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Sons Of The Forest cover art

Sons Of The Forest

Endnight Games Ltd · Newnight · 2024-02-22

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 23, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

5,426
playing now
88%
positive of 318k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
114
twitch viewers (latest)
74/100
IGDB user rating (119 ratings)
78/100
opencritic · strong · 86% recommend
35h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 100h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

5,426 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Sons of the Forest is a survival horror video game developed by Endnight Games and published by Newnight. Serving as the sequel to the 2018 video game The Forest, the story centers on a protagonist sent to a mysterious island to search for a missing CEO and his family, while facing cannibalistic monsters and uncovering an ancient secret buried deep underground. The game was released via early access on February 23, 2023, for Microsoft Windows on Steam, before its full release on February 22, 2024.

Trailer

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 5,426 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 35,923 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4,490/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 6.4M–14M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 317,984 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.99 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
49k49k20232026Week of 2023-02-01: 49,120 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10,774 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 39,314 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7,602 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6,586 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,068 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3,665 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 615 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3,053 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 545 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4,503 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 847 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2,913 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 481 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,509 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 353 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,937 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 370 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16,033 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 606 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3,481 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 344 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3,062 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 369 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4,853 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 607 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6,201 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 821 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,666 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 337 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,332 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 309 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,883 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 384 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3,245 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 460 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,338 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 311 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,752 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2,114 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10,890 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 523 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8,667 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 680 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6,676 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 650 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2,640 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 294 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3,914 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 442 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4,541 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 515 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,136 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,585 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 326 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6,499 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 858 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,487 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 272 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,819 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5,649 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 687 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4,269 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 445 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5,386 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 533 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6,164 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 602 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2,576 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4,041 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 424 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2,906 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 300 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2,108 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4,890 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 552 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4,500 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 509 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,938 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 220 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

10k4.0k2026-08-06 21:00 — 7,740 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 4,609 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 7,423 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 8,410 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 5,757 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 7,930 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 9,459 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 6,261 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 9,513 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 9,680 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 4,472 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 7,670 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 7,482 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 4,098 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 7,666 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 6,760 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 4,049 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 6,608 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 9,990 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 4,348 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 4,854 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 7,842 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 4,837 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 6,182 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 8,081 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 4,429 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 4,410 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 7,455 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 5,426 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$8.992023-02-232026-07-092023-02-23 — best price $29.992023-06-30 — best price $23.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-10-19 — best price $23.992023-11-02 — best price $29.992023-11-21 — best price $23.992023-11-28 — best price $29.992023-12-22 — best price $23.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-03-14 — best price $22.492024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-05-27 — best price $20.992024-06-03 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $20.092024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-10-28 — best price $16.492024-11-04 — best price $29.992024-11-27 — best price $16.492024-12-04 — best price $29.992024-12-19 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-04-03 — best price $11.992025-04-10 — best price $29.992025-06-26 — best price $10.192025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-09-29 — best price $9.892025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-10-27 — best price $9.592025-11-03 — best price $29.992025-12-18 — best price $9.292026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $8.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-06-04 — best price $8.992026-06-11 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $8.992026-07-09 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

5.9k352026-08-17 04:12 — 4,117 viewers2026-08-17 05:12 — 5,946 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 70 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 44 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 80 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 65 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 91 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 279 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 364 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 365 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 345 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 160 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 202 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 365 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 269 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 279 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 268 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 229 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 124 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 122 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 75 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 77 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 102 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 82 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 70 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 114 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
89.1%
earned "SURVIVOR"
15.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)73,2752%32

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opHorrorSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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