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The Forest on Twitch — competition and audience

Endnight Games Ltd· 2018· PS4 · PC · Steam VR
PuzzleSimulatorAdventureIndieHorrorSurvival

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

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What is The Forest about?

The game begins with the player Eric Leblanc riding in an airplane with his son Timmy Leblanc when the plane mysteriously crashes on a remote island. The player and his son manage to survive the crash, but the player watches helplessly as his son is kidnapped by a man in red war paint. In addition to trying to survive in the wild and fending off hostile wildlife and feral, cannibalistic mutants, the player searches the peninsula for his son. The forest surface leaves clues to help the player puzzle out the story, but the majority of the plot takes place in the caves that riddle the underside of the peninsula. Eventually, the player discovers an abandoned underground lab complex that was studying an artifact capable of bringing the dead back to life, but requires the sacrifice of a child. The player discovers that the kidnapper intended to sacrifice the player's son in order to revive his daughter. However, the player discovers that the daughter had mutated into an aggressive, cannibalistic monster, similar to the other mutants that roam the peninsula. The player confronts the child, who seizes and mutates further before attacking him, leading to the daughter's death. The player then attempts to use the daughter's body to revive his son, but the process is a failure, since a live sacrifice is needed. The player explores the lab further and discovers a second artifact that functions as a type of EMP device capable of bringing down nearby planes, implying that it is the cause of his own plane crash. The player then uses the artifact to cause another plane to crash, intending to find a sacrifice to revive his son. One year later, the player and his son have apparently been rescued, and they are invited onto a talk show to promote a book that the player wrote, chronicling his experiences. However, during the show, the player's son collapses and begins to have a seizure, implying he is undergoing the same mutation that the daughter had.

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26Room for youThin
27Live streamers9 in English
110People watching
#3Your spot at 10 viewersof 28

Should I stream The Forest on Twitch?

26/100 · Thin· 4 viewers per streamer on paper

Not really. Most of the 80 people watching The Forest in English are already committed to the streams they are on, leaving about 31 across 7 other English streams. You would start around #3 of 28.

About 31 of the 80 English viewers here are not watching the two biggest English streams — roughly 4 each if you split it with the 7 other English streams below them. With ten viewers you would sit at #3.

Only 80 of the 110 viewers here (73%) are watching in English. 9 of the 27 live streams are in English.

Most of the audience here is not watching in English, is committed to the biggest streams, or you would start too far down the list to be found.

This reads the room as it is right now — how much of the English-speaking audience is reachable and where you would land — not how many followers you would gain. That depends on you.

Where to buy

All plain links straight to the official stores. Some will become affiliate links later, and they’ll be marked with a ♥ when they are — you’ll always be able to tell, and the unmarked ones will always be there.

How many people stream The Forest?

Right now

27 right now, to 110 viewers between them. 9 of them are streaming in English. Counted live from Twitch and refreshed every 15 minutes.

Is The Forest too saturated on Twitch?

No. 27 people are streaming The Forest to 110 viewers, 9 of them in English to 80 — about 9 each — and you would open at about #3 of 28.

Who you're up against

Biggest streams of 27 live right now

Is The Forest any good?

Steam calls it Overwhelmingly Positive across 212,380 reviews, and players score it 78 out of 100 from 399 ratings, critics 86 out of 100.

95%Steam players212K reviews
86Critics4 outlets
78Players399 ratings

Steam calls it Overwhelmingly Positive across 212K reviews.

  • “When the cannibals eat my ass I feel a relief unlike anything my physical form has felt. The taste is raw and I know they enjoyed it as deeply as I did”

    Recommended · 26h played · 32 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “The Forest , best survival (horror) game ever imo ..... 10/10 tbh this one is way more difficult, terrifying, gripping, horrific, savage, wild, and deeply traumatizing,,,,,, and the achievements are way way harder to complete compared to sons of the forest...…”

    Recommended · 110h played · 12 found this helpful · from Steam

  • “The forest is an amazing survival horror game. The atmosphere, exploration, caves, crafting, and survival mechanics all come together really well. exploring the island never gets boring, and the caves are especially fun and creepy. i really enjoyed playing thi…”

    Recommended · 84h played · 5 found this helpful · from Steam

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Details

Released
Apr 30, 2018 · 8 years ago
Time to finish
About 17h
Playing on Steam
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Price
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Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective
First person, Virtual Reality
Rated
ESRB M
Biggest stream
38 (35% of the category)
Typical stream
2 viewers (median)
Count accuracy
Exact — every live stream counted

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Updated Oct 20, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC