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Timothy and the Mysterious Forest

71% positive of 14 Steam reviews

Released: 2019
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, PlayStation

Made by Kibou Entertainment.

About the game

Timothy and the Mysterious Forest is a mix of old-school Game Boy graphics, meta-narrative, stealth system and action combat with an high difficulty level. Elements from adventure/exploration games are mixed with puzzle and stealth: exploration, reading and keeping a slow pace is the best tactic. Multiple endings!

Tagged by players

1980s
Old School
Difficult
Stealth
Minimalist
Logic
Arcade
Top-Down
Action-Adventure
Exploration
Pixel Graphics
Funny

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What players say

Recommended
Recommended as long as you know what you're getting. 1. This is not Zelda, nor is it especially Zelda-Like Graphically, TMF is obviously a throwback to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for the original Game Boy. The Soundtrack hits the same chip-tune-ish nostalgia buttons, and is pretty nice. But that's just the skin -- the graphics are from a third-party sprite pack, so that's just an aesthetic choice, not…
12 h played when written. 62 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Zelda: Link's Awakening is my favorite game on the original Game Boy, so buying Timothy and the Mysterious Forest was a no brainer for me when I saw the screenshots. While this game can't beat Zelda's charming overworld and clever dungeon design, I definitely had a great time playing it. The game has many familiar tile sets from Link's Awakening, including the mysterious woods, Tal Tal mountains and of course the…
6.8 h played when written. 20 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Stuck too close to the gameboy roots for my taste. The game is brutal and obtuse
35 min played when written. 5 found it helpful.
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