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One of the best survival games ever is less than $5Dec 8, 2023 - PCGamesNTypically, we associate videogames with fun, freedom, and escapism. But sometimes you want an experience that's entirely different, the brutal realities of life writ large and made grotesque. The best survival games make you feel alive because you're constantly skirting so close to death. Horde supplies. Build ramshackle shelters and weapons. Make tough decisions. Somewhere between horror, puzzle games, and RPGs lies the ideal survive-'em-up - if you were waiting for The Day Before, but you've found yourself underwhelmed by its eventual early access release, one of the greatest multiplayer survival games ever is now yours for less than the price of lunch. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: All The Forest cheats and console commands The best The Forest mods Sons of the Forest devs stunned by ultra-quick Forest speedrun The Forest peaks at 78k playersOct 22, 2023 - SteamDB The Forest has peaked at 78,097 concurrent players on 22 October 2023 which is 5 years after release. View charts and more statistics on our website.Sons of the Forest devs stunned by ultra-quick Forest speedrunFeb 20, 2023 - PCGamesNI always feel a little bad when I see developers watching speedruns. They spend years on these games, perfecting the environments, the pacing, the balance, and here we are sprinting through, trying to break everything, and beat all their work as quickly as possible. Developers from Endnight, however, creator of the upcoming horror game and Steam wishlist darling Sons of the Forest, are verifiably "stoked" by an ultra-rapid speedrun of the original Forest, which clears the survival sim in just over 20 minutes. As we get closer to the Sons of the Forest release date, Endnight reflects on some of the ideas and tech underlying the breakout Steam hit. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Sons of the Forest release date, gameplay, and trailers Sons of the Forest cheats and console commands Is Sons of the Forest multiplayer? The best The Forest modsNov 30, 2022 - PCGamesNWhat are the best The Forest mods? The best mods will come in very handy if you're a veteran player from the initial launch in 2014 and need to change up the traditional gameplay, or if you're struggling to survive in this dense woodland environment. There's still a dedicated community for this survival game, so the best mods are continuously supported and updated. Sifting through all the content on offer takes a while though, which is why we're here with the best The Forest mods on PC. Keeping those pesky cannibals away is imperative to getting anywhere in The Forest, so we can help you do that with things like God Mode, a bigger backpack, a map to show you where they all are, and more. Before we get into the list of the best The Forest mods, make sure you read the description for each of them on their download page. If there are any special requirements or install instructions, they'll be noted there. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Forest cheats and console commands Sons of the Forest devs stunned by ultra-quick Forest speedrun The Forest gets a resurgence on Steam as Sons of the Forest lands a release date All The Forest cheats and console commandsNov 30, 2022 - PCGamesNWhat are The Forest cheats and console commands? They are the best and simplest way to make your life of survival from the creepy cannibals a little easier, so here's a list of each one. Compared to the best The Forest mods, which have some wild and wacky possibilities like altering the tides and respawning trees, these console commands are more straightforward. While you need to take some steps to enable The Forest cheats and console commands, which we've outlined at the bottom of this guide, once you know how to do it everything is quite simple. You can skip the initial The Forest plane crash sequence, teleport to any coordinates of your choosing, kill animals at the push of a button, and even enable god mode. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The best The Forest mods Sons of the Forest devs stunned by ultra-quick Forest speedrun The Forest gets a resurgence on Steam as Sons of the Forest lands a release date Steam Global Top Sellers for the Week ending 7 August 2022Aug 7, 2022 - SteamDB * Steam Deck; * Stray; * Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered; * Rust; * Raft; * The Forest; * ELDEN RING; * Valve Index VR Kit; * Project Zomboid; * Grand Theft Auto V; View more information and data on SteamDBSteam Global Top Sellers for the Week ending 22 May 2022May 22, 2022 - SteamDB * V Rising; * Steam Deck; * Arma Reforger; * ELDEN RING; * V Rising - Founder's Pack: Eldest Bloodline; * Valve Index VR Kit; * The Forest; * FIFA 22; * Titanfall® 2; * Old World; View more information and data on SteamDBSteam Global Top Sellers for the Week ending 15 May 2022May 15, 2022 - SteamDB * Steam Deck; * Stellaris: Overlord; * ELDEN RING; * The