Darkwood is currently 80% off during the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale . Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to
Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning light.
Darkwood is currently 80% off during the Hooded Horse Summer Sale .. Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the m
Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning light.
Darkwood is currently 80% off during the Hooded Horse May Publisher Sale . Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see
Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning light.
Darkwood is 80% off during the Hooded Horse April Sale . Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning light
Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning light.
Darkwood is 80% off during the Hooded Horse Spring Sale . Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning ligh
Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning light.
Hey! Acid Wizard Studio is on hiatus, but for the past year, one of it's members has been working with a new team on a brand new game called HOARDER. It's a weird, genre-blending adventure that is sure to appeal to Darkwood fans. Check it out! View game page
Hey!
Acid Wizard Studio is on hiatus, but for the past year, one of it's members has been working with a new team on a brand new game called HOARDER. It's a weird, genre-blending adventure that is sure to appeal to Darkwood fans. Check it out!
Darkwood is 80% off during the Hooded Horse Publisher Sale . Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning l
Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning light.
Darkwood is 80% off during the Hooded Horse January Publisher Sale . Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the m
Darkwood is a unique take on the survival horror genre. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing world by day. But when night falls, be prepared to hunker down in your hideout and pray you'll live to see the morning light.
After years of waiting, it’s official - Darkwood 2 is coming. Crafting the world of Darkwood was a very challenging and long journey for us. After Darkwood, the studio grew. We tried making new games, but ultimately decided that we can’t go on working together. We decided to go o
After years of waiting, it’s official - Darkwood 2 is coming.
Crafting the world of Darkwood was a very challenging and long journey for us. After Darkwood, the studio grew. We tried making new games, but ultimately decided that we can’t go on working together. We decided to go on a hiatus, maintaining Darkwood, but not actively developing anything new.
In the meantime, Darkwood has garnered a loyal fanbase. Years after release, there aren’t any games quite like Darkwood. With many of you anxious for a sequel, we’ve decided to do the unthinkable - hand over our baby to another studio. After a long time of searching, we think we’ve found the perfect partners for this: Ice-Pick Lodge and Hooded Horse.
We’ve been fans of Ice-Pick Lodge since their debut Pathologic, which was an inspiration for Darkwood. IPL was originally based in Moscow, but after the invasion of Ukraine, they condemned Russia’s actions and moved out to Kazakhstan. They have a burning passion for unique games, and they share the same soft spot for Slavic Folklore and Misery™. If anyone is capable of capturing the magic of Darkwood, it’s them.
It’s possible that in the past year, I’ve played games published by Hooded Horse the most. Their portfolio is focused mostly on strategy and tactical games, but they are expanding their reach. Their team is amazing, and their care for developers is tremendous. So much so that we’ve decided to hand the publishing of the first Darkwood on PC over to them.
So, what is Acid Wizard Studio’s role in this? We are not taking an active part in development. Instead, we are consulting with Ice-Pick Lodge and Hooded Horse on a regular basis, making sure the sequel stays true to the original.
Enough yapping! Feast your eyes on the announcement trailer:
Please keep in mind that the game is still in development. We’ve already received a lot of positive feedback from you, but also concerns about the art style change. Fret not! We hear you and we can confirm that Ice-Pick Lodge has already made significant progress in recreating Darkwood’s unique aesthetic.
It took us WAY longer than we anticipated, but the 1.4 update is finally here. It consists of a huge number of bug fixes, plus many QoL improvements. This update is compatible with your existing save games, but if you want the best experience, we advise to start a new game (some
It took us WAY longer than we anticipated, but the 1.4 update is finally here. It consists of a huge number of bug fixes, plus many QoL improvements.
This update is compatible with your existing save games, but if you want the best experience, we advise to start a new game (some bugs will still persist on save games from 1.3).
- Updated Unity version from 5.5.3 to 2021.3.30. This means less software and hardware conflicts, better performance and less crashes. - Fixed the vast majority of known bugs. We couldn't fix them all though (but believe me, we tried!). - Fixed many issues with newer Mac systems. - Fixed many issues on Linux. - Added Steam DRM on Windows. This DRM is added to pretty much every game on Steam and is nothing like the shitty Denuvo stuff that made DRM a trigger word. We need to add this to have no issues with Steam integration, please read up on it if you're concerned. - Fixed achievements not unlocking for many players. - Added better 4k support. - Updated the UI in some places. - Added the Automagical Save File Corruption Recovery System. If your saves get corrupted / deleted, the system will try to use the back ups without any input from your part. - Added Steam Cloud support. - Many performance improvements. - If you have a key to open a door, the default action for this door will be to use the key, so you don't need to open up the context menu anymore. - Some minor changes to the Prologue. - Some general rebalancing, mostly in the second chapter. - Added French localization. - The gamepad control scheme and UI has received many improvements.
