Sons Of The Forest
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ActionAdventureIndieSimulationSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerCo-opSurvival Horror

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 31,109

Peak in the last 7 days: 35,952

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Game description

Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Basic info

DeveloperEndnight Games Ltd
PublisherNewnight
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateFeb 22, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorINTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
Memory12 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 398 reviews from the past 1 year

83.4/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (89%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Revenge, survival and a world players call gorgeous earn Sons Of The Forest 83.4 from 324,636 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Multiplayer ranks 62nd of 642 and appears in 41% of analyzed reviews: 65 praise playing with friends, and the most upvoted says a group transforms the experience. 89 say they enjoy it, some citing satisfying combat despite brutal difficulty. Visuals & Sound ranks 278th of 1249, and 76 praise the graphics, with the most upvoted calling them gorgeous enough to forget reality. Gameplay ranks 420th of 1396, and players praise an immersive world with AI that learns and an excellent open world survival loop.

👎 Where it falls short

Story & World ranks 824th of 1096. 41 reviews say the story is still lacking, and others call it underdeveloped and easy to miss. 22 find the difficulty harsh, and the most upvoted was overwhelmed by enemies while still learning. 20 report performance problems, some citing frame drops once a base gets large. Tech & Support ranks 881st of 1399. Some say a duplication exploit and other bugs break the tension and scarcity of survival.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“enjoyed revenge gameplay and combat satisfaction despite brutal difficulty” · 89 reviews
“graphics are absolutely gorgeous, you forget reality” · 76 reviews
“playing with a group transforms the experience into engaging multiplayer fun” · 65 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.78 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “open world survival gameplay is excellent” · 34 reviews
Negative “pseudo open-world with massive deadzones and repeated loot discourages exploration” · 11 reviews

Progression 12% · Difficulty 25% · Onboarding 9% · Strategy 13% · Controls & feel 11%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.96 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “psychological depth, AI learns, base feels alive, immersive world” · 42 reviews
Negative “first one felt more creepy and scary” · 9 reviews

Story 32% · Characters 11%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.42 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “so much to do, build, craft, explore, 30 hours” · 6 reviews
Negative “nothing worth coming back to after main story” · 4 reviews

Variety 17% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.88 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics are absolutely gorgeous, you forget reality” · 76 reviews
Negative “witnessing mutant animation clapping with feet is odd” · 1 review

Audio 10%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.58 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “playing with a group transforms the experience into engaging multiplayer fun” · 65 reviews
Negative “teammate hitting you with machete instead of enemies ruins co-op” · 8 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.10 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “common cannibals survive three headshots breaking immersion” · 5 reviews
Positive “parry mechanic and cannibals remain threatening regardless of player progression” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.17 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “item dupe exploit and bugs completely break survival tension and scarcity” · 19 reviews

Performance 13% · Developer support 5%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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