Darkwood
Darkwood is a survival horror video game developed and published by Acid Wizard Studio. The game was first released through Steam Early Access on July 24, 2014, eventually becoming a full game release on August 17, 2017 for Linux, macOS, and Windows. On March 20, 2019, a Nintendo Switch version was announced during the Nindies Nintendo Direct and was released on May 16, 2019. The game was also ported and released for the PlayStation 4 on May 14, 2019, for Xbox One on May 16, under the publisher Crunching Koalas, and for Google Stadia on September 17, 2021. It later released for PlayStation 5 on October 28, 2022, and for Xbox Series X/S on December 23, 2022.
| Darkwood | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Acid Wizard Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Acid Wizard Studio Crunching Koalas (Switch) |
| Programmer(s) | Gustaw Stachaszewski |
| Artist(s) | Artur Kordas Jakub Kuć |
| Composer(s) | Artur Kordas |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Linux macOS Windows PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Google Stadia PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S |
| Release | Linux, macOS, Windows August 17, 2017 PlayStation 4 May 14, 2019 Nintendo Switch May 16, 2019 Xbox One May 17, 2019 Google Stadia September 17, 2021 PlayStation 5 October 28, 2022 Xbox Series X/S December 23, 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The game takes place in a mysterious dark forest "somewhere in the territory of the Soviet Bloc", wherein the main characters have been trapped.