As the Steam page of the survival game Sons of the Forest reveals, you must rescue a billionaire in the story of this coveted title while being hunted and killed by fearsome cannibals.
What is Sons of the Forest about? The survival game Sons of the Forest developed by Endnight Games has a Steam page. This shows a brief summary of the game’s story.
In Sons of the Forest, you are sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island. However, the island itself is a “cannibal-infested hellscape” and resembles the predecessor The Forest.
Fight mutated cannibals in Sons of the Forest
What else is known about the game? The Steam page of Sons of the Forest not only provides new information about the game’s story but also gives a good overview of the gameplay mechanics. MeinMMO shows you the mechanics that define Sons of the Forest.
- Survival horror simulation: You have the freedom to approach the world as you wish. There are no NPCs giving you orders or imposing missions. You make the decisions and secure your survival.
- Combat against creatures: In the world of Sons of the Forest, there is no safe place. You must fight against mutated creatures. Some of the mutated creatures are almost human-like, but others are completely transformed. You must equip yourself with pistols, axes, stun rods, and other items.
- Building and crafting: Collecting resources and building a safe base is also an important part of surviving on the island in Sons of the Forest.
- Changing seasons: In Sons of the Forest, there are changing seasons. While you can catch fresh salmon directly from the rivers in spring and summer, you need to think ahead and collect and store meat for the cold winter months.
- Keep in mind that you are not alone on the island. When winter comes and food and resources become scarce, it’s not just you looking for a meal.
- Co-op gameplay: In Sons of the Forest, you can play alone or with friends. You can share your items and resources with each other and support one another in exploring the island or building defenses.
If you want to see what the gameplay of Sons of the Forest looks like, we’ll insert a short video:
Developers postpone release because the target date was too ambitious
When will the game be released? Sons of the Forest was originally scheduled to be released in May 2022. On March 25, Endnight Games announced that the release of the survival title would be postponed to October 2022.
In the announcement regarding the postponement, it states that the planned release in May was too ambitious. To achieve the next step in survival games, the team decided to agree on the postponement to October.
Update: Sons of the Forest has now been postponed to February 2023.
Who is Sons of the Forest for? Sons of the Forest is mainly aimed at fans of the survival and horror genres. It is especially interesting for anyone who liked the predecessor The Forest.
In addition to new mechanics such as the changing seasons, the opportunity to experience a story with multiple endings is a detail that survival fans rated positively in the predecessor.
If you are still unsure whether Sons of the Forest is worth it for you, MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has answered the question in detail.
The next big survival game comes in October – Who is it worth it for?
