Fit check
Is Risky Woods worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-platformer players who want combat across a defined sequence of levels
- Fans of shooting-style platform games who enjoy fighting varied enemy types
- Players who prefer a fantasy quest involving weapons, traps, and rescuing captives
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking an open-ended structure rather than a 12-level progression
- Players looking for a game centered on activities beyond platforming and combat
- Players who prefer games without fantasy enemies or traps
Our take on Risky Woods
Its focus on a fixed platforming and combat campaign leaves little room for activities outside the sequence of levels, enemy encounters, and rescue objective.
What is Risky Woods?
Risky Woods is an action platformer in which Rohan, a young warrior, fights through forests and caves to free monks held in petrified captivity and defeat Draxos.
The game combines platforming with shooting-style combat against enemies, including skeletons and flying creatures, as well as traps. Weapons include axes, fireballs, and chains, with power-ups available. Its structure spans 12 levels, 8 landscapes, and 150 screens. The game also includes 11 musical scores and more than 20 enemy types.
How Risky Woods plays
- 01Multi-level journey
- The adventure is divided across 12 levels, 8 landscapes, and 150 screens.
- 02Varied enemy roster
- Combat includes more than 20 enemy types, from skeletons to flying creatures.
- 03Weapon power-ups
- Pickups provide weapons such as axes, fireballs, and chains.
Risky Woods compared to similar games
Risky Woods centers on weapon-based action platforming across levels, while SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER is described as a runner with shooting elements. Sundered®: Eldritch Edition is presented as a chaotic metroidvania, and Abyssus focuses on multiplayer shooting through hand-crafted levels.
Risky Woods: platforms & release
Is Risky Woods worth it?
It is worth it if: action-platformer players who want combat across a defined sequence of levels. Skip it if: players seeking an open-ended structure rather than a 12-level progression.
Where can I download Risky Woods?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Risky Woods's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Risky Woods on?
Windows only.
