The Forest

10/10
I remember first time playing The Forest. It was on new years eve at my friend's house, and it scared the living shit out of me. So scared that I begged him to turn off the cannibals. I didnt want to build anything else than a treehouse, because then the cannibals couldnt get to me. Then a fucking armsy came and tore that shithole down. Didnt touch it for 3 years after.
Another great thing is my friend learned me what vaigina was because of that fucking long legged virginia

Without a doubt, one of the best, if not the absolute best open-world survival horror game.

The Forest excels at originality, atmosphere and gameplay. Fight endless waves of cannibals, and eventually you will see terrifying mutants. Survive in the wild, scavenging and hunting for food. Cut down trees to build bases, find sticks and rocks and other supplies to create weapons, decorations and fires. The surface world has it's own horrifying moments, but all hell breaks loose when you enter the caves - you will see some fucked up things there.

The atmosphere in the game is phenomenal. The soundtrack, ambient sounds and overall vibe is beyond any other survival game. All the sounds you hear on the surface world and in the caves make up for a very enjoyable and immersive experience.

Obviously this game has some weird things happening with physics (stuff flying everywhere), and once you find all the items and finish the storyline, there really isn't a lot to do anymore and it gets really boring. Still, there are numerous options to replay the game, with a harder difficulty, or a new location to build your base in. The thrill of starting a new world and having basically nothing is very exciting every time. To add some more criticism, the difficulty ladder in this game is not made really well - normal and hard modes are still too easy, while hard survival becomes insanely difficult at times - but that could just be a skill issue.

Despite being the same game every time, The Forest is an excellent game which will forever remain in my personal top-10 games of all time. An absolute masterpiece of its genre. A must-buy.

this game made me realize that humans must be delightfull and tasty. pls normalize choping random people and eating them alive

nice game but id say its 7/10 because of poor optimization.

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☐ Ask NASA for a computer
☐ Master Race
☐ Fast
☑ Decent
☐ Potato
☐ Go install Linux instead

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☐ Better than reality
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ CD-i game

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☐ Addictive
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Meh
☐ Watch paint dry instead

---{ Game Size }---
☐ You will need a black hole
☐ Warzone
☐ Big
☐ Workable
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Floppy Disk

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Another Dark Souls
☐ Pretty hard
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ A walk in the park
☐ Just press 'W'

---{ Story }---
☐ It'll replace your life
☐ Lovely
☐ Good
☑ Average
☐ Some lore
☐ No story

---{ Game Time }---
☑ To infinity and beyond
☐ Long
☐ Average
☐ Short
☐ It's over yet?

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ Only on sale
☐ Not recommended
☐ Burn your money instead

---{ Soundtrack }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Good
☐ Average
☐ Bad
☐ Wish I'm deaf

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big bug

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Forever pissed I was stuck playing this game on my PS4, because on PC with mods added, it's a fucking masterpiece.

the cannibals (and caves) are so scary i have to play with someone else so it's easier and sometimes they jumpscare me so hard i get scolded for cussing real loud. but fun game overall! love the painstaking process of having to collect a bunch of materials to build a house, a fort, and other stuff.

Bouth it when it was -90% off.i stih have pic
I love the game graphics are insane,u can do whatever u want like join random servers and trol,cant get bored with friend.
This game is just to good.

The game nails the survival elements that's for sure, but the combat and building systems could do with some work. Combat more so, as it can become really repetitive. Whereas building just lacks options and a reason past food, shelter and basic walls, not great but not bad; quite neutral if I had to say. Also do not start with hard mode, worst mistake of my life.

i be slaying them cannibals left and right when they trying to mess with my homies. aint nobody touching my homies but me.

overall, great game. love it. always come back to it and have a great time.

I bought this game when it was on sale for 3 dollars a few months back on a whim, and I LOVED it. I'm a girl who has like no proper gaming experience past roblox and minecraft, and bethesda games, and this is a great horror/open world game that isnt too scary or difficult. I found this easy to learn, fun to play, and the ending is incredible. I'm about to start my second playthrough now. I've now played the follow up game as well, and honestly I kinda liked the first one better. This game is great!
10/10, heavily recommend.

Great game, but unfortunately unfinished in some areas. Still, one of the best survival games out there. Go buy it.

this game was the best gaME I EVER PLAYED it is so fun with friends and takes a day to beat

the forest is a very good game. but dont get stuck in the time loop saving kids. ok.

