58%Good matchDarkwood
95%20k95% positive reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive across 20k reviews·Horror · Survival Horror
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A Dark Forest is an incremental idle horror about discovering the unknown within and without yourself. The world is dark and empty. So are you. Carve out a community of your own inside the dark forest. Be wary of the darkness… It doesn't like new challengers.
A Dark Forest: Incremental Horror
SteamThank you so much to everyone supporting us! Steam Next Fest's results have exceeded our wildest hopes, and it has just begun!
We are constantly working on improving the game for everyone. Currently our focus is on Steam integration and bug fixing.
We've added in the launch options menu to Steam. Now, when you play the game, you can choose if you want to use the Forward+ renderer (default option) or the compatibility renderer.
If you are running A Dark Forest on an older or low-end device, we very much recommend using the compatibility renderer! Especially if your version of A Dark Forest ever crashed on startup!
A Dark Forest is an incremental idle horror game about discovering the unknown within and without yourself.

Explore the world, gather resources and carve out a community of your own inside the dark forest.
Remember… the Darkness never sleeps, and it doesn't like new challengers.

Ward off 11 abyssal entities. Will you spare or execute them?
There will be consequences… do you dare experience all endings?

Control the faceless masses. Experience a strategic resource production chain mechanic and choose how you reign!
Will you implement absolute rule, allow for limited autonomy and freewill, or establish secretive freemasonry?

Experience a twisting narrative. Will you shape the world, or be shaped by it?
Will you ever stop, or is your greed immeasurable?

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