Sons of the Forest review

Sons of the Forest is the larger, harder sequel to The Forest. You are sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island and end up surviving among mutated creatures, some almost human. Endnight stresses freedom: there are no NPCs giving you missions, so you choose where to go and how to survive. The building system is more physical than the original, letting you break sticks for fires and cut windows and floors with an axe, and changing seasons force you to store meat for winter when food runs short. Co-op lets friends share items and build defenses together. It costs $29.99 with no DLC on Steam, and 88% of 119,561 English Steam reviews are positive. The bar to entry is higher than the original: 12 GB of RAM, a GeForce GTX 1060, 20 GB of storage, an SSD preferred and Windows 10 64-bit.

Who it is for

Horror fans with a strong PC who want the newer Endnight game

Price

$29.99 one-time purchase on Steam (US store).

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Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Open island with no NPC missions telling you what to do
• Changing seasons, with salmon in spring and summer and scarce food in winter
• Cut windows and floors into buildings with an axe
• Mutated enemies fought with pistols, axes and stun batons
• Online co-op with shared items and joint defenses

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 88% of 119,561 English Steam reviews are positive
• Strength: Seasons add a food storage challenge the original lacks
• Strength: No DLC listed on Steam
• Weakness: Minimum spec is 12 GB of RAM, a GTX 1060 and 20 GB of storage
• Weakness: Windows only on Steam
• Weakness: Lower review score than The Forest

Key facts

• Developer: Endnight Games
• Released on Steam: February 22, 2024
• Minimum RAM: 12 GB
• Storage: 20 GB
• English Steam reviews: 88% positive of 119,561

Where it ranks

Sons of the Forest is No. 8 in our Best Survival Games verdict.