As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 06:02 UTC | 6,845 |
| 05:46 UTC | 6,842 |
| 05:31 UTC | 6,856 |
| 05:15 UTC | 6,901 |
| 05:00 UTC | 6,899 |
| 04:44 UTC | 6,993 |
| 04:28 UTC | 6,940 |
| 04:13 UTC | 6,893 |
| 03:57 UTC | 6,968 |
| 03:40 UTC | 7,166 |
| 03:24 UTC | 7,201 |
| 03:09 UTC | 7,154 |
| 02:53 UTC | 7,116 |
| 02:37 UTC | 6,912 |
| 02:22 UTC | 6,792 |
| 02:07 UTC | 6,617 |
| 01:51 UTC | 6,455 |
| 01:35 UTC | 6,452 |
| 01:20 UTC | 6,292 |
| 01:05 UTC | 6,257 |
| 00:50 UTC | 6,373 |
| 00:34 UTC | 6,435 |
| 00:18 UTC | 6,569 |
| 00:02 UTC | 6,692 |
| 30 Oct, 22:52 UTC | 7,994 |
| 30 Oct, 22:36 UTC | 8,176 |
| 30 Oct, 22:21 UTC | 8,486 |
| 30 Oct, 22:06 UTC | 8,802 |
| 30 Oct, 21:51 UTC | 9,113 |
| 30 Oct, 21:36 UTC | 9,528 |
| 30 Oct, 21:21 UTC | 9,796 |
| 30 Oct, 21:05 UTC | 10,108 |
| 30 Oct, 20:50 UTC | 10,332 |
| 30 Oct, 20:35 UTC | 10,520 |
| 30 Oct, 20:20 UTC | 10,597 |
| 30 Oct, 20:04 UTC | 10,661 |
| 30 Oct, 19:48 UTC | 10,677 |
| 30 Oct, 19:32 UTC | 10,736 |
| 30 Oct, 19:16 UTC | 10,607 |
| 30 Oct, 19:00 UTC | 10,713 |
| 30 Oct, 18:44 UTC | 10,652 |
| 30 Oct, 18:28 UTC | 10,709 |
| 30 Oct, 18:13 UTC | 10,652 |
| 30 Oct, 17:58 UTC | 10,584 |
| 30 Oct, 17:42 UTC | 10,699 |
| 30 Oct, 17:26 UTC | 10,682 |
| 30 Oct, 17:11 UTC | 10,679 |
| 30 Oct, 16:55 UTC | 10,859 |
| 30 Oct, 16:39 UTC | 10,891 |
| 30 Oct, 16:24 UTC | 10,825 |
| 30 Oct, 16:08 UTC | 10,986 |
| 30 Oct, 15:52 UTC | 11,451 |
| 30 Oct, 15:37 UTC | 11,666 |
| 30 Oct, 15:22 UTC | 11,936 |
| 30 Oct, 15:06 UTC | 12,084 |
| 30 Oct, 14:51 UTC | 12,270 |
| 30 Oct, 14:35 UTC | 11,719 |
| 30 Oct, 14:20 UTC | 11,779 |
| 30 Oct, 14:05 UTC | 11,581 |
| 30 Oct, 13:50 UTC | 11,275 |
| 30 Oct, 13:34 UTC | 10,864 |
| 30 Oct, 13:19 UTC | 10,370 |
| 30 Oct, 13:03 UTC | 9,782 |
| 30 Oct, 12:47 UTC | 9,174 |
| 30 Oct, 12:32 UTC | 8,694 |
| 30 Oct, 12:16 UTC | 8,120 |
| 30 Oct, 12:01 UTC | 7,796 |
| 30 Oct, 11:46 UTC | 7,274 |
| 30 Oct, 11:31 UTC | 6,873 |
| 30 Oct, 11:15 UTC | 6,255 |
| 30 Oct, 10:59 UTC | 5,888 |
| 30 Oct, 10:42 UTC | 5,669 |
| 30 Oct, 10:26 UTC | 5,527 |
| 30 Oct, 10:11 UTC | 5,308 |
| 30 Oct, 09:55 UTC | 5,204 |
| 30 Oct, 09:38 UTC | 4,934 |
| 30 Oct, 09:22 UTC | 5,113 |
| 30 Oct, 09:07 UTC | 4,879 |
| 30 Oct, 08:52 UTC | 4,751 |
| 30 Oct, 08:37 UTC | 4,543 |
| 30 Oct, 08:21 UTC | 4,377 |
| 30 Oct, 08:05 UTC | 4,053 |
| 30 Oct, 07:49 UTC | 3,829 |
| 30 Oct, 07:34 UTC | 3,881 |
| 30 Oct, 07:18 UTC | 3,909 |
| 30 Oct, 07:02 UTC | 3,886 |
| 30 Oct, 06:46 UTC | 3,945 |
| 30 Oct, 06:30 UTC | 4,079 |
| 30 Oct, 06:15 UTC | 4,183 |
| 30 Oct, 06:00 UTC | 4,311 |
| 30 Oct, 05:44 UTC | 4,485 |
| 30 Oct, 05:29 UTC | 4,635 |
| 30 Oct, 05:13 UTC | 4,749 |
| 30 Oct, 04:58 UTC | 4,875 |
| 30 Oct, 04:43 UTC | 4,831 |
| 30 Oct, 04:27 UTC | 4,942 |
| 30 Oct, 04:12 UTC | 4,962 |
| 30 Oct, 03:57 UTC | 5,080 |
| 30 Oct, 03:40 UTC | 5,164 |
| 30 Oct, 03:24 UTC | 5,370 |
| 30 Oct, 03:09 UTC | 5,350 |
| 30 Oct, 02:53 UTC | 5,340 |
| 30 Oct, 02:38 UTC | 5,387 |
| 30 Oct, 02:23 UTC | 5,247 |
| 30 Oct, 02:07 UTC | 5,179 |
| 30 Oct, 01:51 UTC | 5,250 |
| 30 Oct, 01:35 UTC | 5,209 |
| 30 Oct, 01:20 UTC | 5,076 |
| 30 Oct, 01:05 UTC | 5,038 |
| 30 Oct, 00:49 UTC | 4,989 |
| 30 Oct, 00:33 UTC | 4,910 |
| 30 Oct, 00:17 UTC | 4,946 |
| 30 Oct, 00:01 UTC | 5,030 |
| 29 Oct, 22:46 UTC | 6,127 |
| 29 Oct, 22:30 UTC | 6,407 |
| 29 Oct, 22:15 UTC | 6,759 |
| 29 Oct, 21:59 UTC | 7,052 |
| 29 Oct, 21:44 UTC | 7,418 |
| 29 Oct, 21:28 UTC | 7,704 |
| 29 Oct, 21:13 UTC | 7,979 |
| 29 Oct, 20:58 UTC | 8,238 |
| 29 Oct, 20:42 UTC | 8,518 |
| 29 Oct, 20:26 UTC | 8,666 |
| 29 Oct, 20:10 UTC | 9,042 |
| 29 Oct, 19:54 UTC | 9,238 |
| 29 Oct, 19:38 UTC | 9,293 |
| 29 Oct, 19:23 UTC | 9,327 |
| 29 Oct, 19:08 UTC | 9,372 |
| 29 Oct, 18:52 UTC | 9,390 |
| 29 Oct, 18:36 UTC | 9,288 |
| 29 Oct, 18:20 UTC | 9,284 |
| 29 Oct, 18:05 UTC | 9,165 |
| 29 Oct, 17:49 UTC | 9,107 |
| 29 Oct, 17:34 UTC | 9,004 |
| 29 Oct, 17:19 UTC | 9,035 |
| 29 Oct, 17:04 UTC | 9,005 |
| 29 Oct, 16:48 UTC | 9,033 |
| 29 Oct, 16:32 UTC | 9,080 |
| 29 Oct, 16:17 UTC | 9,014 |
| 29 Oct, 16:01 UTC | 9,328 |
| 29 Oct, 15:45 UTC | 9,640 |
| 29 Oct, 15:29 UTC | 10,059 |
| 29 Oct, 15:13 UTC | 10,253 |
| 29 Oct, 14:58 UTC | 10,711 |
| 29 Oct, 14:42 UTC | 10,926 |
| 29 Oct, 14:27 UTC | 10,818 |
| 29 Oct, 14:12 UTC | 10,699 |
| 29 Oct, 13:56 UTC | 10,531 |
| 29 Oct, 13:41 UTC | 10,101 |
| 29 Oct, 13:25 UTC | 9,217 |
| 29 Oct, 13:09 UTC | 8,880 |
| 29 Oct, 12:53 UTC | 8,341 |
| 29 Oct, 12:37 UTC | 7,856 |
| 29 Oct, 12:22 UTC | 7,423 |
| 29 Oct, 12:06 UTC | 6,970 |
| 29 Oct, 11:49 UTC | 6,407 |
| 29 Oct, 11:33 UTC | 6,007 |
| 29 Oct, 11:17 UTC | 5,651 |
