How do you get the Glider Launcher in Sons of the Forest? When Sons of the Forest launched, the Glider was one of the most popular items because of its ability to travel long distances… provided you have a high enough cliff to leap from. Introducing the Glider Launcher. This nifty bit of kit sends you flying into the air, allowing you to then deploy your Glider and soar to wherever you desire.
First though, you need to get your hands on the Glider Launcher blueprint in Sons of the Forest. Here's where to find the Glider Launcher - but make sure you've found one of the many Gliders themselves first.
]]>There are moments where Sons Of The Forest matches the sublime paranoia of Subnautica. There’s that same lurching, exquisite tension as you delve deeper and deeper into darkness where you are not welcome, supplies dwindling, footfall echoing, monstrosities skittering about in the black. On my most intense plunge into one cave, I groaned aloud as the path I was praying must be the exit twisted back on itself, sending me first down a rope, and then into a long slide down, down into the earth, back into the spindly clutches of pale, bifurcated mutants. When I finally saw the sun again, I could have cried.
It’s still a bit wonky, but the full 1.0 release makes the Forest a fuller, livelier and more inviting (or else alluringly off-putting) prospect for a wander - even, as in my case, a wholly solo one. Consider this your cue to peel open some skin pouches.
]]>Since I’m apparently on survival game duty for the rest of my days, and we’ve just had a firm reminder of how wobbly an early access launch can be, it seems like a good time to check in on that there Sons Of The Forest 1.0 release and see whether it’s felt the effects of its own early access polishing process.
]]>Sons Of The Forest launches out of early access and into 1.0 today, bringing with it a whole host of tweaks and improvements. Most notably, there's a new ending, new mutants, new points of interest, proximity chat, a creative mode, and new uses for the game's mysterious artifacts. The rest of the changelog is an exhausting list of bullet points with the occasional hidden gem, like the introduction of raccoons and golf cart radio stations to give your drives some added pizazz.
]]>Sons Of The Forest's 1.0 release date draws nearer. Players who prefer their cannibal islands as polished as possible can begin their visit on February 22nd, and there's now a release date trailer that shows exactly what kind of human monstrosities you can expect.
]]>And thus, we arrive at the end of another year. A year filled with some very excellent games, and some very not excellent games. And through it all, the RPS guides team has been quietly toiling away, appeasing The Beast That Is Google with medium-rare slabs of SEO meat, and providing the answers to oft-asked gaming questions.
It's important to me to have a moment in the year where we can step into the light for a little bit and celebrate everything the guides team has accomplished this year. Usually we stay well out of the spotlight, because people only like seeing guides if they're actively searching for it. But today, we're staging a coup. We're taking centre stage, and threatening the lighting technician with all manner of disagreeable bodily experiences unless they keep the spotlight fixed firmly on us for the duration of this post.
2023 has been an amazing standout year for guides. Let's take a look at the games that have defined the year for us, and celebrate some of the fantastic work our team has published.
]]>Sons Of The Forest is about crash-landing on a remote island described as a "cannibal-infested hellscape." If you've played the early access survival game and thought, "Hellscape? More like swellscape," then Patch 06 might be for you. Released yesterday, it adds a "first pass of hard survival" mode, alongside cooking improvements and the ability to craft custom effigies. Lovely.
]]>Sons Of The Forest just received its fourth major patch and it adds some new features to the cannibal survival sim. The more exciting changes might lie in the "improvements", however, which include things like your sidekick Kelvin being able to carry two logs at the same time and brighter night vision goggles.
]]>Sons Of The Forest continues its early access journey, but what was once a peaceful woodland stroll is turning into a totally rad zooming session, all thanks to the game’s third patch adding in a new vehicle, tweaks to, er, dead bodies, and much more.
]]>Want a full Sons Of The Forest console commands and cheats list? With Sons Of The Forest console commands you can turn the spooky survival crafting game into a cakewalk. With the game out of early access, now is the perfect time to get stuck in and experiment with cheats to make the game even more goofy (amidst the horror, of course).
Below we've listed all known Sons Of The Forest console commands and cheats to allow you to activate godmode, create multiple Kelvin and Virginia companions and even gain access to the best weapons and armor in the game through item ID codes.
With these, you should be able to storm your way through the cannibalistic island. Read on for all console commands, ID codes and a rundown of how to use them in the game.
