The survival horror game Darkwood has now been released on Xbox Series X|S, and those who own the game on Xbox One are eligible for a free upgrade. Darkwood got a full release back in 2019, and has been available on PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Switch. The updated release of Darkwood supports native 4K resolution, and Xbox One owners can transfer their saves across too.
Darkwood is a procedurally generated psychological horror, so no two playthroughs will be exactly the same. Players can explore the wood by day but at night the horrors come out, and you need to hunker down to survive. Weapon crafting and item crafting will be key to survival to survive the nights. As players progress new skills can be unlocked by injecting essences from the local plants and animals. The key features include:
- Horror without jumpscares: Darkwood is an atmospheric, psychological horror that creates a feeling of tension without the usual horror tricks. No creaking doors here!
- Day and night cycle: explore the world during the day and try to survive the night by hiding from evil forces in your shelter.
- Randomly generated map and events: the world will not change during your adventure with Darkwood, but it will vary for each play-through and each player.
- Crafting: scavenge for materials to create weapons, traps, health potions or your hideout upgrades.
- Skills and perks: learn new powers by extracting a strange essence from mutated fauna and flora, and injecting it into your bloodstream.
- No hand holding: test your skills and figure things out on your own!
- Impactful decisions: decide on the world of Darkwood, its inhabitants and the story you experience.
Darkwood Review
Source: Press Release