History Main / TheLostWoods

** ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory1'': The forest of Spielburg is a rather gentle Arcadia to some extent, but there are plenty of monsters roaming around to keep you on your toes. At night, however, it turns into a real {{Shadowland}} kind of forest, with much tougher monsters and more eerie occurrences (naturally, sleeping in the forest means instant death). The shift between these two types of Lost Woods is explained through the magical protection of the fairy mage Erana, which is stronger around the town and especially during the day. At night the magic can only defend her magical garden.
** ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory3'', with its east-African setting, has a vast jungle on the edge of the savannah, three days away from the ShiningCity. This jungle is home to [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent Leopardmen]], a primitive TreeTopTown, a WorldTree, and even a TempleOfDoom. It also contains incredibly dangerous monsters. Naturally, since most of the game (particularly its earlier parts) take place mostly in the savannah and city, you can expect to be told often [[DontGoInTheWoods not to go in the woods]].
** ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory4'': The forest of Mordavia is suspiciously similar to that of the first game, and yet contains many important differences. Instead of a west-central-European Lost Wood, it's an eastern-European {{Uberwald}} suffering from the increasing effect of several local [[LeakingCanOfEvil Leaking Cans of Evil]]. It's a little creepier during the day (and somewhat more dangerous too); but it is decidedly more dangerous at night, with nearly EverythingTryingToKillYou. Except -- again -- at the magical forest garden which -- '''AGAIN''' -- was built by the very same fairy mage Erana.

* ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'': The first and second levels take place within a dense, sprawling forest where flora has reclaimed what seemed to be an ancient city (there are some ruins and monuments). There are many large mushrooms that can be used as springs.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom'': Typhlo Ruins no longer has the supernatural darkness it had in ''Breath of the Wild'', so it's more of a RuinsForRuinsSake location with several riddles pertaining the Sages [[spoiler:and their connection with the Zonai]]. The Lost Woods, however, not only keeps its disorienting fog but has also become far deadlier due to the Great Deku Tree suffering a grave illness caused by the Gloom (and part of it, in turn, creeping into the sacred tree's deepest roots due to [[spoiler:the presence of Phantom Ganon]]). As a result, the aforementioned fog has gotten a dark-purple hue, and the Koroks within the forest have entered a state of trance that make them unable to communicate properly with Link. Fortunately, once the young hero finds the [[{{Pun}} root]] of the problem and defeats the problematic boss, the Deku Tree is healed, the forest returns to its former glory and all Koroks recover their consciousness.

** The common forest and birch forest biomes are somee of the game's most common terrain types. The interlocking canopies mean that light levels can be fairly dim, and undead creatures often take refuge from the sun by hiding in the shadows of the trees during the daytime.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'': The Forbidden Woods make up the second major dungeon, featuring a large number of branch platforms that move from one side to another, Baba Buds that launch Link onto high spots, and enemies like Peahats and Mothulas (with their adult leader serving as the MiniBoss). It's a separate part of the Forest Haven, which is inhabited by the Great Deku Tree's descendant and the Korok race. Much later in the game, Link reaches the sixth dungeon, the Wind Temple, which [[HailfirePeaks combines this trope]] with GustyGlade (it is overrun by grass and Makar can plant trees in certain spots, but the bigger focus lies on wind currents).

-->-- '''Pokèmon Center [=NPC=]''', ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPGLegendOfTheSevenStars'' has Forest Maze, a labyrinth of forest paths and tunnels with a "one of these paths is not like the others" puzzle, an inhabited by enemies such as giant caterpillars, hopping mushrooms and giant bees.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' has Faron Woods, which is very peaceful and serene until the dark forces of the Twilight Realm corrupt it. There's also the Sacred Grove, where you follow a Skull Kid from ''Ocarina of Time'' to find [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement the Master Sword]] in a clearing similar to the one in ''A Link to the Past'', and also very reminiscent of (and structurally identical to) the Temple of Time in ''Ocarina of Time'', for good reason. Last but not least, there's the Forest Temple, which is more organic than its ''Ocarina of Time'' counterpart.

** ''VideoGame/Pikmin2001'': The Forest of Hope is a vast grassland with exotic flora and a large body of water. Dangerous creatures like Bulborbs (red, fanged creatures that chase Pikmin if they wake up), an Armored Cannon Beetle (a dark brown insect which shoots boulders from its mouth) and Snagrets (underground bird-like animals that can seize and eat several times in a row with their peaks) inhabit it.

** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'': Not only does the game bring back the forest stages based on ''Pikmin'' from ''Brawl'' and ''4'' respectively, but also showcases the trope-naming Lost Woods from ''The Legend of Zelda'' as one of the three areas of the corrupted Golden Realm Realm region in the DarkWorld segment of World of Light. The map shows a dense, foreboding forest whose layout and paths can get very confusing, and it'll be important to follow the signposts' instructions to avoid getting lost (there's also a chest hiding a path to where [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Chrom]] can be [[DefeatMeansPlayable fought and recruited]]). The light world's map also has some forested areas (including one that houses the JungleJapes from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''), but they're relatively more upbeat and pristine.