]]>Looking for Hang Glider locations in Sons of the Forest? Early on in its early access journey, Sons Of The Forest received Hang Gliders, which you can use to fly around the map. These Hang Gliders cannot be crafted, and are instead scattered around the map in high places, so you can immediately hop off the nearest ledge and take to the skies. Those cannibals can't get you when you're flying, so trust us, Hang Gliders are seriously handy bits of kit.
In this guide, we'll show you all Hang Glider locations in Sons of the Forest, so that you can easily find the nearest one and start racking up some airtime now that Sons Of The Forest 1.0 has released.
]]>How are you surviving in Sons Of The Forest? Perhaps you’ve become a self-sufficient blueberry empire, surviving off handfuls of fruit while cannibals knock at your door. Or maybe you’ve gone full Charlie Kelly, consuming tins of cat food found around the island. If so, it’s time for a diet cleanse. Sons Of The Forest’s newest patch adds a demon boss, a new cave system, and tons of other improvements. It’s also nerfing cat food, since it was overpowered and, well, are there actually any cats in the game?
]]>I’m not a big fan of fighting for my survival while being chased by a horde of mutant cannibals in games, so I basically wrote off Sons Of The Forest as not really my thing and moved on with my life. Cut to a couple of weeks after release and I’m having an absolute whale of a time in Endnight Games’ survival horror - and it’s all thanks to sweet, succulent blueberries.
It all started when I learned that Sons Of The Forest has a peaceful mode, which completely removes all the gross, yucky cannibals, leaving you to grapple with survival in relative peace and quiet. The first time I met up with Kelvin and we got to work, casually making our shitty shelter and stick storage, I perused the guidebook to see what’s next, and I spotted a planter. A planter? Okay, so I assume you can plant seeds and grow food, then? That’s really co-WAIT, wait, wait. You're telling me this is basically a farming sim?
]]>Want to know how to revive Virginia and Kelvin in Sons Of The Forest? Virginia and Kelvin are the two companions that can join you on the island in Sons Of The Forest, but they aren't invincible. A few cannibal attacks (or swings from your own weapons) can easily knock them down, and if you fail to revive them before they take another swing, then they'll die. Fortunately, death doesn't need to be the end, as we're here to explain how to revive Virginia and Kelvin in Sons Of The Forest if they died.
In this guide, we'll break down how to revive Virginia and Kelvin in Sons Of The Forest - which is now out of early access - by altering save files. This is technically a cheat, and not something you can actually perform in-game, so you'll need to be comfortable with altering the state of your save before continuing.
]]>Want to know where to find every outfit for Virginia in Sons Of The Forest? While Virginia first approaches you wearing a Blue Swimsuit in Sons Of The Forest, there are actually many other outfits that you can find scattered around the map.
Finding clothes for Virginia isn't easy, as they're often hidden at unmarked points of interest or deep within underground bunkers. Now that Sons Of The Forest is out of early access though, you may have more motivation to hunt around for new clothes for Virginia.
If you need a hand finding any of these outfits, you're in the right place. We'll break down where to find all of the clothes for Virginia in Sons Of The Forest, listing the locations of the Leather Suit, Camouflage Suit, Tracksuit, and the Dress.
]]>As our resident walking simulator enthusiast, I was instantly onboard when Alice Bee asked me to play a new game exploring a forest. I'm always up for a wander in the woods. I am a bit of a genre purist so with a name like Sons Of The Forest, I was concerned it might be another of those so-called walking sims that are more concerned with making you listen to a Radio 4 dramatic monologue. Thankfully, no, this is simply a pretty walking simulator exploring an island bustling with wildlife. Here, enjoy this video with some sights from my peaceful strolls.
]]>Sons Of The Forest has been a big success - so popular it may have crashed Steam - but players have had some quibbles about the survival sequel since its early access launch. Developer Endnight Games are looking to fix many of these problems, and add a bunch of new features, in the newest patch. Yesterday’s patch added a mid-game boss, a bucket of balance tweaks, multiple fixes for everyone’s absolute best friend Kelvin, plus much more. You can read the full list of changes in the developer’s Steam blog.
]]>"Have a go of Sons Of The Forest," my compatriots at RPS told me. "It's a great new survival game, with cannibals who live on an island!" And I was like, "wait, so until you turned up to they just eat each other? How do they have a sustainable population? What's going on here?"
