<s>
The	O
Forest	O
is	O
a	O
survival	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Endnight	B-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
game	O
,	O
Sons	O
of	O
the	O
Forest	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Early	O
Access	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
guidebook	O
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
place	O
blueprints	B-Application
for	O
the	O
various	O
structures	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
bonfires	O
,	O
walls	O
,	O
tree-houses	O
and	O
traps	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simply	O
select	O
a	O
blueprint	B-Application
,	O
then	O
place	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
open-world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
shelters	O
feature	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
saving	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
since	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
autosave	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HUD	B-Application
displays	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
total	O
health	O
,	O
energy	O
,	O
stamina	O
,	O
hunger	O
,	O
and	O
thirst	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Forest	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
cult	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Descent	O
and	O
Cannibal	O
Holocaust	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
like	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
accepted	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Canadian-based	O
developers	O
Endnight	B-Application
Games	I-Application
have	O
said	O
that	O
Disney	O
was	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
whole	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
entirely	O
"	O
dark	O
and	O
depressing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	O
reality	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
adding	O
a	O
co-op	O
mode	O
option	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
wished	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
stay	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
massive	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
feel	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
DayZ	B-Application
and	O
Rust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
has	O
a	O
background	O
in	O
film	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
having	O
worked	O
on	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Amazing	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Tron	O
:	O
Legacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
via	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
30	O
May	O
2014	O
before	O
it	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
over	O
5.3	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
by	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
memorable	O
survival	O
horror	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
enemy	B-Application
AI	I-Application
and	O
multi-layered	O
story	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
display	O
settings	O
,	O
mentioning	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
get	O
too	O
dark	O
at	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
placed	O
The	O
Forest	O
ninth	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
survival	B-Application
games	I-Application
on	O
PC	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
