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2017 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 19.99 € 👍 95 % Overwhelmingly positive, 21,618 reviews on Steam

Darkwood is a bleak top-down survival horror where you scavenge a eerie, partly randomized forest by day and barricade your hideout against horrors by night. Its surreal atmosphere and deliberately cryptic story create constant dread.

What defines Darkwood:

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lots to discover
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Tactical depth

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