The Forest

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Summary

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.

Storyline

The game begins with the player Eric Leblanc riding in an airplane with his son Timmy Leblanc when the plane mysteriously crashes on a remote island. The player and his son manage to survive the crash, but the player watches helplessly as his son is kidnapped by a man in red war paint. In addition to trying to survive in the wild and fending off hostile wildlife and feral, cannibalistic mutants, the player searches the peninsula for his son. The forest surface leaves clues to help the player puzzle out the story, but the majority of the plot takes place in the caves that riddle the underside of the peninsula.

Eventually, the player discovers an abandoned underground lab complex that was studying an artifact capable of bringing the dead back to life, but requires the sacrifice of a child. The player discovers that the kidnapper intended to sacrifice the player's son in order to revive his daughter. However, the player discovers that the daughter had mutated into an aggressive, cannibalistic monster, similar to the other mutants that roam the peninsula. The player confronts the child, who seizes and mutates further before attacking him, leading to the daughter's death. The player then attempts to use the daughter's body to revive his son, but the process is a failure, since a live sacrifice is needed. The player explores the lab further and discovers a second artifact that functions as a type of EMP device capable of bringing down nearby planes, implying that it is the cause of his own plane crash. The player then uses the artifact to cause another plane to crash, intending to find a sacrifice to revive his son.

One year later, the player and his son have apparently been rescued, and they are invited onto a talk show to promote a book that the player wrote, chronicling his experiences. However, during the show, the player's son collapses and begins to have a seizure, implying he is undergoing the same mutation that the daughter had.


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The Forest Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Flaks [user]
April 12, 2022

Relatively, I haven't played it much. But I enjoyed the game. It was scary to experience every night. But the games have problems andRelatively, I haven't played it much. But I enjoyed the game. It was scary to experience every night. But the games have problems and disadvantages. One of which is a small variety. The first days everything happens very quickly, but later everything abruptly becomes a routine and the game becomes very boring.

80
Review by GreenPufferFish [user]
January 12, 2021

Fun survival game best to do online since its a little unclear how to complete the game and being honest the ending is sort of like an easterFun survival game best to do online since its a little unclear how to complete the game and being honest the ending is sort of like an easter egg its a fun game to play online to go explore and build massive fortresses.

80
Review by Sky-Line___ [user]
July 30, 2020

Out of coop games during the lockdown, my friends and I decided to give The Forest a try. It turned out te be very worth it. The game has aOut of coop games during the lockdown, my friends and I decided to give The Forest a try. It turned out te be very worth it. The game has a great sense of detail, especially when it comes to sounds and the caves, of course, which are the most interesting part of the game. Graphically, despite not being the most beautiful game I’ve seen on PS4, it looks very good, especially in the caves with all the water and light reflections.What The Forest does that other games don’t is to make the player feel that he is really surviving. The need to build a camp is felt as from the first minutes of playing. And since nothing is Fedexed in this game (which is perfect because you don’t rely on anything but yourself exploring), we decided that the first thing we’d do was to build a camp with walls. It took a while because we made something that is large size, but that was not a problem since the need of everyone contributing was strongly felt.Another point on which the game excels is surprising the player. My first encounters with some enemies in the game was a shock and I was mind blown. Especially throughout the beginning of the game where the player is still getting acquainted with it, the sense of surprise is extremely present (reason why I love myself for not having done the mistakes to watch long videos of the game). After that, it is true that it might start feeling more repetitive.In what regards gameplay, I like the fact that most of the objects of the inventory have a unique purpose. Moreover, things are very intuitive to build, and the player gets used to crafting stuff very fast without any tutorial. Moreover, this might sound as something that should be a standard, but the coop works very well on the game. Everything is doable with 4 players and the sense of « living » together on that island is strongly present.Before I finish, I would also like to note some negative points of the game.- Lots of freezes.- Enemies spawning inside the walls you built for your camp.- Too many mobs spawning just next to our camp. It takes the vacant feel of the island away and really gets irritating after a while. We progressively started to consider them more as zombies than anything else.- Construction system has its limits when you build custom houses.- Map almost empty if it was not for the caves.- Hunger/thirst happen too often- Many questions are left on the context of the game, even after finishing it.All that said, the game remains extremely worth it and was a unique gaming experience. Intriguing, surprising and smart. I am excited for the second opus in development.

100
Review by Kelsonk [user]
July 7, 2020

Before, I didn't find the game attractive. But I was mistaken. You stay several hours even after the game is over. I recommend it to anyoneBefore, I didn't find the game attractive. But I was mistaken. You stay several hours even after the game is over. I recommend it to anyone who likes an open world and survival.

90
Review by winzentween [user]
March 31, 2019

Amazing !Seriously half the people including myself initially don't understand this game. Anyone who claims there isn't enough craftingAmazing !Seriously half the people including myself initially don't understand this game. Anyone who claims there isn't enough crafting is wrong , as after 55 days in im still finding cool stuff from a secret evil church to a full on glider. It's not minecraft but once you finish it you'll get that mode which is cool. Or the horde mode that's crazy. Because its not Ark it actually works and works well which means it's a scary horror story which has two endgames based on choices.The optimisation isn't great and there's a few glitches but nothing bad considering how much is going on.The music is none existent outside of musical tapes but the sound is terrifying ..truly scary.The gameplay is high mearning curve and finickity at times bur plenty of options.Lastability is months or years as every time you play its different with random starts and locations and new updates. No microtransactions at all.The combat isnt destiny but its brutal and fast with awesome weapons.Overall the attention to detail is spectacular with many stories told through the environment as much as the lore through collectibles.The multiplayer is a little buggy but amazing fun and an entirely different experience.So i'd say buy it as it's cheap and play it and dont give up.Use your second device as a game support tool as there are interactive map apps. And the wiki is cool though don't spoil many of the brilliant secrets and surprises.I've played games for 20 plus years on all formats and across every genre and i was amazed to find it is one of the best game experiences i've every played and beyond value for money. Give it a chance and you won't be disappointed.

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Game Information
Release Date April 30, 2018
Publisher Endnight Games Ltd
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Player Perspectives First person, Virtual Reality
Genres Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Themes Action, Horror, Survival, Open world
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, SteamVR