| 29 Oct, 11:02 UTC | 5,397 |
| 29 Oct, 10:47 UTC | 5,220 |
| 29 Oct, 10:32 UTC | 5,085 |
| 29 Oct, 10:17 UTC | 4,939 |
| 29 Oct, 10:02 UTC | 4,848 |
| 29 Oct, 09:46 UTC | 4,758 |
| 29 Oct, 09:31 UTC | 4,683 |
| 29 Oct, 09:16 UTC | 4,671 |
| 29 Oct, 09:01 UTC | 4,509 |
| 29 Oct, 08:46 UTC | 4,385 |
| 29 Oct, 08:31 UTC | 4,174 |
| 29 Oct, 08:16 UTC | 4,002 |
| 29 Oct, 08:00 UTC | 3,859 |
| 29 Oct, 07:45 UTC | 3,776 |
| 29 Oct, 07:29 UTC | 3,674 |
| 29 Oct, 07:13 UTC | 3,663 |
| 29 Oct, 06:57 UTC | 3,640 |
| 29 Oct, 06:41 UTC | 3,634 |
| 29 Oct, 06:26 UTC | 3,652 |
| 29 Oct, 06:11 UTC | 3,680 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchApril 2018 | 12,313 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJuly 2018 | 7,661 | 62% | Holds players well (better than 85% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onApril 2019 | 3,672 | 30% | About average (better than 66% of 7,653 other games) |
The Forest kept 62% of the average players it had at its launch in April 2018 after 3 months and 30% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 5,062 | +580 | +12.9% | 12,270 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4,482 | +1,108 | +32.8% | 13,302 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 3,374 | −2,473 | −42.3% | 5,787 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 5,848 | −1,512 | −20.5% | 12,577 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 7,360 | +4,021 | +120.4% | 18,797 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 3,340 | −813 | −19.6% | 6,021 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 4,152 | −1,263 | −23.3% | 9,730 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 5,416 | +1,322 | +32.3% | 17,186 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 4,094 | −3,182 | −43.7% | 8,115 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 7,276 | +120 | +1.7% | 19,753 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 7,156 | +1,616 | +29.2% | 19,708 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 5,540 | −742 | −11.8% | 17,854 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 6,282 | +2,775 | +79.2% | 19,204 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3,507 | −797 | −18.5% | 11,498 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 4,304 | −4,338 | −50.2% | 7,566 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 8,642 | +3,668 | +73.7% | 20,247 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 4,974 | +936 | +23.2% | 19,636 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 4,038 | −779 | −16.2% | 7,924 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 4,816 | −3,525 | −42.3% | 10,840 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 8,341 | +867 | +11.6% | 27,287 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 7,474 | −13,966 | −65.1% | 16,990 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 21,441 | −6,620 | −23.6% | 89,459 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 28,060 | +12,878 | +84.8% | 109,158 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 15,183 | +9,313 | +158.7% | 78,620 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 5,869 | +2,241 | +61.8% | 71,658 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3,628 | −733 | −16.8% | 7,779 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 4,361 | −3,189 | −42.2% | 7,795 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 7,550 | +514 | +7.3% | 18,081 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 7,036 | +3,089 | +78.3% | 26,468 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 3,947 | +120 | +3.1% | 23,464 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 3,827 | −3,425 | −47.2% | 8,425 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 7,252 | +2,968 | +69.3% | 29,119 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 4,284 | −3,250 | −43.1% | 9,132 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 7,535 | −2,947 | −28.1% | 21,461 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 10,482 | −1,687 | −13.9% | 29,374 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 12,169 | −973 | −7.4% | 51,012 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 13,142 | +10,068 | +327.6% | 75,909 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3,074 | −480 | −13.5% | 6,006 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 3,553 | −776 | −17.9% | 6,111 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 4,330 | +702 | +19.3% | 7,197 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 3,628 | +243 | +7.2% | 6,054 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 3,385 | −1,386 | −29.1% | 6,400 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 4,771 | −6,533 | −57.8% | 12,423 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 11,304 | −1,024 | −8.3% | 28,631 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 12,329 | −7,504 | −37.8% | 31,947 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 19,833 | +2,480 | +14.3% | 48,718 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 17,353 | −530 | −3% | 49,893 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 17,883 | +7,439 | +71.2% | 73,170 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 10,444 | +4,234 | +68.2% | 74,962 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 6,210 | −7,250 | −53.9% | 12,907 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 13,460 | −546 | −3.9% | 47,631 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 14,006 | +3,496 | +33.3% | 41,751 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 10,510 | −2,789 | −21% | 40,217 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 13,299 | +7,535 | +130.7% | 66,743 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 5,765 | −64 | −1.1% | 11,882 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 5,828 | −4,458 | −43.3% | 10,521 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 10,286 | −2,230 | −17.8% | 33,148 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 12,516 | +1,814 | +17% | 34,247 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 10,702 | +1,191 | +12.5% | 26,428 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 9,511 | +4,061 | +74.5% | 39,081 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 5,450 | +901 | +19.8% | 36,790 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 4,548 | −1,284 | −22% | 8,726 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 5,832 | −4,441 | −43.2% | 9,614 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 10,273 | +1,844 | +21.9% | 27,258 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 8,429 | +700 | +9.1% | 25,608 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 7,729 | −4,545 | −37% | 25,885 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 12,274 | +5,694 | +86.5% | 63,591 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 6,580 | −5,157 | −43.9% | 11,800 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 11,738 | −1,803 | −13.3% | 31,525 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 13,540 | +2,957 | +27.9% | 32,764 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 10,584 | +2,196 | +26.2% | 29,932 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 8,388 | +3,841 | +84.5% | 25,513 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 4,547 | +310 | +7.3% | 20,240 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 4,237 | −640 | −13.1% | 7,620 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 4,877 | −2,935 | −37.6% | 7,897 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 7,812 | +2,252 | +40.5% | 16,160 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 5,560 | −680 | −10.9% | 16,239 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 6,240 | −1,356 | −17.8% | 11,613 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 7,595 | −1,621 | −17.6% | 16,391 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 9,217 | +2,476 | +36.7% | 27,962 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 6,740 | −462 | −6.4% | 15,560 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 7,202 | +844 | +13.3% | 19,166 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 6,357 | +1,773 | +38.7% | 15,006 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 4,585 | +880 | +23.8% | 10,872 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 3,704 | −1,195 | −24.4% | 8,290 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 4,899 | +1,075 | +28.1% | 17,230 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 3,824 | −1,588 | −29.3% | 6,840 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 5,413 | +1,056 | +24.2% | 12,082 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 4,356 | +635 | +17% | 11,447 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 3,722 | +50 | +1.4% | 7,466 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 3,672 | −633 | −14.7% | 7,655 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 4,304 | −2,028 | −32% | 8,625 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 6,332 | −2,105 | −25% | 17,339 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 8,437 | +233 | +2.8% | 18,915 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 8,204 | +3,141 | +62% | 20,982 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 