The Game Awards has been good for some interesting surprises this year, but few things were quite as surprising as Endnight Games’ reveal of Forest 3.
Yes, there’s a new game coming in The Forest series, but this one eschews woodland environments for a sci-fi-flavored outing.
Forest 3 Trailer Takes to the Stars
Forest 3 trailer starts with a first-person view of a spaceship pilot chilling on a journey back to Earth. Naturally, things go wrong, and the ship crash-lands on a mysterious alien planet where the local flora and fauna don’t seem all that friendly.
Apart from the obvious change in style, the most interesting new addition to the series in Forest 3 is a mechanical arm that seemingly assists your survival in this hostile environment. There’s also a sci-fi gun to kill the various disturbing creatures you encounter along the way.
Endnight delivered a survival hit with 2018’s The Forest, and subsequently followed it up with a sequel, Sons of the Forest, which released on PC in 2024.
It’s a bit surprising that a new game is already being announced, but going sci-fi is definitely more surprising. After exploring wilderness horror on Earth for the last eight years, it’s probably good for the developer to branch out and take the Forest series ina new direction.
There’s no release date for Forest 3 yet, nor a platform, but given Sons of the Forest has yet to go beyond PC, it’s a safe bet that’s where this next outing will be heading first.
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