Me and my friends have never watched any content on this game and when we saw the 4 armed white lady we just beat her to death idk if she is important to the game or not

I’m actively building on our dedicated server but want to use the end game loot to upgrade the base even more.

The other players said they want it too, but aren’t being very active in actually going and doing the mission with me so I am just wondering if the final mission is something that can be replayed multiple times?

Or is it like the other missions where it is completed if someone does it?

My game crashed after a few hours of exploring and not sleeping, meaning i've reverted back to having 1 artifact piece while my friends have 5. Can i still play the game and finish it with them?

I have been playing with my friend on multiplayer and we have virginia hanging out with us and he has already gotten the max out her sentiment achievement while on this save together, but it doesnt give it to me. Is this a bug or is it a "only the host gets the achievement" moment?

Ive always wanted to play this series but i got spoiled for the first game so i just went ahead and bought this one. is this game suppose to not have a guide? i mean i dont mind and i find it funner when game's does this for example fear and hunger, outer wilds and ect. i just wanted to know if the game did this intentionally or do i need to play the first game to understand the mechanics? ty

Am I able to build an underground base? I remember seeing a shovel in a trailer years ago and i know they game’s base building system is much more complex then the previous game’s.

Hey everyone!

I’ve been obsessed with the lore of The Forest. While the main story is great, the absolute best part of the game is the environmental storytelling—the tragic micro-stories of the yacht passengers, the cultists, and the Sahara staff that we only see through scattered clues.

It made me think: if a big studio like HBO or Netflix ever adapted this into a show, they shouldn't stretch it into a boring 8-10 episode season where the main guy just cuts wood for hours. It needs to be a tight, high-intensity 5-episode Limited Series that uses a dual-timeline structure. The present follows Eric, while the past gives us cinematic answers to all the side-stories through flashbacks triggered by the items he finds.

Here is how I would structure the 5 episodes:

Episode 1: The Fog and the Red Shadow

• The Present: The plane crash. Eric wakes up with post-traumatic amnesia. He knows he has a son, but the shock blurs his memory. He struggles to survive his first terrifying night.
• The Climax: The cannibals play psychological mind games in the dark. Eric catches a glimpse of the "Red Man" in the distance, triggering a sudden, violent flashback: that man took Timmy.

Episode 2: Wreckage of the Past (The Yacht & The Passengers)

• The Present: Eric searches for clues and discovers the luxury Yacht and parts of the plane's wreckage.
• The Flashback: As Eric explores these locations, we see the tragic parallel stories of the wealthy yacht owners and the plane's tennis team being systematically hunted down and captured by the tribe days prior.

Episode 3: Faith and Science (The Cultists & Sahara’s Genesis)

• The Present: Eric moves deeper into the jungle, finding torn Bibles, underground crosses, and Sahara shipping containers near the coast.
• The Flashback: We witness the demise of the naive 1980s missionaries who tried to "convert" the tribe. Concurrently, the timeline shifts to the modern, sterile Sahara facility, revealing the horrifying corporate decision to begin human experimentation on children.

Episode 4: Descent (The Caves & The Outbreak)

• The Present: Eric is forced into the pitch-black cave systems to follow Timmy's trail.
• The Flashback (The Horror Peak): While Eric sneaks past monsters in the dark, the flashbacks show the exact day the underground laboratory fell apart—the mutated children (Armsy, Virginia) breaking out and slaughtering the staff. We also see the tragic death of Megan Cross, driving Dr. Matthew Cross to absolute madness.

Episode 5: The Sinkhole and The Cycle

• The Present: Eric reaches the massive Sinkhole, descends into the high-tech Sahara complex, and defeats the mutated Megan.
• The Ending: Eric finds Timmy dead. Realizing the Obelisk's curse, he makes the monstrous choice to shoot down another passenger plane to save his son.
• The Epilogue: Years later, a grown-up Timmy suppresses his mutation in a dark apartment while looking at maps of "Site 2". The cycle continues.

I feel like this 5-hour format would eliminate any pacing issues and finally show us the full horror of what happened on that island before Eric arrived.

What do you guys think? Would you watch this?

(And if Endnight Games is reading this and wants to pitch it to Netflix, we can always settle for a 10/90% split – 10% for me, 90% for you... just kidding! ...unless?)

I remember playing when it came out and I saw there were lot of mutants raiding at the helicopter 🚁 and mc fighting off them but me and my friends just finished the second playthrough and we didn't see any of that after boss fight. Am I tweaking?

And im shitting my pants

Edit: it's way more scarier than the forest dawg😭😭

Tw: Skill Issue
Hey! Anyone have any tips for how to deal with the cannibals? I’m really tired of them hunting me down and ruining my cabin, it’s really not fun. I’ve barely figured out how to survive and build, and it’s like they’re only there to take the fun out of those elements

So I guess what I’m asking is, is there a way to be chill with them so they stop ruining my stuff? Is there any extra incentive to not just play on peaceful?

Hey guys I really want to play this game but it looks much more fun if it’s played with someone… Is anyone interested in playing with me?