

Dead Forest (2022)
Manul Games · July 26, 2022 · Visual Novel, Story Rich, Dark, Romance, LGBTQ+
Buy Dead Forest from Steam at $11.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.
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Dead Forest price by region
Dead Forest costs $6.99 in Georgia (USD), £9.29 in the United Kingdom, €9.99 in Europe (EUR), $11.99 in the United States, CA$13.49 in Canada, NZ$15.49 in New Zealand, A$16.95 in Australia, R$24.89 in Brazil and zł43.99 in Poland right now.
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| $6.99 | $6.99 | — | 1 | |
| £9.29 | £9.29 | — | 1 | |
| €9.99 | €9.99 | — | 1 | |
| $11.99 | $11.99 | — | 1 | |
| CA$13.49 | CA$13.49 | — | 1 | |
| NZ$15.49 | NZ$15.49 | — | 1 | |
| A$16.95 | A$16.95 | — | 1 | |
| R$24.89 | R$24.89 | — | 1 | |
| zł43.99 | zł43.99 | — | 1 |
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About Dead Forest

Laki knows the fate of the outcasts firsthand: beastmen disappear if they are close to him. To break this curse, Laki travels to the Dead Forest, a place from which almost no one has ever returned. But who will be the key to the secrets of his fate and the mysteries of the forest? A shaman and keeper of destinies, a ghost of the past, or a young magician who lost his way home? And who is the mysterious stranger, Claude, accompanying Laki on his journey?

- Find out the past of the forest to reveal its secrets and the reason of its emptiness
- Story that may change dramatically with your choices
- Four characters to build a romantic relationship with
- Beastiary, treasure hunt and secret scenes
- Unique soundtrack

A curious lynx who, by the will of fate, is drawn to the Dead Forest. He needs to find a magical spring to get rid of his curse, but more than one obstacle will appear in his way.
A lone spider, Laki's first guide along the gloomy roads of the Dead Forest. He volunteers to help and shows Laki the way, but what is he really after?
A smug and haughty shaman who died in the distant past. Laki is able to overcome the shackles of time, but will he be able to save Ramiro from a death foretold?
A wayward and clumsy red panda who wants to bring Yong Hen's memories back. What connects him with the cemetery and what are his true intentions?
A mysterious spirit with no memory of his own past that lives near the cemetery. What secrets does he hide behind the ghostly shell of his curse?Dead Forest — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Player modes
- Single-player
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
DLC & expansions
🎁 Complete the collection
Base game + 0 of 1 DLC at today's best prices (some DLC unpriced).
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[H1]Dead Forest[/h1][hr][/hr] 5-14 hours to complete, Dead Forest is a hand-drawn Fantasy BL Visual Novel with branching story routes. Laki is a Lynx with a curse that’s slowly made everyone in his village vanish, including his friends and family members. With only a few older villagers left, they send Laki away to the Dead Forest, a desolate place not even animals or insects go, in search of a mythical spring fabled to break any curse and cure any illness. Uncertain if the story is real or if it’s just a means to banish him from his home, Laki sets out to see if it’s real, and if not, to find another way to become normal again. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3571182362 Dead Forest is a pretty unique VN I had a lot of fun with! There are four character routes to explore, with one being the True End and the most story intensive; with the player needing to complete the previous three characters’ good ends to unlock the special dialogue option to start the True Route – But don’t let that deter you! A little bit more of the world opens up as you complete routes, which gives you the background needed to understand the final route – and WHAT A STORYLINE!!! Sweet…6 found this helpful
Do you see the ears and a little bit of the tail poking out in those images of the characters? That was a good enough reason for me to play the game. Now let's not do this whole thing called "psychology" to analyze exactly WHY I like what I like... You wont figure it out that easily. First of all... This game reads better in Russian. Yes. You see... The Russian language can switch formation of words in sentences AND it has things like these... "Utro vechera mudrenee" -> "The morning is wiser than the evening". While it translates from Russian... Native American speakers have to look that up... There are many others too and the whole time I feel like I am reading in Russian and my brain is translating every word into English... Without changing the sentence structure lol. Hold up though! YOU WILL understand what the story is about. I read it in English... Primarily because my Russian skills are *cough*... Oh there is no need to go there. Okay. Cool. CGs are awesome. I like the ears and the... Uhh...! I meant the characters and how cute some of them look! Music is peaceful and at times serenely spooky. The names for some characters sound Chinese. Some just …3 found this helpful
I actually liked this Yaoi VN as they have a nice-sounding music with does fill in the kind of feeling during different scenes. The stories is also quite interesting as the events happens it also linked with the other characters stories as you progress forward with different character after understanding the whole timline.2 found this helpful
WOW this game! What an absolute masterpiece! I'll try to keep this as free from spoilers as possible, but I just finished getting 100% on this game, and it was worth every moment and every cent. I wasn't expecting this game to be as wonderful as it was. For a game I'd never heard of before (and seems to have no online presence or fandom) this DELIVERED. This game has four routes, but you have to complete three to unlock the fourth. When I realized this, I was kind of dreading it, as I usually only want to do one or two routes in VNs, but this game? Absolutely worth it. All of the routes have thought and care and distinct personality to them, nothing feels rushed or half-hearted, and the final payoff is worth it. There is an excellent balance between lore and romance, and being able to recognize threads between the different routes and start to put together puzzle pieces makes the experience all the more engaging. My ONLY complaint would be that I did end up having to check the guide at a couple points, since some endings rely on VERY specific choices with no room for error. Honestly, this wasn't a huge set-back for me, and I would recommend no one let that deter them. I just fee…1 found this helpful
im so sorry but its so boring i dont even have the energy to finish it
[i]I received a free copy of this game for my curator, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32080131/]Games for Hopeless Romantics[/url].[/i] Dead Forest is a fantasy BL VN set in a world with kemonomimi/animal-hybrid (called "beastmen" here). The protagonist, Laki, is a lynx under a curse that seemingly makes all his loved ones eventually disappear. He embarks on a journey to a sacred spring in an attempt to get rid of the curse, and along the way he meets a spider, Claude, who offers to accompany him to the spring. There are also three other love interests: Yong Hen, a mink; Yun Ming, a red panda; and Ramiro, a bird. The structure of the game is a bit awkward. Claude's route is unlocked by getting the other three LIs' good endings, but it's possible to end up on a route before ever meeting the character whose route you're on. It makes sense with the story, but I spent a long time thinking I was still in the common route when I wasn't... The art and the music are both good. There are quite a few CGs for how long the game is, which is nice. The setting is interesting--a mixture of Western-style and Eastern-style fantasy. I liked the MC a lot and all of the love interests …
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