The Forest

    Build a base, scavenge and fight off mutants to survive in a forest after a plane crash, with online co-op.

    Endnight Games Ltd

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    Online co-op
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    Free to play
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    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players in online co-op, Players online, Best with, How co-op works, Crossplay, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    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.
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    Why we rate it this way

    • 96% positive from 686,373 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 86/100 from 4 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 9Review score desc: Overwhelmingly PositiveTotal positive: 655656Total negative: 30717Total reviews: 686373{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":9,"review_score_desc":"Overwhelmingly Positive","total_positive":655656,"total_negative":30717,"total_reviews":686373}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 7504Name: The ForestUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/the-forestCreated at: 1405759794First release date: 1525046400Total rating: 78.14329817813152Total rating count: 399Aggregated rating: 86Aggregated rating count: 4Hypes: 2Release dates: [{"id":766472,"date":1401408000,"human":"May 30, 2014","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":501423,"date":1525046400,"human":"Apr 30, 2018","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":501425,"date":1541462400,"human":"Nov 06, 2018","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":501424,"date":1525046400,"human":"Apr 30, 2018","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":3108,"name":"Endnight Games Ltd"},"developer":true,"publisher":true}]{"id":7504,"name":"The Forest","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/the-forest","created_at":1405759794,"first_release_date":1525046400,"total_rating":78.14329817813152,"total_rating_count":399,"aggregated_rating":86,"aggregated_rating_count":4,"hypes":2,"release_dates":[{"id":766472,"date":1401408000,"human":"May 30, 2014","status":{"id":3,"name":"Early Access"}},{"id":501423,"date":1525046400,"human":"Apr 30, 2018","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":501425,"date":1541462400,"human":"Nov 06, 2018","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":501424,"date":1525046400,"human":"Apr 30, 2018","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":3108,"name":"Endnight Games Ltd"},"developer":true,"publisher":true}]}

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    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.