The Forest News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Endnight Games have announced that Sons of the Forest, the sequel to 2014’s much beloved survival horror game, The Forest, will officially launch on February 22, 2024. 

The developer of hit open-world survival game Sons of the Forest has announced the game will be leaving early access early next year and getting additional content. 

Sons of the Forest is leaving early access. It will be getting its beefier version 1.0 release next year, on 22nd February.

Endnight Games has announced that Sons of the Forest, its sequel to the 2018 survival horror sandbox hit, will exit early access on February 22nd, 2024. In a new tweet, the developer revealed that Shawn Ashmore (who played Jack Joyce in Quantum Break) will voice Timmy LeBlanc, with his role in the game and overarching story expanding.

Sons of the Forest will officially leave Early Access and launch its v1.0 on February 22, 2024. Furthermore, X-Men and Quantum Break's Shawn Ashmore will be joining the cast to voice Timmy as the team works to "expand his role in the game and story."

Publisher Bedtime Digital Games and developer Mads & Friends will release narrative puzzle game The Forest Quartet for Switch on November 17, the companies announced.

The Forest is available on multiple platforms, but does it have cross-play or cross-progression? This would allow people to survive together in The Forest if the developers made this option viable.

Playing games with friends in co-op can not only make the experience a lot more fun, but it’ll allow you to help each other out when things get a little bit tense. Having people to assist you in a game like The Forest would be a huge help. But can it be done?

One of the resources that you’ll need to help you survive as you’re exploring in The Forest is water. While there are plenty of places to find water, most of it isn’t safe enough for drinking.

Last time I was face to face with an aerial Moby Dick, it was in Death Stranding. Well, it’s back to the skyward trenches, apparently, because massive mammals are on the menu in Project: Mist. Developer Chicken Launcher and publisher Awaken Realms revealed the title as an open-world survival horror game that gives off serious The Forest vibes.

should be closing in on a full release soon, so it can be helpful to get a good idea of what to expect in the official launch of the horror survival title from Endnight Games. On Steam, has been playable since February in an Early Access state, with a stream of fixes and content additions serving to inch the game closer to a complete state. Endnight Games originally stated that the Early Access period would likely last 6-8 months, so the full release should be coming in the near future if that figure doesn't end up being wildly inaccurate.

Although it was an instant hit the moment it came out (selling 2 million copies in 24 hour) hype for Sons of the Forest has definitely dropped off recently. Developer Endnight Games is still improving on it, and the latest patch adds some new things while also giving more love to helper NPC Kelvin.

Publisher Whitethorn Games and developer Brian Wilson will release first-person environmental thriller The Forest Cathedral for PlayStation 5 on October 31, the companies announced.

The Forest Cathedral is an environmental thriller that hit Xbox Series X/S and PC earlier this year in March. Now, Game Informer can exclusively reveal it hits PlayStation 5 on October 31, making this a great spooky experience for the holiday. 

Sons of the Forest is one of my favorite games to hop into with a group of close pals, especially with its humorous big head setting activated. I loved Endnight Games’ first indie horror survival experience, but the second one is undoubtedly superior with improved gameplay, visuals, and Kelvin. That’s right, Kelvin. The beloved companion with absolutely no thoughts. With Sons of the Forest’s latest update, dubbed ‘Patch 12,’ Kelvin gets a personality makeover and the game gets a ton of other new features.

There’s a new final boss in Sons of the Forest. This terrifying creature was added in one of the biggest updates so far, adding the boss and a new Rifle to add to your arsenal. The monstrous final boss adds a cinematic capper to your adventure on a bizarre island. Learn how to fight this monster, and check out what it can do in the full guide below.

Beef up your arsenal with a new weapon. Here’s how to get the Rifle in Sons of the Forest. This two-handed Rifle comes with a sight for accurate shooting at medium-range. Scoring headshots is easy with the Rifle, but you’ll need to enter an extremely dangerous cave to get it. Don’t even think about running in and out to collect it — at least three walls of mutants protect the Rifle. This is a late-game location, but if you’re prepared for a fight against finger-ful monsters and gross babies, you can claim the Rifle as a permanent addition to your weaponry. Learn exactly where to find it with the full guide below.