# The Fox in the Forest > Two-player trick-taking card game with special abilities and fairy tale theme. (iPhone/iPad app by Dire Wolf Digital.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-fox-in-the-forest/id1578000887 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Dire Wolf Digital](https://appshunter.io/developer/815343758) - Category: Games, Board, Card - Price: $4.99 - Rating: 4.70/5 from 71 App Store ratings · 21 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 170 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2021-10-18 - Data updated: 2026-08-30 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-fox-in-the-forest/id1578000887/reviews.md ## What is The Fox in the Forest? The Fox in the Forest is a beautifully illustrated trick-taking card game for 2 players.Use special abilities and take tricks to win, but don't get greedy! Win too many tricks, and you might become the villain of your fairy tale... Once upon a time, a woodcutter and his daughter lived in a small village bordering the forest. She had traveled with him and had seen him speak with the forest animals... Fairy Tale Characters The Queen decreed that whoever defeated the monsters would be granted half the kingdom in reward. With the help of the woodcutter, swan, fox, monarch you will be able to collect treasures and gain the Witch's trust. Trick-Taking Card Game A trick-taking game for 2 players, each playing cards to win tricks against the other over multiple rounds. Players score points during a round depending on how many tricks they end of taking at the end of the round. Most points at the end wins. Special Characters All the odd ranked cards have special abilities printed on them. These cards change up the game play and might determine who the winner will be, or who leads the next trick. They are critical to you gaining treasures. Dynamic 2 player Card Game Variable length to the game by predetermining what score will end the game. Play 13 cards each round and plan your plays cunningly to score you the most points possible. ## Key features - Beautifully illustrated trick-taking gameplay - Special abilities on odd-ranked cards - Dynamic game length - Fairy tale theme with characters - Strategic card play for scoring ## Chart rankings - #141 in Top Paid · Card (US App Store) ## Recent user reviews (10 of 21) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-fox-in-the-forest/id1578000887/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Simple, Calming, Fun *2026-03-17* This is just a very pleasant and easy trick-taking game. It has a few surprises here and there. And the scoring is pretty unique. Gives the game an added layer of skill and finesse. The art design is beautiful. Music too. I’d highly recommend this game to people who enjoy card games. And for beginners, it’s an easy trick-taking game to understand, and perhaps it’ll get you interested in that “genre” of card games. ### 5/5 — Get the game! *2025-10-04* Been playing for several years now. This is one of my favorite game apps of all time. The community is great **Developer response:** Thank you so much Mpron! Thanks for the kind review as well as the feedback, it is very much appreciated. Have fun playing! ### 5/5 — Beautiful game *2025-06-02, version 1.0.2* Please add an option for generally easier to read text on small screens. (iPhone) ### 5/5 — Fantastic game *2025-05-09, version 1.0.2* Very good digital implementation ### 2/5 — Really disappointed they haven’t bothered to optimize it for all modern device sizes *2024-01-24, version 1.0.2* Pretty sad that one of the biggest digital board game developers can’t be bothered to optimize any of their games for all modern devices. ### 1/5 — does not work if your phone is not set to english *2023-10-28, version 1.0.2* unplayable and the developer doesnt answer ### 2/5 — Good card game, bad implementation *2023-10-20* FitF is a great trick-taking card game which we play on the tabletop a lot and I was excited to have an app to play against too. Unfortunately, the visuals just make it unpleasant and unfun to play. Every single trick has So! Many! Bright! Explosions! Of! Dazzling! Light! It’s slow and once you’ve seen it once it’s just annoying to see it every single time. It’s so distracting it’s hard to remember what was played by the end of the trick. Give it a ‘fast play’ mode that turns off the animations and lets you concetrate on the game play. Then it’s a 4/5 game or better. Other small tweaks: improve the AI, and show the original card art whenever a card is played… that’s what everyone expects to see. