The Forest Quartet

About this game

The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about a gone, but not forgotten, lead singer.
Play her spirit and travel through 3 acts unique to the members of her band for a final concert.
Face their emotions, solve puzzles and fight the corruption plaguing their souls.

• Something strange has taken over the once green and lush nature that Kirk would draw his inspiration from. The fungus slowly creeps and turns growth into decay.
  Use the power of your voice to restore the forest.

• The forest has become an abyss of darkness.
  Creatures have awoken from the depths of the underground, swarming JB's house.
  Find the light that once existed to reignite JB's musical spark.

• A volcano has erupted, spitting lava out into the nearby forest causing fires and destruction.
  Find your way as a swarm of butterflies through a maze of pipes in order to reestablish a system of water in the deep underground.

• Sing to interact with objects, create light with your fingertips. Glide, float, and transform into butterflies to explore the band members' psyches.

• Environments and objects add unique layers to the soundtrack. Whether it be crackling forest fires or the cold winds from the deep caverns.

• Live through heartbreak and loss. Recover from grief and restore the band’s musical spark.

• No written descriptions or instructions, progressively gain powers for your travels.

• Short and sweet. Can be played in one evening or picked up for a little while every night of the week.

Note from the developer:

The Forest Quartet is a personal and family made project. The original jazz score is composed by Mads' father (Kaspar Vadsholt), Nina is voiced by his sister (Nina Vadsholt, artist name: NV-4), the soundtrack is performed by select musicians from The Danish Radio Big Band based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Latest news

• Announcements·27 Aug 2026Official

  OUR NEW GAME: Chosen by Odin - Revealed at Gamescom 2026

  After years of development, we're finally able to talk about our next big project: Chosen by Odin.Chosen by Odin is a 1-3 player co-op action game where you fight across the Nine Realms to prevent Ragnarök using godly Viking powers. And we really look forward to having you try it out! :)If you'd check it out and wishlist it on Steam, that'd mean a lot to us:Join the closed playtestsWe want to build the best possible Norse mythology co-op action game. But we need your help! Your ideas, feedback, and bug reports mean everything, and that's why we'll be organizing multiple rounds of playtests throughout the year.To join the earliest playtest, sign up at FirstLook.gg: https://chosen-by-odin.firstlook.gg/signup/playtesterWatch the reveal trailerBut more than anything... THANK YOU!Your amazing support for our games over the years is what has let us take on such an ambitious project as Chosen by Odin. You've bought our games, you've shared them with friends, and you've even checked out the physical media and merch we've sold over the years. And it has all made a very real difference for our small indie studio.So THANK YOU for giving us that opportunity. We're very grateful to have been able to make games for over a decade now, and we don't plan on stopping any time soon ;)
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• Press Coverage·21 Sept 2023

  Free PC games - grab these two 9/10 puzzlers while you can

  If you love free PC games as much as we do, you won't want to miss this pair of absolutely gorgeous indie puzzlers, which can be yours completely free this week. Out of Line and The Forest Quartet are both up for grabs as part of the recurring Epic Games store free game promotion, and they're two rather different but equally beautiful puzzle games. Read the rest of the story...
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• Announcements·17 Apr 2023Official

  IGF Winner! The Forest Quartet takes home Excellence in Audio

  A couple weeks back we were in San Francisco for GDC as The Forest Quartet was nominated for Excellence in Audio. Who would have thought this game about life, death, and jazz would make it all the way to the award ceremony - and a winner no less! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40525307/eac0f45f4946166dc71685cdf0e39f46f14606a9.jpg Mads giving the acceptance speech for his award. You can check out the acceptance speech from the official IGF livestream Soundtrack is coming later this week! Wishlist it here to be notified when it goes live :) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285460/The_Forest_Quartet_Soundtrack/
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• Announcements·13 Dec 2022Official

  Achievements and OST - Next steps for The Forest Quartet

  It's been quite a crazy launch period! Reading the reviews and messages is heartwarming, seeing people enjoying The Forest Quartet and relating to its story fills us with hope and motivation. So, thank you, for purchasing the game. The Forest Quartet's launch sale is coming to a close, ending December 15th, in the meantime we are working on two things: achievements and an OST. The OST is made of 7 tracks, featured throughout the game. The original jazz score is composed by Mads' father (Kaspar Vadsholt), Nina is voiced by his sister (Nina Vadsholt, artist name: NV-4), the soundtrack is performed by select musicians from The Danish Radio Big Band based in Copenhagen, Denmark. This is the album composition so far: Title Ghost Midnight Between The Pines Fredskov Night Owls And Early Birds Montage In My Garden The achievements will soon be brought to The Forest Quartet on Steam as well. As it has been requested from messages we've gotten recently. So that's all for now, if you had a good experience playing The Forest Quartet please consider leaving a review, as that is the best way to support the developer and please the algorithm gods
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• Announcements·8 Dec 2022Official

  The Forest Quartet is available now!

  The Forest Quartet is now available for you, the players... to play! Mads Vadsholt, the creator of the game, has spent the past 6 years working on this sentimental story of life, death, and jazz. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40525307/f87d3d85c585bf5839ea372c3133930c170c7c56.gif The Forest Quartet is composed of 3 acts, each representing the bands emotional response to the passing of Nina, the lead singer. Kirk the pianist has been overrun by a crippling fungus, JB the bassist has plunged into darkness, and Sebastian has been engulfed in flames. The original soundtrack, composed by Mads' father, is played by several members of the Danish Radio Big Band - a Copenhagen based jazz ensemble. Nina, Mads' sister voices Nina, the protagonist, in her songs. We wish you a memorable and enjoyable time with The Forest Quartet. For any problems, bugs, or support please check the pinned posts in the Steam forums.
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