Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood is a Adventure game from Devespresso Games with a 85% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Devespresso Games
- Release year
- 2021
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $1.49
- Review signal
- 85% positive
Screenshots
System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows XP (64Bit)
Processor: Core2Duo
Memory: 5 GB RAM
Graphics: Any with hardware 3D acceleration
DirectX: Version 7.0
Storage: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: Soundblaster / equivalent
Additional Notes: x64, .Net 3.5 - Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows10 (64Bit)
Processor: i5 or above
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia 7900 / equivalent
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 6 GB available space
Sound Card: Soundblaster / equivalent
Additional Notes: x64, .Net 3.5
macOS
- Minimum
- OS: 10.6.8 (64Bit)
Processor: Core2Duo
Memory: 5 GB RAM
Graphics: Any with hardware 3D acceleration
Storage: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: Soundblaster / equivalent
Additional Notes: Scarlet Hood has not been officially notarized by Apple yet, but is fully functional on MacOS versions 10.6.8 (64Bit) or higher. - Recommended
- OS: Version 10.6.8 or above (64Bit)
Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia / AMD GPU with 256 MB or more
Storage: 6 GB available space
Sound Card: Soundblaster / equivalent
Additional Notes: Scarlet Hood has not been officially notarized by Apple yet, but is fully functional on MacOS versions 10.6.8 (64Bit) or higher.
Linux
- Minimum
- OS: Ubuntu (64Bit)
Processor: Core2Duo
Memory: 5 GB RAM
Graphics: Any with hardware 3D acceleration
Storage: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: Soundblaster / equivalent
Additional Notes: Earphones! - Recommended
- OS: Ubuntu (64Bit)
Processor: i5 or above
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia / AMD GPU with 256 MB or more
Storage: 6 GB available space
Sound Card: Soundblaster / equivalent
Additional Notes: Earphones! + Indie Spirit
From Steam reviews
Review notes
Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood is worth a closer look if you want narrative mystery, replayable, exploration, and hand-drawn.
Best for players who want hand-drawn, strong atmosphere, narrative mystery, and replayable.
Check more carefully if you dislike technical roughness and unclear onboarding.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
replayable
FitThe structure gives reasons to return rather than finish once.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
hand-drawn
SettingThe look is closer to illustration than generic 3D assets.
buggy
FrictionTechnical roughness or instability comes up often enough to check.
narrative-adventure
Play styleThe experience is more story-and-place driven than systems-heavy.
stealth
Play styleAvoiding detection is part of the intended rhythm.
time-loop
Play styleTime resets, loops, or rewinds are part of the structure.
Steam review snapshots
Where you’ll be able to explore some really beautiful areas where you’ll find some puzzles that you have to solve and find…Good thing Scarlet is experiencing some time loop (or recursion hex as it’s called here) or else she would be flat as…You'll be walking around each gorgeous environment finding clues, whether they're items you pick up from the ground or clues in the…There's some stealth and evasion, but this is a puzzle game first and foremost.Why it fits
Check it if you want adventure filtered by single-player.
Who might skip it
Research further on Steam if you need verified accessibility details, exact playtime, or current system requirements.