Descending The Woods

Descending The Woods is a survival horror game with farming and an open world, playable alone or in co-op for up to four players. You manage a farm surrounded by haunted woods, investigate paranormal activity, rescue animals from the curse and search the woods for cursed objects. Survive long enough to lift the curse.

The woods

The woods have three layers, each with its own biome and horror, as well as sinister underground crypts. The woodland is always dark, with thick fog that lights barely penetrate. Some places change, and ghosts haunt the woods and prey on people who cross their path. When you enter, paranormal beings mark and stalk you. Keep track of your steps and the way back, look for places of interest, and turn back if you witness anything unusual.

Timed events can occur both inside and outside the woods, and some unusual things exist only at certain times. You can track the time with your wristwatch.

Farm life

You can find a farm in the woods and make it your homestead. It is the only area that receives sunlight, but nowhere is safe at night. Farming is the main way to earn resources. You can also capture and breed animals, craft and buy weapons, set up surveillance systems, install floodlights and use energy detectors to help you survive the night.

You can tend crops, care for pets, sell and trade produce, craft resources and build your farm. You can also relax with friends around a campfire, in a rocking chair on the porch or as you watch the sunset.

Co-op and surveillance

The woods change and will not let you escape. From the farm, you and your friends can access surveillance images of the woods and see the other players' real-time locations. Players at the farm can communicate with those exploring the woods, guide them to places of interest or warn them about nearby threats.

Insanity and replayability

As you descend into the woods, your mental health deteriorates. You may begin to see things that are not there and mistake friendly people for bloodthirsty creatures attacking you. Insanity may also make paranormal beings less likely to mark you, since your mind is already possessed, allowing you to descend further.

Each run has procedural elements. Places of interest, haunted objects, paranormal territories, seeds and resource areas change each time you start a new farm.