I dont know whether this is just not my type of game, or maybe its outdated, but i always thought of the forest as a really good game. This is because of its overwhelmingly positive reviews. However, when i played it myself with some friends i really did not enjoy the experience. At first it was really boring, and a little jank (which i dont really mind). But then me and my friend headed into some caves. While descending we could see through the whole map, and then after encountering an invisible monster which we couldnt hit we kinda gave up.

"The Forest" is a captivating survival game set in a mysterious forest after a plane crash. The game offers a sense of urgency and curiosity, with impressive graphics and a beautiful and eerie environment. Players must gather resources to build shelter, hunt for food, and defend themselves against creepy creatures. The game's atmosphere changes from peaceful during the day to unsettling at night, with sounds that make players jump. Although some glitches can be frustrating, the overall gameplay experience is engaging enough to overlook them. If you enjoy survival games and a combination of crafting and exploration, "The Forest" is a must-try for those who enjoy a thrilling and creepy adventure.

(Gameplay-)
Very good
Good ✓
Nothing special
Okay
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(Graphics-)
Masterpiece
Beautiful
Good ✓
Will do
Bad
Awful

(Audio-)
Amazing
Very good
Good ✓
Decent
Not too bad
Bad

(Audience-)
Kids
Teens ✓
Adults ✓
Everyone

(Story-)
Lovely
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Average
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(Difficult-)
Just press a bunch of buttons
Easy
Significant brain usage
Easy to learn / Hard to master ✓
Not so easy
Difficult
Dark Souls

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Nothing
Only if you care abou ranks
Isnt necessary to progress ✓
(( unless u care about getting all the weapons and what not ))

A bit grindy sometimes
Average grind level
Too much grind
Insanity

(Game Time-)
Short
Average ✓
Long
Depends on you
Endless

(Price-)
Just buy it
Worth the price✓
Wait for sale
Wait for a gift

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= To be honest , the game is really great .Especially if u play with friends cus it's really fun watching them being blown away from grenades .Should definitely be considered if u are thinking of getting it . Those 31 hours were really amazing. Mann ....

This game is actually so good. I can't find the words to explain how good it is. Had fun whilst playing for over 95% percent of the time. The overall theme of The Forest is also pretty cool. I would recommend.

really fun really good online plays (there is a secret in game cheat) shhhhh....

its pretty good, didnt tickle my retard brain the right way, but its a good game.

Really fun to play with friends, we never got bored in 3 hours of playing.
I would really recommend this to my fellow steam players.

THE FOREST

The game starts with a plane crash, then losing a kid and the task is to find him. To maintain alive you will need to arrange basic needs such as food, water, campfire or building a shelter on an island and with that to be constantly surrounded by naked mutants. That is when survival mode kicks in!

Exploring areas, base building, looting and crafting, that all The Forest offers. Overall it was positive experience while playing the survival-horror game. Co-op makes it much more fun, from being scared to exploring caves and turning to cannibalism by eating the mutants. Sounds great, right? GL & HF to all survivors.

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Oh, The Forest... This is where you're trying to build a cozy house, and you're constantly being terrorized by mutants who look like they've stepped off the cover of a canine fashion magazine. I'm serious, they have their own style there!

And, of course, don't forget about the moment when you build a huge base, proudly inspect your creation, and then a helicopter arrives and accidentally demolishes it. And you're like, "Well, okay, let's start over..."

All in all, the perfect game for those who like to suffer and build at the same time! 😂

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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🔪 "Survived the crash. Ate a leg. Built a base. Fought naked cannibals. 10/10 would traumatize myself again."

Absolutely wild game. You start with a plane crash, lose your kid, and before you know it, you're crafting spears, hiding from mutants, and debating if eating a human leg is really that bad when your hunger bar is red.

✔ Survival is deep.
✔ Base-building is addictive.
✔ Cannibals are smart, terrifying, and sometimes just... weird.
✔ Co-op makes it even more chaotic (and hilarious).

Sometimes it’s peaceful. Other times you’re screaming in a dark cave swinging a lighter and crying.

Final Verdict:
If Minecraft and Resident Evil had a feral baby, this would be it.
Buy it. Bring friends. Never trust the trees.

🪓 10/10 – Would eat limbs and scream in caves again.

I've wanted this game since 2015 when i played it on my brothers pc, and as i've gone through the years i finally got a pc that can play this game and it is is everything i dreamed about. is it a bit aggravating sometimes? yes. Is it the most fun i've had in a while? also yes. all in all, if you haven't played it,do it ASAP

Thank You Endnight For This MASTERPIECE

10/10 would purchase it again

best game oat but the some of the mutants are too strong

I highly recommend this game to folks who enjoy a challenge - when playing solo, I find Peaceful best, but in a group of friends, its fun to work together to manage the aggressive cannibals. A fun challenge to survive.

