The annual winter offers are currently available on Steam. There are many games at reduced prices. A popular survival game is also offered for a reasonable price. The sale on Steam also ensured that the number of players skyrocketed.
What game is it about? The Forest was released in Early Access in May 2014 and is a horror survival game in which you are stranded on an island. But the island is not as deserted as it seems. Dangerous cannibals live on the island.
In addition to collecting resources and building bases, nighttime defense is important. The special highlight are the horror elements of the game. The mutants are reminiscent of films like The Hillf have Eyes.
The game is correspondingly explicit. You should only play it if you can stand brutality and shock effects.
Thanks to the new winter sale, many people seem to have found their way to the island.
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Good offers attract more players to the island than ever before
How expensive is The Forest currently? Until January 2nd. In 2025 you will get The Forest with a 90% discount for €1.67. This seems to have encouraged many players to buy it, as the game has reached a new player high 10 years after its release.
On SteamDB you can see how the number of players has changed in the last few weeks and days. The game has reached a new peak of 97,964 simultaneous players in the last 24 hours. Since December 20, 2024, the number of players has been increasing at intervals, settling between around 25,000 and 40,000 players.
How is the game received? The game has a fantastic 95% positive reviews on Steam, making it extremely positive. The reviews praise the game to high heaven:
If you want more mutants and dangerous islands after The Forest, then you can also get the sequel, Sons of The Forest, for half the price. If you are looking for new survival games, then take a look at this list: The 29 best survival games in 2024 for PS5, Steam and Xbox