Reworked control bindings
Here are the Xbox One Controller bindings: - Primary Action : A - Aiming : LT - Secondary attack: RB - Run : B - Vault : B - Dodge: Right Stick Button - Reload: Left Stick Button - Inventory : Y - Skill Menu: LB - Player Menu: View Button - Far look: RT - Cycle: D-Pad Left - Effects Cycle: D-Pad Right - Open context menu: X
Changes for gamepad mode
- Player character auto jumps over objects while running. - Objects selection has been reworked. - Context menu has been reworked. - Inventory: Objects selection has been reworked. - Throwing objects mechanics have been reworked. - Autorun has been removed. - Inventory, Workshop, Saw : UI has been reworked. - Added optional aim assist.
Thank you to everyone who helped out during the testing! You are all truly wonderful.
Update 1.4.1, 31/12/2023.
- Fixed input binding menu on higher resolutions. - Fixed second intro cutscene in Hungarian. - Hopefully fixed visual glitches around the cursor. - Fixed cropped notes during dialogue on higher resolutions. - Fixed missing text in dialogue between chapters. - Hopefully fixed incorrect damage applied to characters. - Fixed message displaying on the bottom of the screen when loading game if the Careful Step perk is active.
Update 1.4.2, 04/01/2024.
- Hopefully fixed visual glitches around the cursor. - Fixed choosing skills on gamepad on higher resolutions. - Fixed inventory item popups incorrectly displaying on 19:10 aspect ratio. - Fixed staff attack spam. - Fixed skillbar icons incorrectly scaling. - Fixed some tanks being unselectable with gamepad. - Fixed unselectable doors if there is broken glass beneath them on gamepad.
We are live with a Ask Us Anything session or Reddit ! Over the next 24 hours (or more, if need be), the whole dev will be answering your questions. LET'S GO!
We are live with a Ask Us Anything session or Reddit! Over the next 24 hours (or more, if need be), the whole dev will be answering your questions. LET'S GO!
We've kept you in the dark these past few years about what we've been working on. So, we compiled a long post about the major events at Acid Wizard Studio. Go check it out and if you have any questions, visit our AMA session on Reddit tomorrow (29/06/2023) at 12:00 CEST.
Surprise! We've just released a free early version of our next game - Soccer Kids! Play it now for free and let us know what you think. We're looking for your feedback! This game is way different from what we've done before and I'm sure you will have many questions. We'll be doin
Surprise! We've just released a free early version of our next game - Soccer Kids! Play it now for free and let us know what you think. We're looking for your feedback!
This game is way different from what we've done before and I'm sure you will have many questions. We'll be doing a Ask Us Anything session on Reddit later this week to answer them so stay tuned!
During the Halloween sale, Darkwood is -70% off for the first time! Furthermore, we're finishing work on the 1.4 update. If you want to get a sneak peak of it or help test it out (as it contains many under the hood changes), you can do so really easily switching to the publictest
During the Halloween sale, Darkwood is -70% off for the first time!
Furthermore, we're finishing work on the 1.4 update. If you want to get a sneak peak of it or help test it out (as it contains many under the hood changes), you can do so really easily switching to the publictesting branch on the Steam client. Here's how to do it!.
There is no known release date for the update yet.
嗨! Ciao! Szia! Merhaba! This update brings four new languages to Darkwood: Simplified Chinese, Italian, Turkish and Hungarian. There are also improvements to the German localization. Fixes - Fixed Musician not appearing in Chapter 2 . Sorry about that! This fix will not be availa
嗨! Ciao! Szia! Merhaba!
This update brings four new languages to Darkwood: Simplified Chinese, Italian, Turkish and Hungarian. There are also improvements to the German localization.
