INDIE GAME FORESTLESS
Forestless
Overcome your doubts in a world of dreams.
An atmospheric third-person action-platformer with high-speed running and ranged combat — inspired by The Pathless and Kena: Bridge of Spirits — where you confront inner doubts and limiting beliefs in a surreal dream world.
01 Short Description
Forestless is an atmospheric psychological adventure set in a shared realm of human self-doubt. Here, your obstacles aren't horror monsters, but limiting beliefs, hesitation, and past setbacks given form. Armed only with the magical Arrow of Hope, the hero races through dreamlike trials, lights lamps to build speed, and reshapes painful memories inside shifting mazes — until he finds peace as a Guardian of Dreams.
A hero whose soul is secretly bound to a parallel realm awakens in a collective space of doubts designed for trials. Here, he confronts echoes of self-doubt and meets the souls of those who lost faith in themselves — and by accepting their trials, helps both them and himself find the way back.
02 Visuals
03 Gameplay Pillars
Ranged Combat — Arrow of Hope
Ranged combat built around a light arrow that grows stronger as the story unfolds. An expressive, guided arrow that shatters the shadows of doubt standing in your way.
High-Speed Running
Fast traversal that accelerates as you light lamps along the path — so don’t stop, especially in a chase. Combine it with vertical running: scale heights, explore from a bird’s-eye view, and take flight.
Procedural Lamp Puzzles
Light the lamps to sustain stamina, clear obstacles faster, and overcome enemies more easily. Puzzles are procedurally generated via Unreal Engine’s PCG plugin — always unique; every solved puzzle is saved to your personal collection.
Memory Mazes & Switch Puzzles
Collect power items to pass trials in tangled labyrinths and reach the guardian of each expanse. Draw connecting lines across rotating mechanisms while taking cover from laser guards — reinterpreting painful memories to open the path forward.
Guardians & The Faceless
Fight expanse guardians bound by flying chains — strike them with the Arrow of Hope to sever their chains — and in the finale, confront The Faceless itself to become a Guardian of Dreams.
04 The World of Trials
Explore surreal expanses shaped by human doubts — from fog-choked lands of uncertainty to mountains of self-doubt. Meet kindred souls, accept their trials — and they will help you overcome your own.
The Forest
Fear of losing direction — purpose, meaning, and the right path. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The Misty Lands
Fear of the unknown, uncertainty, and ignorance. You forge your own path with every new step, because it is yours.
The Mountains
Fear of failure, the weight of obstacles, and self-doubt. Mount Fuji has one summit, but hundreds of trails lead to it.
05 Target Audience
Who It’s For
- Teens and young adults (ages 13–35)
- Fans of atmospheric adventures with warm, stylized art
- Players who enjoy high-speed traversal hybridized with ranged combat and puzzles
- Fans of The Pathless, Kena, and similar action-adventures
Positioning
- Single-player narrative action-adventure first
- Accessible, non-horror tone exploring deeper themes of self-doubt and limiting beliefs
- High-speed traversal with expressive ranged combat as the signature feel
- A metaphorical approach to designing worlds and mechanics
06 Team
UE5 Programmer · Founder
Game Designer
Dasha Paramonova
Level & 3D Artist
Artem Yudenkov
Composer
Gleb Sheikin
Additional Support
Character Artist
Rifat Kadyrov
UI Technical Artist
Nikolay Shin
07 Join the Journey
Can you guide the hero through this world of doubts and become a Guardian of Dreams — or will fear claim another soul?