Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
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Most players never reach the end. On a 16.8-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
For me, this is the best survival horror game I've ever played. I love the crafting and base-building mechanics of the game. The visuals are stunning and the scenery throughout the changing seasons is absolutely beautiful. One of my favorite things to do during my playtime with my friends is the nighttime road trips using the golf cart; it feels like I'm inside the game. I also love the effects when jumping in the...
The gameplay is clunky as hell. The inventory system is nice at first for immersion, but becomes annoying to deal with. The story is straight-up not good. I didn't really see a point in building a base either, we built one and never returned, because you have to get around the whole island to progress, there is no reason to return anyway, as you have everything in the invertory anyway. The system for building is...
I honestly didn't expect much when I started playing Sons of the Forest. I thought it would be just another survival game where you collect resources, build a base, and fight enemies. But somehow... it became much more than that. The first thing that caught me was the atmosphere. The island feels beautiful, but at the same time, it never lets you relax. You can be standing there watching the sunset, listening to the...
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Fair · Shooter · 2024
Steam Deck UnsupportedNO RUSH.
Fair at $29.99. Buy it if you want it, no rush.
about 16.8h$29.99 (~)
Better value than 95% of Shooter games
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Sons Of The Forest scores 64/100 on the BANG Score (fair value). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1326470/sons-of-the-forest<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1326470/sons-of-the-forest"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/1326470" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/1326470/sons-of-the-forest)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 3h ago.
Peak 4,450Low 4,450Latest 4,450
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
Low $8.99High $29.99Now $29.99
Price line + bands by tier:Worth itFairPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
The lowest price on record is $8.99, set in March 2026. It has been discounted 19 times in the 3 years tracked here, typically at 50 percent off, with about 11 weeks between sales. Today it is at full price. The last sale was about 6 weeks ago, and on this game's rhythm the next one tends to arrive within 11 weeks.
Steam's global achievement data says about under 1 percent of players ever finish it. On a 16.8-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.