Survival · Co-op · Crafting
Grounded
Players tag both: Survival, Base Building, Open World
Buy on sale
Artwork © Endnight Games Ltd, via Steam
SurvivalHorrorOpen World
Sons Of The Forest
A survival horror game set on a cannibal-infested island, with crafting, base building and optional co-op.
- Platforms
- PC
- Modes
- Single-player, Co-op
- Released
- Feb 22, 2024
- Developer
- Endnight Games Ltd
- Publisher
- Newnight
Overview
Quick facts
- Genre
- Survival, Horror, Open World
- Platforms
- PC
- Game modes
- Single-player, Co-op
- Developer
- Endnight Games Ltd
- Publisher
- Newnight
- Release date
- Feb 22, 2024Steam listing: Feb 22, 2024.
- Steam Deck
- UnsupportedRated by Valve, not tested by PlayVerdicts
- Playtime
- Not availableNo reliable source yet
Supported features
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 23, 2026. PC store features only.
Can you run it?
System requirements
Windows PC · as listed by the publisher
MinimumRecommended
- OS
- Min64-bit Windows 10
- Rec64-bit Windows 10
- Processor
- MinINTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
- RecINTEL CORE I7-8700K or AMD RYZEN 5 3600X
- Memory
- Min12 GB RAM
- Rec16 GB RAM
- Graphics
- MinNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
- RecNVIDIA GeForce 1080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- DirectX
- MinVersion 11
- RecVersion 11
- Storage
- Min20 GB available space
- Rec20 GB available space
- Additional Notes
- MinSSD (Preferred)
- RecSSD (Preferred)
Source: Steam store page ↗, synced Oct 23, 2026. These are the publisher's figures, not PlayVerdicts measurements: we have not benchmarked this game, and real performance depends on settings, resolution and drivers.
The case for and against
Reasons to buy, and what to know
Reasons to Buy
Players rate it highly
Rule-based88% of 287,433 Steam reviews are positive (Very Positive).
Busy right now
Rule-based10,806 players are in the game on Steam at the moment, so finding others should be easy.
Playable with friends
Rule-basedSteam lists a co-op mode.
Full controller support
Rule-basedSteam lists full controller support.
Things to Know
No recent updates
Rule-basedThe last recognised patch or update post was 384 days ago. Posts are recognised by their titles, so a missed one is possible.
Has been much cheaper
Rule-based$29.99 now; the lowest recorded price is $8.69.
Not for Steam Deck
Rule-basedValve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
Computed from Steam reviews, the patch feed, the price history and the store listing by fixed rules, not written by hand. Rules: Reasons: 85%+ positive on 1,000+ Steam reviews; the latest reviews (≥50) just as positive; patched within 90 days; free, or a sale of 50%+, or priced within 5% of its lowest recorded price; Steam Deck Verified; co-op; full controller support; 10,000+ players in game right now (online games). Things to know: below 70% positive; fewer than 500 reviews; the latest reviews 10+ points under the all-time score; no recognised patch for 365+ days; priced 1.5× above its lowest recorded price; an install of 100 GB+; SSD required; Steam Deck Unsupported; no single-player mode with under 500 players in game right now; no single-player mode; in-app purchases; Early Access. At most five of each, in this order. Lines come from Steam's own listing and review counts; no text is written by hand.
Right now
Current game status
AreaSignalSummaryData as of
Performance & Stability
No status signalNo performance data has been collected for this title yet.
Not yet checked
No further detail is available yet.
Demo dataNo source linked yet.
Bugs & Crashes
No status signalBug and crash tracking is not connected yet.
Not yet checked
No further detail is available yet.
Demo dataNo source linked yet.
Recent Updates
Last patch over a year agoLatest patch or update post: “Unity security update” on Oct 3, 2025 (384 days ago).
Oct 23, 2026
Recognised from official Steam announcement titles. Whether a patch fixed a specific problem is not assessed yet — see the patch history below.
VerifiedMultiplayer Health
10,806 playing10,806 players are in the game on Steam right now.
Oct 23, 2026
Steam's own count at the moment of the last refresh: one moment, not a trend, and players on other stores are not included. Server stability, matchmaking times and cheating are not measured.
VerifiedMonetization & Content
Nothing flaggedNo in-app purchases are listed. No DLC is listed.
Oct 23, 2026
Taken from the Steam store listing. Whether purchases or DLC affect fairness, and how fairly they are priced, has not been assessed.
VerifiedPlayer Sentiment
Very PositiveSteam: 88% of 287,433 reviews are positive (Very Positive).
Oct 23, 2026
Counts come from the public Steam review totals. Theme-level analysis of what players praise or criticise has not been collected yet.
