Dark Forest is a retro turn-based dungeon crawler centered around family, kinship and tragedy. The game is set in an animal-centric world where creatures live together in small enclaves called 'clearings' in order to stay safe from the dangerous beasts of the ‘dark forests’ that surround the area.


Controls: WebGL

WASD/Arrow Keys for movement

Z for continue

X for cancel

ENTER for start

SHIFT for select


The World of Dark Forest

Meet the creature-siblings Kotaro, Akane and Shigure. Follow their story as they protect their home from the surrounding dark forest.  Not all bonds are about romance. In this game, explore a narrative centered around meaningful connection through kinship, trauma and loss.


Why This Game?

👾 Through this entire time we’ve strived to make games for our found-families, our communities, and to bring this story of kinship and belonging to spaces where these messages need to be heard the most.

👾Kamegumi is dedicated to maintaining a healthy, non-exploitative, and sustainable environment for its users, partners, and developers. Dark Forest is being co-developed within the group as it embodies the core values that the collective wishes to see grow in the games industry.


Updated 8 days ago
Published 9 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
AuthorKamegumi
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard
ContentNo generative AI was used

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