Steam app 242760 · updated 11 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC
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.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
150 months, May 2014 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
14 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 343 hourly samples from 16 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
16 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 375 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
The Forest contains intense violence, blood and gore, as well as horror themes and occasional nudity.
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45 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Oct 2017 to Oct 2025 · times in UTC
Hey Everyone,Due to a Unity engine security issue outlined here: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01/remediation we’ve updated the UnityPlayer.dll file for the following titles: The Forest VR Sons of the Forest Sons of the Forest…
Patch notesHey everyone, This patch updates The Forest VR to include support for the new index controllers as well as fixing and improving a ton of VR specific issues. For the full list of fixes and changes, check…
Patch notesHey Everyone, This patch fixes some small issues that have come up since the last patch release. We also added a new option for increased player versus player damage in multiplayer games. This option is off by default, but if turned on will…
DishminkHey everyone, Here’s a small fix for the update released yesterday, fixing an issue where the end boss could become invisible, and adding another fix for radeon series cards. Added some additional fixes: Fixed end boss vanishing if all…
DishminkHey Everyone, This Update adds new buildables, some new caves to find those buildables in, a new weapon type, two new late game creatures, and a ton more. If you’ve completed the alternate ending you’ll also find some new decorative…
DishminkHey Everyone, Our new update for The Forest will release December 10, on both PC and PS4. We’ve put together a trailer showcasing some of the new features. Check it out below. https://youtu.be/j-MSFEqWPOw The team at Endnight
DishminkHey Everyone, Our next PC patch will release early December. This patch will feature a new late game creature, some new buildables, a new weapon type, new clothing, and lots more. We’ve also been working on our multiplayer Anti-Cheat and…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch focuses on performance and bug fixing. We’ve also been working on a much larger content focused update and should have news we can reveal about that soon. Save game loading has been drastically improved this patch.…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch adds multiplayer support to the VR version of The Forest and also adds some fixes and improvements to the regular 2d version of the game. For the 2d game we fixed a bug where food and waterskin could vanish from…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch fixes an issue where some PC’s could hang for a long time on starting a new game. We also fixed an issue where some dedicated servers wouldn’t be visible to all players, as well as a bug with hard survival in…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch implements some of the suggestions and ideas we’ve received since releasing the VR beta version last week. We also fixed an issue where the resolution was being applied incorrectly in VR making the game look like it…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here is a patch for some of the issues that have come up in today’s VR beta release. We also saw people asking for smooth rotation and so added that option in, and changed how to drop logs/bodies. Fixed VR gameplay option…
DishminkThe Forest VR Beta Hey everyone, This release adds a first pass of VR Support to The Forest. This release supports both Vive and Oculus Rift. Some of the highlights of the VR version include: Full bow aiming. Throwing flares by breaking the…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch fixes an issue with crashing that could occur when building tree based structures. Based on discussions with some hosting companies, we’ve also made some improvements to the dedicated server. V1.07 changelog Fixed…
DishminkHey Everyone, Today’s patch fixes some more issues that have come up since release. We also added an option in the gameplay tab for hosts of multiplayer games. This option gives hosts the ability to allow or block developer cheats on their…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here’s an update, addressing some of the bugs that have come up recently and also adding in new brightness and contrast sliders. Increased draw distance of target and some other small structures Added new brightness/contrast…
DishminkHey Everyone, Today The Forest moves from early access into a full release. It’s been a crazy ride, made possible only by the players who have supported us for the last four years. To the team here it feels like a game we all made together…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here’s a fix for some issues that came up last night. Put back in launcher to make switching resolutions easier and switching which monitor launches Fixed tree houses turning invisible when repaired Added back in a loading…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here’s another pre-release patch fixing some issues that have come up since this mornings patch release along with some key binding and other fixes and improvements If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here’s another pre-release update fixing some issues that came up in yesterday's patch. Fixed some issues with repairing some structures Fixed some translation issues Fixed some medium presets that were incorrect and were…
DishminkHey Everyone, This is our first pre-release patch, expect a few more in lead up to release as we try and fix up the last remaining issues. This patch contains a ton of fixes, changes, optimizations, new items, new story elements, some new…
DishminkHey Everyone, Today we are officially announcing April 30 as the release date of the PC version of ‘The Forest’ It’s been a long journey and we’re really excited to show everyone what we have in store. The team at Endnight
DishminkHey Everyone, Today we are officially announcing April 30 as the release date of the PC version of ‘The Forest’ It’s been a long journey and we’re really excited to show everyone what we have in store. The team at Endnight
