The Witch in the Forest

Indie· Casual· LGBTQ+· Anime

Released Oct 2020

A young woman who lives alone in the forest one day meets another woman- a real witch!

83% positive · 114 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

Steam Free

Evaluation

The Witch in the Forest is a short, self-contained free-to-play visual novel that originally released in 2017 for the Yuri Game Jam and came to Steam on October 1, 2020. The store description explicitly describes it as a "kinetic novel, no choices, only 1 ending" with a fixed word count of 12,000 words — language that makes clear this is a complete, finite product by design. The only DLC — an official art book — released alongside the Steam launch on October 1, 2020 and is already available. There is no post-launch update history, no roadmap, no announced future content, and no unreleased DLC. This game shipped as a finished product and has been complete since its Steam launch date.

Evidence

Store description explicitly states the game is a kinetic novel with no choices and only one ending, with a fixed 12,000-word count — describing a fully self-contained, finite product.

description · Oct 1, 2020 source development ending

high

The only DLC, an official art book, was released on the same day as the Steam launch. No unreleased DLC exists.

dlc listing · Oct 1, 2020 source content shipped

medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

The Witch in the Forest - Official Art Book

Oct 2020

Media

Details

Developer

Crystal Game Works

Publisher

Crystal Game Works

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player

Indie LGBTQ+Casual Anime Cute Visual Novel Free to Play Story Rich Dating Sim Colorful 2D Female Protagonist Fantasy

About this game

The Witch in the Forest (TWITF) is a short girls love visual novel centered around Fidelia, a somewhat introverted and socially awkward young woman who stumbles upon another woman's house in the forest and befriends her. This slice of life story follows them learning more about each other while preparing for their favorite holiday- Halloween!