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Forest horror games on GOG

Horror games set in the woods: you walk dark paths between pines, scavenge or build a camp among the trees, or drive a lonely road at night. The forest hides whatever is watching you, sound carries strangely, every trunk could cover something, and the way out is never as clear as the way in.

The top 30 of 39 forest horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best on GOG

  1. Scarlet Hollow key art: a frightened blonde young woman in front of a decaying mansion as a veiled figure with glowing eyes reaches toward her PsychologicalScarlet HollowCreature sightings and night encounters in the woods around town are one of the main mysteries. 98% on Steam (5,391 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  2. Slay the Princess key art: a pencil-drawn princess kneels in chains on the floor of a dim stone basement under a barred window PsychologicalSlay the Princess: The Pristine CutYou walk a path through the woods and up stone steps between bare trees to reach the cabin. 97% on Steam (34,835 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. Fran Bow key art: Fran, blood running from one eye, holds her black cat before a red-eyed creature, with a skeleton in a top hat and masked figures on the left PsychologicalFran BowLater chapters lead into a red birch forest with heads hanging in sacks from the trees 97% on Steam (23,250 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  4. Inscryption key art: a spiral-eyed bearded man glowing red behind the title, with teal raven and wolf figures on either side PsychologicalInscryptionRuns cross a tabletop map of pine woods and wetlands, and your deck is made of woodland creatures. 97% on Steam (150,113 reviews)13 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. Rusty Lake Paradise art: a man in a mosquito mask with insect wings hovers in a bare grey forest above a white rabbit beside a hole PsychologicalRusty Lake ParadiseGrey woods cover the island, where a winged man in a mosquito mask hovers among the trees 96% on Google Play (10,400 ratings)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, iPhone, Android
  6. FAITH: The Unholy Trinity key art: a caped man seen from behind faces a huge red demon with many clawed arms in a dark painted scene SurvivalFAITH: The Unholy TrinityThe store page lists desolate forests, and the first chapter's monster stalks Ward in the woods. 95% on Steam (9,226 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. The Witch's House MV key art: blonde Viola on the left, the purple-haired witch with glowing mismatched eyes looming in the sky, and a stone house with a black cat in its window 2D horrorThe Witch's House MVViola wakes in a forest where a wall of thorns blocks the way out 95% on Steam (4,204 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. Darkwood art: a pale, emaciated figure crowned with twisted branches screams in the grey dark, a cabin under tall trees behind it SurvivalDarkwoodYou scavenge a cursed forest that has swallowed the land, its woods rearranged each new game. 95% on Steam (25,221 reviews)19 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  9. Notch - The Innocent LunA key art: a pink-haired girl against a red glow and a green-haired girl in a black choker against pale light, back to back PsychologicalNotch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerSScreenshots show a bloodied girl in a torn dress in a dark purple forest and a girl crying for help among night trees. 95% on Steam (3,295 reviews)about 7.5 hPaidPC
  10. Buddy Simulator 1984 library art: a repeating pattern of grey pixel-art creatures, robots, animals and objects from the game on a near-black field PsychologicalBuddy Simulator 1984The pixel world the buddy builds is ringed with snowy pine forest, with a playground in a clearing among the trees. 94% on Steam (3,196 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  11. Days Gone key art: Deacon on his motorbike in silhouette, kicking up dirt over still water ZombiesDays GoneSet in the forests and meadows of the Pacific Northwest, with a day and night cycle that changes the Freakers 93% on the PlayStation Store (180,338 ratings)38 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation
  12. Slender Threads key art: a frightened Harvey by a campfire in a night forest, masked hooded figures behind him and a mustached man aiming a revolver near a red-lit totem Puzzle horrorSlender ThreadsOutside town lies an expansive forest you can only explore once you find an oil lamp; one screenshot shows a giant tree with a screaming face 94% on Google Play (1,710 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch, iPhone, Android
  13. Midnight Scenes: The Nanny key art: a shadowy figure with tangled pale hair, glowing red eyes and bared teeth at the right of a dark banner 2D horrorMidnight Scenes: The NannyBuried Treasure's review describes strange events in the local forest before the nanny goes missing. 97% on Steam (235 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC
  14. Resident Evil (1996) key art: a pale zombie with a wound in its forehead and a bloodied shirt turns toward the viewer out of black darkness SurvivalResident Evil (1996)The mansion stands in the Arklay forest in the mountains outside Raccoon City. 94% on GOG (1,830 ratings)about 6.5 hPaidPC