Verified
Patch history
Verified- updateUnity security update ↗
- patchHotfix ↗
- patchHotfix ↗
- patchHotfix ↗
- patchHotfix ↗
- patchHotfix ↗
- patchHotfix ↗
- patchSmall Patch ↗
Source: Steam community announcements ↗ · fetched Oct 23, 2026 · titles and links only. Posts are recognised by their titles, so some patches may be missing and non-patch posts can slip in.
What players keep saying
Player feedback
Measured Steam numbers first, then recurring themes (not yet collected). Sentiment is only shown when it has been measured.
Steam · all-time
88% positive
Very Positive · 287,433 reviews
Steam · most recent reviews
No recent reviews returned.
VerifiedSource: Steam user reviews ↗Fetched Oct 23, 2026Counts only; recent figure is a sample of the newest reviews, not a full time window. Steam reviewers are not all players.
No theme-level feedback analysis exists for this game yet.
Buying advice
Price & buying advice
Current price
$29.99
No discount · Steam store (US)
Historical low (any store)
$8.69
−71% at Steam, Oct 1, 2026Steam only: $8.69
Value for money
—
Needs price and playtime data
Steam price, last 2 years
How it usually goes on sale
On sale 14 times in the last 24 months
- Typical discount about 68% off; the deepest was 71%.
- Sales started about every 52 days (between 21 and 95).
- A typical sale lasted about 7 days.
- The last sale ended 15 days ago.
A record of earlier sales on Steam (US), not a prediction. A "sale" here is any discount of 10% or more.
Price verdict
Wait for a sale
No discount on Steam right now ($29.99), and it has been much cheaper before. Lowest ever on Steam: $8.69 (−71%). Lowest at any tracked store: $8.69 (−71%) at Steam on Oct 1, 2026.
Price data checked: Oct 23, 2026
Lowest over 12 months: $8.69 · 3 months: $8.69 · Price history by IsThereAnyDeal ↗
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How it changed
Verdict history
Oct 23, 2026
First recorded
Buy on sale88% positive of 287,433 Steam reviews · price $29.99 · much cheaper before · last patch 384 days ago
No change since it was first recorded.
Recording started on Oct 23, 2026. What happened before that is not known.
A change is recorded only when the new verdict shows up on two checks in a row, so a brief flicker around a threshold does not appear here. Each entry shows the evidence at that moment.
If this isn't quite right
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Why you can trust this
Sources & methodology
Evidence status
- Public store & publisher metadataAvailable
- Patch notes and update historyPartial
- Performance benchmarksNot collected
- Player review analysisPartial
- Price historyNot collected
Linked sources
- Steam store page ↗Read: Oct 23, 2026
How the recommendation is formed
This recommendation is computed from measured Steam reviews, patch activity and price history using fixed, public rules. It has not been reviewed by an editor. Rules: Fewer than 500 Steam reviews → Insufficient evidence. Latest-review sample (≥50) below 65% positive and 10+ points under the all-time score → Wait for fixes. All-time score below 40% positive → Not for you. Score 80%+ and a good price (free, deep discount, near a recorded low) → Buy now; a good score at a price that has been much lower → Buy on sale; otherwise Worth considering. An exceptional score (92%+) at a fair price (little to gain by waiting) also → Buy now. Free-to-play games: unless one of the rules above (Insufficient evidence, Wait for fixes, Not for you) applies, the verdict is Free to play — the question is whether to try it, not whether to buy it. Score 40–79% (mixed to positive) → Worth considering at a good price, otherwise Buy on sale. Patch freshness: a Buy now is downgraded to Worth considering when the last recognised patch is over 180 days old AND the game is online-only (no single-player mode, so updates matter) or recent reviews are 10+ points under the all-time score. For Wait for fixes, a patch within 30 days means recent reviews may not reflect it yet; none for 180+ days means a fix may not be coming. An old patch alone never lowers a verdict, and an unrecognised patch history is never treated as stale. Confidence counts available evidence (review volume, recent sample, price history, patch feed) and never exceeds Medium without editor review. The Steam price is compared with the lowest price ever seen on Steam (or, if unknown, the lowest at any tracked store). Price signal: within 5% of the all-time low, within 10% of the 12-month low, or 50%+ off → good. If waiting could save under 25% or under $5 → fair (little to gain). Otherwise: on sale but cheaper before, or never discounted beyond 30% → fair; no sale and much cheaper before → wait.
- 1Collect official, store and permitted community sources
- 2Check current patch and update state
- 3Compare price against history
- 4Write a plain-language verdict with a confidence level
Where evidence is missing
- Steam review totals are collected; theme analysis has not run yet.
- No hardware benchmark data is connected.
- No price history feed is connected.