You are walking alone in the forest, and although it’s gorgeous, the sense of being observed from behind the trees feels alarming. Scary? It’s just one of many factors making the best horror games set in the woods so effective!
There are thousands of terrifying stories about people encountering frightening experiences in the forest. Whether it’s horror movies, true crime, or ancient legends, they all suggest that contact with such a vastness of nature cannot be safe. Even while relaxing on a stroll among the trees, one can’t help but wonder – am I truly alone here? Funnily enough, both answers to this question are equally spine-chilling.
If you crave this kind of magnified tension, wait no longer and check out this list of the best horror recommendations set in the woods!
Choo-Choo Charles
Release Date: December 9, 2022
Genres: Survival, Horror
Bigfoot
Release Date: January 30, 2017
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Early Access
The Forest
Release Date: April 30, 2018
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Action, Early Access, Horror, Simulation, Action & Shooter, MMO, RPG
Blair Witch
Release Date: August 30, 2019
Genres: Adventure
Mundaun
Release Date: March 16, 2021
Genres: Horror, Adventure, Puzzle
Through the Woods
Release Date: October 27, 2016
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Kholat
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Horror
Song of Horror Complete Edition
Release Date: October 31, 2019
Genres: Horror, Adventure
Until Dawn
Release Date: October 4, 2024
Genres: Adventure, Action & Shooter, Horror
Darkwood
Release Date: July 17, 2017
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Action, Horror
The Long Dark: Survival Edition
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Outlast 2
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Action
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition
Release Date: May 29, 2014
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Action, Horror
Slender: The Arrival
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Action, Horror
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Release Date: August 30, 2019
Genres: Adventure
The Quiet Man
Release Date: Release Date: November 1, 2018
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
The Dark Occult
Release Date: September 25, 2018
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Action
Sally Face
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Genres: Horror, Puzzle, Indie
Martha Is Dead
Release Date: February 24, 2022
Genres: Horror, Adventure, Psychological