Game guide
Sons Of The Forest
Game overview
What is Sons Of The Forest?
A first-person survival horror game about building shelter, exploring caves and surviving a hostile island.
What you actually do
The core loop
Base building, crafting, exploration, cave delving and resource gathering shape the main loop.
How progress works
Progress through equipment discovery, story exploration and base expansion.
Action and interaction
Expect melee, ranged and survival combat.
How the game is structured
Explore its handcrafted open world setting.
WhatToGame Verdict
Our take.
I played Sons of the Forest around launch, so this isn't a verdict on every update it's had since. I had fun exploring the caves and there was plenty to like, but at the time it mostly felt like a watered-down version of The Forest — a game I still prefer pretty comfortably.
Best for
Who this works for.
Couples
Strong for couples
Mixed skill levels
Good for mixed-skill groups
Friend groups
Good for friend groups
Your setup
Can your group play it?
The essentials first, with platform-specific detail available below.
Player and mode details1 setup
Selected platforms
- 2-8 players online
Finder party ceiling is 8; dedicated-server or ambient-world capacity is intentionally not substituted for a normal group size.
In play
See how it plays.
Availability
Platform differences.
Important edition and storefront differences remain available without taking over the page.
Check platform and storefront details1 group
Steam
PC
- PC availability and input support from publisher-submitted Steam data; cross-platform matrix left unknown here.
PC hardware
Will it run?
A stronger gaming PC is recommended.
View minimum PC requirementsExact specs
- CPU
- and operating system
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage
- 20 GB
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
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