Is The Forest still being updated?
Probably not. The Forest has been unusually quiet.
The developers last posted about The Forest 11 months ago. Nothing at all has been posted in the past six months. We hold only 1 day of announcement history for this game, so its normal rhythm cannot be established with confidence.
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Is The Forest dead?
By the only measure we can observe — developer activity — The Forest shows the pattern of a game that has stopped receiving work. The developers last posted 11 months ago. This describes communication and shipped updates, not whether anyone is still playing.
Has The Forest been abandoned?
There is no evidence of abandonment. Developer communication has continued, most recently 11 months ago.
When was the last update to The Forest?
The most recent developer announcement we hold is dated October 3, 2025.
Is The Forest worth playing?
95.5% of 680,292 Steam reviews are positive, and its Elixir Rating is 95.5 — a score combining that reception with how actively the game is still being developed. Whether it suits you is your call; those are the measurements.
How we know this. Every figure here comes from announcements the developers posted themselves on Steam; press coverage is excluded. “Substantial” means a patch, release, or major update rather than a sale or event notice. Nothing on this page is an opinion about whether the game is good. See the full record or check the development status of every game we track.