Darkwood achieves the impossible — a top-down game that is genuinely terrifying. Its limited vision cone, oppressive soundscape, and nighttime siege sequences create a slow-burn dread that burrows under your skin. The developers are proudly jump-scare-free.
This page combines editorial context, community fear data, platform availability, and store links so you can quickly judge whether Darkwood fits your horror backlog.
If scare intensity, jump scares, or specific triggers matter to you, use the fear profile and warning details below before you buy or start a playthrough.
Darkwood is a survival horror, indie horror, top-down horror game developed by Acid Wizard Studio, released in 2017. Available on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One.
Community ratings give Darkwood an intensity score of 4.0 out of 5. Jump scares are rated as none. Content warnings include violence, psychological horror, gore, body horror, drug use.
Played from a top-down perspective. Solo mode available. Average playtime is approximately 15 hours.
Darkwood has no jump scares according to community ratings.
Darkwood has an intensity rating of 4.0 out of 5 based on community votes.
Darkwood contains the following content warnings: Violence, Psychological Horror, Gore, Body Horror, Drug Use.
Darkwood is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One.
Darkwood was developed by Acid Wizard Studio. Published by Acid Wizard Studio and Hooded Horse.
