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About the Game
Darkwood is a survival horror mix of scavenging by day and barricading through terrifying nights.
Darkwood is a single-player game that blends action, adventure, RPG and strategy, with a strong survival horror core. You find yourself in a desolate land without knowing how you got there, and your only real goal is to get out alive. The forest ranges from rotting crypts to foul-smelling swamps, and its twisted residents each have their own goals, which often clash with yours.
Each day splits into two halves. During daylight you explore, gather mushrooms, meat and other strange items, and bring them back to your hideout. Some residents who are not quite as hungry may trade with you, and dark side quests can reward you or leave you in a tough spot. When night falls, you must hold a hideout that you have repaired, boarded up and fortified, keeping the generator running on fuel and surviving until dawn. Hideouts can be upgraded, and you can craft improvised weapons such as Molotov cocktails, along with traps like chains, bear traps and explosive barrels.
What sets it apart is that the forest and the positions of its key locations are reshuffled whenever you start a new game, so routes never feel settled. There are no quest markers or hints, so you learn by experimenting and talking to people. Your choices shape the story, and some tasks ask you to decide between helping the surviving humans and cutting a deal with a creature for its reward. Difficulty is adjustable, from unlimited respawns for playing the story to a nightmare difficulty with permadeath.
The horror is built on atmosphere rather than cheap scares. The store page describes a slow pace that keeps pressure on you and says the scariest moments are the ones that linger after you finish. As the story goes on, the line between dreams and reality blurs.
Feature Highlights
- The forest layout and the locations of key sites are rearranged every time you start a new game, so each run feels fresh.
- Days are spent scavenging and exploring, while nights force you to hold a hideout you have repaired and fortified.
- Your choices affect the storyline, and some dark quests force you to pick between feuding residents.
- Steam achievements, trading cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing are all supported.
- Full controller support is included, along with DualSense and DUALSHOCK compatibility and Remote Play on TV.
Who It Is (and Is Not) For
Recommended For
Players who enjoy tense survival games where every night feels dangerous will likely get the most out of Darkwood. It suits anyone who likes figuring things out through experimentation, since there are no quest markers or hints. Players who enjoy choice-driven stories with dark, morally messy side quests will also find plenty to chew on.
Not Recommended For
If you prefer clear objectives, a map full of markers, or fast-paced combat, this will frustrate you, because the game deliberately withholds guidance. The slow, atmospheric pacing is also a poor fit for players who want constant jump scares or quick payoffs.
What the Steam Reviews Say
Darkwood holds a Very Positive rating on Steam, with 95% of reviews positive. The review count runs to tens of thousands of reviews, a substantial sample that makes the overall rating meaningful.
On Steam, Very Positive generally means that most reviewers recommend the game, and a 95% positive score across that many reviews suggests players broadly agree on its quality. Keep in mind that the percentage reflects the mix of recommendations rather than a score for each individual feature, and that a rating is a snapshot that can shift over time.
Price History & Historical Low
We started recording this game's Taiwan-store price on 2026-10-27 and have 4 day(s) of data so far.
Latest recorded price: NT$399
A price chart appears here once we have recorded at least a week of prices with some variation.
All prices here are Taiwan Steam store prices in NT$. Darkwood currently costs NT$ 399, which is also the lowest price we have recorded, first logged on 2026-10-27. Our highest recorded price is the same NT$ 399, so the price has stayed flat in our record so far.
We have never recorded a discount on Darkwood, and it has not been free to keep on any day we tracked. We have no record of any free-to-keep promotion either. Our price record is still short, so this verdict is tentative and can change as more data comes in.
Whether now is a good time depends on your patience. Since the price has never dropped in our record, buying at full price means paying NT$ 399 with no discount in sight yet. Adding it to your wishlist and enabling sale notifications is a reasonable middle ground while we build more history.
Analysis written 10/27/2026 from our recorded prices; the chart above is live. Taiwan-region Steam prices.
How to Buy
- Darkwood is not free to keep right now and is not on a tracked discount, so there is nothing to claim at the moment.
- Sign in to Steam on the website or in the client and open the Darkwood store page.
- Click the purchase option to buy it at the current Taiwan price, or click the wishlist option if you want to wait.
- Make sure Steam's wishlist notifications are turned on so you hear about any price changes.
- Check back here for the price trend before deciding, since our price record is still short.
Things to Know
Darkwood supports English and Simplified Chinese, but Traditional Chinese is not among its listed languages, so Taiwanese readers who need Traditional Chinese text should check the store page before buying. Prices in this guide are Taiwan-region Steam store prices and may differ in other regions. Free and discount promotions can end at any time, so check the official Steam page before you buy.
