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.
- Released
- 2018
- Developer
- Endnight Games
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 83
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- 5 GB
What is 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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 30 April 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Endnight Games |
| Publisher | Endnight Games |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | Horror |
| Languages | 16 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q16267841, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was The Forest received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | Yes |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | 5 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Content descriptors
- Some nudity or sexual content
- Frequent violence or gore
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of The Forest on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes14 of 300 (5%)
Me and my 3 other friends ended up duping Megan and kept dragging her around until ultimately leaving her to fend for herself in a cold, mutant infested cave, before departing and crashing another plane to save our balding son.
Steam review, 14 July 2026 · 15 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpfulCrashes consistently in the caves
Steam review, 25 May 2026 · 9 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful
A further 13 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like The Forest
24 games overlap with The Forest on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Project Zomboid, Green Hell and Sons Of The Forest.
Common questions about The Forest
What platforms is The Forest on?
The Forest is available on PC. It first released in 2018.
How much does The Forest cost?
$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend The Forest?
96% of 680,814 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for The Forest?
83 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does The Forest work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates The Forest as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the The Forest download?
5 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.