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Darkwood

Darkwood

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Released Aug 17, 2017 Developer Acid Wizard Studio Publisher Hooded Horse, Acid Wizard Studio Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux HorrorSurvival HorrorTop-DownAtmosphericSurvival
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

95.0%positive21,618 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 102 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 105 found this helpful

“I couldn’t really understand the game, and I’m not able to keep progressing. That said, this isn’t a reason to leave a negative review. It’s just not for me, that’s on me, not on the game.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 47 found this helpful

“This game doesn't rely on jump scares. It lets your imagination do the work until nightfall.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 39 found this helpful

“Being completely sober after a long time of feeling lost, I needed a game to bring me back to my roots and feel human again, a game that would make me remember the cruelty of humanity and the emotional strangeness of the unknown. This game reintroduced my fear of what could lurk…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

364playing at last check
37024-hour peak
1,295all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 254 avg · Sep 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

15achievements
5.1%median completion
2.5%rarest: Entertainer
73.7% of players 12.3% of players 10.0% of players 9.1% of players 8.9% of players 6.5% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.1% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 73.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.7%Finished prologue — Hidden achievement
12.3%Kill the pig... — Hidden achievement
10.0%Sleep in the grave — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.5%Entertainer — Hidden achievement
2.6%Merciful — Hidden achievement
2.8%No sleep for the wicked — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK17.99 GBP
Australia29.95 AUD
Canada19.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil39.99 BRL
China59.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.9 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$24

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2026
Save 80% on Darkwood

Darkwood is currently 80% off during the Hooded Horse Summer Sale.. Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night fall

May 27, 2026
Save 80% on Darkwood

Darkwood is currently 80% off during the Hooded Horse May Publisher Sale. Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when nigh

Apr 12, 2026
Save 80% on Darkwood

Darkwood is 80% off during the Hooded Horse April Sale. Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepar

Mar 20, 2026
Save 80% on Darkwood

Darkwood is 80% off during the Hooded Horse Spring Sale. Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepa

Mar 19, 2026
New game from the co-creator of Darkwood - HOARDER

Hey! Acid Wizard Studio is on hiatus, but for the past year, one of it's members has been working with a new team on a brand new game called HOARDER. It's a weird, genre-blending adventure that is sur

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsHorror · Survival Horror · Top-Down · Atmospheric · Survival · Dark · Indie · Open World · Singleplayer · Lovecraftian · Exploration · RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Polish, Russian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Hungarian, French
ControllerFull support
Achievements15
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.darkwoodgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-2100 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X2 565 (dual-core) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5770 (1 GB) Storage: 10 GB available space