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ItLivesInTheWoods

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41%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization
70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

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ItLivesInTheWoods is a single player casual simulation game with horror and mystery themes. It was developed by AsAbove|SoBelow Studios and was released on May 29, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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70%Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews
graphics3 positive mentions
optimization3 negative mentions
  • The game creates a deeply mysterious and scary atmosphere with excellent ambiance, sound, and photorealistic graphics.
  • Engaging gameplay loop with effective jumpscares that keep players glued to the screen.
  • Impressive achievement for a solo indie developer's first project, offering good value and a complete story with multiple endings.
  • Optimization issues cause performance problems, especially on older GPUs, leading to frame drops.
  • Inventory system is frustrating and unintuitive, with some players unable to use key items, forcing restarts.
  • The game is short and linear, which may not satisfy players looking for longer or more open-ended experiences.

  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game currently has optimization issues, particularly causing significant performance drops on older GPUs, though high-end setups like the 4090 handle it well at max settings. Players expect these optimization challenges to be addressed in future updates to improve performance across a wider range of hardware.

    • “There's some optimization issues that I'm sure will be worked out later, but for me on a 4090 I played it all the way maxed at 4K and completed it.”
    • “The only notable issue at the moment is optimization, as performance taxes older GPUs heavily and causes frame drops.”
    • “There's some optimization issues that I'm sure will be worked out later but for me on a 4090 I played it all the way maxed at 4K and completed it.”
    • “It looks amazing, it plays well, need a fairly good rig to turn up the graphics or could use some optimization.”

  • graphics

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are highly praised for their realistic and immersive quality, effectively capturing the natural ambiance. However, achieving the best visual experience requires a powerful rig or optimization improvements.

    • “Ambiance, sound, and graphics are very good here.”
    • “The wind blows through the trees and you are wrapped up in the moment with realistic graphics, making you truly feel like you are in the woods with just nature.”
    • “It looks amazing and plays well, although it requires a fairly good rig to maximize graphics or could use some optimization.”

  • gameplay

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is engaging and maintains player interest, even though it offers minimal guidance.

    • “The gameplay loop keeps you engaged despite the minimal guidance.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game effectively creates a deeply mysterious and eerie atmosphere that keeps players engaged and motivated to explore its secrets.

    • “The game builds a deeply mysterious and scary atmosphere that successfully motivates you to push forward and uncover its secrets.”

  • story

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is linear and narrative-driven, offering players two different endings to experience.

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ItLivesInTheWoods is a casual simulation game with horror and mystery themes. Common tags for ItLivesInTheWoods include first-person, demons, indie, linear, surreal and others.

ItLivesInTheWoods is available on PC and Windows.

ItLivesInTheWoods was released on May 29, 2026.

ItLivesInTheWoods was developed by AsAbove|SoBelow Studios.

ItLivesInTheWoods has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked ItLivesInTheWoods for its graphics but disliked it for its optimization.

ItLivesInTheWoods is a single player game.

Similar games include Silent Nights, Inferis: Dead Below, Graveyard Shift, The Gretlow Tapes, The Lightkeeper and others.