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The Woods

Starlit Forge Games · 2025-11-29

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 29, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Survive solo or team up with friends online on a vast forest island. Fortify your base, craft tools and weapons, set traps, and fight off hostile creatures. Search for your missing friend, then decide whether to escape or make the island your home.

94%
positive of 18 reviews
Positive
steam rating
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 400% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 92% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320252026Week of 2025-11-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-07: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-26: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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