Forest; * We Were Here Forever; * Songs of Conquest; * Valve Index VR Kit; * MONSTER HUNTER RISE; * Red Dead Redemption 2; * Red Dead Redemption 2; View more information and data on SteamDBThe Forest sequel delayed until OctoberMar 28, 2022 - PC Gamernnounced back in 2019, Sons of the Forest is a sequel to the terrifying open world survival game The Forest, which is still my pick for the grossest and most discomforting tree punching sim out there. Studio Endnight Games still hasn't released many details on the sequel, though based on early gameplay footage it's looking like a more narrative-driven affair than its predecessor, which itself was a more narrative-driven affair than most survival games... Read more.The Forest gets a resurgence on Steam as Sons of the Forest lands a release dateDec 2, 2021 - PCGamesNExcitement might be building for the follow-up to the survival-horror game The Forest, but that doesn't mean people have forgotten about the original just yet. As per SteamDB, The Forest was hitting highs of around 7,000 concurrent players on Steam at the start of October before leaping to a peak of 40,000 concurrent players by the end of the month. Since then, the first-person survival-horror simulator has steadily reached the heights of 30,000 players at peak depending on the day. The Forest has benefited from attention from streamers for a while, with the survival game hitting a peak of 64,879 players eight months ago. Last month, though, Félix 'xQc' Lengyel was playing the game, too, which has certainly helped. Attention is also starting to shift to Sons of the Forest, which is its follow-up game. We hadn't seen anything from the game for a while, though developer Endnight Games has now released a spooky new teaser. Alongside some eerie footage, we have learnt that the Sons of the Forest release date is now May 20, 2022, which is a delay from the previous 2021 window. Thankfully, it looks like players are happy to stick with The Forest for now. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The Forest console commands and cheats The best The Forest mods The Forest sales top 5 million Steam Global Top Sellers for the Week ending 25 April 2021Apr 24, 2021 - SteamDB * NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...; * It Takes Two; * Valve Index VR Kit; * Battlefield V; * Titanfall® 2; * Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Broken Fang; * The Forest; * Valheim; * NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...; * OUTRIDERS; View more information and data on SteamDBSteam Global Top Sellers for the Week ending 18 April 2021Apr 17, 2021 - SteamDB * It Takes Two; * Stellaris: Nemesis; * Valve Index VR Kit; * Sea of Thieves; * OUTRIDERS; * Valheim; * Monster Hunter World: Iceborne; * The Forest; * Forza Horizon 4; * Satisfactory; View more information and data on SteamDBThe Forest sequel coming in 2021, looking wonderfully horribleDec 24, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Most survival games have an element of horror, giving us an inhuman hunger that’ll kill us if we don’t eat a three-course meal every five minutes. I like jokes. The Forest goes hard on horror, having cannibals and mutants stalk us, and the story-driven survival game’s sequel is looking just as wonderfully horrible. The developers, Endnight Games have announced they plan to release Sons Of The Forest in 2021, and shared a new trailer showing what’s waiting for us in the trees. I do not like it, which I like. (more…) The Forest sequel coming in 2021, looking wonderfully horribleDec 24, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Most survival games have an element of horror, giving us an inhuman hunger that’ll kill us if we don’t eat a three-course meal every five minutes. I like jokes. The Forest goes hard on horror, having cannibals and mutants stalk us, and the story-driven survival game’s sequel is looking just as wonderfully horrible. The developers, Endnight Games have announced they plan to release Sons Of The Forest in 2021, and shared a new trailer showing what’s waiting for us in the trees. I do not like it, which I like. (more…) Sons of the Forest is a demon-hunting sequel to the 'terrifying' survival game The ForestDec 12, 2019 - PC GamerThe Forest is an open-world survival game released in 2018, after a whopping four years of Early Access. The wait was apparently worthwhile, because these days it's got an awful lot of positive reviews on Steam. And now it's getting a sequel too. It's hard to tell much from a single trailer, but where the first game was primarily "try not to die in the world's worst forest," I get the feeling that Sons of the Forest will be more narrative-focused, as it seems that you'll be actively hunting down the monsters amidst the trees. There's no word of a release date yet, but given our experience with the first game—we found the VR version clumsy in spots, but still atmospheric and terrifying—we'll definitely be keeping our eye on this one. Weekend Deal - The Forest, 45% OffSep 12, 2019 - AnnouncementSave 45% on The Forest as part of this week's Weekend Deal*! