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24 alternatives to Heart of the Forest

Narrative adventure game of savage horror

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Heart of the Forest launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Forest▲81

   An open world survival horror game

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2TI
   Twitch Installs Arch Linux – A cooperative text-based horror game▲802

   2015 · twitchinstalls.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Hike▲187

   A "Choose Your Own Adventure" Zoom game for remote teams

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Firewatch▲237

   The stunning new game from Campo Santo and Panic

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Expeditions: Viking▲69

   Historical turn-based tactical RPG

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Werewolf▲140

   A party game for devious people

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt▲194

   Visually stunning RPG full of meaningful choices/consequence

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Firewatch for Nintendo Switch▲137

   Campo Santo's beautiful adventure game now on Switch

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Layers of Fear▲86

   Horror reimagined

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Moon Hunters▲81

    A 1-4 player RPG about building your hero's mythology.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Spooky Forest: Cursed Edition▲12

    Cursed to be addictive.

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bushido Bear▲87

    Defend your forest against endless waves of evil demons

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Totemancer▲67

    Turn-based PvP strategy game on Telegram & browser

    2024 · totemancer.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure▲69

    The first story-based Fantasy Chess game on Steam.

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mino Monsters 2: Evolution▲92

    Hero up and defend the land from impending darkness

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wandersong▲69

    A musical adventure game for Switch, PC & Mac

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Minaurs▲65

    A unique adventure game full of exploratory expeditions.

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18TA
    Text adventure for CP/M – Lighthouse of Doom▲52

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Astral Wield ▲12

    Embark on Felix's journey to stop an evil King

    2025 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AT
    A text adventure game where GPT-4 is the player▲26

    2023 · adventure.typingcloud.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Chaves Nightmares | A Survival Game▲5

    A fan-made horror game inspired by Five Nights at Freddy's

    Jan 2026 · chavesnightmares.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Kill SlenderMan:Forest▲7

    Try to haunt and kill the legendary Slender Man

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    God of War: A Call from the Wilds▲2

    An original Messenger adventure game

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24SA
    Shadowlight, a voice-driven murder mystery and heist inside Minecraft▲24

    We built Shadowlight because we wanted NPCs that feel alive in Minecraft, and because we think conversation can be a real skill loop, not just flavor text. Shadowlight is a solo Minecraft experience where talking is the main mechanic. NPCs are LLM-powered with different personalities and communication styles, and you progress by earning trust through good listening, calibrated tone, and smart questioning. Your goal is simple: interview the manor’s characters, gather clues, and figure out who is guilty. At the end of each run, you get feedback on your conversations. The goal is to reflect…

    Dec 2025 · playshadowlight.com · its alternatives →

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