Thus, in a spirit of pure scientific enquiry, I booted up Sons Of The Forest and immediately discovered that everyone has been lying to me, because Sons Of The Forest is not a survival game. Sons Of The Forest is very clearly an early 00s b-movie action thriller. The script was left in a filing cabinet in Slough in an empty office until the office was repurposed into a call centre, at which point it was found by a middle-manager whose paintball team thought it was awesome, and somehow he sent it to a game developer by mistake. This is what happened, and you cannot convince me otherwise.
]]>Looking for a Sons Of The Forest map which shows you where to get everything you need? Sons Of The Forest wastes no time in dropping you into the middle (or sometimes the edge) of a gigantic and merciless island populated with cannibals and grotesque mutants alike. There's a fair few items and weapons to find, particularly in the northwest quadrant of the island, but locating them is a different story - particularly when you realise that you have to obtain a lot of items in the right order if you want to progress through the game.
On this page you'll find our dedicated Sons Of The Forest map, which we've marked with various locations of important weapons, tools, and other items. If you're looking for a walkthrough of Sons Of The Forest that doesn't necessarily spoil everything but still shows you just about every important location in the game, then our interactive map is the perfect tool for you.
]]>Looking for the best base locations in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest chucks you onto an island that's almost idyllic, until you come face-to-face with those nasty cannibals. They're going to spend most of their time hunting you down, which means you need to hastily construct a nice, warm base. Of course, the safest bases make use of the best base locations in Sons Of The Forest, which we've scouted out just for you.
If you're planning on exploring the game's nightmarish world now it's out of early access, then here are the 5 best base locations in Sons Of The Forest. We'll point out where to find each of the best base locations on a map, and break down their pros and cons.
]]>One of the best things a survival game can do is make you want to share your latest experiences with your family and friends At this, Sons Of The Forest succeeds in grand fashion. Often I found myself pausing the game so I could go find my brother and tell him about the latest Big Thing that had just happened. Some of the time, it's even for the right reasons. Perhaps I'd spotted a group of cannibals adopting some startlingly intelligent behaviour. Or maybe one of my NPC companions had just done something particularly endearing in front of me.
Or, more likely, I'd witnessed another example of the incredible jankiness which, like the island's flesh-nibbling denizens, loves to raid and pillage its way through nearly every aspect of the game. Perhaps I'd just cut down a tree and watched it soar high into the air, glitching all over the place like some demonic new type of tree mutant. Maybe Kelvin had just taken my instruction to gather logs a bit too literally, and deconstructed the entire west side of my house while I wasn't looking.
Sons Of The Forest's great strength is its ability to utterly transport you into its threatening, unsettling, but genuinely beautiful world. It quickly builds up the player's trust until they're ready to wholeheartedly buy into what at times feels like the next generation of open-world survival and crafting games. But then, at least in its current Early Access state, it breaks that trust just as quickly with a melange of unintuitive systems, game-breaking bugs, and a painful lack of content that makes one of the most gorgeous environments in games feel awfully hollow after a while.
]]>Survival sequel Sons Of The Forest is doing extremely well, selling 2 million copies in 24 hours. There have been a handful of gripes from players, though, and one of them just got resolved in the latest hotfix. You can now add hotkeys to weapons in your inventory.
]]>Update: Sons Of The Forest 1.0 is out, marking the end of early access. I’ve been doing some re-testing and as hoped, 1.0 runs significantly better than the version I originally benchmarked for this analysis. Sometimes over 20% faster, depending on hardware and settings. Huzzah and, indeed, yippee.
From what I can tell, its individual settings still have a broadly proportional performance impact to the early access build, so I’ve left most of the guide below as is. Still, I’ve still added some results from my 1.0 testing, most notably on the newly-added FSR 3 upscaling.
The mostly-original article continues below...
]]>Looking for the Compound Bow in Sons Of The Forest? If you're after a ranged weapon that's silent in Sons Of The Forest, you'll want to get the Compound Bow. While guns make a huge noise, you can use the Compound Bow to silently pick off enemies from afar. Unfortunately, finding this weapon will send you on a bit of a trek, so we're here to help you along the journey.
In this guide, we'll break down how to get the Compound Bow in Sons Of The Forest, which is now out of early access, so that you're able to fire on enemies from afar without drawing unwanted attention.
