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ItLivesInTheWoods

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38%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization
62% User Score Based on 13 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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62%Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews
gameplay2 positive mentions
optimization3 negative mentions
  • The game has impressive photorealistic environments and atmosphere, especially the forest setting and sound design, which create an immersive horror experience.
  • It offers a small, meaningful, and mysterious story with a gameplay loop that keeps players engaged, suitable for a short play session.
  • As a solo indie developer's first project, it demonstrates promising and heartfelt craftsmanship with some effective scares.
  • Voice acting is criticized for being emotionless and detracting from the atmosphere, negatively impacting immersion.
  • The game suffers from optimization issues, including heavy performance demands on older GPUs and occasional bugs like problematic inventory and unusable items.
  • Some gameplay elements, such as jump scares and multiple endings, are considered cheap or unsatisfying, and certain sections may cause player frustration due to unclear mechanics.

  • atmosphere

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

    The game's atmosphere starts strong with a captivating forest setting that creates a mysterious and scary mood, motivating exploration. However, this ambiance diminishes in the second half as the forest becomes less prominent, causing the overall atmosphere to lose its impact and feel less engaging.

    • “The beginning is promising, with the forest looking great and creating a fantastic atmosphere.”
    • “The game builds a deeply mysterious and scary atmosphere that successfully motivates you to push forward and uncover its secrets.”
    • “It completely ruins the atmosphere and makes the game seem cheap right away and not exciting in the slightest.”
    • “In the second half, the forest doesn’t play a major role anymore, and the atmosphere is gone.”

  • optimization

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

    Optimization is currently a key concern, with older GPUs experiencing significant performance drops and frame rate issues. While high-end rigs like the 4090 handle the game well at max settings, overall optimization needs improvement to better support mid-range and older hardware.

    • “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 and plays well, but requires a fairly good rig to max out graphics or could use some optimization.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is heartfelt and engaging, offering a concise adventure of just under two hours that balances simplicity with an immersive loop, even with minimal guidance.

    • “There is so much heart put into the gameplay and at just under 2 hours, it's an easy in and easy out adventure.”
    • “The gameplay loop keeps you engaged despite the minimal guidance.”

  • 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 relatively powerful rig or improved optimization.

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

  • story

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

    The story is concise and meaningful, offering a linear narrative that respects the player's intelligence, with the added value of two different endings.

    • “The game respects my intelligence and it's a small yet meaningful story.”
    • “I enjoyed the game, it is linear story driven with 2 endings.”
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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 gameplay but disliked it for its atmosphere.

ItLivesInTheWoods is a single player game.

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