The woods overview

Zhang Liwen | Sep 2, 2026 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 06:19:42 UTC

Adventure Indie Free To Play Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
Units sold (VGI)No data available
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review scoreNot available

The woods dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
Units sold (VGI)No data available
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review scoreNot available
Total reviewsNot available
Release dateSep 2, 2026
DeveloperZhang Liwen
PublisherZhang Liwen

Genres: Adventure, Indie, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Zhang Liwen Publisher: Zhang Liwen

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Game overview

Overview

The woods comes from Zhang Liwen and is published by Zhang Liwen. It arrived on Steam on Sep 2, 2026, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The woods's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 06:19:42 UTC, with a tracked peak near 0. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 0% positive across 0 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The woods is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchSpanish - SpainArabicJapaneseKoreanSimplified ChineseTraditional Chinese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows 10 64-bit	Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 2200G	8 GB RAM	Intel UHD 620 or equivalent, with WebGL 2/DirectX 11 support	2 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Windows 11 64-bit	Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600	8 GB RAM	NVIDIA GTX 1050, AMD RX 560, or better	2 GB available space
macOS	Minimum	macOS 12 Monterey	Metal-capable Intel Core i5 or Apple M1	8 GB RAM	Metal-compatible Intel/AMD graphics or Apple silicon	2 GB available space
macOS	Recommended	macOS 13 or newer	Apple M1 or newer	8 GB RAM	Apple silicon integrated graphics or better	2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The woods has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The woods overview details

The woods combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCE There will be a DLC coming out soon, so keep your eyes on the game. About the Game The Woods is a psychological horror game. You are a lost hiker trying to find your way home through a pitch-dark this slow-burn horror game, you have to survive lantern failures, manage health, stamina, and stress, and face hallucinations that grow more dangerous as panic rises.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The woods is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 06:19:42 UTC, a tracked peak of 0, and review score data when available.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The woods
Steam App ID	5044730
Type	game
Release date	Sep 2, 2026
Developer	Zhang Liwen
Publisher	Zhang Liwen
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 06:19:42 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	0
Positive reviews	0
Negative reviews	0
Total reviews	0
Positive percent	Not available
Review type	Not available
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 2, 2026
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	7 September 2026 - 08:40:55 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 06:19:42 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 06:19:42 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 06:19:42 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
You can't leave	No description
Home..or is it?	No description
He's right behind me isn't he?	No description
You woke up..or is it?	No description
Corrupted	No description
Error: How did you achieve this?	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	© 2026 Zhang Liwen. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/5044730
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/5044730/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/5044730
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for The woods

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The woods?

The woods's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 06:19:42 UTC, with a tracked peak of 0 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The woods growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. This is the first monthly row currently available for this app.

What country-level audience data is available for The woods?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are South Korea (50%), Taiwan (50%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to South Korea (26.6%), Taiwan (26.1%), United States (8.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to South Korea (30.7%), Taiwan (29.6%), United States (7.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to South Korea (18.9%), Taiwan (17.4%), United States (11.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The woods?

SteamPulse does not currently have a meaningful Steam review total for The woods. When review volume appears, this answer will summarize the positive share, raw review counts, and the current Steam review label.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The woods have?

SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for The woods?

The woods is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Review data unavailable

Review score unavailable, 0 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 2 September 2026

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD 620 or equivalent, with WebGL 2/DirectX 11 support DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card Additional Notes: Hardware acceleration, keyboard, and mouse required

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050, AMD RX 560, or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card; headphones recommended Additional Notes: Hardware acceleration, keyboard, and mouse required

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