The Fabled Woods, developed by CyberPunch Studios and published by Headup, is a mystery thriller that takes place in the mysterious woods. The short story follows a man walking through the woods, as he uncovers the dark secrets of his family’s camping trips that they used to take. With beautiful graphics and scenery, smooth gameplay, and twists around every corner, The Fabled Woods is a great game for any mystery-loving gamer.
The graphics of The Fabled Woods were extremely nice, and they gave the game a calming and peaceful look. The player wakes up in the middle of the woods at sunrise, walking around trees and bushes as birds sing. The sounds of the game were also very natural, and they were very realistic. If The Fabled Woods was available on VR, I would truly believe that I was in the woods.
I really like the gameplay of The Fabled Woods. The game itself was not too confusing and was very easy to learn. If you want the best experience playing this game, you will need a good PC to run the max graphics smoothly. There were some confusing sections of the game, mainly when I did not know where to go. I did have to look up guides on the internet to figure out where to go but besides that the gameplay of The Fabled Woods.
SPOILER: Don’t let the peaceful look and gameplay of The Fabled Woods fool you, as there is a dark underlying theme in the game. The player realizes that the character they are playing as is actually a psychopath. The man is a crazy murderer that ended up killing his entire family in the woods. Players uncover the truth through a game mechanic called “remembering”. This mechanic lets the players enter a stasis that allows them to see the past, giving players hints on where to go throughout the forest.
The Fabled Woods is a great mystery short story that has beautiful graphics and a great story. There were only a couple of problems I had with the game. First of all, the game was somewhat boring. Yes, the twists at the end made the gameplay exciting, but most of the game was walking. 90% of the game is players walking around looking at things in the forest. I wish there was more stuff to do in the game. The other problem I had was the system requirements in order to play The Fabled Woods. As I said earlier, the required PC specs are high, in order for the game to run well.
- OS: Windows 7 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
- Processor: 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce RTX 2060 / AMD RX 5600 XT or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Overall, I really enjoyed playing this game. If you want a couple of hours of entertaining mystery gameplay, The Fabled Woods is the game for you. My final rating for the game would be a solid 7/10.
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The Fabled Woods is available for PC via Steam for $16.99.
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