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Steam app 4168290 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:08 UTC

Forest Hustle

You are dropped into a forest with one goal - making money and paying off your 100k debt. Collect resources, make deals, upgrade, build and hire workers to do the job for you. 🐕

Forest Hustle Steam header artwork
Mike ForestMike Forest, MadOctopus
11playing now
1524-hour peak
310all-time peak
9average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−12.1Gain−56.49%% gain22Peak

285 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

0612182413 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202616 peakFriday 14 August 202615 peakSaturday 15 August 202622 peakSunday 16 August 202620 peakMonday 17 August 202613 peakTuesday 18 August 202616 peakWednesday 19 August 202614 peakThursday 20 August 202613 peakFriday 21 August 202616 peakSaturday 22 August 202618 peakSunday 23 August 202619 peakMonday 24 August 202615 peakTuesday 25 August 202613 peakWednesday 26 August 202613 peakThursday 27 August 202614 peakFriday 28 August 202611 peakSaturday 29 August 202614 peakSunday 30 August 202616 peakMonday 31 August 202615 peakTuesday 01 September 202614 peakWednesday 02 September 202614 peakThursday 03 September 202611 peakFriday 04 September 202614 peakSaturday 05 September 202615 peakSunday 06 September 202616 peakMonday 07 September 202610 peakTuesday 08 September 202611 peakWednesday 09 September 202612 peakThursday 10 September 202610 peakFriday 11 September 202614 peakSaturday 12 September 202615 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

9 months, January 2026 to September 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.

084167251335Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026January 2026310 monthly peakFebruary 2026231 monthly peakMarch 2026113 monthly peakApril 2026111 monthly peakMay 202650 monthly peakJune 202643 monthly peakJuly 202659 monthly peakAugust 202674 monthly peakSeptember 202616 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

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.

020406080July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202659 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202674 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202616 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

30 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

01632486401 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul22 Jul27 JulWednesday 01 July 202622 peakThursday 02 July 202625 peakFriday 03 July 202634 peakSaturday 04 July 202630 peakSunday 05 July 202635 peakMonday 06 July 202626 peakTuesday 07 July 202623 peakWednesday 08 July 202659 peakThursday 09 July 202651 peakFriday 10 July 202634 peakSaturday 11 July 202626 peakSunday 12 July 202631 peakMonday 13 July 202615 peakTuesday 14 July 202619 peakWednesday 15 July 202618 peakThursday 16 July 202619 peakFriday 17 July 202616 peakSaturday 18 July 202620 peakSunday 19 July 202617 peakTuesday 21 July 202614 peakWednesday 22 July 202616 peakThursday 23 July 202612 peakFriday 24 July 202615 peakSaturday 25 July 202621 peakSunday 26 July 202641 peakMonday 27 July 202627 peakTuesday 28 July 202637 peakWednesday 29 July 202649 peakThursday 30 July 202637 peakFriday 31 July 202641 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 164 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

02040608001 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202652 peakSunday 02 August 202674 peakMonday 03 August 202654 peakTuesday 04 August 202646 peakWednesday 05 August 202648 peakThursday 06 August 202644 peakFriday 07 August 202644 peakSaturday 08 August 202647 peakSunday 09 August 202636 peakMonday 10 August 202626 peakTuesday 11 August 202630 peakWednesday 12 August 202617 peakThursday 13 August 202616 peakFriday 14 August 202615 peakSaturday 15 August 202622 peakSunday 16 August 202620 peakMonday 17 August 202613 peakTuesday 18 August 202616 peakWednesday 19 August 202614 peakThursday 20 August 202613 peakFriday 21 August 202616 peakSaturday 22 August 202618 peakSunday 23 August 202619 peakMonday 24 August 202615 peakTuesday 25 August 202613 peakWednesday 26 August 202613 peakThursday 27 August 202614 peakFriday 28 August 202611 peakSaturday 29 August 202614 peakSunday 30 August 202616 peakMonday 31 August 202615 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 121 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

049131701 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202614 peakWednesday 02 September 202614 peakThursday 03 September 202611 peakFriday 04 September 202614 peakSaturday 05 September 202615 peakSunday 06 September 202616 peakMonday 07 September 202610 peakTuesday 08 September 202611 peakWednesday 09 September 202612 peakThursday 10 September 202610 peakFriday 11 September 202614 peakSaturday 12 September 202615 peak

October 2026

Forest Hustle was released on 9 Jan, 2026.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:08 UTC
App ID
4168290
Last updated
17 Jan 2026 build 21538641
Developer
Mike Forest
Publisher
Mike Forest, MadOctopus
Release date
9 Jan, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Download size
304 MB
Install size
643 MB
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
22

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Custom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

Popular tags

IncrementalExplorationIdlerSandboxCasualProcedural GenerationBase BuildingStrategyFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorMinimalistMining3DAdventureCartoonyColorfulCapitalismIndieEconomyLoot
About this gameFull description from Steam
Hi gamers! Welcome to Forest Hustle where your goal is to get rich! It is an incremental 3D game where you scale up from chopping wood and mining stone to building bases and hiring workers to do your job. 🐕🐕🐕 Work on your strategy to strip mine the whole forest and making enough money to pay off your 100k debt! 💵 Features: Hire dogs. 🐕 Gather resources: chop wood and mine stone. Make money: unlock traders and take or refuse deals to earn the most cash. Upgrade: tools and buildings. Build: bases and hire workers. Lo-Fi tracks for extra chill.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i3-10100F Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 700 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i5-12400F Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660s, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 590, 8 GB DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 700 MB available space
Supported languages1 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
Forest Hustle screenshot 1Forest Hustle screenshot 2Forest Hustle screenshot 3Forest Hustle screenshot 4Forest Hustle screenshot 5Forest Hustle screenshot 6Forest Hustle screenshot 7Forest Hustle screenshot 8Forest Hustle screenshot 9Forest Hustle screenshot 10Forest Hustle screenshot 11

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

22 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Humble StartAchievement
WoodcutterAchievement
LumberjackAchievement
LoggerAchievement
Forest BossAchievement
DeforestationAchievement
Stone EnthusiastAchievement
Stone BossAchievement
Stone DestroyerAchievement
One GrandAchievement

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3 developer announcements, Jan 2026 to Jan 2026 · times in UTC

January

  1. Worker upgrades, new upgrade currency, dog petting and end game upgrades

    Hi gamers!I have been working hard on everyones feedback and I hope you like the new update! Thank you everyone for playing Forest Hustle and taking the time to leave feedback!Worker upgrades & new currency:Hiring halls now give you…

    Mike
  2. Community feedback, QoL and bug fixes

    Hi gamers,thank you for posting feedback in the community hub, I have been working hard today to fix all the issues and I think it should cover a lot of issues. If there is more stuff let me know in the hub!Stamina fix:Stamina now…

    Patch notes
  3. Enjoy the launch and don't forget to upgrade your sprint speed!

    Hey gamers,enjoy the launch and don't forget to upgrade your character sprint as it starts without sprint. Happy wood chopping!

    Mike

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