Sons of the Forest release date, gameplay, and trailers

When is the Sons of the Forest release date? It’s a good question. After all, The Forest 2 has been a tough one to pin down, but Endnight Games has finally settled on a date, and it’s gaining on us… fast. While we might run from the horrors awaiting us in the long-awaited The Forest sequel, we’re not running from its fast-approaching launch date.

Beyond ever-changing release date announcements though, Endnight Games is keeping details about its new survival game remarkably close to its chest, and comms have been few and far between. When it comes to what players will experience in what could be one of the best horror games of the year, if not one the best PC games overall, we’ve been kept in the dark, so let’s shed some light on what we do know about the Sons of the Forest release date, story, gameplay, and more.

Sons of the Forest release date

Endnight Games has confirmed that The Sons of the Forest release date is February 23, 2023, on PC via Steam, with an initial early access launch.

After over a year of delays, we were hoping that the release date would be final, especially when it was announced as “one last” delay. Presumably, this is why the small team at Endnight Games has decided to crack on with the date, just shifting into early access. It’s great to see how much the developer has planned for the game though, and their willingness to work with the community.

Sons of the Forest gameplay

Unlike in The Forest, in which you are the lone survivor of a plane crash, you’ve technically chosen to venture into the cannibal-ridden world of Sons in search of a missing billionaire. Keep that in mind as your helicopter plummets to the ground after a mysterious attack. We’re not sure why you’re not just leaving him there to epitomise the phrase Eat the Rich, but, hey, you’ve got bills to pay.

While the circumstances of why you’re looking for this billionaire will be uncovered on the Sons of the Forest release date, we have a pretty good idea of what will happen once you get to the deserted island. Alone or with friends, you’ll be left to explore, craft, survive, and hunt in order to stay alive and fend off cannibalistic threats to your life. An open-world survival horror, Sons of the Forest leaves your journey up to you to tackle as you see fit.

Not only will you be fighting to fend off mutated monsters, but you’ll also need to fight back against mother nature, as all four seasons are represented in Sons of the Forest (I’d give up looking for this guy, to be honest). The Spring and Summer months might be easier to survive with fresh prey to hunt in the ocean and forest, but the bitter cold of the winter might prove more of a challenge, so make sure you’re prepared.

Sons of the Forest trailers

We’re certain that Endnight Games has remained tight-lipped about  their The Forest sequel on purpose, demonstrated in part by their three simple trailers, titled Trailer 1, Trailer 2, and Trailer 3, and as of February 20, a new multiplayer and building trailer. Even then, the trailers themselves only feature a string of short gameplay clips, but this only adds to the suspense and mystery of the game and its terrifying contents.

Though they haven’t revealed much, this handful of disjointed Sons of the Forest trailers have told us a little something about what to expect from our surroundings, our survival, and the many terrors awaiting us. We’ve seen fleshy monsters hurling babies, conjoined cannibals walking on their hands, and our own character warding off enemies with a severed head. And it’s not just horrific creatures threatening our survival, with nature’s animals and the bitter cold working against you, too. The Forest The Forest Humble Bundle $19.99 Buy Now Network N earns affiliate commission from qualifying sales.If you haven’t already, then prepare for the sequel by playing The Forest. If you already have, and you’ve exhausted everything the prequel has to offer, we’ve compiled a list of The Forest cheats and console commands, as well as the best The Forest mods currently available to tide you over until the Sons of the Forest wishlist dreams come true. Check the  PC minimum requirements and recommended specs, with our Sons of the Forest system requirements list.