Games

Sons of the Forest

Endnight Games Ltd

2024•Simulation•About 35 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurehorrorunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeAn expansive, simple simulation game: dark and heightened. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

74 / 100

129 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureHorrorAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphsUnlikely connections

Keywords

CraftingSurvival horrorBase building

Where to play

Steam

Details

Developer: Endnight Games Ltd
Publisher: Newnight
Released: 22 February 2024
Series: The Forest
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 20h rushed, 35h normally, 100h complete
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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