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2017USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified94 % positive19.99 €

Darkwood is a bleak top-down survival horror where you scavenge a eerie, partly randomized forest by day and barricade your hideout against horrors by night. Its surreal atmosphere and deliberately cryptic story create constant dread.

  • Resources and survival
  • Sneaking and hiding
  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Darkwood special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

90 %Match

2021USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified86 % positive33.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Darkwood: sneaking and hiding, dread and tension as well as a dark atmosphere.

As young Gregory, you sneak through a huge pizza-themed mall overnight, hiding from murderous animatronics with Freddy's help. The series moves from fixed camera posts to a freely explorable 3D environment.

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