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If you liked The Forest
You will probably enjoy these too. 5 games fit. Each one says why, and where it differs from The Forest.

Sons Of The Forest
Best matchWhy it scores 91%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival, Monsters and Scavenging
- Notable in both
- Fear, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Exploring, Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 8 players
- 8 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild and monsters that hunt you. Both are often scary.
No big difference from The Forest.
If you liked Sons Of The Forest
Once Human
Why it scores 86%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival and Monsters
- Core to both
- Exploring, Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- Online
- Crossplay
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about exploring places you have not seen. Both let you build things together.
No big difference from The Forest.
If you liked Once Human
Green Hell
Why it scores 85%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival
- Notable in both
- Story, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Exploring, Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Green Hell differs
- Fits a smaller group than The Forest
- 4 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild. Both have a story you follow together.
But fits a smaller group than The Forest.
If you liked Green Hell
Palworld
Why it scores 85%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Wilderness survival and Monsters
- Core to both
- Exploring, Building and creating
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Palworld differs
- Less scary than The Forest
- 32 online
- Crossplay
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about surviving in the wild and monsters that hunt you. Both are about exploring places you have not seen.
But less scary than The Forest.
If you liked Palworld
MISERY
Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Monsters and Scavenging
- Notable in both
- Fear, Building and creating, Exploring, Tension and danger, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How MISERY differs
- Less story than The Forest
- A roguelike, so every run starts over
- 10 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about monsters that hunt you and scavenging for loot. Both give you one lasting world to come back to.
But less story than The Forest.
If you liked MISERY
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