Through Abandoned: The Forest

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 455 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Igor Krutov · Indie · Aug 9, 2016

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
7
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
23
Full audio23 of 23
Subtitles23 of 23

Should I buy Through Abandoned: The Forest?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 455 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 135 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise135 helpful reviews29% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
23 of 135 sampled reviews raised it
Some puzzles are poorly explained and hard to guess, but the story is interesting and the world itself is original and well designed.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 135 sampled reviews raised it
While the graphics are static and relatively simple, they are effective in creating a cohesive tone.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
11 of 135 sampled reviews raised it
There's now ambience when exploring locations which is something I highly appreciate it and feel like it ads tons to the atmosphere.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 135 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles in this game are a good difficulty where it's not too difficult [albeit a tiny bit frustrating from time to time] but it's not too simple.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 135 sampled reviews raised it
I feel like there's an improvement in sound effects and background noises as well, which set the atmosphere for some locations quite well.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story23 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Gameplay11 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Interface
67% still recommend
Bugs
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.69.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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