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Through Abandoned: The Forest

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

You continue your journey in worlds of Abandoned.

What works

  • Atmospheric hand-drawn art style
  • Challenging and varied puzzles
  • Immersive ambient sound design
  • Reasonable price especially on sale
  • Engaging exploration and mystery

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles overly obscure or frustrating
  • Game bugs causing freezes and item loss
  • Lack of in-game hints or guidance
  • Short game length
  • Minimal narrative depth and character development

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Through Abandoned: The Forest: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 25/08/2026