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, solve mysteries and talk, trade with or kill the various inhabitants of Darkwood. By night, return to your hideout, barricade, set up traps and hide or defend yourself from the horrors that lurk in the dark.
Platforms
Stadia Linux Mac Switch PC PS4 PS5 XONE Series X|SGenres
Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG)Themes
Action Horror SurvivalLanguages: Spanish (Spain) and 10 more
| Interface | Audio | Subtitles | |
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| German | |||
| Spanish (Spain) | |||
| English | |||
| Russian | |||
| Portuguese (Brazil) | |||
| Italian | |||
| Chinese (Simplified) | |||
| Turkish | |||
| Hungarian | |||
| Polish | |||
| Portuguese (Portugal) |
Critic Reviews
By Juraj Mal��ek
The top-down survival horror also appeared on next-gen consoles, and although it doesn't scare that much, it looks well on PS5. But it is a fun journey.
- 27 Jan, 2023
By Sydney Stoddard
Darkwood is a masterpiece of the horror genre and at once accessible to wannabe horror gamers and harrowing to fear junkies.
- 24 Nov, 2020
By Fran Soto
With its many surprises, Darkwood is a title with immeasurable depth that will keep horror fans gripped until the very end. An important focus on narrative-driven gameplay kept me hooked and desperate for answers. A horrifying aesthetic with spooky soundscapes plays with our instincts and terrifies the senses. When the title boasted "a horror game without jump-scares", I initially rolled my eyes. Most titles incorporate some kind of jump-scare to get a cheap reaction out of players. Even tastefully done jump-scares feel cheap to me because I'm not actually "scared," I'm just surprised. Darkwood succeeds where many other titles fail. It's a heart-racing experience that any horror fan worth their salt should attempt to survive.
- 15 Aug, 2019
By William Worrall
Darkwood manages to pull off horror to a truley stunning degree. What minor gameplay annoyances that there are in the game are more than covered for by the exploration and atmosphere.
- 03 Jul, 2019
By João Canelo
Darkwood is not a game for everyone – and that's perfect. As a survival horror game, it's one of the tensest and scariest experiences I've encountered. There is a very European soul in here, a desperation and acceptance of death that we can only see in eastern productions, giving us a hard look at something different, but equally beautiful.
- 12 Jun, 2019