]]>Looking for the Stun Gun in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest pits you against cannibals and mutants on an otherwise very pretty island, and it's easy to get overwhelmed during combat. However, you can get the Stun Gun and use it to stun your enemies, stopping their attacks and making it much easier to fight through your foes.
We'll break down how to get the Stun Gun in Sons Of The Forest, which has now left early access, so you can stun enemies from afar before finishing them off with your melee attacks.
]]>Looking for the Slingshot in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest has many ranged weapons to find across its sprawling cannibal-packed island, but the Slingshot easily has the most readily-available ammo source. That's because you can find small rocks scattered all over across the ground, and simply loading them into your Slingshot provides an easy way to pick off enemies from afar.
We'll break down how to get the Slingshot in Sons Of The Forest, which has now officially left early access with the version 1.0 update. We'll point out the exact location of the Slingshot on the map and explain how ammo works, so you're ready to start firing as soon as you find it.
]]>Looking for the Wetsuit in Sons of the Forest? Sons Of The Forest loves to throw you into the water in search of key tools and weapons. However, you'll soon find that diving underwater makes your character move rather slow, and staying in the water for too long will make you wet and cold. Fortunately, you can get a Wetsuit that allows you to swim faster, but it's well-hidden deep in a cave.
In this guide, we'll break down how to get the Wetsuit in Sons of the Forest. We'll pinpoint the exact location of the Wetsuit on the map, and then walk you through the cave that you'll need to explore.
]]>Want to have the Sons of the Forest ending explained? Sons Of The Forest has a rather complicated ending in its current early-access state. Not only is it hard to find, but it's also quite confusing to watch. Whether you've seen it play out on a stream, or have just wrapped up your own survival adventure, you're sure to have plenty of questions as the credits roll. Fortunately, we're here to answer them!
In this guide, we explain the Sons of the Forest ending, covering what it means and other relevant details that you can find throughout the game. We also provide a full walkthrough on how to reach the ending in Sons of the Forest.
]]>Looking for the Machete in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest might not throw you into combat immediately, but when those cannibals start attacking, you're going to want a strong weapon such as the Machete. The Tactical Axe and Knife that you start with simply won't cut it for long, but the Machete is more than capable of slicing your foes into bloody pieces.
In this guide, we'll break down how to get the Machete in Sons Of The Forest. We'll pinpoint its exact location on the map, so that you can run and grab it on your very first day in the game, which has now exited early access with the release of the version 1.0 update.
]]>Looking for the Revolver in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest has plenty of enemies to fight and, while they aren't quite zombies, sometimes you still want to feel cool like Rick Grimes and start blasting a Revolver. If the Revolver is what you need to relax a little more on this cannibal-infested island, then you're in the right place.
We'll break down how to get the Revolver in Sons Of The Forest, which has officially left early access with the release of update 1.0. We'll include the exact location for the Revolver on our map below, and list any items that you'll need to find beforehand.
]]>Looking for the Firefighter Axe in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest is a tense survival game in which you share an island with cannibals and mutants, so you'll want to build a base as fast as possible. That means you'll need to chop some trees, and nothing cuts wood like the Firefighter Axe. It's the best axe available in Sons Of The Forest, better than the starting Tactical Axe and the Modern Axe, but that means you'll need to go on quite the adventure to find it.
In this guide, we'll break down how to get the Firefighter Axe in Sons Of The Forest. We've got a handy map to show you exactly where to go in Endnight's surival horror game, which has now left early access.
]]>Looking for the Katana in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest has plenty of weapons to find, but few feel as powerful, or as cool, as the Katana. If you want to embrace your inner Kill Bill and start chopping enemies into pieces with swift strikes, then we're here to help.
In this guide, we'll break down how to get the Katana in Sons of the Forest, which is now out of early access, and where to find its location. Once you've got hold of the powerful sword, you'll be able to deliver quick strikes to your enemies and drop them in mere moments.
]]>Looking for Tech Armor in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest pits you against some powerful foes, so you'll want to come prepared with some armor. The Tech Armor is one of the best sets available, but you can't just find everything you need lying around the map. That's because you'll need to make Tech Mesh, a special resource that doesn't spawn naturally on the map. Fortunately, we're here to explain how to get it.
