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The Forest

A Puzzle game by Endnight Games Ltd, released in 2018

86/100🟡Healthy🥇Proton GoldPlayStation 4PC (Microsoft Windows)SteamVR

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

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The Forest Download Size

The official download size for The Forest is 5 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.30 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

5GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.30USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

6 mins

Is The Forest Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🟡Healthy
4.1KPlayers Online

There are currently 4,065 people playing The Forest, placing it in the top 5% of active games. The community is alive and well.

Current Activity24h Peak: 4.9K
Estimated Match Wait: Standard (1-2 min)
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the The Forest save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\TheForest\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/TheForest/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/TheForest/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is The Forest Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥇 Proton Gold

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified The Forest, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: High (Many Reports)
See 429 user configs ↗

Can I Run The Forest?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run The Forest smoothly, your PC needs at least 4 GB RAM RAM and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or equivalent GPU. Plan for 5 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows 7
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
  • 🧠
    RAM4 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNVIDIA GeForce 8800GT
  • 💾
    Storage5 GB available space
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows 7
  • ⚡
    CPUQuad Core Processor
  • 🧠
    RAM4 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
  • 💾
    Storage5 GB available space
Download Size
5 GBSmall

Is The Forest Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

86
Rated 86 out of 100
Generally Favorable4 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 4 critic reviews, The Forest has received generally positive feedback. With a solid score of 86, it stands out as a strong entry in the puzzle category, though it may have minor flaws.

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