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The Forest Cathedral cover art

The Forest Cathedral

Brian Wilson · Whitethorn Games · 2023-03-14

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Mar 14, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 14, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 07, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

The Forest Cathedral is a first-person environmental thriller set on a remote island. Playing as scientist Rachel Carson, players will slowly uncover the effects of DDT by using advanced environmental technology to solve 2D/3D connected puzzles in this dramatic reimagining of Silent Spring.

The Forest Cathedral is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2023, priced at $14.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 to 20,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (43% of 49 reviews).

43%
positive of 49 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.30★
PlayStation Store rating (10 ratings)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)
The Forest Cathedral is a 2023 video game created by independent developer Brian Wilson and published by Whitethorn Games. The game is an adventure-puzzle game inspired by the work of environmentalist Rachel Carson. Upon release, the game received mixed reviews from critics, and was nominated for a Nuovo Award at the 2024 Independent Games Festival.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~0/week).
  • · Review velocity down 67% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3 reviews).
  • · Top 55% of 28,808 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 0 of 5 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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3320232026Week of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$14.992026-09-162026-10-142026-09-16 — best price $14.992026-09-23 — best price $14.992026-09-30 — best price $14.992026-10-07 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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