# Dark Forest - HORROR GameBook

> Intense Mystery Pathbook

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id695442145](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id695442145)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id695442145`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Living a Book Inc.
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (80 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-05-18
- **First published:** 2013-09-10
- **Size:** 67 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dark-forest-horror-gamebook/id695442145)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://pathbooks.app/privacy](https://pathbooks.app/privacy)

## Description

Dark Forest - HORROR GameBook is an immersive Pathbook where you are Louis Versetti, stepping into the supernatural Dark Forest and shaping your fate with every decision. This interactive horror story blends mystery, atmosphere, and multiple endings, offering haunting music and striking illustrations as you choose which path to follow and which ending to reveal.

Features include branching decisions, multiple endings, an atmospheric soundtrack, and vivid artwork that pulls you into a supernatural mystery. Published by Living a Book, this Pathbook challenges you to be the protagonist in a dark, evolving narrative where your choices matter and your story unfolds in real time.

## Rankings

- #155,200 — Overall
- #4 — dark forest

## Review summary

Overall, reviews praise Dark Forest for its free access, interactive, choice-driven format, multiple endings, mood music, and clean UI. The bite-sized chapters suit quick plays, but the game is criticized for being very short, with weak writing and long walls of text. Technical issues, including freezes and buggy behavior, are also reported. Some players question paying for it due to its brevity, while a few find the story predictable or unengaging. The app shows promise and polish, with room to expand into longer, deeper installments.

### Pros

- Free to play with no paywall or required purchases.
- Multiple endings and branching choices boost replayability.
- Music and sound design enhance mood.
- Clean, beautiful, intuitive UI/design.
- Engaging Choose-Your-Own-Adventure format.

### Cons

- Very short overall length; endings feel brief.
- Writing quality is weak with heavy walls of text and occasional punctuation issues.
- Technical bugs and stability problems (freezes/crashes, buggy app).
- Value for money concerns; some would not want to pay given the short content.
- Characters/plot can feel unengaging or not very compelling.

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