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The Forest of Doom (Standalone)

A fantasy gamebook with branching paths and dice-based combat

Tin Man Games · Released Oct 30, 2014

AdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 183
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
Hardware Accelerated with…
2 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Forest of Doom (Standalone)?

This single-player adaptation of Ian Livingstone's gamebook sends you into Darkwood Forest to recover pieces of a dwarven hammer that protects Stonebridge. You read illustrated passages and choose where to go, while an automatic map and character sheet track your progress.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy managing character stats and equipment during an adventure
  • +you like exploring different story paths across repeated playthroughs

Not for you if...

  • −you want real-time action rather than a text-heavy adventure

What players say

83% of 183 reviews are positive

Players praise the faithful adaptation and the color treatment of the original artwork. Complaints center on having to find specific routes and items with little guidance, making success depend on trial and error.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Forest of Doom (Standalone) system requirements

Minimum: Hardware Accelerated with…, 2 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP3
Processor
2 GHz dual core
Graphics
Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
350 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 7/8
Graphics
Hardware Accelerated Graphics with 1GB memory
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
350 MB available space

Does The Forest of Doom (Standalone) have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Forest of Doom (Standalone) run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
31
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, French.

Does The Forest of Doom (Standalone) use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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