Panic In The Woods
Released Sep 2024
A horror survival and extraction game playable in single player or co-op for up to 4 players. Lost in a creepy forest, you and your friends are hunted by a monster. Stay quiet while extracting keys through nightmarish realms using items like traps, sonars, and flare guns to survive!
69% positive · 150 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to buy
Steam $5.99
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Evaluation
Panic In The Woods launched on September 13, 2024. Just four days after launch, on September 17, 2024, the developer announced a free Halloween DLC was in the works. That content shipped on October 28, 2024, adding a new monster, new map, new items, new enemies, and a new post-apocalyptic environment with a bus setting. This was explicitly described as a free DLC and confirmed delivered via two news posts on that date.
Since the Halloween update shipped on October 28, 2024, there have been no further developer communications, no announced upcoming content, and no unreleased DLC listed on the store. The game received one major post-launch content drop, but that appears to have been a one-time seasonal update rather than the beginning of a recurring content cadence — a single update does not establish a sustained pattern. The developer has been silent since October 28, 2024, which is now well over a year without any communication or content announcement. With no outstanding commitments and no signals of further planned updates, the game appears to have reached its completed state with the Halloween DLC as the final content addition.
Evidence
Halloween update launched, adding a new bus environment, new boss, new items (grappling hook, lasso), new enemies, and a post-apocalyptic setting.
DLC release confirmed: new monster, new items, new environment, new enemies.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Exit Plan Games
Achievements
11
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
Panic In The Woods, is a horror survival and extraction game where you and your friends, equipped with walkie-talkies, must rely on each other to survive as Boy Scouts lost in a creepy forest.
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A terrifying monster lurks in these woods, and it's up to you to banish it for good! Carefully explore the surrounding and find the keys and corresponding gates that transport you to hellish realms, where you'll need to extract the skulls to perform the demonic ritual!
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Survive together with friends or strangers to outsmart the monster. Talk with your team mates to guide them to important places, and consider using one of them as bait while the rest explore the world. If one of the team members gets caught, they’ll be sent to a cage, and it’s up to the others to free them.
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The monster is always hunting you and your team, and it is very sensitive to noise, so hide and try to remain quiet, or distract it if you can - you only get one chance, and if you get caught, it's game over!
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There are several items at your disposal to help you and your team in this quest - you can use radars to help locate keys and gates, traps and power-ups to evade the monster, or noise producing items to attract it. They are scarce, so use them wisely!
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.A terrifying monster lurks in these woods, and it's up to you to banish it for good! Carefully explore the surrounding and find the keys and corresponding gates that transport you to hellish realms, where you'll need to extract the skulls to perform the demonic ritual!
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.Survive together with friends or strangers to outsmart the monster. Talk with your team mates to guide them to important places, and consider using one of them as bait while the rest explore the world. If one of the team members gets caught, they’ll be sent to a cage, and it’s up to the others to free them.
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.The monster is always hunting you and your team, and it is very sensitive to noise, so hide and try to remain quiet, or distract it if you can - you only get one chance, and if you get caught, it's game over!
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.There are several items at your disposal to help you and your team in this quest - you can use radars to help locate keys and gates, traps and power-ups to evade the monster, or noise producing items to attract it. They are scarce, so use them wisely!
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.- Play Solo or in Co-op
Form a team of up to 4 players to banish evil and survive the haunted woods. Seamlessly jump in and out of sessions, teaming up with friends and strangers to work together — or sabotage each other's efforts! - New game - New layout
Every game features a new setup with key objects and tools randomly scattered across the map, making each playthrough unlike the other. - Tools to Survive
Equip yourself and your team with various tools to navigate dark woods and survive encounters with evil. - Immersive Radio-Style Voice Chat
Communicate with your team using immersive radio-style voice chat. Coordinate actions, strategize, and offer help to teammates in need! - High-Stakes Challenge
You’ve got only one chance to survive. It’s insta-death—make it through in one sitting or face game over. Stay sharp and dont get caught!
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Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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