Fixes
- Fixed Musician not appearing in Chapter 2. Sorry about that! This fix will not be available if you've already started Chapter 2. - Fixed "white screen" issue for Portuguese players. - Fixed rare save game corruption in regards to interacting with the crazy Doctor in Chapter 2. - Fixed incorrect outcome for Musician in the Epilogue when he was killed by the player. - Fixed max stackable items exploit from traders. - Fixed Dog and Mutated Dog being unlootable after being killed by a beartrap while having the Shadow Armor. - Fixed Piotrek appearing in chapter 2 even though he died in the rocket explosion in chapter 1. This fix will not be available if you've already started Chapter 2. - Fixed player invincibility exploit when entering gamepad menu. - Many typos fixed. - Fixed weak regeneration perk not appearing in journal and incorrect icon. - Fixed dream about the Underground not spawning the Forest Spirit. - Fixed credits ending too soon. - Fixed incorrect number of items displayed in the journal. - Updated handwritten fonts. - Fixed instances where text would not fit on a note or in the journal for some translations. - Memory optimizations.
This update was made possible thanks to the hard work of the awesome localization teams:
Italian translation
Marcello Colombo scionae
Italian proofreading
Marcello Brancaccio
Chinese translation
Riddle Amazingkobe Peter Leong
Chinese proofreading
Peter Leong
Turkish translation
Ahmet H. Ayık Akın Ergin
Turkish proofreading
Phoenixier Akın Ergin
Hungarian translation
lostprophet.hu
Fonts & sprites
Ivan Babich
If you notice any issues with the update, please report them so we can fix them :)
French localization is almost done and should be ready pretty soon, although we don't have a estimate on when that could be.
Darkwood releases on all consoles this week! Check out our launch trailer produced in-house by the same people that made Darkwood look and sound as you love it! In other news, we have been working on a update for the Steam version that you might expect in the nearest future. xoxo
Darkwood releases on all consoles this week! Check out our launch trailer produced in-house by the same people that made Darkwood look and sound as you love it!
In other news, we have been working on a update for the Steam version that you might expect in the nearest future.
Exactly one year ago Darkwood was released! This feeling melts our acid hearts! To celebrate, you can grab Darkwood for -40% off right now! We hope to have some cool announcements to share with you this year so stay with us! The Acid Wizards
Exactly one year ago Darkwood was released! This feeling melts our acid hearts! To celebrate, you can grab Darkwood for -40% off right now!
We hope to have some cool announcements to share with you this year so stay with us!
¡Hola! Hallo! Olá! This update brings three new languages to Darkwood: Spanish, German and Brazilian Portugese. Fixes - Fixed issue with the gamma slider. - Fixed many typos. This update was made possible thanks to the hard work of the awesome localization teams: Spanish translat
¡Hola! Hallo! Olá!
This update brings three new languages to Darkwood: Spanish, German and Brazilian Portugese.
Fixes
- Fixed issue with the gamma slider. - Fixed many typos.
This update was made possible thanks to the hard work of the awesome localization teams:
Spanish translation
Miguel Ávila
Spanish proofreaders
Miguel Ávila Joaquín Soro Castelló Adrián Martínez Esteve
Spanish testers
Miguel Ávila Daniel "Juez" Lastra Mefiston
German translation
Dominik Raab
Brazilian Portugese translation
Diego Tatsuo de Oliveira Onishi Franklin Magno Bruno de A. L. Magalhães Lui Laskowski Yuri Nikolai
Fonts & sprites
Ivan Babich
More languages are coming in the future! Also, be on the lookout for more Darkwood related news this year!
¡Hola! Hallo! Olá! This update brings three new languages to Darkwood: Spanish, German and Brazilian Portugese. Fixes - Fixed issue with the gamma slider. - Fixed many typos. This update was made possible thanks to the hard work of the awesome localization teams: Spanish translat
¡Hola! Hallo! Olá!
This update brings three new languages to Darkwood: Spanish, German and Brazilian Portugese.
Fixes
- Fixed issue with the gamma slider. - Fixed many typos.
This update was made possible thanks to the hard work of the awesome localization teams:
Spanish translation
Miguel Ávila
Spanish proofreaders
Miguel Ávila Joaquín Soro Castelló Adrián Martínez Esteve
Spanish testers
Miguel Ávila Daniel "Juez" Lastra Mefiston
German translation
Dominik Raab
Brazilian Portugese translation
Diego Tatsuo de Oliveira Onishi Franklin Magno Bruno de A. L. Magalhães Lui Laskowski Yuri Nikolai
Fonts & sprites
Ivan Babich
More languages are coming in the future! Also, be on the lookout for more Darkwood related news this year!
Many people can't believe a 2d/top down game can be truly scary. This gave us the idea for this video. Enjoy! Warning: this video contains strong language.
Many people can't believe a 2d/top down game can be truly scary. This gave us the idea for this video. Enjoy!
