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Through the Woods cover art

Through the Woods

Antagonist · Fulqrum Publishing · 2016-10-27

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: May 02, 2018 (Xbox One), May 08, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Oct 27, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.

Through the Woods is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2016, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (71% of 1676 reviews).

1
playing now
71%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
46/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
3.62★
PlayStation Store rating (565 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Through the Woods is a third-person Norwegian horror adventure video game developed by the indie studio Antagonist and published by 1C Publishing EU. On 27 October 2016, the game was released for Microsoft Windows on Steam and GOG.com.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 42k–101k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,685 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-85%
GreenManGaming$3.00-85%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2021-12-17) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 152 of 204 observed days · $1.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
434320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.002016-10-272026-10-142016-10-27 — best price $16.292017-06-06 — best price $13.992018-01-04 — best price $19.992018-07-05 — best price $4.502018-11-22 — best price $3.992019-03-26 — best price $19.992019-07-10 — best price $16.792019-11-21 — best price $3.992020-02-24 — best price $3.992020-06-14 — best price $4.002020-09-21 — best price $19.992020-12-21 — best price $3.402021-03-18 — best price $3.402021-06-28 — best price $3.792021-09-27 — best price $19.992021-12-21 — best price $19.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $3.392022-10-24 — best price $3.592023-01-16 — best price $3.392023-05-01 — best price $17.392023-08-11 — best price $3.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-03-04 — best price $2.592024-06-20 — best price $19.992024-11-09 — best price $19.992025-02-27 — best price $19.992025-06-10 — best price $2.992025-10-08 — best price $18.302026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-31 — best price $19.992026-07-01 — best price $3.002026-09-06 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2732026-05-30 — 22 pageviews2026-06-03 — 6 pageviews2026-06-07 — 16 pageviews2026-06-11 — 12 pageviews2026-06-15 — 24 pageviews2026-06-19 — 19 pageviews2026-06-23 — 10 pageviews2026-06-27 — 15 pageviews2026-07-01 — 7 pageviews2026-07-05 — 21 pageviews2026-07-09 — 19 pageviews2026-07-13 — 10 pageviews2026-07-17 — 15 pageviews2026-07-21 — 8 pageviews2026-07-25 — 17 pageviews2026-07-29 — 17 pageviews2026-08-02 — 5 pageviews2026-08-06 — 6 pageviews2026-08-10 — 11 pageviews2026-08-14 — 10 pageviews2026-08-18 — 4 pageviews2026-08-22 — 11 pageviews2026-08-26 — 10 pageviews2026-08-30 — 16 pageviews2026-09-03 — 12 pageviews2026-09-07 — 6 pageviews2026-09-11 — 8 pageviews2026-09-15 — 8 pageviews2026-09-19 — 8 pageviews2026-09-23 — 14 pageviews2026-09-27 — 9 pageviews2026-10-01 — 4 pageviews2026-10-05 — 6 pageviews2026-10-08 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
59%
earned "Shocking News"
20.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Norwegian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-10-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,12814%27
PS4 (PlayStation)1,07966%28
PS4 (PlayStation)97064%28
Xbox One (Xbox)83943%27

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieHorrorNatureAdventureMythologyStory RichAtmosphericExplorationSingleplayerThird Person

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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