Whispers in the Forest (2025)

Developer: Atzi Games Studio
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Rating: 3.3 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.0 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A tense, methodical experience of building and fortifying a base against nightly demonic waves in a cursed forest.

resource managementsurvivalbase defensestrategicpixel artside-scrollingearly accesssingleplayer

What players say

Players describe a promising but painfully slow-paced survival strategy that feels like an unfinished clone of Until We Die or Kingdom Two Crowns. Many report that the paid version still shows demo-locked content and that performance tanks as the enemy count grows, while long-time fans worry the developer will abandon it like the game it copies.

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