, discover secrets, sol…
- Released
- 2017
- Genres
- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
- Platforms
- Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Game modes
- Single player
- Engine
- Unity
- Developer
- Acid Wizard Studio
- Publisher
- Crunching Koalas
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Synopsis
- Setting and characters
- Plot
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Epilogue
- Development
- Reception
- Notes
- References
- External links
Darkwood is a survival horror video game developed and published by Acid Wizard Studio. The game was first released through Steam Early Access on July 24, 2014, eventually becoming a full game release on August 17, 2017 for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The game was also ported to consoles by Crunching Koalas and was released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in May 2019, for Google Stadia on September 17, 2021 and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on October 28 and December 23, 2022. In 2025, Hooded Horse acquired the publishing rights for the PC version of the game.
The game takes place in a mysterious dark forest "somewhere in the territory of the Soviet Bloc", wherein the main characters have been trapped. It is played from a top down perspective. During the daytime the player can explore the world and prepare for the night where they have to survive in a hideout against encroaching enemies.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Darkwood” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.