Action · April 30, 2018
The Forest (2018)
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. 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.
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 627.8k Steam reviews | Top 1% in Action |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 9% |
| Metacritic | 83/100 | Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 2.9k players | Top 5% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 28 h average | Top 16% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Open World Survival Craft · 12.5k
- Survival · 12.2k
- Open World · 8.9k
- Horror · 8.8k
- Crafting · 6.5k
- Adventure · 5.7k
- Building · 5.6k
- Survival Horror · 5.3k
- First-Person · 4.7k
- Action · 3.8k
- Exploration · 3.7k
- Sandbox · 3.4k
- Singleplayer · 3.0k
- Atmospheric · 2.8k
- Simulation · 2.6k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- German
- Czech
- Finnish
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Swedish
Full audio (2)
- English
- Spanish - Spain
Reception Metrics
Steam community
96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 627.8k reviews
602.7k positive · 25.1k negative
Metacritic
83/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.3/10
Curator recommendations
555.7k
Peak concurrent players
2.9k
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- LAN Co-op
Community
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Tracked Controller Support
- VR Supported
- Partial Controller Support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Press Quotes
“The Forest looks brilliant” Eurogamer “It’s an exciting time to be a PC gamer when a team of just four people can create something this impressive.” PC Gamer
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
28h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
13h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
45
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Apr 30, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Endnight Games Ltd |
| Base price | $4.59 -77% |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 10M–100M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Content Notes
The Forest contains intense violence, blood and gore, as well as horror themes and occasional nudity.
Editions & Packages
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