Sons of the Forest
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Endnight Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Newnight | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2022[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | Early access |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Building, Sandbox, Survival horror |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary, Horror, Zombies |
| Series | The Forest |
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| The Forest | |
|---|---|
| The Forest | 2018 |
| Sons of the Forest | 2024 |
Sons of the Forest is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person building, sandbox and survival horror game in the The Forest series.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
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- DRM-free when launched directly from its executable (Steam)
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\SonsGameSettings.cfg |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1326470/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Endnight\SonsOfTheForest\Saves |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1326470/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Has only option for on or off | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | SMAA, FXAA and TAA are supported | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 2.2, FSR 1.0, TAAU |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Mouse smoothing is forced, and there's no known way to disable it. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| Finnish | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Swedish | ||||
| Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | FMOD |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 3 3300X |
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
| System memory (RAM) | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 570 3 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 1080 Ti AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
- SSD preferred and a 64-bit system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2022.2.3f1[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1326470/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1326470) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2023-02-24