Sons Of The Forest on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

Sons Of The Forest is a survival, open world and multiplayer game developed by Endnight Games Ltd and published by Newnight .
Released on February 22nd 2024 is available only on Windows in 16 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 248,117 reviews of which 217,551 were positive and 30,566 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Sons Of The Forest into these genres:

Survival Open World Multiplayer Co-op Survival Horror Base-Building Horror Crafting First-Person Building Exploration Adventure Singleplayer Atmospheric Sandbox Action-Adventure Action Simulation Immersive Sim Early Access

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: 64-bit Windows 10
Processor: INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
Memory: 12 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 20 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD (Preferred)

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025

Pretty good game, felt a bit harder than the first one until the golf carts. Golf carts changed the pace of the combat for me on the surface a decent amount. Had crazy horsepower too I've climbed mountains with these bad boys and wiped out entire settlements. 10/10 would ride the golf carts again

Nov. 2024

Graphics ✅ Reality? What’s that? ⬜ Stunning ⬜ Good ⬜ Decent ⬜ Bad ⬜ Avoid staring at it too long ⬜ Straight out of MS-DOS Gameplay ⬜ Outstanding ✅ Solid ⬜ It’s just... gameplay ⬜ Meh ⬜ Watching paint dry sounds better ⬜ Avoid at all costs Audio ✅ Pure bliss for the ears ⬜ Excellent ⬜ Good ⬜ Not too bad ⬜ Poor ⬜ Deafening in a bad way PC Requirements ⬜ Runs on a toaster ⬜ Potato-friendly ⬜ Decent rig required ✅ Needs a fast machine ✅ Prepare your wallet ⬜ NASA-level hardware recommended Game Size ⬜ Fits on a floppy disk ⬜ Retro-level small ✅ Manageable ⬜ Pretty large ⬜ Eats 10% of a 1TB drive ⬜ Needs a dedicated hard drive ⬜ Black hole storage required Difficulty ⬜ Just press 'W' ⬜ Easy peasy ⬜ Simple to start, hard to master ✅ Requires brainpower ⬜ Challenging ⬜ Dark Souls-level tough Grind ⬜ No grinding needed ✅ Optional if you want everything ⬜ Progression doesn’t require it ⬜ Moderate grinding required ⬜ Excessive grind ⬜ You’ll need an extra life for this Story ⬜ None to speak of ⬜ A bit of lore here and there ⬜ It’s okay ✅ Engaging and enjoyable ⬜ Heartwarming ⬜ Will consume your life Game Time ⬜ Just a coffee break ⬜ Short and sweet ⬜ Average playtime ✅ Long-lasting experience ⬜ Endless Price ⬜ Freebie! ✅ Worth every penny ✅ A steal on sale ⬜ Only if you’ve got spare cash ⬜ Not worth it ⬜ Might as well burn your money Bugs ⬜ Bug-free paradise ✅ Minor annoyances ⬜ Can be frustrating ⬜ Feels like a bug showcase Overall Rating ⬜ 1 ⬜ 2 ⬜ 3 ⬜ 4 ⬜ 5 ⬜ 6 ⬜ 7 ⬜ 8 ✅ 9 ⬜ 10

Nov. 2024

Hey you, you got that funky groove. GAMEPLAY: It has the same THE FOREST vibe, but with new feels as well. A sequel story that continues from the last game and best of all, Voice acting for the cutscenes. An Island that feels 4x the size of the original. With way more beautiful scenery. Ooh I could build here, no I want to build there! The survival element might have changed from the last time I played THE Forest. As in you will not die from starvation, if you do not eat or drink...at least on the lower difficulties like normal or less. The eating and drinking only gives you buffs. Which I prefer over the dying aspect TBF. The crafting is still there and a larger assortment of items. The building...It is a lot more fun than The Forest, but also can have its own challenges. One can create beautiful structures, but comes at a cost. How can I state? Adding 8 logs and then removing 5 of those logs, in order to have your perfect angle. It was challenging, but the results were so beautifully satisfying. I had a blast building in this game. There is solar power added as well. For lights and traps.(electric fences and more) The weapons. We have the standard ones from The Forest and we got some new ones as well. First is we have Guns guns guns, and more guns VaultHunter... hehe. There are some run of the mill guns in this game. Pistol, Shotgun, Magnum pistol and even a rifle. Some with addable scopes, lasersights and flashlights. Some of the weapons mostly the melee, but not excluding the firearms can be upgraded with a spoiler power/ore and blueprint. The weapons part II. There is a stun baton and a stun gun. Great for coop. One stuns, the other kills. A lot of different kind of arrows to be crafted. and they also added grenades. Digging and mining have also been added. Not a great ton, just enough to show that it is not The Forest reskinned. You get companions. They introduced a couple of adorable and funny companions. Whether it is bad AI or just their character. I absolutely adored Kelvin the brained damaged :(, a team member that came to the Island with you(that can be save at the beginning, which you totally should. He can help you gather items, finish what you was building, and even gather you food. you get companions. There is also a friendly mutant. Called Virginia, Virgenny, or even just V. She is a gun wielder and protector. She will have to know you are a safe person to be around and you will have to gain her trust. Both companions are need for some of the alternate endings. I love them both. They are both so sweet. Music: OMG, this was a really great part. Not only is there background music for the moments. There is a radio that you can find in the game. You can place it in your base, carry it around, or even give it to your companion Kelvin to keep the boombox a playing. The music is def 70s-90s vibe. I could go on paragraphs, just with how each song hits so well. With the games I have planned this year... This will be my game of the year. 120hrs with one playthrough. And some testings plays with building. This game to me is awesome and nostalgic. Voted for it as MY Game of the Year

Oct. 2024

---{ Graphics }--- ☑ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☑ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☑ Only if u want a big base and all the items ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Its OK ☑ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10

May 2024

Day 1: Oh look a funny mud man. Lets kill him, cause this is a fun video game Day 34: Captains log book, the christmas tree of human body parts is failing us, no longer are the cannibals detured by the carnage of their brethren. The arm monster has caught our sent and claimed the life of my companion. I lay bleeding in our half destroyed cabin with an improvised explosive strapped to my chest. I will hear those mutant fucks cry for mercy one last time before this forsaken soil feeds on my crimson.

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28.99€

8.7

217,551

30,566

Online players

18,070

Developer

Endnight Games Ltd

Publisher

Newnight

Release 22 Feb 2024

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