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Darkwood

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4.4/5

( 107 Reviews )

4.4

107 Reviews

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Darkwood
Description
Darkwood provides a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore the rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light. Survival horror from a top-down perspective that is terrifying to play. By day explore the randomly generat...
Genre:
Action - Survival - Horror
Tags:
Action, Atmospheric, Exploration, Dark, Horror, show 9 more... Open World, Survival, Gore, Roguelike, Top-Down, Crafting, Psychological Horror, Survival Horror, Lovecraftian
Critics reviews
77 %
Recommend
Metro GameCentral
8/10
God is a Geek
8/10
GameSpot
9/10
User reviews

4.4/5

( 107 Reviews )

4.4

107 Reviews

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Product details
2017, Acid Wizard Studio, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8Ghz or equivalent, 4 GB RAM, GeForce 8800GT / ATI Radeon HD...
DLCs
Darkwood - Soundtrack, Darkwood - Artbook
Time to beat
18 hMain
27 h Main + Sides
40.5 h Completionist
24.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Darkwood provides a new perspective on survival horror.

Scavenge and explore the rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
  • Survival horror from a top-down perspective that is terrifying to play.
  • By day explore the randomly generated, ever-sinister woods, scavenge for materials, craft weapons and discover new secrets.
  • By night find shelter, barricade, set up traps and hide or defend yourself from the horrors that lurk in the dark.
  • Gain skills and perks by extracting a strange essence from mutated fauna and flora and injecting it into your bloodstream. Watch out for unexpected consequences.
  • Make decisions that impact the world of Darkwood, its inhabitants and the story you experience.
  • Meet eerie characters, learn their stories and decide their fate. And remember - don’t trust anyone.
  • As nights go by, the lines between reality and nightmarish fantasies begin to blur. Are you ready to step into Darkwood?

Copyright © 2017 Acid Wizard Studio. All your base are belong to us.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
18 hMain
27 h Main + Sides
40.5 h Completionist
24.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Action - Survival - Horror
Tags:
Action, Atmospheric, Exploration, Dark, Horror, show 9 more... Open World, Survival, Gore, Roguelike, Top-Down, Crafting, Psychological Horror, Survival Horror, Lovecraftian
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.9+)
Release date:
{{'2017-08-17T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Acid Wizard Studio / Acid Wizard Studio
Size:
2.4 GB
Links:
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Achievements
Cloud saves
Controller support
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
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Deutsch
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polski
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Português do Brasil
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Türkçe
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русский
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中文(简体)
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DLCs
Darkwood - Soundtrack
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Critics reviews
77
Top Critic Average
77 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
Metro GameCentral
8/10
An impressively original horror game whose doom-laden atmosphere and relentless day/night cycle is more terrifying than any jump scare.
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God is a Geekby Gary Bailey
8/10
Despite a seemingly unnecessary level of challenge, Darkwood is genuinely one of the scariest games out there, featuring some of the best sound design in the survival horror genre.
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GameSpotby Cian Maher
9/10
Darkwood's forests are atmospherically horrifying in a novel and affecting way.
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Posted on: December 30, 2022

david3907

Verified owner

Games: 256 Reviews: 71

awful in every way

The top down view is diabolical, leaves you struggling to get any fill of where you are and what's available to use in a room. This is worsened by the movement controls which leave you spinning around and constantly walking in walls. These just ruined any other potential the game has.

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Posted on: August 26, 2017

Darcin

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 39

No instructions.

I have absolutely no idea what I'm even supposed to do other than hide. Most of the time that doesn't even work. Your character doesn't seem to be able to attack, so every encounter is death or hope you can run. Stepping on poison mushrooms poisons you, unlike actual poison mushrooms that you have to eat or at least touch to skin for prolonged periods. Bear traps are everywhere. Wolves or dogs or whatever they are are everywhere, including three steps outside your starting position. It certainly does have a creepy atmosphere... but with absolutely ZERO instructions on how to do literally anything in the game, like access inventory, attack, etc. I can't possibly support this.

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Posted on: April 15, 2018

hcasanova72

Verified owner

Games: 194 Reviews: 1

Worst game ever

Terrible. It looks like crap, the controls are awful, and every time I open a door or get to a new area the game freezes for 1 second. I have an I7 with 32 gb of ram and a Nvidia 1070 GTX and I can run all the other games in ultra high detail without a hiccup but this piece of garbage has problems! A total waste of money :(

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Posted on: April 4, 2018

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Games: 0 Reviews: 18

Junk game, junk play

Another waste of good hard earned money on a game best served not to even disgrace us with its presence. Oh my god, why do I never ever google the game play of games before I buy them, I never know. Waste your time on the usual junk, I am done doing that.

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