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Through the Woods

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First release
Oct 27, 2016
Developer
Antagonist
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure · Action, Horror
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Through the Woods is a third-person psychological horror game set in a forest on the western shore of Norway about a mother and her missing son. Through dynamic narration, you play the mother's re-telling of the events surrounding her son's disappearance in a setting heavily influenced by Norse mythology and Norwegian folk tales.

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Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 27, 2016
Xbox One
May 02, 2018
PlayStation 4
May 08, 2018
All 4 release dates
PlayStation 4
May 09, 2018
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
female protagonist, walking simulator, atmospheric, crowdfunding - kickstarter, digital distribution
… All 9, pax east 2016, pax west 2016, pax prime 2015, dynamic narrative

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