The Forest is a first-person, open world, survival horror game with an emphasis on crafting.
You are the lone survivor after your plane crash lands in the titular forest. To solve the mysteries of The Forest you need to forage for food, build shelters, and craft weapons to thwart off nature as well as those things that go bump in the night.
The Forest hits Steam Early Access on May 22nd. Originally set to include a large starting area on the island, with more areas to be added in later. You will be able to search the island in the main campaign, or in a peaceful mode if you don't wish to be bothered. Goes without saying that the game will see frequent updates, while also the subject to bugs and performance issues around launch. Expect more enemies, weapons, modes, and more to be added in during development.
"I've been frustrated with games for the past five or six years constantly telling you what to do. It sometimes feels like work playing a game where you have a backlog of missions you have to do, constantly being bothered by NPCs. We wanted to create a world where we could drop the player into and give them free range to do whatever they want, similar to something like Minecraft where a lot of the fun comes from decisions that you make. We wanted to capture that but do it in a world that looked realistic."
- Endnight Games Creative Director, Ben Falcone
Release Date: May 22nd
Price: $15
Steam Store
You are the lone survivor after your plane crash lands in the titular forest. To solve the mysteries of The Forest you need to forage for food, build shelters, and craft weapons to thwart off nature as well as those things that go bump in the night.
The Forest hits Steam Early Access on May 22nd. Originally set to include a large starting area on the island, with more areas to be added in later. You will be able to search the island in the main campaign, or in a peaceful mode if you don't wish to be bothered. Goes without saying that the game will see frequent updates, while also the subject to bugs and performance issues around launch. Expect more enemies, weapons, modes, and more to be added in during development.
"I've been frustrated with games for the past five or six years constantly telling you what to do. It sometimes feels like work playing a game where you have a backlog of missions you have to do, constantly being bothered by NPCs. We wanted to create a world where we could drop the player into and give them free range to do whatever they want, similar to something like Minecraft where a lot of the fun comes from decisions that you make. We wanted to capture that but do it in a world that looked realistic."
- Endnight Games Creative Director, Ben Falcone
Release Date: May 22nd
Price: $15
Steam Store
Will you support motion controllers for those actions performed in the trailer? (wood chopping, smashing heads, carrying birds)
We havent announced official support for motion controllers yet, but we will be aiming to support the most popular motion controllers as the virtual reality platform develops.
Will this game run on my computer?
We havent released official hardware specs, but we aim to have the game run well on as broad a range of hardware as possible.
Will there be co-op?
Co-op is not planned for the initial release. However adding some form of co-op play will be one of our focuses after the initial release of the game.
Will there be a peaceful mode?
Yes. You will be able to play the game as a more traditional survival/exploration simulator, with the horror elements effectively disabled.
Who is making this game?
Endnight Games is a 4 person indie studio based in Vancouver, Canada. We also make significant use of outside contractors, depending on production needs there have been anywhere from 5 to 10 people working on the game at a given time.
What game engine are you using?
Unity 4.
Why does it look so good for an indie game?
With our background in VFX and the use of some very talented artists/coders we have been able to aim as high as we can for the visuals of the game.
Will there be a wiki for the game?
Our official wiki will be on http://theforest.gamepedia.com
Will I be able to build shelters anywhere? such as a hill, on the island or in a cave.
Currently you can build structures almost anywhere above ground.
Will there be more than one type of shelter?
Yes, you will be able to build many types of shelters, from basic leaf-covered to large wooden cabins and more.
Will the axe be an item I can craft in the game?
Yes, it is possible to craft simple axes from items in the environment.
Will you be able to climb trees or mountains?
Currently you cannot climb trees, although enemies in the game will make use of them. Access to mountain areas will be blocked off in the first alpha release.
Can you build defensive structure or bases in the caves and underground?
Not at this time.
Are there different suits you can wear like camouflage or ghillie suit like thing?
There will be clothing you can craft. As well you can cover yourself in mud/leaves as camouflage. Everything will be made from items found in the forest.
Are there bows and arrows in-game?
Not at this time
Will there be different areas like different cave (sedimentary, igneous or/and metamorphic caves) and will there be different surface environment with like different animals to hunt or kill (is there hunting?) and different plant areas like marsh, jungle, plains?
There will be different small animals you can hunt. There will also be different environments based on North American forest. The environment will include caves, swamps, lakes and mountains.
Can you scavenge from your plane?
Yes you can.
Can you play as a female character?
Not for the initial alpha release.
Why dont you guys give more regular updates?
We are a very small team working tirelessly to get the game finished. We get carried away making the game.
We havent announced official support for motion controllers yet, but we will be aiming to support the most popular motion controllers as the virtual reality platform develops.
Will this game run on my computer?
We havent released official hardware specs, but we aim to have the game run well on as broad a range of hardware as possible.
Will there be co-op?
Co-op is not planned for the initial release. However adding some form of co-op play will be one of our focuses after the initial release of the game.
Will there be a peaceful mode?
Yes. You will be able to play the game as a more traditional survival/exploration simulator, with the horror elements effectively disabled.
Who is making this game?
Endnight Games is a 4 person indie studio based in Vancouver, Canada. We also make significant use of outside contractors, depending on production needs there have been anywhere from 5 to 10 people working on the game at a given time.
What game engine are you using?
Unity 4.
Why does it look so good for an indie game?
With our background in VFX and the use of some very talented artists/coders we have been able to aim as high as we can for the visuals of the game.
Will there be a wiki for the game?
Our official wiki will be on http://theforest.gamepedia.com
Will I be able to build shelters anywhere? such as a hill, on the island or in a cave.
Currently you can build structures almost anywhere above ground.
Will there be more than one type of shelter?
Yes, you will be able to build many types of shelters, from basic leaf-covered to large wooden cabins and more.
Will the axe be an item I can craft in the game?
Yes, it is possible to craft simple axes from items in the environment.
Will you be able to climb trees or mountains?
Currently you cannot climb trees, although enemies in the game will make use of them. Access to mountain areas will be blocked off in the first alpha release.
Can you build defensive structure or bases in the caves and underground?
Not at this time.
Are there different suits you can wear like camouflage or ghillie suit like thing?
There will be clothing you can craft. As well you can cover yourself in mud/leaves as camouflage. Everything will be made from items found in the forest.
Are there bows and arrows in-game?
Not at this time
Will there be different areas like different cave (sedimentary, igneous or/and metamorphic caves) and will there be different surface environment with like different animals to hunt or kill (is there hunting?) and different plant areas like marsh, jungle, plains?
There will be different small animals you can hunt. There will also be different environments based on North American forest. The environment will include caves, swamps, lakes and mountains.
Can you scavenge from your plane?
Yes you can.
Can you play as a female character?
Not for the initial alpha release.
Why dont you guys give more regular updates?
We are a very small team working tirelessly to get the game finished. We get carried away making the game.
Section reserved for future updates and patches to the game. As The Forest is currently in Early Access, there are likely to be a large amount of changes before release.
