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The Forest
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
81 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- Good: 7/10 Looked good for the time. ---{ Gameplay }--- *CLICK* Nice: 8/10 This was revolutionary for the time but once you play the second one it’s hard to replay this one. ---{ Soundtrack }--- Not…”
“Still so good and funny. Better off in co op for sure but still good game 9/10”
“Fun game! Interesting story and plenty to do to get you there. Def run this blind on your first go, because I know plenty of people looking up guides to get certain things first. 8/10”
39 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Still so good and funny. Better off in co op for sure but still good game 9/10”
“nice short survival game with friends. i think virginia is in love with me.”
“[h1]The Forest[/h1] A survival game where you play as a father searching for his son after a plane crash on a mysterious island. You quickly realize… you are not alone. I’ve played both solo and with friends, completing…”
27 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- Good: 7/10 Looked good for the time. ---{ Gameplay }--- *CLICK* Nice: 8/10 This was revolutionary for the time but once you play the second one it’s hard to replay this one. ---{ Soundtrack }--- Not…”
“Fun game! Interesting story and plenty to do to get you there. Def run this blind on your first go, because I know plenty of people looking up guides to get certain things first. 8/10”
“Рекомендую каждому человеку хотя бы раз пройти эту игру. Графика реалистичная, карта большая и разделена на природные регионы, в каждом из которых свое разнообразие обитателей и растений. Есть много точек интереса…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- Good: 7/10 Looked good for the time. ---{ Gameplay }--- *CLICK* Nice: 8/10 This was revolutionary for the time but once you play the second one it’s hard to replay this one. ---{ Soundtrack }--- Not…”
“Рекомендую каждому человеку хотя бы раз пройти эту игру. Графика реалистичная, карта большая и разделена на природные регионы, в каждом из которых свое разнообразие обитателей и растений. Есть много точек интереса…”
“A classic survival game that really nails the atmosphere. Body horror is genuinely interesting and sometimes pretty disturbing. Setting and overall vibe work really well together. For a game with this simple premise,…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- Good: 7/10 Looked good for the time. ---{ Gameplay }--- *CLICK* Nice: 8/10 This was revolutionary for the time but once you play the second one it’s hard to replay this one. ---{ Soundtrack }--- Not…”
“Feels oddly fuller than one would initially suspect of a typical survival game. It's not particularly good-looking, but you get the point, and there's rarely information or context missed. The "hard survival" bits…”
“This game is very good i like this you can build anything you cant think of, this game is challenging but when you understand the mechanics of the game its pretty easy”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“never play this buggy, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass game it'll ruin your life it feels like ripping your ballhairs out one by one”
“I'm a huge forest fan but if u really want this experience in vr then go for the Green Hell VR. Unfortunately The forest isnt built on vr base as the green hell, laggy blurry the mechanic is ♥♥♥♥♥.”
“This game was, not good. Crafting, survival, and plot are unrealized. - The crafting lacks concentration, and efficacy in survival and plot. - The survival relies on overburdened AI habits dissuading camping. - The plot…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]The Forest[/h1] A survival game where you play as a father searching for his son after a plane crash on a mysterious island. You quickly realize… you are not alone. I’ve played both solo and with friends, completing…”
“The Forest is a fun survival adventure game with sandboxy elements to it, but in a restricted game space (an island). If I had to compare it to another game I'd have to compare it to Don't Starve, only far easier. It's…”
“I died of thirst right next to a pool of water that the game won't let me drink. Building is a nightmare. Constantly trying to find food and water is a nightmare. My guy chops down 3 trees and needs something eat. At…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“---{ Graphics }--- Good: 7/10 Looked good for the time. ---{ Gameplay }--- *CLICK* Nice: 8/10 This was revolutionary for the time but once you play the second one it’s hard to replay this one. ---{ Soundtrack }--- Not…”
“never play this buggy, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass game it'll ruin your life it feels like ripping your ballhairs out one by one”
“Coming from Subnautica, Green Hell, and Long Dark, I'm used to a more polished experience which is why I almost dropped this game. Why? Loading a save deleted bodies and logs and meat disappeared on the drying rack.…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Good survival game like minecraft but the graphic is mid as hell, i would recommend mostly the newer one(sons of the forest) cause it has much better graphic and more realistic animals and other things like cutting down…”
“I'm a huge forest fan but if u really want this experience in vr then go for the Green Hell VR. Unfortunately The forest isnt built on vr base as the green hell, laggy blurry the mechanic is ♥♥♥♥♥.”
“Feels oddly fuller than one would initially suspect of a typical survival game. It's not particularly good-looking, but you get the point, and there's rarely information or context missed. The "hard survival" bits…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game was, not good. Crafting, survival, and plot are unrealized. - The crafting lacks concentration, and efficacy in survival and plot. - The survival relies on overburdened AI habits dissuading camping. - The plot…”
“A great survival game with a story behind it, you can either quickly finish the game or play it as a sandbox game - building a base, farms, defenses... You can play it alone or with your homies, if you play it alone it…”
“Feels oddly fuller than one would initially suspect of a typical survival game. It's not particularly good-looking, but you get the point, and there's rarely information or context missed. The "hard survival" bits…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“this game is so cool i see all the cannibals' bare naked asses they should add jiggle physics”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Good survival game with commendable mechanics and graphics. The experience is enhanced exponentially if you play it with friends.”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“i think this is the best realistic survival open world game that i have ever played and i thank the Endnight team for making this avaliable at cheap price (i bought it on discount). Talking about the story, i would say it is good as far as it is not fantasy because you know, it…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:14 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Unity security update
Hey Everyone,Due to a Unity engine security issue outlined here: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01/remediation we’ve updated the UnityPlayer.dll file for the following titles: The Forest VR Sons
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Open World · Horror · Crafting · Adventure · Building · Survival Horror · First-Person · Action · Exploration · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Czech, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Spanish - Spain * |
| Achievements | 45 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000,000 – 50,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://survivetheforest.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC Additional Notes: 32bit windows users need to ensure they have at least 4gb of ram usable on their system.