Game reviews / Sons of the Forest
Sons of the Forest
2023 · PC · Survival · Horror · Action-Adventure · Open World
4 scored sources · 3 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
Sons of the Forest is a compelling survival-horror sequel that combines flexible base building, accessible crafting, cooperative play, and genuinely frightening cave exploration. Critics consistently praise its oppressive atmosphere, mysterious island, expanded construction systems, and useful AI companion Kelvin. The 1.0 release improves progression, traversal, narrative context, and technical stability compared with Early Access, while preserving the freedom to pursue either story objectives or elaborate construction projects. However, the story remains confusing, enemy AI can be unreliable, and occasional technical flaws, backtracking, and repetitive survival routines prevent it from becoming a fully polished genre benchmark.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-19
Pros
- Atmospheric and genuinely frightening exploration
- Flexible, rewarding base-building and crafting
- Strong cooperative multiplayer and useful AI companions
- Large island with mysteries, caves, and meaningful progression
Cons
- Confusing or underdeveloped story
- Unreliable enemy AI and occasional combat problems
- Backtracking and repetitive resource-gathering
- Remaining technical issues with animations and presentation
Review sources
4 sources found across 3 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- GameStar · Germany · 85/100
- PC Games · Germany · 90/100
- Multiplayer.it · Italy · 75/100
- GamesRadar+ · United Kingdom · 90/100