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your feedback! We have sent your three tweaks notes and report to our team. Happy playing! ### 5/5 — Beautiful, enjoyable game *2023-09-08* This game is wonderful, a great twist on the trick-taking genre. I usually don’t play landscape-oriented games, but this plays so well I made an exception. It’s easy to learn, the tutorial is great, and the written rules are clear. It’s good on battery considering the animations, and the UI is smooth as can be and intuitive. I do wish that when you hold on a card to make it bigger, it would be even a little bigger, the text is still pretty small. Even better would be if you didn’t have to hold it, you could just click once, then again to dismiss it after reading. Although the text is small, because you learn the rules and card types very quickly, you don’t even need to refer to the text any longer, so at that point the small text is no problem. I see the last update made the AI better, so as long as that’s indeed the fact as I continue playing solo, this wonderful game will be staying on my phone. You did a great job developers for a very fair price with no ads or IAP. Thank you so much! This will be one of my go-to games when I want to relax now. ### 4/5 — Superbe mais pas de français *2022-12-27* Comme d’habitude avec Direwolf, le jeu est magnifique, il y a du contenu et du challenger. Seulement le tuto serait plus efficace si traduit en français car ce n’est pas évident de comprendre toutes les subtilités du jeu ! ### 1/5 — Lacking Updates *2022-12-11* This game sadly seems to be dead. The last update came out about a year ago and it's buggy. All buttons and cards show placeholders instead of the text that's supposed to be there, for example. It's hardly playable in its current state. ## Frequently asked questions about The Fox in the Forest ### What kind of game is The Fox in the Forest? The Fox in the Forest is a beautifully illustrated trick-taking card game designed for two players. Players use special abilities on cards to win tricks and score points, aiming to achieve the highest score without winning too many tricks. ### How do special characters affect gameplay? All odd-ranked cards in the game feature special abilities. These abilities can significantly alter the gameplay, influencing who wins tricks, who leads the next trick, and are critical for collecting treasures and gaining an advantage. ### Is this game suitable for solo play? No, The Fox in the Forest is specifically designed as a dynamic 2-player card game. It requires two players to engage in trick-taking and strategic decision-making against each other. ### How is the game length determined? The game length can be varied by predetermining the score that will end the game. Each round consists of playing 13 cards, and players must plan their plays cunningly to score the most points possible within the set game length. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.1.0 — 2025-09-16 General bug fixes and compatibility updates. ### 1.0.2 — 2021-11-17 Patch 1.0.2 includes significant bug fix improvements, additional UI elements, and improved AI difficulty for solo play! Improvements: Updated AI difficulty and improved AI decision making to provide a more consistent and challenging opponent in Solo play modes. Added visual element to display the target score to complete a match. Reduced time between rounds, having the next round begin more quickly to improve the pace of the game. Bug Fixes: Improved visibility of text on smaller resolutions Adjusted card positions in hand Polish and improvements to sound effects Improved Challenge scoring meter and tracker Removed overlap of last scoreboard entry on widescreen General bug fixes, stability improvements, and UI issue resolution ### 1.0.1 — 2021-10-18 Add Achievements ### 1.0.0 — 2021-09-30 No release notes. ## Apps similar to The Fox in the Forest | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [MemoryGame:matching cards](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/memorygamematching-cards/id1579611440) | 4.6 (545) | Free | Games | | [500 Cards!](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/500-cards/id1573172420) | 1.0 (1) | Free | Games | | [Briscola - La Brisca](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/briscola-la-brisca/id1564308080) | 4.4 (170) | Free | Games | | [Classic Game Collection](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/classic-game-collection/id6444295060) | 5.0 (5) | Free | Games | | [Duelyst](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duelyst/id6444182860) | 3.9 (15) | Free | Games | | [Solitaire Sunday: Card Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/solitaire-sunday-card-game/id1600463540) | 5.0 (30,005) | Free | Games | ## More apps by Dire Wolf Digital - [Renegade Games Companion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/renegade-games-companion/id1046548265) - [Eternal Card Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eternal-card-game/id1077866163) - [Lanterns: The Harvest Festival](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lanterns-the-harvest-festival/id1155269699) - [Lotus Digital](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lotus-digital/id1270821305) - [Sagrada](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sagrada/id1439244077) - [Raiders of the North Sea](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/raiders-of-the-north-sea/id1439244088) All apps by Dire Wolf Digital: https://appshunter.io/developer/815343758 ## Related topics [the fox in the forest](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/the-fox-in-the-forest) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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