Darkwood
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:8/17/2017
- Developer:Acid Wizard Studio
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:2/2/2026
- Steam App Id:274520
Darkwood
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Darkwood has 130 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 88% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1,120 players achieved on 9/22/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Darkwood. It has received a total of 23,418 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 93 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Darkwood and its growth over time. It currently has 96,145 followers on its community page.
Darkwood Price
Darkwood costs $14.99 in the Steam store as of 2/2/2026. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Alone in the Darkest of Places, Pathologic Darkness, Hooded Horse Publisher, Hooded Horse Lovecraftian, Scary Bundle, Nothing is Safe, or Darkwood: Complete which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Darkwood.
About Darkwood
Darkwood is an Adventure, Indie, Action, RPG, and Strategy game developed by Acid Wizard Studio. On 8/17/2017, it was released on the Steam Store by Acid Wizard Studio, and Hooded Horse.
Players have rated Darkwood as "Very Positive" out of 23,418 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 22,229 positive reviews and 1,189 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating. Additionally, Darkwood has earned a metascore of 80 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 11 languanges in-game including English, Polish, Russian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Darkwood supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Trading Cards
- Full controller support
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, Darkwood has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Building
- Exploration
- Survival Horror
- Supernatural
- Fantasy
- Dark
- Combat
- Horror
- Dark Fantasy
- Open World
- Top-Down
- Strategy
- Indie
- Adventure
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Roguelike
- Crafting
- Atmospheric
- Multiple Endings
- Story Rich
- Inventory Management
- Choices Matter
- RPG
- Psychological Horror
- Lovecraftian
- Gore
- Action-Adventure
- Survival
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Darkwood and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Darkwood is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Darkwood - Artbook | DLC | 9/24/2019 | View |
 | Darkwood - Soundtrack | DLC | 9/6/2019 | View |
Related Bundles
Darkwood is included in 7 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alone in the Darkest of Places | 2 | 2 | $24.28 | View |
 | Pathologic Darkness | 2 | 2 | $39.98 | View |
 | Hooded Horse Publisher | 26 | 26 | $359.76 | View |
 | Hooded Horse Lovecraftian | 3 | 3 | $19.75 | View |
 | Scary Bundle | 2 | 2 | $29.73 | View |
 | Nothing is Safe | 2 | 2 | $42.48 | View |
 | Darkwood: Complete | 3 | 3 | $29.72 | View |
Related Packages
Darkwood is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Supported Languages
Darkwood is available in 11 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Hungarian | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Darkwood data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 2). Darkwood on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 2). Darkwood. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/274520
- Metacritic. (2026, February 2). Darkwood for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/darkwood
- Acid Wizard Studio. (2023, July 8). Darkwood. Darkwood. http://www.darkwoodgame.com