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time V1.12 - VRSep 10, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHey 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: https://www.facebook.com/SKSgames/posts/2941667589180665 As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub v1.11Jan 23, 2019 - Community AnnouncementsHey 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 allow players to more easily kill each other. v1.11 Fixed a performance issue when transitioning from day to night when using high or very high shadow option (Balance) Tweaked amount of damage one of the late game creatures can do to structures (Balance) Lowered amount of protection from creepy armor Fixed snow stumps popping in too soon Fixed missing pickup icon on rabbit in a cage Fixed hang glider unusable after completing alternate ending Fixed hang glider disappearing after saving and loading while holding the glider Fixed chance plants grown in gardens could be removed randomly (Multiplayer) Fixed a performance issue with rock paths in big saves (Multiplayer) Added option for increased player to player damage in multiplayer games (Multiplayer) Players can now set each other on fire with fire weapons Edit: v.1.11b Added a fix for some players experiencing freezing on loading new or saved games after downloading latest patch Fixed small menu translation issue Fixed issue where player could take extra bomb damage in single player if mp increased damage was enabled If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub The Forest VR is terrifying, atmospheric and clumsy all at onceDec 19, 2018 - PC GamerThe Forest VR somehow manages to be both a clumsy VR port and a brilliant example of how virtual reality can improve a game. It does some things much better than the non-VR version: I want its clever watch-based HUD in every VR game, and playing with a headset is far scarier and more atmospheric. But it also feels like Endnight Games couldn’t break free of the constraints of the base game, and lots of its VR elements end up feeling like afterthoughts. The parts that do work—and even the ones that don't—exemplify just how much changes when you make a game for virtual reality. VR wasn't an afterthought for The Forest, but the VR version that exists now was retrofit to the base game. Creative director Ben Falcone tells me that the team started testing The Forest VR way back in 2013, before the open-world survival game even entered Early Access. But it was a struggle—everyone on the team would get motion sickness from playing, which made both developing and testing for VR systems difficult and time-consuming. Initially, they intended to put the game’s regular animations into VR, using headsets to make players feel more present in the world, but when they tried out touch controls for chopping a tree the right choice was obvious. "We knew we needed to convert all the weapons to this system," he says. And chopping a tree, along with other basic interactions, certainly feels more fun in VR. As you chop, the tree splinters based on the angle of your swing, and I like being able to crouch down to where I’ve started chopping, circle round the tree to find where the wood remains attached and take out the last chunk. I love the way your stats are displayed, too. Everything useful is tracked in your watch, including hunger, thirst and energy. Your hunger is shown by a big meter shaped like a stomach that gradually empties, and it’s all big and bright and easy to read at a glance. It’s a small thing, but it’s an example of how The Forest VR always keeps you grounded in its world. The base game already did that by putting its menus in-game: your inventory is just all your items laid on a mat in front of you, and the crafting menu is a book you pull out of your backpack. But being surrounded by the world on all sides in VR makes it more believable. "You’re instantly in the game and playing in VR from the first moment you turn it on, there are no tutorials, no forced missions," says Falcone. "In our minds this makes it the perfect type of game for VR." The lighting looks excellent in VR, especially at night. Forests feel dense and unknowable, and the way the shadows flicker in the firelight is creepy. VR games are, in general, more scary than non-VR games because it feels like there’s no escape, and that holds true for The Forest: it’s terrifying with a headset. I’ve mainly been playing in peaceful mode, which removes enemies, be...Hotfix-v1.10dDec 11, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsHey 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 players leave area Additional possible fix for radeon series 5 and 6 cards If you are running a dedicated server, you will need to restart your server with the latest version to be compatible with this patch release. As always, please continue to post your bug reports and feedback in the Discussions area of the Community Hub
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