
Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.
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Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son. Through reactive narration, the player experiences the mother’s re-telling of the events surrounding her son’s disappearance. Players follow the path of a terrified woman who has forced herself to enter this terrible place for the sole purpose of finding her son, in a setting heavily influenced by Norse mythology and Norwegian folk tales.
With Through the Woods, Antagonist have captured the feeling of the forest as they saw it as children, with all the fear and mystery that comes from roaming through it alone. This is coupled with a powerful story and high quality sound design, which in the darkness of the forest becomes a core mechanic. Through the Woods is a profound experience that directly delivers the feelings of loneliness and loss in a terrifying place...
FEATURES
Explore stunning environments and experience stories inspired by Norse mythology, Norwegian art and nature
Uncover dark tales of the past and present through reactive narration
Creative use of light and darkness generates deceptive environments
A frightening journey accompanied by beautiful and grim sound design
ABOUT US
Antagonist is a small independent game studio based in Oslo, Norway, founded in 2014. The team is focused on creating narrative-driven titles with epic stories and great gameplay.

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A few glitches here and there - loads of effort put into doing some of the folklore justice, has some pretty adult story elements but overall a fun little game - worth picking up on sale. 6/10
- Reflections bug (visual stuttering) on some AMD cards has yet to be fixed to this day - Swimming looks awful - Controls on keyboard are messed up (mouse speed changes from normal go giga slow). I recommend to use a controller. - Enemies are more annoying than fun to deal with. Felt more like trial and error. Also some enemies seem to always know about your location even though you are hidden far away. I tested this numerous times. - Some visual bugs (but it is really not that bad if you disable reflections) + Even though water looks terrible, the rest of the game looks fine. I don't like the look of the characters aswell but the environment is pretty good. + Really good ambient noises like the creaking of wood. + Exploration is cool + Theme and story are fine, overall, I liked it. Swamp area was peak and the notes were interesting enough. Short game with some annoying technical issues and it is a bit unpolished but it was still fun enough to play through.
,,Срy среди деревьев,, фраза идеально описывает эту игру.
Это линейный 3d симулятор ходьбы с элементами стелс и хоррора. Местами за вами не очень спешно бегают крипы. +/- Концепция - строго коридорная бродилка, только вперед и вперед. Сделан упор на норвежский фольклор и стилистику, в этом плане - очень интересно. +/- Головоломки - как обойти крипов. Каких-либо пазлов с ключами, кнопками не имеется (один необязательный замок с кодом есть). Для достижений - найти и собрать записочки, двери. +++ Графика очень приятная. Даже хочется делать скриншоты. +++ Сюжет достаточно традиционный для современной Норвегии - одинокая мать, которую бросил муж, ищет непослушного ребенка, которого увезли на некий туманный остров, застрявший в норвежских сказаниях, для принесения в жертву. - Игра недоделана - последние главы очень короткие и имеют баги в графике. Тем не менее - игра колоритная, крипы которые есть не что иное как традиционные персонажи норвежских сказаний - тролли, фенриры, разбитая Луна в небе - интересно на всё это посмотреть. Любителям бродилок - да, хорроров - нет, пугаться тут особо нечему.
Really realistic in terms of the folklore. As a Norwegian myself, they hit all the right information of the lore. Sat at the edge of my seat and the attention to detail was great! Graphics as well was insane. Had some glitches at one specific point multiple times (same place every time) when running from the wargs, but other than that everything worked great.
日本語には未対応でしたが、チャプター4くらいまでゲームを進めることが出来ました。 今時よくある内容のゲームだと考えたので、ストーリーにはあまり期待していませんでした。 今時よくあるとは、アトラクション型で多少話は理解できなくても物語を進行できる事です。 面白いので字幕だけでも、いつか日本語に対応してもらえたらと思うようになりました。 内容によっては、自分のプレイしてきたゲームの中でもトップクラスに入るかもしれません。 しかし、序盤のプレイヤーを少年と思わせておいて実は母親というのは何か気になりました。 それと、何も食べずに走り続けている彼女は休むべきだと思うし、妙な感覚にもなりました。 他のレビューを見ていたら、XUnity.AutoTranslatorなどが使えるらしいのでまた後でします。
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Through the Woods ma klimat i świetne udźwiękowienie, które naprawdę robi robotę i momentami potrafi zbudować napięcie. Niestety reszta gry mocno nie dowozi. Animacje są zwyczajnie paskudne, fabuła przewidywalna, a optymalizacja pozostawia sporo do życzenia. Graficznie bywa przyjemnie dla oka, ale tylko poza wodą — tam wszystko się sypie. Potencjał był, wykonanie już znacznie słabsze.
[h1][b]Through the Woods[/b][/h1] [b]Genre:[/b] Horror / Walking Simulator, Mythology, Folklore [b]Perspective:[/b] 3rd Person [b]Rating:[/b] ⭐⭐⭐🔹🔹 💙Summary (TLDR): [i]This game might be a very short walking simulator with gloomy atmosphere requiring you to hide from enemies instead of fighting but its gameplay and story are actually quite enjoyable so I'd recommend giving it a try, especially if you find mythology or nordic folklore interesting![/i] [h3][b]The Positives[/b][/h3] [list][*]The atmosphere was nice! The turn from peaceful to creepy and dark was done well imo. [*]The controls were actually nice and not clunky. Our character did sometimes "vibrate" weirdly or jumped up for a sec at obstacles and edges but it was nothing that would break the game. [*]I really liked the story even if it was short - the pacing was good and the notes were quite interesting! I don't want to be too spoiler-y but the ending was (for me at least) predictable but it fit well overall and I had a good time! [/list] [h3][b]The "Not So Goods"[/b][/h3] [list][*]I’m sorry to say but the voiceacting left a lot to be desired, Espen especially! It made the cutscenes downright cringey sometimes. [*]One of the achievements, the one opening all doors, is bugged… but there are guides out there to help you so don’t give up on it! [/list]
Un grand bravo a toute l'équipe de dev. Ce petit jeu montre a quel point il faut soutenir les indépendants. Si j'ai bien compris il s'agit en plus d'un projet scolaire. Si vous aimer la mythologie Scandinave, vous ne serez pas déçu. 4 Heures que je ne regrette pas.
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Languages: English*, Norwegian*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian*languages with full audio support
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