Game overview
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.
- Last tracked players
- 0
- All-time peak
- 15,915
- 24-hour change
- Unavailable
- Steam reviews
- 95.5% positive 627,791 reviews · via SteamSpy
Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.
About this game Read the full description
Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Key features
Enter a living, breathing world, where every tree and plant can be chopped down. Below ground explore a vast network of caves and underground lakes.
- Chop down trees to build a camp, or start a fire to keep warm. Scavenge food to keep yourself from starving.
- Build a small shelter or a large ocean side fortress. Lay traps and defences to keep a safe perimeter.
- Explore and build during the day. Defend your base at night. Craft weapons and tools. Bunker down during the evening or bring the fight directly to the enemy.
- Defend yourself against a clan of genetic mutant enemies that have beliefs, families, morals and that appear almost human.
- Use stealth to evade enemies, or engage them directly with crude weapons built from sticks and stones.
Media gallery 16 screenshots · 0 videos
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Windows
Minimum
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.
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Quad Core Processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Endnight Games Ltd
- Brazilian rating
- 16
- Steam Germany rating
- 18
- Content warning
- The Forest contains intense violence, blood and gore, as well as horror themes and occasional nudity.
- Achievements
- 45
- Metacritic
- 83
- Features
- Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Tracked Controller Support, VR Supported, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, French, German, Czech, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Spanish - Spain
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected]
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
Can I Play This?
Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.
Structured language support (16)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Czech | Yes | No | No |
| Finnish | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Polish | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Swedish | Yes | No | No |
| Traditional Chinese | Yes | No | No |
| Turkish | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | No |
More analysis Activity patterns, updates & developer tools
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Buy Verdict
Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Market at $19.99.
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The best The Forest mods
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