DishminkHey Everyone, We wanted to share our plans for moving The Forest out of early access and into a full v1.0 release. We’re aiming for a release date towards the end of April. We’ll have an exact date when we are a bit closer. On release of…
DishminkHey Everyone, We wanted to share our plans for moving The Forest out of early access and into a full v1.0 release. We’re aiming for a release date towards the end of April. We’ll have an exact date when we are a bit closer. On release of…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here’s a hotfix to address to some issues that came up in last nights v0.72 release. For the full list of yesterday’s v0.72 patch notes, please visit…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here’s a hotfix to address to some issues that came up in last nights v0.72 release. For the full list of yesterday’s v0.72 patch notes, please visit…
DishminkHey Everyone, For this patch we focused on bug fixing and polish, as well as adding in a couple long requested tweaks (the log sled can now carry a full 12 logs!) In addition to over 100 bug fixes, we added an audio slider in options to…
DishminkHey Everyone, For this patch we focused on bug fixing and polish, as well as adding in a couple long requested tweaks (the log sled can now carry a full 12 logs!) In addition to over 100 bug fixes, we added an audio slider in options to…
DishminkHey everyone, Here are some fixes and improvements to last weeks v0.71 release. Including some balance of the new calorie system. Fixed dying with toggle crouch on causing issues in hanging cutscene Fixed old saves resetting the strength…
DishminkHey everyone, Here are some fixes and improvements to last weeks v0.71 release. Including some balance of the new calorie system. Fixed dying with toggle crouch on causing issues in hanging cutscene Fixed old saves resetting the strength…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch adds a new electrical tape pickup item. With electrical tape you can now craft the new slingshot weapon type, which uses the small rocks in world as ammo. Electrical tape can also be used to tape certain items…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch adds a new electrical tape pickup item. With electrical tape you can now craft the new slingshot weapon type, which uses the small rocks in world as ammo. Electrical tape can also be used to tape certain items…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here is another hotfix for last weeks v.070 release fixing an issue with exiting caves in save games. For the full list of v0.70 patch notes, please visit…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here is another hotfix for last weeks v.070 release fixing an issue with exiting caves in save games. For the full list of v0.70 patch notes, please visit…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here is a small hotfix for some issues that came up in Friday’s v0.70 patch release. For the full list of v0.70 patch notes, please visit: http://steamcommunity.com/games/242760/announcements/detail/2668808741600299074 Fixed…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here is a small hotfix for some issues that came up in Friday’s v0.70 patch release. For the full list of v0.70 patch notes, please visit: http://steamcommunity.com/games/242760/announcements/detail/2668808741600299074 Fixed…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch adds new recipes to the stew system. Now the combination of items added to the stews has a greater effect on the bonuses they give, for example, meat cooked with herbs but without water will give more fullness…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch adds new recipes to the stew system. Now the combination of items added to the stews has a greater effect on the bonuses they give, for example, meat cooked with herbs but without water will give more fullness…
DishminkHey Everyone, The v0.70 patch will release tomorrow instead of tonight, as we found a few issues right before release. The team at endnight
DishminkHey Everyone, The v0.70 patch will release tomorrow instead of tonight, as we found a few issues right before release. The team at endnight
DishminkHey Everyone, For the full list of yesterday’s v0.69 patch notes, please visit: http://steamcommunity.com/games/242760/announcements/detail/2972799169576674124 Additionally here is a fix for some issues that came up since last night's…
DishminkHey Everyone, For the full list of yesterday’s v0.69 patch notes, please visit: http://steamcommunity.com/games/242760/announcements/detail/2972799169576674124 Additionally here is a fix for some issues that came up since last night's…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch adds a new modern bow. It’s hidden pretty deep in one of the cave systems. This bow will shoot longer and further than the crafted bow, and with more damage. To keep the crafted bow useful we’ve made it fire faster…
DishminkHey Everyone, This patch adds a new modern bow. It’s hidden pretty deep in one of the cave systems. This bow will shoot longer and further than the crafted bow, and with more damage. To keep the crafted bow useful we’ve made it fire faster…
DishminkHey Everyone, The v0.69 update will release tomorrow instead of tonight due to a last minute issue with a new weapon we’ve added. The team at endnight
DishminkHey Everyone, The v0.69 update will release tomorrow instead of tonight due to a last minute issue with a new weapon we’ve added. The team at endnight
DishminkHey Everyone, Here is a hotfix to a couple new issues that were reported yesterday. Fixed issues with dropping items when maximum were already held Fixed some issues with items not appearing correctly on weapon racks or holders or in the…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here is a hotfix to a couple new issues that were reported yesterday. Fixed issues with dropping items when maximum were already held Fixed some issues with items not appearing correctly on weapon racks or holders or in the…
DishminkHey Everyone, Here is a hotfix to a few additional issues that came up in last weeks v0.68 release Fixed weapon drifting away over time as it gets stashed and equipped back multiple times Fixed reset trap filling icon still not showing up…
DishminkWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | TheForest.exe | windows | ||
| The Forest 32-bit | TheForest32.exe | 32 | ||
| The Forest 32- bit | TheForest32.exe | any | branch beta_testing | |
| The Forest VR | TheForestVR.exe | any |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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