Forest 3 is a new first-person horror game from developer Endnight, the studio behind The Forest and Sons of the Forest.
With a mysterious, atmospheric reveal trailer debuting during the Game Awards 2025, Forest 3 was one of the big surprise announcements of the event. Showing off a strange alien world complete with some slivering enemies of the worm variety, the new game showed off creatures in the sky and on land. The teaser definitely left us with many questions that have yet to be answered, with no update on the project since it was first announced.
But the previous entries in the Forest series have brought us some of the best survival horror games of recent years, and the next installment will looks set to build on what's come before. While we await more on this upcoming horror game, you can find a full recap of what we know so far about Forest 3.
Forest 3 release date speculation
Currently, the Forest 3 release date is unconfirmed.
Since the last game in the series, Son of the Forest, was delayed twice, it makes sense that the studio is hesitant to set a firm release window at the moment, with the reveal only dropping last year.
Given that the previous two games launched in Early Access, it seems likely that Forest 3 could follow suit. No platforms have been revealed just yet, but we expect it to come to PC if it follows a similar release to past titles.
We are keeping our eyes peeled for more news as it comes, but personally, I don't see Forest 3 arriving before 2027. We'll update this page as soon as more concrete information surfaces.
Forest 3 trailer
The reveal trailer for Forest 3 was shown during the 2025 Game Awards, and it's pretty intense. Get ready for some worm monsters and a creepy atmosphere in the trailer above.
Forest 3 gameplay
It looks like Forest 3 will be a survival game just like its predecessors, only this time, instead of facing cannibals, you'll be trying to best massive monsters, from zombie-like swamp people to giant tentacle-wielding monstrosities.
While we didn't see any crafting per se in the teaser shown during The Game Awards, we did see the main character picking up some worms, which we assume means that the new game will also have us collecting crafting resources again. Some sci-fi tech that looked to be a scanner of some sort was also shown in the teaser. This new gadget seems like it'll replace Kelvin's method of having written commands on a piece of paper from Sons of the Forest when it comes to directing tasks.
Details are still very unclear at this stage, but one gameplay detail that we do know for certain is that there will be shooting involved with combat. The main focus of the reveal trailer showcased a bunch of action shots of our new hero blasting monsters with energy beams and taking down some colossal foes in the process.
For a refresher on the previous Forest game, you can check out our Son of the Forest review.
Forest 3 story
We don't have an official synopsis yet, but the trailer shown during the 2025 Game Awards opens with us hanging out in a cool-looking spaceship before something goes wrong and we are pulled off course from our initial trip to Earth.
The teaser then shows us stranded on an alien-looking planet, filled with strange fauna, desolate landscapes, and some very nasty-looking creatures as well. It's unclear if this strange, seemingly sci-fi setting (who knows, this may be a weird version of Earth as well) ties into the Forest timeline set up by the previous games, or if it is a new standalone spin-off.
We will keep you posted as soon as more details head our way, but for now, we can rest easy knowing that the upcoming game looks to be downright unsettling and the new foes that we will meet will probably be haunting our nightmares as well. Exciting times!
Forest 3 development
Forest 3 is being developed by Endnight once again. If Forest 3 is looking to be your first game by the developer, the studio is behind The Forest and Son of the Forest as well, meaning that this upcoming title couldn't be in better hands.
The team is committed to the series, having released Son of the Forest in 2024, along with a massive patch for that game in January 2025. Son of the Forest was massive compared to the first, so we expect that Forest 3 will also be taking things up a notch as Endnight introduces some innovation and scale to the hit survival horror series. We'll be eagerly awaiting more details.
Next, check out our list of the best horror games of all time. Or look ahead with our guides on all the upcoming PS5 games and upcoming Xbox Series X games on the way.
