Is The Forest Crossplay? Split Screen and Player Count
No, The Forest is not crossplay, so the whole group needs the same platform. Online it takes 2 to 8 players, and there's no split screen.
After a plane crash on a peninsula of cannibals and mutants, you chop trees, build a fortified shelter and explore caves to find a kidnapped boy. The cannibals attack more as days pass.
2–8 online
- Players
- 2–8 online
- Crossplay
- No
- Split screen
- No
- Free to play
- No
- One copy for the group
- No
- Typical session
- 2h
- Genre
- Survival
- Platforms
- PC, PS5 and PS4
The Forest crossplay by platform
- PS5 + PC
- No
- PC + PS4
- No
- PS5 + PS4
- No
Frequently asked questions
Is The Forest crossplay?
No, The Forest has no crossplay, so everyone in the group needs the same platform.
Does The Forest have split screen?
No, each player needs their own device, although it supports LAN.
How many players can play The Forest?
Online, 2 to 8 friends can play together.
Is The Forest free?
No, it's paid, and each player needs their own copy.
What platforms is The Forest on?
PC, PS5 and PS4.
Is The Forest crossplay between PS5 and PC?
No, players on PS5 and PC can't play The Forest together.
Is The Forest crossplay between PC and PS4?
No, players on PC and PS4 can't play The Forest together.
Is The Forest co-op?
Yes, you play on the same team against the game.
What games are like The Forest?
Sons Of The Forest, Grounded, Green Hell, Grounded 2 and 7 Days to Die.
Games like The Forest
Sons Of The Forest
The search for a missing billionaire leads to an island where you log, hunt and build bases among cannibals and mutants. Each log is placed by hand, and an AI companion named Kelvin gathers resources.
2–8 online
Grounded
Shrunk to the size of an ant in a backyard, you play teenagers who build bases from grass and fight spiders and insects. Weapons and armor are crafted from parts of the bugs you kill.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Green Hell
In the Amazon rainforest, you survive by hunting, finding water, lighting fires and building shelters. You have to watch your sanity, balance proteins, fats and carbs, and inspect your body for wounds, parasites and leeches.
2–4 online
Grounded 2
In a park, teenagers shrunk to the size of a bug gather resources, build a base and fight spiders, scorpions and other bugs. You hatch ant and spider eggs into mounts you can ride.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
7 Days to Die
You loot buildings, mine and craft weapons in a fully destructible block world full of zombies, building a base with traps. Every seventh night a horde comes straight for wherever the players are.
2–8 onlineCrossplay
Subnautica 2
You explore the ocean of an alien planet, crafting gear and a submersible, building underwater bases and managing oxygen, food and water. Biomods add abilities built from the DNA of the planet's species.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
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