We'll break down how to get Tech Armor in Sons Of The Forest, explaining how to make Tech Mesh and which other items you'll need. If you're thinking of jumping back into the game now it's out of early access, this will come in especially handy and boost your chances of survival.
]]>Want to know the Golden Armor location in Sons Of the Forest? To beat Sons Of The Forest, you'll need to find the Golden Armor. Originally located on the South-East side of the map, the Golden Armor location changed with Patch 02, which launched before Sons Of The Forest came out of early access. It's now found deep within a new cave system on the West side of the snowy mountain, and it's full of horrible mutant monsters.
In this guide, we'll show you how to get the Golden Armor in Sons Of The Forest, updated with the Patch 02 location. We'll also explain what the Golden Armor does, whether it offers protection, and if it can break.
]]>Looking for the Shotgun in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest throws you onto a cannibal-infested island with just an axe and a knife to defend yourself, but there are far better weapons available. One of the best weapons available is the Shotgun, which offers unparalleled power. However, the Shotgun isn't easy to find, as you'll need to have some prerequisite gear before you can unearth this powerful weapon.
We'll break down how to get the Shotgun in Sons Of The Forest, which has now left early access with the 1.0 update, and cover what you need to have before venturing out to find it.
]]>Looking for the Pistol in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest is full of terrifying enemies to fight, which means you'll need to be equipped with the best weapons if you want to survive. Few weapons are more iconic than the classic Pistol, and this firearm will make your island life go by much easier.
We'll break down how to find the Pistol in Sons Of The Forest, which has now exited early access, so you can get this powerful weapon on your very first day. We'll also explain how to find each of the Pistol attachments, so that you can kit it out for maximum performance.
]]>What do you do at each of the purple markers in Sons Of The Forest? When you first start playing Sons Of The Forest, you may check your GPS map and be a little confused by all the icons surrounding your location. Some icons, like cave entrances, are self-explanatory. But what about those purple markers? What do they mean, and what are you meant to do when you get there?
As it turns out, these purple markers are very important locations for any new player, and in this guide we'll walk you through exactly what to do at each of these locations in order to complete your first major quest and find Team B.
]]>Where can you find the Stun Baton in Sons Of The Forest? The Stun Baton is one of the strongest and most useful early tools in Sons Of The Forest, and represents a step up from the basic weapons you've been using previously thanks to its powerful shock attack. This attack can leave even powerful mutants reeling, so you should seek this weapon out as early as possible before the stronger enemies start assaulting your base.
Read on to learn the exact location of the Stun Baton in Sons Of The Forest, which has now left early access. We'll go over how to use the Stun Baton effectively, and how to keep it topped up with charge so its effectiveness doesn't leave you in a moment of need.
]]>Looking for a flashlight in Sons of the Forest? Sons Of The Forest is a survival horror game, and it loves to throw you into the dark. Whether you're lost at night, or trying to find key items in a cave, you'll need something to light the way. While you start with a small lighter, you can quickly upgrade to get the flashlight, which makes it much easier to see in the dark.
In this guide, we'll break down how to get the flashlight in Sons Of The Forest, which is now out of early access, so that you can see better at night and in dark caves.
]]>Want to know how to make the sled in Sons of the Forest? Sons Of The Forest has plenty of tools to find, but most players of the original game will likely want to track down the sled sooner rather than later. The sled does return in Sons of the Forest, but it isn't something that you can just craft in your backpack. If you're unsure how to get the sled in Sons of the Forest, we're here to help.
In this guide, we'll break down how to make the sled in Sons of the Forest, covering where you need to go and the resources that you'll need.
]]>Want to know how to use GPS locators in Sons Of The Forest? GPS locators are initally labelled with purple markers in Sons Of The Forest. When you reach these pings, however, you can pick up the GPS locators and use them to mark whatever you want across the map. Unfortunately, these trackers are a little tricky to use, so we're here to explain how GPS locators work.
We'll break down how to get and use GPS locators in Sons Of The Forest, which is now out of early access, so that you can keep track of the things that are most important to you.
]]>What should you do on your first day of Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest is an intimdating game that, like its 2014 predecessor The Forest, is filled to the brim with interesting ideas and horrific dangers. There are ever-present cannibals and mutants looking to feast on your flesh from your first day, and you'll also need to grapple with the diegetic user interfaces and building system.
