Owlone in the Woods
Released Jan 2022
Help an owl find its chicks after losing them - and the ability to fly - in a thunderstorm. In this short 2D platformer you slowly recover your ability to navigate the dangers of the forest as you bring your chicks back to your hollow one by one.
95% positive · 150 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
Owlone in the Woods is a small, self-contained free-to-play platformer that launched on January 6, 2022. The store description explicitly frames it as a short, complete experience — "approximately 1 hour's worth of pixel critters in peril" across four levels — with no mention of planned expansions, additional content, or ongoing development. After launch, the developer shipped two minor polish patches (v1.1 on January 9, 2022 and v1.2 on January 22, 2022) addressing player feedback on controls, difficulty, and quality-of-life improvements. There have been no developer communications since January 22, 2022, no DLC listings, and no announcements of future content. The game was designed and marketed as a complete, compact experience from the outset, and the developer's post-launch activity was limited to light polish work in the first two weeks. There is every indication the game shipped as a finished product and remains so.
Evidence
Store description explicitly scopes the game as a short, complete experience: four levels, approximately one hour of play, with no mention of future content or expansions.
Version 1.2 shipped with a speedrun-friendly progress reset feature and additional minor polish tweaks. This is the last known developer communication.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Kasper TC
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
While hunting for food for its chicks, an owl is struck by lightning and wakes up to find both its ability to fly and its chicks gone. Now you must brave the dangers of the forest floor and canopy to find your chicks and bring them back home. Recover your ability to navigate the forest in four short levels and try to bring back as many mice home to your chicks that have spent the night - Owlone in the Woods.
Owlone in the Woods is a cute and condensed miniature platformer where you unlock new movement options with each chick you rescue from the forest.
Owlone in the Woods features:
- Original music with five tracks that your chicks hoot in rhythm to.
- Charming(?) accompanying sound design made with books, socks, cutlery and those dry leaves I found in the pot of my avocado plant.
- Dash, jump, climb and fly your way to each chick - and then bring them back to the safety of the hollow of your tree.
- Eat mice to heal - or if you're already full - regurgitate the meal to your chicks and increase your highscore for your current run.
- Compete for highest score, shortest completion time, and least deaths between runs in the local leaderboard.
- Fully supported by both keyboard and gamepads.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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