Darkwood

Darkwood

Steam Deck Verified

Acid Wizard Studio · Horror · Aug 17, 2017

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

95%
Very Positive
25k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 25k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Getting to play the game in it's final form prior to knowing of the multi year crowd sourcing campaign and development, it's hard to believe that it was made by just three people.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It's not the longest game out there and the replayability value regardless of the randomly generated Forrest is somewhat questionable.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Everything is perfect the music, atmosphere, graphics, design, and story.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
This is because its really easy to immerse the player into your world with visuals, sounds, and atmosphere.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters115 reviews
Gameplay70 reviews
Audio56 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface22 reviews
82%
Controls6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat44 reviews
93%
Difficulty33 reviews
91%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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