Hurtworld vs The Forest
Hurtworld is an FPS open-world game from Bankroll Studios (2019) while The Forest is a horror open-world game from Endnight Games (2018).
What each one is
Steam files Hurtworld under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, it files The Forest under Horror and Open-World.
Hurtworld is a hardcore multiplayer survival FPS with a focus on competitive gunplay and strategic map control. Built for hardcore gamers, Hurtworld aims to punish.
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.
At a glance
| Hurtworld | The Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.8/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (76%, 30,966) | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 680,814) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 83/100 |
| Price | $24.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | 2 GB | 5 GB |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | playable |
| Released | 2019 | 2018 |
| Developer | Bankroll Studios | Endnight Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Hurtworld vs The Forest, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
HurtworldFPS open-world gameThe ForestHorror open-world gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
HurtworldSurvival, FPS, Open WorldThe ForestOpen World Survival Craft, Survival, Open WorldThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
HurtworldScore 6.8 · 76% on SteamThe Forest ✓Score 8.3 · 96% on Steam · 83 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Hurtworld30,966 reviews · 2 GBThe Forest680,814 reviews · 5 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Hurtworld$24.99The Forest ✓$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
HurtworldUnsupportedThe Forest ✓PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
The Forest takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueHurtworld and The Forest on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: The Forest (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
- The cheaper right now: The Forest ($19.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: The Forest (playable)
- Lighter on storage: Hurtworld (2 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: The Forest (680,814 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
SurvivalOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBuildingSandboxAdventureAction
Where they differ
FPSMultiplayerPvPCo-opShooterThird Person
HorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationAtmosphericGoreRealistic
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Hurtworld is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. The Forest is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Hurtworld | The Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 4 GB |
| Install size | 2 GB | 5 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Hurtworld · The Forest.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Hurtworld and 1 for The Forest. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Hurtworld and The Forest in scope?
Hurtworld has drawn 30,966 Steam reviews and installs in 2 GB. The Forest has drawn 680,814 Steam reviews and installs in 5 GB.
Is Hurtworld or The Forest better?
By the GamingPickz Score, The Forest rates higher (8.3 to 6.8). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Hurtworld or The Forest?
The Forest is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $24.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.