If you're struggling to get a handle on what's going on and what you should be doing when you first start a new game, you're not alone. The good news is that we've already been through that process a number of times, and we can tell you exactly what you should prioritise learning and doing in order to make the most of your first hour, day, and week.
In this beginner's guide to Sons Of The Forest we'll walk you through 15 top tips to bear in mind from the very start, to help ensure you survive your first day and night and get off to a roaring start when it comes to long-term survival.
]]>Looking for the Modern Axe in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest is a survival game, which means you're going to cut down a lot of trees. While you start with a Tactical Axe, you can quickly upgrade to the Modern Axe to chop trees much faster. However, this cannibal-infested island is rather large, so you might need our help to track the Modern Axe down.
In this guide, we'll break down how to get the Modern Axe in Sons Of The Forest, which is now out of early access, and the location you need to head to. If you're not good with directions, don't worry - we'll show you exactly where to get it.
]]>Want to know how to play multiplayer in Sons of the Forest? Sons Of The Forest has finally released out of early access, and there's no better time to dive into its unsettling mutant-infested shores. But you need not go alone. Sons of the Forest has multiplayer, allowing you to team up with pals as you explore, craft, fight, and (hopefully) survive.
In this guide, we'll explain how Sons of the Forest multiplayer works, so that you know how to join or invite friends into your Sons of the Forest lobby. We'll also explain the max lobby size, so that you know how many people can play in one session.
]]>Want to know the Rope Gun location in Sons Of The Forest? Now out of early access and fully feature-complete, Sons Of The Forest throws you unceremoniously into a sprawling island, with countless caves to explore and a huge mountain to climb. But to fully explore the island you first need to get the Rope Gun, which allows you to make and use ziplines. You can use these Rope Gun ziplines to cross large caverns and propel yourself up to or down from a cliff edge.
While the Rope Gun is an incredibly useful tool, and necessary if you want to get the Shovel and find the keycards in Sons Of The Forest, it's also quite hard to find. Hidden deep within a perilous cave on the West side of the island, you'll need to prepare for a dangerous delve if you want to track down the Rope Gun location in Sons Of The Forest.
In this guide, we'll break down how to get the Rope Gun in Sons Of The Forest. We'll show you its exact location on the map, and walk you through how to navigate the cave and find the Rope Gun location yourself.
]]>Want to know every Sons Of The Forest keycard location? Keycards in Sons Of The Forest gain you access to secret bunkers throughout the island that in turn, contain resources, weapons, armor and story items like the elusive Golden Armor.
There are three keycards in total - Maintenance, VIP, and Guest - all with different locations and entry requirements. Now that Sons Of The Forest has left early access, now is a perfect time to get stuck into the bunkers and get the materials needed to secure the game's ending.
Luckily, we've gathered all the information you need below, with links to any equipment you may need, map locations and more. We also have a selection of cheats you can use to instantly spawn the keycards into your inventory if you'd prefer to skip the steps. In order to collect them all, you'll need to gather them in the order listed below.
]]>How do you get Rope in Sons Of The Forest? Your first few days in Sons Of The Forest should ideally be spent gathering as many useful materials, tools, and resources as humanly possible to make the following days and weeks a whole lot easier. One vital component you'll need for a lot of different crafting recipes is Rope.
Using Rope you can craft a great many things. You can build towers, platforms, shelters, traps, and much more with access to this handy manmade resource. And in this guide, we'll explain exactly where you can go to get Rope in large quantities for all your crafting needs.
]]>Can mutants and cannibals swim in Sons Of The Forest? There's an awful lot of danger all around you in Sons Of The Forest, and that means it can be very difficult for new players to get started on their journey of long-term survival. You'll need to know every trick in the book when it comes to defending yourself against the cannibal mutants that inhabit the island - including whether they swim or sink in deep water.
In The Forest, the 2018 predecessor to Sons Of The Forest, cannibals couldn't cross open water, which made offshore island bases the perfect spot from which to conduct your affairs, because you'd for once have an area where you were totally safe from the enemies. Is the same true of the sequel? Find out whether enemies can swim in Sons Of The Forest just below.
