A New Survival Horror Adventure on PC
Forest 3 made a quick appearance at The Game Awards, slotted between bigger reveals and comedy skits, but it still managed to stand out. At first glance, it looks like a brand new sci fi survival game with a creepy alien planet, a mysterious crash and some seriously unsettling creatures.
Only on a second look does the connection become clear. This is actually the next game from Endnight, the team behind The Forest and Sons of the Forest, two of the most talked about survival games on PC in recent years. Forest 3 is not officially branded as Forest 3 in the series, but it is clearly the spiritual continuation of Endnight’s survival horror formula.
Even though details are light and there is no release window or Steam page yet, the first trailer already gives PC survival fans a lot to think about.
From Plane Crash To Starship Disaster
If you played The Forest, you will remember its iconic opening: a brutal plane crash that dumps you into a dense, hostile forest. Forest 3 echoes that sense of violent arrival but swaps out commercial air travel for full blown spaceflight.
The trailer opens inside a starship cockpit from a first person perspective. You are clearly not on a comfortable cruise. Something goes badly wrong and the ship hurtles away from Earth at impossible speed. The sequence sets the tone right away. This is not a grounded wilderness like before. You are stranded somewhere far more alien and unknown.
Once the chaos is over, the game cuts to classic survival gameplay. You are on foot on a swampy planet surface, trying to stay alive with whatever you can scrape together. Endnight leans into the familiar rhythm PC survival fans expect, while mixing in new tools, new landscapes and a sharper sci fi edge.
One small detail already stands out: your character has a little shoulder mounted robot arm that helps with tasks. It is a neat touch that fits the high tech setting and hints at new gameplay possibilities beyond the basic gather and craft loop we have seen before.
A Swampy Alien World With Serious Horror Vibes
Visually, Forest 3 looks like a big step up from Endnight’s previous games. The planet is wet, murky and oppressive, with a grey blue color palette that feels cold and soaked through, similar to the mood in Death Stranding. It is a far cry from the thick trees and coastal caves of The Forest or the island in Sons of the Forest.
Instead of familiar woods, you are wading through alien swamps and low visibility fog with the sense that something is always watching. That atmosphere is key for a survival horror game. It is not just about health bars and crafting menus. The world itself is meant to push you constantly on edge.
The trailer does not show much of the enemy variety yet, but it saves one nasty image for the end: a zombified half torso creature rising out of the water. It is a classic Endnight move. They love twisting human shapes into unnatural forms and dropping them on you when you least expect it.
If their earlier games are anything to go by, Forest 3 will probably blend slow burn tension with sudden, brutal encounters. Expect jump scares in the dark, unfamiliar noises in the distance and the constant pressure of managing resources while deciding if you are ready to push deeper into dangerous territory.
Do You Need To Play The Forest And Sons Of The Forest First
A natural question for PC players is whether Forest 3 will require knowledge of the earlier games. The quick answer is that it does not look that way so far.
The trailer suggests Forest 3 is more of a thematic successor than a direct continuation. It mirrors the idea of a violent crash stranding you in a hostile environment, and it comes from the same studio known for its survival horror approach, but the setting and tone feel like a fresh start.
If you already played The Forest and Sons of the Forest, you will probably spot the familiar DNA instantly:
- First person survival with a strong horror focus
- Scavenging and crafting to stay alive
- Slow buildup of mystery around the world and its monsters
- Moments of extreme violence and body horror
If you are new to Endnight’s games, Forest 3 actually looks like an inviting entry point. You do not need to catch up on a long story. Instead, you can jump in when it releases and experience this new planet and its threats from scratch alongside everyone else.
Right now the big missing pieces are release timing and platforms. Endnight has not shared a launch window, and there is no Steam page live yet. However their previous games were PC focused and huge hits on the platform, so PC players can safely assume Forest 3 will be coming their way when it is ready.
Until then, survival and horror fans will be replaying Endnight’s earlier titles and watching the trailer on repeat, looking for every last clue about how this new alien world will test their skills. Forest 3 is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing PC survival horror projects on the horizon.
Original article and image: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/that-sick-looking-first-person-sci-fi-game-at-the-game-awards-is-actually-the-sequel-to-sons-of-the-forest/
