Darkwood

Darkwood
Developer(s)Acid Wizard Studio
Publisher(s)Acid Wizard Studio (PC)
Crunching Koalas
Programmer(s)Gustaw Stachaszewski
Artist(s)Artur Kordas
Jakub Kuć
Composer(s)Artur Kordas
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Linux
macOS
Windows
PlayStation 4
Nintendo Switch
Xbox One
Google Stadia
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
ReleaseLinux, macOS, Windows
August 17, 2017
PlayStation 4
May 14, 2019
Nintendo Switch
May 16, 2019
Xbox One
May 17, 2019
Google Stadia
September 17, 2021
PlayStation 5
October 28, 2022
Xbox Series X/S
December 23, 2022
Genre(s)Survival horror
Mode(s)Single-player

Darkwood is a survival horror video game developed and published by Acid Wizard Studio. The game was first released through Steam Early Access on July 24, 2014, eventually becoming a full game release on August 17, 2017 for Linux, macOS, and Windows. The game was also ported to consoles by Crunching Koalas and was released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in May 2019, for Google Stadia on September 17, 2021 and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on October 28 and December 23, 2022.

The game takes place in a mysterious dark forest "somewhere in the territory of the Soviet Bloc", wherein the main characters have been trapped. It is played from a top down perspective. During the daytime the player can explore the world and prepare for the night where they have to survive in a hideout against encroaching enemies.