The Forest (video game)
| The Forest | |
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| Developer(s) | Endnight Games |
| Publisher(s) | Endnight Games |
| Composer(s) | Gabe Castro |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Open world, survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Forest is a first-person survival horror video game in development by Endnight Games for Windows. The game's pre-alpha version was released through Steam Early Access on May 30, 2014.[1]
Gameplay
In The Forest, the player must survive on a forested island after becoming the lone survivor of a plane crash by creating shelter, weapons, and other survival tools. Inhabiting the island, along with various woodland creatures, are a tribe of nocturnal, cannibalistic mutants who dwell in deep caves beneath the island. While they are not necessarily always hostile to the player, their usual behavior is aggressive.[2] However, the developers want players to question whether the island's cannibalistic tribe is the enemy of the player, or vice versa.[2] For example, when first encountering the player, the cannibals may hesitate to attack and instead observe the player from a distance, attempt to communicate with the player through effigies, and send patrols around the player's base camp. In combat, they regularly attempt to protect one another from injury, surround the player, drag wounded tribesmen to safety, and occasionally surrender out of fear.[3] Though there are no set missions, there will be an optional conclusion to the game.[3]
The game features a day/night cycle, with the player able to build a shelter, hunt animals and collect supplies during the day, and defend themselves against the mutants by night.[4]
Development
The Forest was inspired by cult films such as The Descent and Cannibal Holocaust and video games like Minecraft and Don't Starve,[4][5] and was accepted as part of Steam Greenlight in 2013.[6] Developers Endnight Games have said that Disney was an inspiration for the game, commenting that they do not want the whole game to be entirely "dark and depressing."[4] The game is being developed to be compatible with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.[7] The development team is considering a multi-player mode, and have said that a co-op mode could add to the sense of randomness in the game, though they wish to stay away from the mass multi-player feel of DayZ (Standalone) or Rust.[3][4]
The development team has a background in film visual effects, having worked on films such as The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Tron: Legacy. The game is being developed using Unity 4.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Maiberg, Emanuel (19 March 2014). "The Forest early access coming May 22, new trailer scarier than ever". PC Gamer. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ a b Savage, Phil (28 May 2013). "The Forest interview: survival, horror and the VR wilderness". PC Gamer. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Matulef, Jeffrey (13 January 2014). "Ambitious open-world horror game The Forest detailed". Eurogamer. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d Robertson, John (29 January 2014). "The Forest: survival, horror and the guilt of killing – interview". VG247. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ Matulef, Jeffrey (8 May 2013). "First-person open-world survival horror game The Forest looks brilliant". Eurogamer. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Savage, Phil (11 November 2013). "The Forest trailer shows continued survival, panicked combat and questionable effigies". PC Gamer. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Hinkle, David (24 January 2014). "Explore virtual reality horror game The Forest in new screens". Joystiq. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Nunneley, Stephany (25 March 2014). "The Forest looks creepier with every set of screenshots released". VG247. Retrieved 26 March 2014.