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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 · Perspectives: First person

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.

Sons Of The Forest is an Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation game released in 2024, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 10,000,000 .. 20,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (88% of 320462 reviews) sentiment.

6,316
playing now
88%
positive of 323k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
197
twitch viewers (latest)
39.4
viewers/channel (concentration)
74/100
IGDB user rating (119 ratings)
257
Nexus mods (970k downloads)
78/100
opencritic · strong · 86% recommend · from 12 critics
35h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 100h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

6,316 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 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

Sons Of The Forest trailer thumbnail

Sons of the Forest - Exclusive Official Release Date Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 6,316 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 28,709 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3,589/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,669 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-10-13

Tier history: thriving→healthy (Oct 13), healthy→thriving (Oct 5), thriving→healthy (Sep 16), healthy→thriving (Sep 15), thriving→healthy (Sep 10), healthy→thriving (Sep 4), unknown→healthy (Aug 29)

Estimated sales: 6.5M–15M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 322,863 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 12 of 17 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: 2,139 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 2,798 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 290 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 1,082 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 126 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

26k4.1k2026-09-15 11:00 — 6,182 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 4,176 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 9,385 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 5,019 players2026-09-24 01:00 — 4,644 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 4,142 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 9,579 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 11,792 players2026-10-05 20:00 — 14,376 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 8,679 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 21,342 players2026-10-06 23:00 — 8,340 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 11,420 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 15,548 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 8,972 players2026-10-08 11:00 — 11,155 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 14,186 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 9,320 players2026-10-09 14:00 — 24,366 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 9,895 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 10,751 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 19,360 players2026-10-11 02:00 — 9,435 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 14,754 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 15,763 players2026-10-12 05:00 — 7,548 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 17,559 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 7,903 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 6,316 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
62k5.6kMar 2023Aug 2026Mar 2023 — avg 61,695 · peak 198,477May 2023 — avg 7,364 · peak 14,888Jul 2023 — avg 10,616 · peak 20,007Sep 2023 — avg 5,583 · peak 11,412Nov 2023 — avg 8,111 · peak 17,207Jan 2024 — avg 7,657 · peak 17,076Mar 2024 — avg 18,699 · peak 44,096May 2024 — avg 6,523 · peak 15,417Jul 2024 — avg 8,766 · peak 18,357Sep 2024 — avg 5,803 · peak 12,111Nov 2024 — avg 13,790 · peak 53,531Jan 2025 — avg 17,323 · peak 44,610Mar 2025 — avg 11,099 · peak 34,881May 2025 — avg 6,460 · peak 13,846Jul 2025 — avg 18,786 · peak 54,093Sep 2025 — avg 5,772 · peak 25,066Nov 2025 — avg 14,750 · peak 66,403Jan 2026 — avg 18,156 · peak 52,734Mar 2026 — avg 11,947 · peak 43,147May 2026 — avg 5,919 · peak 11,111Jul 2026 — avg 13,616 · peak 36,422Aug 2026 — avg 6,495 · peak 12,225
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#84#992026-09-152026-10-132026-09-15 — #842026-09-16 — #842026-09-17 — #842026-10-05 — #952026-10-06 — #952026-10-07 — #932026-10-08 — #912026-10-09 — #912026-10-10 — #922026-10-11 — #962026-10-12 — #992026-10-13 — #99
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
1971972026-09-152026-10-142026-09-15: 69 new positive2026-09-15: 1 new negative2026-09-16: 65 new positive2026-09-17: 82 new positive2026-09-18: 63 new positive2026-09-18: 9 new negative2026-09-19: 140 new positive2026-09-19: 9 new negative2026-09-20: 84 new positive2026-09-20: 7 new negative2026-09-21: 58 new positive2026-09-21: 3 new negative2026-09-23: 58 new positive2026-09-23: 3 new negative2026-09-24: 33 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new negative2026-09-25: 59 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-27: 74 new positive2026-09-27: 11 new negative2026-09-28: 62 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new negative2026-09-29: 45 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-09-30: 38 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 44 new positive2026-10-01: 3 new negative2026-10-02: 43 new positive2026-10-02: 2 new negative2026-10-03: 197 new positive2026-10-03: 17 new negative2026-10-04: 153 new positive2026-10-04: 11 new negative2026-10-05: 84 new positive2026-10-05: 10 new negative2026-10-06: 111 new positive2026-10-06: 15 new negative2026-10-07: 100 new positive2026-10-07: 6 new negative2026-10-08: 140 new positive2026-10-08: 17 new negative2026-10-09: 123 new positive2026-10-09: 9 new negative2026-10-10: 136 new positive2026-10-10: 19 new negative2026-10-11: 141 new positive2026-10-11: 18 new negative2026-10-12: 122 new positive2026-10-12: 4 new negative2026-10-13: 97 new positive2026-10-13: 4 new negative2026-10-14: 95 new positive2026-10-14: 9 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$8.992023-02-232026-09-072023-02-23 — best price $29.992023-07-13 — best price $29.992023-11-02 — best price $29.992023-11-28 — best price $29.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-06-03 — best price $29.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-11-04 — best price $29.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-04-10 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-03 — best price $29.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-06-11 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-09-02 — best price $8.992026-09-04 — best price $8.992026-09-06 — best price $8.992026-09-07 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7952072026-06-02 — 317 pageviews2026-06-06 — 619 pageviews2026-06-10 — 543 pageviews2026-06-14 — 418 pageviews2026-06-18 — 381 pageviews2026-06-22 — 749 pageviews2026-06-26 — 542 pageviews2026-06-30 — 479 pageviews2026-07-04 — 507 pageviews2026-07-08 — 478 pageviews2026-07-12 — 431 pageviews2026-07-16 — 324 pageviews2026-07-20 — 355 pageviews2026-07-24 — 307 pageviews2026-07-28 — 370 pageviews2026-08-01 — 280 pageviews2026-08-05 — 278 pageviews2026-08-09 — 352 pageviews2026-08-13 — 306 pageviews2026-08-17 — 314 pageviews2026-08-21 — 295 pageviews2026-08-25 — 276 pageviews2026-08-29 — 260 pageviews2026-09-02 — 357 pageviews2026-09-06 — 439 pageviews2026-09-10 — 253 pageviews2026-09-14 — 303 pageviews2026-09-18 — 252 pageviews2026-09-22 — 316 pageviews2026-09-26 — 285 pageviews2026-09-30 — 291 pageviews2026-10-04 — 429 pageviews2026-10-08 — 311 pageviews2026-10-12 — 341 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

17k152026-09-30 22:34 — 292 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 462 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 146 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 332 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 829 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 129 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 1,318 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 1,999 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 207 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 280 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 114 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 182 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 245 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 38 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 219 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 446 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 141 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 179 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 175 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 146 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 304 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 97 viewers2026-10-09 17:34 — 17,355 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 490 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 51 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 200 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 277 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 72 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 211 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 249 viewers2026-10-12 15:12 — 14,531 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 155 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 110 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 224 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 2,090 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 119 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 197 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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