The Forest is a great survival horror game that doesn’t rely on cheap methods to scare the player. The feeling of isolation on an island that is filled with cannibalistic mutants, accompanied by their creepy counterparts, is enough to keep you on edge all the time. After a plane crash, the protagonist’s child gets kidnapped by a “red” man, and the game tasks you to go after him while maintaining a life on the dangerous island called Peninsula. Your initial and most obvious task is to build a base while keeping your hunger and thirst in check. Most of the stuff you can build is predetermined, but you can also build custom structures. However, disturbing the area by cutting down trees and hunting down animals brings some unwanted visitors to your area. At first, they observe your actions, but they eventually attack and try to tear down your hard work. The first batch of the cannibalistic mutants does not pose much of a threat, it’s their creepy counterparts that start appearing after a few days that start doing the real damage. The deformed mutants called Armsy, Virginia, and Cowman are the ones you should be on the lookout for.

Once you’re done with building and start maintaining a life on the island, the next task becomes obvious: Exploring the caves of the Peninsula and discovering your child’s fate. The game tells its story cryptically and uniquely through the stuff you find in the caves. It’s not necessary to find everything that is story-related to reach the game’s conclusion, but they shine a light on the sinister past of the island you’re traversing. Some equipment, such as a climbing axe and a keycard, is crucial to reaching the endpoint, but most of the stuff you find in the caves is there to make your life easier against the locals. I would be wise to obtain the map and the compass before anything, though. The game actually doesn’t offer much if you’re focused on one thing; thus, your best bet would be building, surviving, and going after the story-related content simultaneously. Its mysterious and dangerous vibe is enough to keep you hooked, though. It also has co-op, and I’d strongly recommend bringing in a friend since it gets quite scary on your own.

TL;DR

A great survival horror game that doesn’t rely on cheap tricks and tells its story in a unique way. With online co-op, it gets a bit easier to survive and explore the creepy caves of the cannibalistic mutant-filled island of Peninsula!

One of the best survival games of all time

The Forest is definitely one of the best games of its genre, the gameplay mechanics are great, with the catchy atmosphere and its beautiful environments this has become such a super fun game to experience, both while playing solo or with friends, although I recommend playing with friends for the maximum enjoyment. It also has an interesting lore that makes you want to search for clues in the game to find out what's really behind its mysterious story.

The caves are very well-made and are the best parts of this game, where you can find almost all the important items you need throughout the game, it's such a nice adventure exploring them and getting different types of weapons and key items. Also the building gives you lots of options to make your desired shelter to keep yourself safe from the cannibals, and decorate it to your taste.

Sometimes this game can be glitchy at random areas and has some minor bugs but nothing game breaking. It can be really hard at first if you have no experience in survival games, but after a short while you'll learn it and realize that it's actually easy and sweet. Definitely recommend this game whether or not you're a fan of this genre.

Well.... I can't recommend this game. It's a nice idea and setting for the game, but number of crafting possibilities and how do you manage them are terrible. You have only imitation of creating base or crafting blueprints whenever you will try to build base yourself, you will spend a lot of time to fit everything together, and when you build it you will still find that most of it still doesn't fit and you only lost time.
As soon as you create most of blueprints you will try to learn "the story". As the story I mean:
- visiting caves (or rather long corridors with gates and ropes which are invisible walls to separate level - I can't name caves as "open world") as long as you don't find specific item to allow you to use new skills (climbing, diving)
- final stage of the game really not matching (in my opinion)

What is good side of the game?
-fighting against the cannibals (at least at early stage of the game)
-price (with -90% You will rather not regret buying it and try it yourself)

I Have completed this game twice and enjoyed it.

The open world concept is interesting, it uses survival mechanics with looting and crafting. Exploring areas while being attacked made the game-play fun and cooperative while having an entertaining experience. Exploring the world of i have been collecting all the achievements giving me a fulfilment of accomplishment.

Building bases is an interesting aspect until you get far in the game and no matter what you do , your base will be destroyed very quickly and all the hours you spend scavenging will feel wasted. You can say it adds a layer of depth that keeps things fresh and exciting, but is that depth or just in-balance?

The game is not story driven it lacks engagement and understanding of what happened. But this is the case for all survival games. No story = Loot, Kill, Gather, Craft, Explore.

