Sons Of The Forest Has Huge Start, Passes 200,000 Concurrent Players

Survival game Sons of the Forest launched today, February 23, on Steam Early Access, and the game had a huge start. Data from SteamDB shows that the game has exceeded 100,000 concurrent players right out of the gate. At press time, it's reached 200,000 concurrent players.

Additionally, Sons of the Forest sits on top of Steam's best-seller list right now.

Developer Endnight said it opted to release Sons of the Forest on February 23 instead of delaying it again so it could work alongside the community to shape the game. "There is still so much more we want to add: items, new mechanics, gameplay balance, and more," the studio said.

Sons of the Forest is the studio's follow-up to 2018's The Forest, which tells the story of a lone survivor of a plane crash who lands in a mysterious forest and must fight to stay alive against mutants. Endnight said that game was successful thanks in part to the feedback from the community, so it wanted to try to take a similar approach with Sons of the Forest.

Sons of the Forest is available now for $30. Endnight said the game will likely remain in Early Access for about 6-8 months, though this could change.

The version of Sons of the Forest available today includes single-player and multiplayer for up to eight people. Endnight said it plans to listen to player feedback and make bug fixes and improvements to balance and core gameplay over time.