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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.
95% of 583,823 Steam reviews positive
Metacritic 83
At a glance
● Pros
- Acclaimed: 95% of 583,823 Steam players recommend it
- Metacritic critic score 83
- Full English voice acting
- Co-op with friends
- 80% off right now ($3.99)
- Runs on low-end PCs (min. 4GB RAM)
● Cons
No notable downsides in the data.
Great for
- Playing with friends or a partner
- Fans of punchy combat and action
- Exploration and storytelling
Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.
What players talk about
How often each topic comes up in 45 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 98% of them recommend the game
- Difficulty👍 7
- Story👍 7
- Bugs👍 6
- Multiplayer & co-op👍 6
- Price👍 4
- Freedom & exploration👍 4
- Graphics👍 3
- Controls👍 3
- Grind & repetition👍 3
- Combat & action👍 3
Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.
“The Forest nailed the vibe of there actually being spooky things in the woods you need to protect yourself from.”
About the game
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.
Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)
PC requirements
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
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
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Updated October 27, 2026 · Source: Steam