While i do not have any will to replay this game a 3rd time. I do recommend this game.

Decent game for it's price - 20-25 hours of game-play.

When I started The Forest, I was so very excited but by the end I was a little frustrated and disappointed.

I really enjoyed the plot. Finding notes/pictures/videos helped my imagination go wild with what is/was going on. They give you just enough plot points to keep you hungry for more without spelling everything out for you. It escalates a bit quickly at the end, but that might be because I was rushing to be done by then.

Combat is a little basic and sometimes frustrating. Which follows, since your character is an experienced survivalist and not an experienced fighter.

The building/survival mechanics are solid. Survival isn't annoyingly difficult if you don't want it to be. The building wasn't bad either, but by the end of the game I realized I didn't even bother with most of the building options that there were. I'm a fan of smaller discreet bases, but if you want to construct a massive compound then you can do that too.

Exploring the caves is part exciting and part annoying. At first it was great searching and finding things, but eventually I used the online interactive map to make sure I hadn't missed anything in the areas I found because it is DARK down there.

One of my largest frustrations came from the thing that killed me the most: If you pause the game while hanging from a rope, when you unpause you will let go of the rope. Hopefully you're close to the ground or above water, otherwise you're dead. And since i'm a moron I kept pausing on a rope without thinking.

A save point right before the final boss would have been nice, or make the cutscenes skippable. They were nice the first time but not the 3rd or 4th time in a row. From reading online, it seems that most people didn't have trouble killing the boss the first time. So apparently i was just bad at it.

One final thing: I feel like they really missed a step by having the snow biome so barren. I was very excited when I finally got my warm suit, but the only thing up there is the flare gun. It wasn't really worth it. Most of the map beyond a certain point north just isn't worth exploring and just feels empty.

Overall a good game with some frustrating aspects that's aren't enough to ruin it. It is slightly annoying that this is the final product and those issues still exist. I'm looking forward to checking out the sequel Sons of the Forest, but i'm going to do a lot more research about it's bugs before I do.

What makes this game scary isn’t the cannibals or the mutants...it’s the creepy silence. There’s no background music at all. Just your footsteps, animals, and the screams of enemies in the middle of the night. It honestly gave me chills. Every time I went out to gather resources, I was like, “Okay, who’s watching me now?” I couldn’t stop checking behind me, it was that creepy.

One more thing I gotta say is the cannibals in this game are straight-up savage. Every damn corpse I find is just…brutally fcked up. I honestly can’t even imagine what their faces looked like while they were killing these people. Gotta give mad props to THE DEVS though, they really nailed it. I still can’t get used to seeing dead bodies in a game.

It’s one of the most fun survival games I’ve played. Even though I played with my BRO, it’s still scary as hell. The game is kinda realistic and not at the same time. It’s real enough to make you feel paranoid, and weird enough to have you laughing your ass off with your friends. Chopping wood in this game is sooo fun. I absolutely love it.

amazing story, amazing mechanics, amazing everything, i am very happy its multiplayer. Its a super game very fun very good building i love it so much, the stroy is a bit confsuing at first but otherwise its really fun.

THE FOREST – The Greatest Game I've Ever Played

If I had to choose one game that has completely reshaped the way I see gaming—The Forest would be it. I’ve played dozens of titles across genres, but nothing comes close to the raw intensity, emotional depth, and sheer thrill that this game delivers. It’s not just a game. It’s a test of will, instinct, and creativity.

Final Verdict:

If you’ve never played Survival Games, you’re missing out on one of the most authentic, challenging, and rewarding experiences gaming has to offer. For me, it's not just the best survival game—it's the greatest game I've ever played, period.

Good:
It is coop.
The enemies have cool designs.
For the first few hours, you don't notice the game is bad.


Bad:
Every enemy can be cheesed easily. jump on a rock. They can't hit you. Even the final boss was easily cheesed.
When combat is not just cheesing an enemy safely from a rock, you just stun-lock them with spam clicks
Resources mean nothing when you get full hunger and thirst from infinitely spawning berry bushes.
This game is butt ugly. This could be seen as a + because your coop partner looks like plastic.
I played the game on hard, so every enemy was also annoying. They all 2 hit you.
exploration was boring as butt. your inventory can hold almost nothing, so you will constantly be full on everything.
Each cave only has roughly 1 good item to find. Everything else is useless.
All of the caves feel more or less the same except for 1.
The game is riddled with bugs, Graphical bugs, AI bugs, and bugs that require a full game reset.
The building is clunky and useless.
Inventory is cluttered and confusing to even find basic items.

