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Descending The Woods

By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.

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Mixed (94) - 52% of the 94 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Jul 12, 2024

Developer:

AIONWARE LTD

Publisher:

AIONWARE LTD

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Early Access Game

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Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“The game isn't feature-complete and I'm looking for feedback from all of the community early on to help shape the game toward a better immersion, Which includes suggestions, feature requests, and fixing bugs.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Many features are planned to be added in favor of replayability.
Maybe 6 to 12 months.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“I plan to add more variation for the paranormal events in the woods, more places, activities and of course more overall content so to speak.
There is a possibility of more added features like NPCs with their own back story.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“In the Early Access release, You're able to farm crops, Build up your farm, Tame animals, and explore the haunted woods with its paranormal events coupled with a day and night cycle.
Overall an eerie experience in its current stage.
There will be bugs too and of course will be patched quite frequently.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“It's unlikely for the price to change, however there is still a possibility that the price could increase.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“The Community Discussion is an excellent place to share your ideas, Because your feedback will have an impact on shaping the game.
Whether it's feature requests or QoL changes that will impact and Improve the experience.
Also please don't hesitate to report any bugs you may have found through the Community Discussion.”

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“Pants = white -> started playing the game -> Pants = brown.”
1/10 – Developer

About This Game

Survival Horror mixed with Cozy Farming Sim and an Open world, up to 4 Co-op
You are tasked with paranormal activities, managing a farm surrounded by haunted woods and rescuing animals from its curse. Either alone or with friends.
Farm Crops, rescue/Tame/Breed animals, and explore the cursed woods.
Seek out the cursed objects within the woods and survive long enough to lift the curse.

THE DEMO ISN'T UP-TO-DATE

Difficulty/World settings
Critical bug fixes
Quality-of-life improvements
The new building system, weather changes, many items and etc...

Layers Of The Woods

There are 3 layers of the woods, each having their own unique biome and horror.
With sinister underground crypts.
An always-dark woodland, Lights can barely penetrate its thick fog overhead, Some places are never the same, Ghosts relentlessly haunt the woods and will prey on the unfortunate that cross their path.
Upon entering the woods you're marked and stalked by paranormal beings, Count your steps, Remember the way back, Look for places of interest and turn back upon witnessing anything unusual for it is already too late.

The Farms

Find any farms in the woods and make it your homestead,
Your safe place, the only area that receives sunlight, But nowhere is ever safe at night.
Farming is the primary way to earn resources along with that, Capture and breed animals, Craft and buy weapons, Set up surveillance systems, Install many floodlights, Get energy detectors and hope that it's enough to survive a night.

Team Work

The Woods will change, It won't let you escape. Your farm is equipped to access surveillance imagery of the woods and real-time locations of the other players.
From your farm, Either you or your friends can access and communicate with those who are Descending The Woods [soon-to-be-haunted], By guiding them to points of interest or warning them of nearby threats.

Timed Events

Keep track of time using your wristwatch, Unusual things might happen or may only exist at certain times, Both inside and outside of the haunted woods.

Insanity and Soul

Keep your mental health in check for it will get dark and vulnerable. As you're descending the woods, You'll begin to lose your mind slowly, And eventually begin to see things that aren't there, Mistaking friendly people for blood-lusted creatures that are attacking you...
BUT it may come with a few benefits for being insane, Paranormal beings may be less prone to mark you for your mind is already possessed!

Allowing you to descend further into the depths of the woods.

It's Cozy

One of the coziest if not the coziest,
You and your friends can choose to just farm, Take care of your pets, Doze off around a campfire, Sit on a rocking chair and watch the sunset from your porch, Sell and trade your crops, craft resources, build your country farm and just relax.

Replayability

Each run is unique and benefits from procedural elements.
Within the woods, places of interest, haunted objects, paranormal territories, seeds and resource areas will change each time you start a new farm.
It's also planned to have a unique slow overtake of land either by Corruption or Decay which starts from the depth of the woods and moves toward your farm which then affects your crops.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains frightening scenes, paranormal entities and unexpected jumpscares

System Requirements

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5 | AMD Ryzen 5
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 1060 | RX 580
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 9 GB available space
Additional Notes: High performance upscaling are available, FSR, DLSS

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10, 11
Processor: Intel Core i7 | AMD Ryzen 7
Memory: 12 GB RAM
Graphics: RTX 3060 | RX 6600
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 9 GB available space
Additional Notes: High performance upscaling are available, FSR, DLSS

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