The Forest Cathedral is a first-person psychological thriller set on a remote island. Playing as scientist Rachel Carson, players will slowly uncover the effects of DDT by using advanced environmental technology to solve 2D/3D connected puzzles in this dramatic retelling of Silent Spring.
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PC PS5 Series X|SGenres
Adventure Indie Platform SimulatorThemes
Educational Thriller
Languages: English and 7 more
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Critic Reviews
FingerGuns
By Sean DaviesIt ironically has a few bugs, but The Forest Cathedral’s dramatized portrayal of Rachel Carson’s research into pesticides is still one worth your time. Short and succinct, the game blends narrative focused exploration with 2D platforming into a seamless experience. While none of its component elements are particularly earth shattering, the way they are combined makes this game more than the sum of its parts.
Guardian
By Edwin Evans-ThirlwellThis brief, raw and unsettling reimagining of a celebrated environmentalist's campaign against pesticides presents a sickly vision of nature contaminated by humans
Softpedia
By Andrei DumitrescuThe Forest Cathedral is an interesting experience but does not fully work as a video game. The narrative it is telling is based on a real-world person but introduces many elements that are anachronistic to the period and to her life. Maybe the main character should have been named something else and her story should have only hinted at the real-world scandal surrounding DDT and other pesticides.
GBAtemp
By Prans DunnDespite its original experimental premise, The Forest Cathedral suffers from an unpolished execution.
