# Games like Descending The Woods

> The closest matches to Descending The Woods: Backrooms Society, The Devourer: Hunted Souls, The Forest, IfSunSets, and Darkwood. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Backrooms Society](https://imho.run/games/2304620/backrooms-society) — Shares survival management and environmental puzzle solving with Descending The Woods. 342 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2304620/)
2. [The Devourer: Hunted Souls](https://imho.run/games/2309400/the-devourer-hunted-souls) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and exploration with Descending The Woods. 235 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2309400/)
3. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Shares base building and resource management with Descending The Woods. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
4. [IfSunSets](https://imho.run/games/2271930/ifsunsets) — Shares survival management and base building with Descending The Woods. 622 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2271930/)
5. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Survival Horror, like Descending The Woods. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
6. [Whisper of the Swallows](https://imho.run/games/2496090/whisper-of-the-swallows) — Shares survival management and permadeath with Descending The Woods. 78 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496090/)
7. [Hauntsville](https://imho.run/games/2348730/hauntsville) — Also Base-Building and Survival Horror, like Descending The Woods. 159 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2348730/)
8. [Silver Pines](https://imho.run/games/2333000/silver-pines) — Shares survival management and checkpoint system with Descending The Woods. 4,136 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/)
9. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Shares permadeath and base building with Descending The Woods. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
10. [Fade to Silence](https://imho.run/games/706020/fade-to-silence) — Shares permadeath with Descending The Woods. 522 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/706020/)
11. [Astrometica](https://imho.run/games/2353250/astrometica) — Also Base-Building, like Descending The Woods. 1,492 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2353250/)
12. [Forager](https://imho.run/games/751780/forager) — Shares resource gathering and crafting with Descending The Woods. 13,308 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/751780/)
13. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — A frequent pick in Descending The Woods players' libraries, and another Action. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
14. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Shares base building and crafting with Descending The Woods. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
15. [Nested Lands](https://imho.run/games/2553040/nested-lands) — Shares survival management and permadeath with Descending The Woods. 132 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2553040/)
16. [The Front](https://imho.run/games/2285150/the-front) — Shares permadeath and base building with Descending The Woods. 3,716 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285150/)
17. [Besmirch](https://imho.run/games/3670630/besmirch) — Shares farming and crafting with Descending The Woods. 76 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3670630/)
18. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Shares crafting and procedural generation with Descending The Woods. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
19. [Darkwater](https://imho.run/games/619540/darkwater) — Shares crafting with Descending The Woods. 535 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/619540/)
20. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Shares resource management with Descending The Woods. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
21. [On Dark Terms](https://imho.run/games/2159530/on-dark-terms) — Shares ghost hunting with Descending The Woods. 68 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159530/)
22. [Creepy Shift: House For Sale](https://imho.run/games/3400650/creepy-shift-house-for-sale) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and inventory management with Descending The Woods. 136 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3400650/)
23. [Grounded](https://imho.run/games/962130/grounded) — Shares base building with Descending The Woods. 40,087 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/962130/)
24. [Voidtrain](https://imho.run/games/1159690/voidtrain) — Also Base-Building, like Descending The Woods. 4,174 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159690/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2868070&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2868070&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2868070&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2868070
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2868070
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Descending The Woods

By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2868070
- **Developer:** AIONWARE LTD
- **Publisher:** AIONWARE LTD
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Online Co-op, HDR available, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jul 12, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2868070/descending-the-woods)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2868070&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2868070/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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