]]>Want to know more about Kelvin in Sons Of The Forest? Kelvin is king in Sons Of The Forest. An ally who survives the helicopter crash at the start of the game, Kelvin is your first companion in Sons Of The Forest, and he's incredibly useful. While the crash leaves him in a shocked state and unable to speak, Kelvin is still capable of carrying out a wide array of orders, and can follow, fish, fetch wood, and build small shelters to help you survive the cannibal-infested island.
In this guide, we'll break down everything you need to know about Kelvin in Sons Of The Forest, including how to find him, whether you need to feed him, if he can fight and die, and a wealth of other important info that you'll need to know.
]]>How do you heal in Sons Of The Forest? If you've played or watched any of Endnight's massive and unsettling game Sons Of The Forest, you'll likely already know just how easy it is to get damaged. Many new players will spend their first day low on health after their first encounter with the dangerous and agile mutants that accost you as you explore the Peninsula.
Follow this quick guide to learn all the different ways you can heal and restore health in Sons Of The Forest, either through consuming food and other items, or through sleep. Hopefully by the end of this guide you'll be in a stronger position and more likely to survive your first night in Sons Of The Forest, which is now out of early access.
]]>Want to know how to make a Tent in Sons Of The Forest? The Shelter Tent is the simplest kind of shelter you're able to create in Sons Of The Forest, and it's a good idea to place one down early on so you can sleep away that first ominous night. Shelter Tents are cheap and easy to set up once you know how - far easier than trying to construct an entire wood log cabin before the sun sets for the first time!
Read on to learn how to craft a Shelter Tent in the full release of Sons Of The Forest, and how to use it to sleep or save your progress at any time. We'll also explain where to find the components you need for each Tent, and how to give your Tent different configurations to change its look.
]]>How do you make a fire in Sons Of The Forest? Early Sapiens really were onto something with that whole fire malarky, weren't they? And as it turns out, fire is an absolute necessity early on in Sons Of The Forest, Endnight's ambitious new Early Access survival game.
Fire is useful not only for lighting the surrounding area, but for cooking your food to make it much more effective at staving off starvation. But for players unused to the immersive, diegetic user interfaces of The Forest, it can be a bit tricky to figure out how to make a fire.
In this guide we'll walk you through exactly how to craft a fire in Sons Of The Forest out of nothing more than some Sticks and your handy Lighter, so you can get to work surviving and filling your belly with the remains of your slaughtered enemies. Yum-yum!
]]>Looking for the 3D printer in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest is a tough survival game, but you can make it a little easier with the 3D printer. No, you won't use it to make your own custom Warhammer miniatures! Instead, you can use it to print crucial items, such as the flask to store water, or the mask to pacify enemies. If you're itching to find the 3D printer and don't know where to look, that's where we come in.
We'll break down how to find the 3D printer in Sons Of The Forest, which is no longer in early access after the release of the version 1.0 update. We'll explain exactly where you need to go to get the 3D printer, and list all of the items you can print.
]]>Looking for the Rebreather in Sons Of The Forest? Sons Of The Forest has a huge map to explore, but you can't see all of it without the Rebreather. The Rebreather allows you to dive underwater and explore without drowning, and it's key to finding some of the more important items, such as the Shovel.
If you're thinking of jumping into Sons Of The Forest now that it's left early access, but are struggling to find the game's oxygen mask, then we're here to help. We'll break down how to get the Rebreather in Sons Of The Forest, showing the location on the map and explaining how to find it once you arrive.
]]>Want to know how to get the Shovel in Sons Of The Forest? The Shovel is one of several absolutely essential early-game tools in Sons Of The Forest. You need to get your hands on the Shovel before you can find and access other important items like the Sons Of The Forest Keycards.
Using the Shovel, you can dig up buried objects, graves, and - most importantly - hidden bunker hatches containing lots of unique loot. And with Sons Of The Forest now out of early access and fully released, there are more hidden areas than ever where you can use your trusty Shovel.
In this guide, we'll explain exactly how to get the Shovel in Sons Of The Forest. We'll go over the Shovel's location on the map, how to get through the cave where the Shovel can be found, and how to get out again.
]]>Want to know how to get Virginia in Sons Of The Forest? Virginia is a friendly mutant in Sons Of The Forest that can be recruited to help look after your base. With the game releasing post-early access, now is a great time to get stuck into the game and charm the shy island inhabitant.
Although she has many uses, including the ability to wield both the Pistol and Shotgun, she will take some time to trust you first.