How is this game overwhelmingly positive?

It is a fun game with ups and downs. The combat is enjoyable when you're watching your friend get eaten by cannibals, but it is not enjoyable when its your turn. 90% of the game I was risking my life to save another mans child. Timmy was a complete stranger to me after death #1. Also, it was never worth it building a shelter, when I could get the same benefit from a pile of leaves and twigs and cannibals break your walls down in 3 swings anyway. But at the end of the day, it's always chill to share a nice leg around a warm fire.

It's pretty fun to play and explore the island and fight all the creatures that live there.

cult classic horror survival game, would recommend to anybody interested in horror

nothing but love for this game and the company this game is great second game sons of the forest is also amazing 10/10

short but fun to explore caves with friends

The Forest came into my life at the hardest time.
My father, who had always been my rock, had passed away unexpectedly, and I didn’t know how to handle it.
I found myself drawn to the game, a survival horror where you crash on a mysterious island filled with danger, desperate to stay alive and find your son.

The isolation in The Forest mirrored my own sense of loss.
I was all alone, just like the protagonist.
Every step forward felt like a fight to keep going, just like I felt after my father’s death.
The world around me was chaotic, brutal, and unforgiving, much like the grief I was facing.

But as I built, crafted, and explored, I found a small sense of hope.
It was a world where survival was everything, but there were moments of beauty.
I realized that even in the darkest times, we keep going — not because we have to, but because we want to.
The Forest became a place where I could work through my pain, brick by brick, and maybe find my way back to the person I used to be.

Охyeнная идея делать финальную секцию с лабораториями без каких-либо точек сохранения, чтобы после часа блуждания по ним, сражения с ласт боссом шальной вылет на рабочий стол убил нaxyй весь прогресс прохождения.
Премия "Eблaны миллениума" полностью вами заслужена.

Even though this game is coming up on its 7th year anniversary, it is just as enjoyable as when it first released! Brilliant game.

Really fun survival game. Cannibals are challenging yet fun to fight and the atmosphere is really great. You will never have a horror experience like exploring a dark cave with a bic lighter while hearing screams in the distance.

Didn't really play the game but I like to watch my friends play it.

6/10

The game is atmospheric when playing alone and fun with friends.

If you want a 'survive against monsters and the environment with a little bit of story thrown in', then this is a great game. It checks all those boxes well and is entertaining while doing so. The game feels well rounded, finished (if a bit small), and is engaging. It's creepy when it wants to be and the combat is interesting and varied, unlike many other survival games I've played where it is very simple and quickly grows stale.

However, if you want a 'base/house/city/engineering building game with some survival elements that stays fresh for hundreds of hours', then this game is a little short. You can build a base, but the game really doesn't want or need you to spend much time on it. You can very likely finish the entire game without ever building anything. There are tools to build some basic structures that work well and help make the game easier, but they are pretty basic structures from a pre-made list without any customization. There are options for more customized structures but they can be quite maddening to utilize. There are no instructions on how these structures work and if you do it wrong, you lose all the resources involved in the construction. I have build megastructues that take around 800 logs in a single blueprint only to find that the game won't let me put a door on it or that it blocks a zipline by a half inch. The game does not provide a way to fix this, to adjust already build structures, or to retrieve building materials. If you use the hole cutter to make a window or a hatch, you can't fill it back up again without rebuilding the entire structure. There's a cheat code to fill every hole you've ever made, but even it doesn't always work, so save often. I have spent days building structures that then don't allow me to use them as I intended but there is no way to know if you can use them in that way until you build them, which is extremely frustrating. The game is also very mod un-friendly so there's little opportunity to fix some of these frustrating 'features'.

So it very much depends on what you want to do. I was obviously really hoping for the 2nd option and I've been pretty disappointed. But that said, I had a lot of fun with the 1st option, which is clearly what the game creators intended. Just make sure that's what you want, and you should be pretty pleased.

i actually have never finished this game because i always played co-op with online friends that i stopped being friends with before we got to the end. the game is pretty buggy and very repetitive to where you're just sitting there bored and grinding for the same items over and over but it's easy because once you enter/leave a cave everything instantly responds so you can stock up on resources way too easily. it's fun to build with cheats on and make cute builds with friends and seeing what we can build together like it's minecraft creative. other than that i don't recommend this game, sons of the forest is slightly better but you can find better games out there. my overall rating for this is a 5/10.