Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“One of the best multiplayer games to play with friends”
Steam review · 82.1 h played ↗
Sons Of The Forest
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Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Endnight Games Ltd2024Survival · Survival Horror · Base Building
The verdict
A big co-op survival-horror sandbox with satisfying base building and great atmosphere, best with friends. Skip it if you want a tight story, a polished horror game, or you play solo.
Great for
Groups of friends who enjoy building bases, exploring caves and laughing through cannibal chaos
Main risk
Empty huge map, weak story and ending, and co-op crashes or lost saves can sour it
What players love
Satisfying base building
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“building a house in this game is a lot of fun”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
Beautiful graphics and seasons
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Watching the island transition from a lush, sunny summer to a brutal, freezing winter”
Steam review · 38.4 h played ↗
Atmospheric survival horror
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Creepy atmosphere, great survival mechanics”
Steam review · 69.4 h played ↗
Improved sequel with lots to explore
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Much more refined than the first game, with smoother gameplay and a ton of new weapons.”
Steam review · 33.6 h played ↗
Helpful companions Kelvin and Virginia
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“companions which makes singleplayer feel less lonely”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak story and disappointing ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The biggest crime is the ending.”
Steam review · 37.1 h played ↗
Empty oversized map, tedious travel
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“they make the map way bigger than it needs to be, leading to multiple deadzones”
Steam review · 71.9 h played ↗
Crashes and lost progress, multiplayer bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“cant save my game it crashes when i try lost 5 hours of progress just cause of that.”
Steam review · 94.2 h played ↗
Clunky, unbalanced combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“except for combat, It is TERRIBLE”
Steam review · 108.8 h played ↗
Devs moved on, game feels unfinished
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“we've gone roughly 20 months without a substantial content update.”
Steam review · 84.8 h played ↗
No guidance or tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Absolutely worst god dämn f'uc'ki'ng tutorial, and it's basically just a blind in the dark.”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support20 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorINTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorINTEL CORE I7-8700K or AMD RYZEN 5 3600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 1080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Storage20 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorINTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
Storage20 GB available space
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