Games which have more than one forest dungeon usually have a scenic, relatively calm and sunny version near the beginning (bordering on GhibliHills) and a heavily-shaded, more sinister version later on. The late-game forests have a stronger tendency to be a ForestOfPerpetualAutumn. You may also find sections that require you to go [[TreeTrunkTour inside the trees]] or even [[TreeTopTown above them]]. A way to tell it apart from a forest-themed GreenHillZone is by the type of forest it is. If it's a friendly looking forest, it's GreenHillZone, if it's a spooky looking forest, it's this.

Frequently a GeniusLoci, but it's not required. For a slightly more realistic setting, see WildWilderness. Compare TheHedgeOfThorns, ForestOfPerpetualAutumn and JungleJapes. A SinisterDeerSkull is a common way to add some foreboding atmosphere, as are SpookyAnimalSounds such as hooting owls and howling wolves..

Frequently a GeniusLoci, but it's not required. For a slightly more realistic setting, see WildWilderness. Compare TheHedgeOfThorns, ForestOfPerpetualAutumn and JungleJapes. A SinisterDeerSkull is a common way to add some foreboding atmosphere.

** ''VideoGame/MarioKartDS'': Luigi's Mansion mixes it with BigBoosHaunt: The parts of the track that don't go through the eponymous mansion do go through the haunted, gloomy forest where it is located, complete with slippery mud that makes driving harder. The course returns in ''VideoGame/MarioKart7'' as a [[NostalgiaLevel retro track]].

* ''VideoGame/TheLastStory'': The Mysterious Forest, explored in Chapter 15, is an lush woodland with ancient ruins that has been overrun by several monsters like undead skeletons and Reptids, as well as the boss Mystic Spider. Despite the apparent good health of its ecology, it is noted by Mirania that it too is dying due to the degradation of the land of Lazulis (later revealed to occur due to the suffering of the [[BigGood Outsider]]).

*** The TropeNamer makes an appearance in The Subspace Emissary, as the place where Link obtains the Master Sword and meets up with Yoshi, and makes up for the ninth level of the story. It implements the DualWorldGameplay as seen in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' (even playing the overworld music of that game's DarkWorld). The player's character has to enter doors to travel between the light and dark versions of the forest, as the paths in one version will be block off but open in the other (and vice versa).

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog:''
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'': A forest-themed level called Wood Zone was removed late in development, although some fan mods of the game include it.

** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'': Vine Valley is a pine forest that makes up for the third playable world in the game, located not too below Gorilla Glacier. In addition to receiving limited sunlight due to the dense vegetation, it's also home to a treetop village overrun by enemies and a nearby TempleOfDoom with kingsnakes, as well as a palmtree region where rebellious Kongs (known as Manky Kongs) attack their benign relatives with barrels. The boss is Queen B., a large InsectQueen who rules the Zinger mooks.

* ''VideoGame/TheTwilightForest'': This ''Minecraft'' mod adds a strange and wondrous dimension where it's always dusk, but never fully day or night. Across the land, there are massive trees that create a multi-layered canopy, which look as fantastical as they are majestic. This is carried to their rendition of dark forests, shadowy woodlands wit incredibly thick canopies. What light that comes from the permanent dusk in this dimension is utterly unable to penetrate the thick leaves, leaving the ground as dark as the deepest caves threading through the world, spawining numerous monsters.

Frequently a GeniusLoci, but it's not required. For a slightly more realistic setting, see WildWilderness. Compare TheHedgeOfThorns, ForestOfPerpetualAutumn and JungleJapes.

* ''VideoGame/MarioParty3'' has Woody Woods, a forest-themed board. This board is inhabited by Monty Mole and Woody the Tree, as well as other forest creatures. Every turn, Monty pops out of his hole to [[RoadSignReversal switch the directions the players move]]. He also does this whenever a player comes to his army-like hut to pay him five coins, or lands on the nearby Happening Spaces. Woody the Tree gives players Plus Coin Fruit (which gives them five coins) or Plus Block Fruit (which allows them to roll again). The player has to decide which fruit to have by going either left of right, and if they can't, Woody will decide for them. Woody's EvilCounterpart will give the players Minus Coin Fruit (which takes away five coins) or Reverse Block Fruit (which makes players roll again, but backwards). This board returns in ''Mario Party Superstars''.

** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel]] III'' and ''IV'' have Isthmia Great Forest and The Eerie Woods, both immense forest with effects by the higher elements. The Eerie Woods also contains a BonusBoss that can be fought if the party's levels are optimal to battle it.