The Forest [v 0.67b] (2014) PC

The plot of the game The Forest begins with the fact that the plane crashes over the sultry jungle, and the main character finds himself in the middle of an impenetrable thicket alone with the ruthless nature. There are no roads and landmarks – just a wild, ominous thicket, mountains in the distance and a boundless ocean. However, it soon turns out that he is by no means the only inhabitant on the island.

Graphics and gameplay features

The initial supply of provisions is quickly running out, and the main character is faced with the question of finding the resources and tools necessary for survival. This is the main motive to start exploring the island. Other gameplay features are:

1. Diverse and strong opponents, for example, multi-armed monsters that have great physical strength, developed AI, strong armor.
2. Most of the actions are contextual in nature, as such there is no inventory, you have to invent weapons yourself: a stick, a stone, a rope, and now a good spear has already turned out, with which you can both chop down small trees and kill enemies.
3. The game implements a change of time of day. At night, it is necessary to build a reliable shelter that will withstand the attack of monsters.
4. A huge open world.
5. The weather and temperature differ depending on which part of the island the player is currently in.
6. The basis of the gameplay is the search for items for survival, the extermination of mutants, the construction of a base.
7. Excellent realistic graphics and game mechanics.

The game successfully combines elements of a survival simulator, adventure, action, sandbox in the style of Minecraft.

Reviews in the gaming press

The Forest game is a truly scary indie horror that successfully uses all the elements of the horror genre that have appeared over the past 15-20 years. Even at the development stage, it attracted increased attention from the gaming community, and the released trailer was highly appreciated by venerable critics. There were even some references to the cult TV series Lost. On the Steam resource, the game has excellent ratings of 91 points out of 100 possible, a huge number of positive reviews