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Is The Clown's Forest worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror players who want exploration and puzzles alongside chase sequences
- Players who prefer a story about rescuing companions over combat-focused adventures
- Players interested in making choices that affect character fates and endings
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for deep or complex puzzles may find the puzzle sections simple.
- Players seeking a combat-centered game may find the focus on exploration, puzzles, and evasion limiting.
- Players who want an open-ended survival crafting game may not find that structure here.
Our take on The Clown's Forest
Rather than centering its survival horror on combat or crafting, the game pairs exploration with simple puzzles and evasion from a pursuing clown. Its choices also put the fates of Michael’s friends at the center of the ending structure.
What is The Clown's Forest?
Play as Michael, an 18-year-old college student whose camping trip with friends becomes a fight for survival.
A clown from a nearby closed amusement park hunts people who enter the forest at night, and Michael must try to rescue his friends. The game combines exploration with simple puzzles and chases in maps made by hand. Players can uncover the story behind the clown while avoiding him. Choices affect the characters’ fates, with multiple endings available. The game is a survival puzzle horror title made with RPG Maker MZ.
How The Clown's Forest plays
- 01Puzzle Breaks
- Simple puzzles interrupt exploration and pursuit sequences.
- 02Clown Pursuits
- Players must evade the clown as they move through the forest.
- 03Choice-Driven Endings
- Decisions shape the characters’ fates across multiple possible endings.
- 04Clown Backstory
- The story can be uncovered while attempting to save Michael’s friends.
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The Clown's Forest: platforms & release
Is The Clown's Forest worth it?
It is worth it if: horror players who want exploration and puzzles alongside chase sequences. Skip it if: players looking for deep or complex puzzles may find the puzzle sections simple.
Where can I download The Clown's Forest?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Clown's Forest's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Clown's Forest on?
Windows only.
