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The Forest cover art

The Forest

Endnight Games Ltd · 2018-04-30

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 30, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 06, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Apr 30, 2018 (SteamVR)

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.

3,012
playing now
96%
positive of 681k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
20,000,000–50,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71
twitch viewers (latest)
86/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (388 ratings)
81/100
opencritic · strong · 69% recommend
17h
to beat · rushed 5.7h · completionist 28h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

3,012 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

The Forest is a survival horror video game developed and published by Endnight Games. Its core gameplay loop consists of a non-linear open-world survival experience built around traditional video game survival mechanics extended by the game's signature threat management system in which players must survive against the Cannibals and Mutants that inhabit the environment by gathering resources, crafting weapons and traps, constructing defensive fortifications, and engaging in or avoiding combat.

Trailer

The Forest trailer thumbnail

The Forest - Official Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,012 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 33,804 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4,226/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: 17M–41M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 680,743 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2024-12-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18k18k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 1,770 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1,563 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1,249 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1,624 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3,986 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 385 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2,194 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 232 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,707 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,076 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 771 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 853 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4,575 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,788 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,677 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,308 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 928 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 808 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3,480 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4,208 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1,115 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1,196 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6,138 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7,367 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6,511 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 257 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4,814 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7,630 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 339 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5,531 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4,585 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4,588 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6,712 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 278 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3,791 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3,042 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3,560 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7,786 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 248 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9,146 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 333 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10,517 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 381 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8,610 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 348 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5,544 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 245 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10,008 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 435 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6,573 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 298 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7,410 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 347 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8,833 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 433 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4,889 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3,504 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4,386 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8,470 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 329 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8,934 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 329 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10,193 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 418 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7,225 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 332 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4,323 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4,135 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8,737 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 431 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7,194 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 349 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9,825 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 452 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9,591 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 437 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4,024 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5,783 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 274 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13,613 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 469 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11,638 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 471 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14,361 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 557 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8,603 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 345 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8,362 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 360 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3,511 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2,691 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2,968 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3,675 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2,743 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,255 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8,052 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 414 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9,729 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 358 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7,417 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 369 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5,782 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 280 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3,206 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5,214 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 267 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,823 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3,010 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5,125 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 280 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5,965 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3,257 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2,265 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3,401 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9,395 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 475 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17,839 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 872 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15,508 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 641 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5,308 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 242 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6,491 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 358 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3,581 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,917 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3,586 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6,234 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 334 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3,020 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2,296 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4,502 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3,731 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5,214 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 276 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5,601 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 282 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2,608 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4,134 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 226 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3,079 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2,294 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5,122 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 282 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4,008 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 245 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,984 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 128 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.4k2.2k2026-08-06 21:00 — 4,267 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,646 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,366 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 4,551 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 3,084 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,708 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 4,852 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 3,490 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 4,275 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 4,974 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,356 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,924 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 3,781 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,162 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,903 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 3,715 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 2,282 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,393 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 5,395 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 2,498 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,621 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 4,249 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 3,033 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 2,809 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4,119 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 2,370 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,304 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 4,038 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 3,012 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $10.042015-06-20 — best price $10.042015-11-25 — best price $12.742016-02-05 — best price $12.742016-10-27 — best price $11.992016-11-29 — best price $14.992017-01-13 — best price $14.992017-11-01 — best price $14.992018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-05-04 — best price $19.992018-11-01 — best price $19.992019-01-03 — best price $19.992019-07-09 — best price $19.992019-11-01 — best price $19.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-01-27 — best price $19.992020-07-09 — best price $19.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-05-31 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-05-16 — best price $19.992022-08-08 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-11-02 — best price $19.992023-12-11 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-06-11 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6082382026-05-31 — 348 pageviews2026-06-03 — 266 pageviews2026-06-06 — 535 pageviews2026-06-09 — 501 pageviews2026-06-12 — 360 pageviews2026-06-15 — 287 pageviews2026-06-18 — 292 pageviews2026-06-21 — 312 pageviews2026-06-24 — 268 pageviews2026-06-27 — 381 pageviews2026-06-30 — 295 pageviews2026-07-03 — 401 pageviews2026-07-06 — 425 pageviews2026-07-09 — 361 pageviews2026-07-12 — 365 pageviews2026-07-15 — 289 pageviews2026-07-18 — 335 pageviews2026-07-21 — 356 pageviews2026-07-24 — 270 pageviews2026-07-27 — 305 pageviews2026-07-30 — 313 pageviews2026-08-02 — 271 pageviews2026-08-05 — 241 pageviews2026-08-08 — 288 pageviews2026-08-11 — 272 pageviews2026-08-14 — 264 pageviews2026-08-17 — 290 pageviews2026-08-20 — 255 pageviews2026-08-23 — 288 pageviews2026-08-26 — 241 pageviews2026-08-28 — 259 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

14k62026-08-16 17:12 — 12,308 viewers2026-08-16 19:12 — 12,960 viewers2026-08-16 21:12 — 13,909 viewers2026-08-17 04:12 — 2,336 viewers2026-08-17 06:12 — 2,018 viewers2026-08-21 03:12 — 2,360 viewers2026-08-24 03:12 — 2,722 viewers2026-08-24 06:12 — 1,923 viewers2026-08-26 03:12 — 3,443 viewers2026-08-26 05:12 — 2,379 viewers2026-08-26 07:12 — 1,918 viewers2026-08-29 05:12 — 4,062 viewers2026-08-29 06:12 — 3,427 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 69 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 106 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 30 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 58 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 49 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 67 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 2,101 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 2,119 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 71 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
83.7%
earned "First Night"
15.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

15 supported languages: English, French, German, Czech, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)181,3863%45
PS4 (PlayStation)179,6292%38

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

ActionHorrorSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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