Timothy and the Mysterious Forest

Timothy and the Mysterious Forest

Kibou Entertainment · September 25, 2019 · 1980s, 2D, Exploration, Old School, Difficult

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Timothy and the Mysterious Forest price by region

Timothy and the Mysterious Forest costs $6.29 in Georgia (USD), £7.19 in the United Kingdom, $9.99 in the United States, €9.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$11.49 in Canada, NZ$12.39 in New Zealand, A$14.50 in Australia, R$20.69 in Brazil and zł35.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Timothy and the Mysterious Forest offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $6.29 $6.29 — 2
United Kingdom £7.19 £7.19 — 2
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 2
Europe (EUR) €9.99 €9.99 — 2
Canada CA$11.49 CA$11.49 — 2
New Zealand NZ$12.39 NZ$12.39 — 2
Australia A$14.50 A$14.50 — 2
Brazil R$20.69 R$20.69 — 2
Poland zł35.99 zł35.99 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Timothy and the Mysterious Forest

✦ AI summary

Timothy and the Mysterious Forest is a retro adventure game where you guide a defenseless boy through a dangerous forest full of puzzles and enemies, armed only with your wits, stealth, and the ability to grab and throw objects to survive. It blends Game Boy-style pixel art with modern meta-narrative storytelling, demanding patience and tactical thinking as you navigate ruins, graveyards, and swamps to find a cure for your dying grandfather.

Timothy and the Mysterious Forest has an "old school" style with some modern-age ideas. A mix of Game Boy graphics (heavily inspired from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening) along with meta-narrative, stealth system and action combat with an high difficulty level.
The game mixes elements from adventure/exploration games with puzzle and stealth: exploration, reading and keeping a slow pace is the best tactic.
Three different endings!
High difficulty level is the base: Timothy is basically defenceless and dies with a single touch from enemies or traps. Direct combat and stealth can be mixed. Grab & throw: specific items can be grabbed and thrown onto enemies to kill them instantly. Intelligent enemies moves using patterns and normally patrol their area.
Timothy, a common child, wants to save his grandfather from certain death. The old man fell ill and he's now fighting for his life. Timothy, who loves his grandfather very much, decides to take a risky journey to the infamous Mysterious Forest. Legends speak of a magic mushroom able to cure any disease that grows into the forest. Timothy bravely begins his journey to find the magic mushroom.
The world is full of ruins, graveyards and tombstones, caves, swamps and weird characters: every place is made to look wild, abandoned and dangerous. Except for Timothy's grandfather, most characters are often mean or clearly driven by not-so-nice feelings.

Timothy and the Mysterious Forest — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Players praise the game's charming Game Boy-inspired aesthetics, atmospheric design, and creative gameplay mechanics like object-throwing combat that encourage avoidance over direct confrontation. However, common complaints center on its brutal difficulty, obtuse design choices, and punishing one-hit-death mechanics that some find frustrating rather than fun, with spike maze sections particularly cited as annoying.

Recommended Oct 9, 2019
Its extremely simple concept, visuals, soundtracks and gameplay provide a short, fun and immersive gaming experience that will take you back to the good old GB days of gaming. Click below to watch the full review; https://youtu.be/70qZPYoXQqs Search me on Store > Curators to follow my reviews.
6 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 4, 2020
Stuck too close to the gameboy roots for my taste. The game is brutal and obtuse
5 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 5, 2024
Headcannon: takes place after Link's awakening. Once Link woke up.
4 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 23, 2022
Had a great time with this; aesthetically it looks like zelda but you can only fight by picking up and throwing either pots or stones; often it's best to try and avoid the monsters, since it's one-hit-you-die. Most frustrating spot was the spike-mazes leading up to Maporia village.
4 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 8, 2020
Engaging and surprising, with diverse gameplay situations and a lot of deaths. Lovely creepy cute atmosphere!
4 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 7, 2024
Works well on Steam Deck. Game is great but might not be what you would expect, read other reviews first
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