about THE GAME

BENEATH THE WOODS is a narrative-focused horror mystery game set in the fictional small town of Redscott Pines, Oregan. The story follows Davis, who returns to his hometown after two years of being away, to search for his missing sister, Mina. Enlisting help from Mina's closest friends, he follows a trail to an abandoned church in the woods where he begins to uncover the town's dark secrets ...

The game is the brainchild of Parham Sorooshian, a graduate of the Games Design and Development Masters Program at the National Film and Television School, in the United Kingdom. Having also majored in Computer Animation in Bournemouth University, and art and design at the University for the Creative Arts, Parham is passionate about telling thought-provoking stories through visual arts. He feels strongly that people are connected through their shared experiences and memories and strives to recreate these emotions through his stories.

The game's demo was released at EGX London in 2022 and the team hopes to be able to publish the full game in the future.

Meet the Characters

“𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴, ‘𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘁.’”

We’ve never heard that quote before, but it makes complete sense if you think about it! Meet our lead character, Davis Parsaii. He puts on a tough exterior but you can count on him being around when push comes to shove. He’s back in Redscott Pines, albeit reluctantly after two years of being away, to look for his younger sis, Mina, who’s gone missing.

“𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜’𝗺 𝟵𝟳, 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱. 𝗔 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲!”

Meet Mina Parsaii - Davis’ dramatic but tough as nails younger sis. Life’s been a bit rough for her ever since Davis left Redscott Pines two years earlier, and Mina’s sudden disappearance is the sole reason why Davis is back in town.

“… 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂.”

Deputy to the Sheriff and single dad to Davis and Mina, Kamran works hard to provide for his kids, but tends to get swept up in his work. When Mina goes missing, he is forced to go by the books in finding her, all while doing his best to keep Davis out of trouble as he charges ahead with his own search.

“𝗚𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹? 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗲? 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!”

Meet Annie MacNeil, one of the main characters in the game. One of Mina's closest friends, she’s a cool-headed straight shooter and knows when to bail when she senses danger. Can’t quite say the same for the rest of the gang!

“𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗳***𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲, 𝗺𝗮𝗻.”

Witty and argumentative by nature, Tyler cares deeply for his girlfriend, Mina, but he knows better than most that the people who go missing in Redscott Pines don’t come home.

“𝗜𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗹𝗼𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻. 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲”

Ronald Brecht is the face of law enforcement at Redscott Pines. For the past 15 years, he has been a pillar of the community, but his recent dismissive attitude towards a string of residents disappearing has raised eyebrows and left people questioning him.