# HR Giger, Stalker and This War of Mine have a horrendous, unholy baby: Darkwood **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 16, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057 "2018-10-16T19:45:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057/1 "2018-10-16T19:45:50Z")
Darkwood is a horror game that relies on mood and mechanics rather than jumpscares. By day, you explore a nightmarish land and by night, you try to keep Them from getting into your hideout. Here’s a good video that will do a good job of showing you if you’d like it: [Darkwood Review - YouTube](https://youtu.be/5mQEhl6GXvM) I’m hoping this thread will allow other people to discover Darkwood. I’m not usually into horror games but I do like this one. We can also ask questions and share tips as it’s quite a difficult game even if the penalty for death isn’t that bad on normal. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057/2 "2018-10-16T20:23:30Z")
Yeah, I noticed it [on Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/Darkwood/) but it looks too difficult for me to enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057/3 "2018-10-16T20:48:06Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Yeah, I noticed it [on Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/Darkwood/) but it looks too difficult for me to enjoy. It is difficult, it even warns you that it’s difficult. But I haven’t found it frustrating or dispiriting. The difficulty is about what you’d expect from a game that blends Stalker and TWOM but unless you’re playing on hard difficulty, dying is just a part of life. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057/4 "2018-10-16T20:53:35Z")
Just picked it up for $15 on Steam. I’ll give it a shot either tonight or tomorrow. Steam disagrees that I will like it, just because I haven’t played a top-down in just about forever. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057/5 "2018-10-16T20:58:14Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > Just picked it up for $15 on Steam. I’ll give it a shot either tonight or tomorrow. Steam disagrees that I will like it, just because I haven’t played a top-down in just about forever. It’s best played at night, in a dark room. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057/6 "2018-10-17T01:23:09Z")
Wow. Just went to Steam to look at it and found it it was already in my Library. I guess I should try playing it sometime. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-giger-stalker-and-this-war-of-mine-have-a-horrendous-unholy-baby-darkwood/823057/7 "2018-10-17T03:44:18Z")
I bought it but got a refund within half an hour. The UI/controls are too clunky for me, and I’ve played a _lot_ of clunky games.