  15. Darkest Dungeon key art: a masked swordsman, a plague doctor and a highwayman with pistol and dagger stand before walls of skulls in a red-lit crypt 2D horrorDarkest DungeonOne of the dungeons is a twisted forest, explored room by room like the crypts and warrens. 92% on Steam (163,343 reviews)56 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  16. Little Misfortune key art: a little girl in a red beret and green coat looks back over a golden autumn hillside, with a fox holding a crackling staff and a Missing poster on a tree PsychologicalLittle MisfortuneMr. Voice leads her out of town and into the woods. 92% on Steam (14,397 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  17. Without a Dawn key art: a dim sun setting over dark water, drawn in tiny brown and orange text characters PsychologicalWithout a DawnThe cabin stands among trees, and screens show a forest of bare trunks with the wind weaving through them 92% on Steam (947 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. Silent Hill 4: The Room key art: a grimy apartment door wrapped in heavy chains and padlocks, with the title in white distressed letters PsychologicalSilent Hill 4: The RoomAmong the new places to explore, GOG names an otherworldly forest 90% on GOG (1,342 ratings)about 9 hPaidPC
  19. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter key art: a boy seen from behind on an autumn forest path, the scene torn open by a burning rift into a grey, skull-strewn world PsychologicalThe Vanishing of Ethan CarterRed Creek Valley is an autumn forest of railway tracks, paths and clearings that you roam freely. 88% on the PlayStation Store (8,399 ratings)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  20. Children of Silentown key art: a girl and child silhouettes with glowing white eyes before a pale moon, between red foliage and teal village houses 2D horrorChildren of SilentownSilentown sits deep in a forest full of monsters; Lucy is warned never to enter it, and the second half of the game takes her into the woods. 87% on Steam (1,597 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  21. Resident Evil 0 key art: the empty, blood-stained passenger carriage of a luxury train, light spilling through its far door SurvivalResident Evil 0Bravo Team's helicopter crash-lands in the forest of the Arklay Mountains, where the train has stopped 91% on the PlayStation Store (24,000 ratings)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. Knock-knock key art: the red-haired Lodger in a scarf holds up a glowing candle while a huge shadowy skull-faced figure looms among dark branches PsychologicalKnock-knockSomething odd is coming out of the woods around the cabin, and some nights lead you out among its bare trees 87% on Steam (2,087 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  23. Total Chaos key art: a skull-like face with glowing orange eyes inside a swirling storm wave above the cracked title PsychologicalTotal ChaosSome sections take you through a misty, dark forest strewn with bodies. 86% on Steam (1,671 reviews)15 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  24. James stands with his back to us in the middle of a fog-filled Silent Hill street, parked cars and shopfronts with awnings fading into grey mist PsychologicalSILENT HILL 2The town sits by a misty lake ringed by pine forest, seen from the lookout where the game begins. 95% on Steam17 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  25. Dark Fracture key art: a hooded figure seen from behind faces a fleshy, ribbed cave lit in sickly green, beside the jagged title PsychologicalDark Fracture: PrologueThe body farm sits in a forested area of the northeastern United States in the late 1990s. 83% on Steam (1,382 reviews)about 45 minFreePC
  26. The Beast Inside key art: a top-hatted figure made of tangled roots and blood holding a man PsychologicalThe Beast InsideMuch of the game takes place in the woods around Blackstone, the Hyde family's forgotten domain. 83% on Steam (12,203 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  27. Little Nightmares II key art: Mono with a paper bag on his head and Six in her yellow raincoat stand among leaning houses while a huge shadowy man in a long coat looms before the glowing Signal Tower PsychologicalLittle Nightmares IIMono wakes up alone in a dark forest among burnt-out TVs, where the Hunter stalks the woods. 93% on Steamabout 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  28. Bramble: The Mountain King key art: Olle and his sister seen from behind in a dark green forest, with two gnomes on a red toadstool and a hedgehog StealthBramble: The Mountain KingMost of the journey runs through forests; the store notes dead creatures and animals lying in them. 95% on Steamabout 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  29. Chernobylite key art: a hooded stalker in a gas mask with a rifle and one green glowing eye beside shattering crystal SurvivalChernobyliteOvergrown woods and flooded forest paths of the exclusion zone are among the areas you cross each day. 82% on Steam (15,670 reviews)25 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  30. Blair Witch key art: the silhouette of a man and his dog walking into a forest washed in red, a stick-figure shape formed by the branches above, a wrecked truck and a tent nearby PsychologicalBlair WitchYou search the Black Hills Forest near Burkittsville at night, woods that loop and warp time and space 79% on Steam (8,315 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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