Speedrunners are currently completing the new survival game Sons of the Forest (Steam) in absolutely insane times. Among the fastest is even a German. However, the records will likely remain unbroken from now on, as the glitch that makes them possible is said to have been patched.
This is the speedrun: The site speedrun.com maintains a leaderboard of the records for the fastest completions in various games, including Sons of the Forest. There are different categories. The current fastest completions are:
- 7 minutes, 27 seconds, and 567 milliseconds by the American spiceeTV (Difficulty: Peaceful; the fastest completion overall)
- 7 minutes, 54 seconds, and 867 milliseconds by the Lithuanian Mantelio (Difficulty: Hard; the fastest completion on the highest difficulty)
- 7 minutes, 29 seconds, and 450 milliseconds by the German Melvin 20 (Difficulty: Peaceful; the fastest German)
How do they do it so quickly? Several tricks allow speedrunners to complete Sons of the Forest so fast. One of the key tools: a stick, as demonstrated by the German streamer Dhalucard in his speedrun.
The stick can bypass normally locked doors and even glitch outside the actual map. Therefore, the speedruns are all in the “Any %, Glitched” category.
Additionally, speedrunners utilize other mechanics and potential glitches, such as building speed while opening a book while running downhill. You can see the fastest speedrun here:
Hotfix Patches Glitch – Never again such fast speedruns?
The fastest speedruns are all from March 2nd, but were recorded several hours earlier – even before the third hotfix was applied. This hotfix fixed a bug where “the hell door did not block certain interactions.”
This likely means that sticks can no longer be placed through the door. These super-fast speedruns are likely a thing of the past now.
Do you want to try your hand at Sons of the Forest? Here are 5 tips to get started:
How long does Sons of the Forest take now? Looking in the community, one sees that Sons of the Forest offers story content for about 10 hours. However, if you hurry, you can be significantly faster.
The fastest speedruns without glitches on Peaceful take slightly under 51 minutes. So you need at least an hour even if you are fast. Speedrunners are known for finding glitches repeatedly.
It is not impossible that there will again be completions faster than 7 minutes someday. However, that is rather unlikely at the moment.
By the way, players are increasingly finding themselves in a moral dilemma in Sons of the Forest:
