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Game pageThe Forest — build a refuge, then face the woods
A player describes building and defending a base with friends while the search for Timmy waits. Making a home can become its own goal.
One player enjoys building and exploring without yet pursuing the ending. Consider it when settling in matters as much as finishing.
What makes it fun
Your base becomes the goal
Even while searching for your son, adding logs to a structure piece by piece can draw you into expanding your base. Deciding how to defend what you have built gives that work a goal of its own.
The stare before the attack
An enemy watches from the trees. You cannot tell whether they will come closer or leave, so even chopping wood becomes a choice between carrying on and getting ready to fight.
Go deeper or head back
Finding supplies and clues in a cave leaves you weighing the dark path ahead against taking what you found home. Fear and curiosity pull you in opposite directions.
Game details
As of Oct 29, 2026- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Release date
- May 1, 2018
- Developer
- Endnight Games Ltd
- Languages
- Japanese, English (Full audio), Simplified Chinese, Korean ／ 16 languages total
A typical run
Gather food and wood.
One reviewer enjoys adding materials to a structure piece by piece: a shelter feels earned rather than handed over.
A reviewer describes deciding whether to push farther into a cave or return with what they have found.
Scattered clues made one player want to understand the setting, not merely collect supplies.
Core systems
Traps
Traps protect your perimeter.
Plan your refuge.
What sets it apart
One reviewer contrasts solitary horror with the confidence of playing in a group.
Learning curve and difficulty
An experienced player enjoyed learning when to fight enemies and when to avoid them.
Builds and playstyles
Divide the camp chores
One pair split outside excursions and tending food at home. This is a player example, not a required role system.
What players like
Shared panic and mishaps turn co-op expeditions into funny memories.
Being watched before an attack makes encounters unsettling, reviewers say.
Reviewers enjoy entering frightening caves to discover what lies below.
Common complaints
Players describe large building projects as time-consuming.
Who it’s for
For friends who want cave exploration and frightening encounters as shared memories.
Who might not enjoy it
A reviewer found dark, branching caves exhausting. Consider that warning if getting lost quickly spoils exploration for you.
FAQ
- May I stream it?
- Official streaming conditions are unverified. Unknown is not permission; check the rights holder’s terms.
These impressions are based on 100 Steam reviews sorted by “Most Helpful.” They do not represent the views of all buyers.
Image: The Forest on Steam