Below we've gone through all the key steps to get Virginia in Sons Of The Forest as a companion, where to find and how to spawn her into the game and the key benefits to having the three-legged mutant at your base.
]]>How do you save your game in Sons Of The Forest? You'll know this if you played the original game, but players who are entirely new to Sons Of The Forest may be surprised to hear that there's no autosave feature. If you don't want to lose all your progress when you quit or die, then you'll need to save your game manually - but you can't do it from the pause menu.
Below we'll explain how to save in Sons Of The Forest so you can reload from a certain point if you die, or carry on your game in another session after shutting Sons Of The Forest down (if you can bring yourself to do so).
]]>How do you get water in Sons Of The Forest? Endnight's survival series tends to put you in charge of rather more responsibilities than just not getting clubbed to death. In Sons Of The Forest you also have to constantly keep track of your strength, tiredness, hunger, and thirst - and just as in real life, the best way to deal with the latter responsibility is to drink lots of water.
If you're struggling to find water to drink from in your first day or two of Sons Of The Forest, which is now out of early access, then worry no more. In this quick guide we'll explain exactly how you can get easy, early access to a limitless supply of water to quench your thirst. We'll also explore different options for gathering water and slaking your thirst later on in the game.
]]>As I write this, Sons Of The Forest is the third most played game on Steam with 265,000 concurrent players. That's not bad for a game that came out a little over three hours ago. It's so popular in fact, it might have crashed Steam.
]]>What time does Sons Of The Forest release? Fans of crafting, building, and survival games should be keeping a watchful eye on the ever-nearing release of Sons Of The Forest - the sequel to 2014's The Forest, and one of the big PC releases of 2023.
Sons Of The Forest aims to expand on its predecessor's survival formula in almost every way, with a revamped building system, a much larger map, a new story, new enemies, and some very impressive AI built into both friend and foe alike. It's the most wishlisted game on Steam at time of writing, and it's easy to see why people are excited.
If you're in the "excited" camp, then welcome! Glad you could join us. Let's huddle in the cold and count down the hours together with the help of this quick guide on when exactly Sons Of The Forest will come out in Early Access. Below we'll reveal the Sons Of The Forest release time, pricing, and download size so you can be entirely ready to jump back into the titular Forest for a brand new survival experience.
]]>Survival sequel Sons Of The Forest is only a few days away as it launches into early access on February 23rd, and the team is celebrating with a final pre-release trailer, exposing us to some nasty sights. Sons Of The Forest was originally going to launch into a full 1.0 release this month, but the team ultimately decided on an early access release since it worked so well for the game’s predecessor The Forest.
]]>Cannibal and arboreal survival 'em up Sons Of The Forest was due to to launch later this month, and it has not been delayed. It's developers have announced that they've decided to release into Steam Early Access, however, after initially intending to head straight to 1.0.
]]>The monsters lurking within Sons Of The Forest may have been delayed, but they're still very much coming to get you. We're creeping ever closer to the hit survival sequel's February 23rd release date, but IGN have lead the foray with a hands-on preview that reveals a little more about what to expect. Expect mutants with improved AI and individual tastes, better building, and companions you can boss around.
]]>The makers of The Forest announced over the weekend that they're delaying the launch of the craft-o-survival horror game's sequel, Sons Of The Forest. Previously due on the 20th of May, it's now expected in October. Developers Endnight Games offer the usual reason: they want more time to make it good, yeah? I'm fine with waiting a while for more wonderful unpleasantness.
]]>Most survival games have an element of horror, giving us an inhuman hunger that'll kill us if we don't eat a three-course meal every five minutes. I like jokes. The Forest goes hard on horror, having cannibals and mutants stalk us, and the story-driven survival game's sequel is looking just as wonderfully horrible. The developers, Endnight Games have announced they plan to release Sons Of The Forest in 2021, and shared a new trailer showing what's waiting for us in the trees. I do not like it, which I like.
]]>Like a heavily-sponsored Santa Claus, the Game Awards swept in last night and left us a pile of presents to unwrap. If you did the smart thing and slept through the event, you'll have missed a bunch of new announcements. Alice O and Graham did some amazing work in writing up as much as they could as it happened, but a few sly games snuck past 'em. Plus, sometimes it's just nice to have everything all in once place. Here's everything that was announced.
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