A Walk in the Woods
Released May 2018
A Walk in the Woods is a co-op multiplayer game where four players must roam a dark and dangerous forest in search of each other, avoid a terrifying creature, and reunite before the curse is complete.
42% positive · 553 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
A Walk in the Woods launched on May 1, 2018 as a free-to-play co-op multiplayer game. The only developer communication on record is the launch announcement from that same date, in which Something Dark Studios thanked players and invited bug reports and community feedback. Since then — over eight years ago — the developer has posted nothing further: no patches, no DLC, no roadmap, no announcements of any kind. There is no DLC listed on the store, and the store description makes no mention of planned content, seasons, or future updates. The game appears to have shipped as a complete, self-contained product and received no post-launch content support.
Evidence
Launch announcement from Something Dark Studios. Developers thanked supporters, invited bug reports and community feedback, and expressed excitement about sharing the game. No future content or updates were mentioned.
Store description describes the game's core co-op multiplayer loop with no mention of planned DLC, seasonal content, updates, or future features.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Something Dark Studios
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Find Your Friends!
Over the years, dozens of children go missing in the forest. They disappear without a trace. Where did they go? What happened to them?
You and three other friends venture out into the forest on an adventurous camping trip. But what you find in those woods is more terrifying than anything you could have possibly imagined.
Run, hide, and search for your missing friends. A malevolent creature and its inhuman children are trying to keep you trapped in their ever-changing woods forever. The only way to leave this nightmare is to find each other and escape back to your world.
Co-Op Online Multiplayer – Join up with three other players online and work together to escape the woods.
Randomly Generated Forest – Every time you play the game, the forest changes, creating a different level to get lost in.
Over the years, dozens of children go missing in the forest. They disappear without a trace. Where did they go? What happened to them?
You and three other friends venture out into the forest on an adventurous camping trip. But what you find in those woods is more terrifying than anything you could have possibly imagined.
Run, hide, and search for your missing friends. A malevolent creature and its inhuman children are trying to keep you trapped in their ever-changing woods forever. The only way to leave this nightmare is to find each other and escape back to your world.
Key Features
Co-Op Online Multiplayer – Join up with three other players online and work together to escape the woods.
Randomly Generated Forest – Every time you play the game, the forest changes, creating a different level to get lost in.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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