5,063 | +1,196 | +30.9% | 13,170 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 3,867 | +43 | +1.1% | 10,506 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 3,824 | −610 | −13.8% | 7,569 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 4,434 | −3,226 | −42.1% | 7,850 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 7,661 | −1,674 | −17.9% | 17,625 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 9,335 | −2,978 | −24.2% | 21,498 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 12,313 | +8,631 | +234.4% | 25,559 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 3,682 | −345 | −8.6% | 15,711 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 4,026 | −1,135 | −22% | 7,638 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 5,162 | −239 | −4.4% | 11,232 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 5,400 | +297 | +5.8% | 11,268 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 5,103 | +1,318 | +34.8% | 12,243 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 3,785 | +463 | +13.9% | 8,858 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 3,322 | +389 | +13.3% | 8,262 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 2,933 | −494 | −14.4% | 6,107 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 3,426 | −854 | −19.9% | 5,987 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 4,280 | +983 | +29.8% | 7,696 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 3,297 | +636 | +23.9% | 7,865 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 2,662 | −127 | −4.5% | 5,717 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 2,788 | −376 | −11.9% | 5,457 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 3,164 | −1,519 | −32.4% | 7,020 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 4,683 | −3,349 | −41.7% | 11,090 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 8,032 | +2,877 | +55.8% | 18,248 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 5,155 | +2,336 | +82.8% | 16,957 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 2,820 | +628 | +28.7% | 6,953 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 2,192 | −238 | −9.8% | 4,820 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 2,429 | −378 | −13.5% | 5,065 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 2,807 | −629 | −18.3% | 4,939 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 3,436 | +298 | +9.5% | 7,872 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 3,138 | +669 | +27.1% | 7,448 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 2,469 | +170 | +7.4% | 5,116 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 2,299 | −222 | −8.8% | 4,773 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 2,521 | −514 | −16.9% | 4,799 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 3,035 | +224 | +8% | 6,301 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 2,812 | +724 | +34.7% | 6,255 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 2,088 | +481 | +29.9% | 4,953 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 1,607 | +57 | +3.7% | 3,781 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 1,550 | +59 | +4% | 3,235 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 1,491 | −455 | −23.4% | 3,678 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 1,945 | +446 | +29.8% | 4,063 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 1,499 | −178 | −10.6% | 3,415 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 1,677 | +766 | +84.1% | 4,703 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 911 | −19 | −2.1% | 1,993 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 930 | −208 | −18.3% | 2,238 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 1,138 | −376 | −24.8% | 3,186 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 1,514 | −357 | −19.1% | 3,218 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 1,871 | +99 | +5.6% | 4,820 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 1,773 | +593 | +50.3% | 3,884 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 1,180 | +364 | +44.6% | 4,630 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 816 | +89 | +12.2% | 2,910 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 727 | −404 | −35.7% | 1,877 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 1,132 | −324 | −22.2% | 3,130 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 1,455 | −991 | −40.5% | 4,733 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 2,446 | +1,501 | +158.8% | 6,688 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 945 | — | — | 5,733 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.