Sons of the Forest
GameBy Endnight Games Ltd · Released Feb 22, 2024
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
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About the game
- Released
- Feb 22, 2024
- Developer
- Endnight Games Ltd
- Publisher
- Newnight
- Genres
- Simulator, Adventure, Indie
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Links
- Official site, Wikipedia
Game data from IGDB.com
Sons of the Forest sales and key figures
Deep discounts significantly boosted sales for older titles, with Jurassic World Evolution 2 selling nearly 300,000 copies at a 95% discount and Sons of the Forest selling 292,000 copies at a 67% price reduction.
Alinea Analytics, 2025 · Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox’s Most Downloaded Games (Week 28)
Endnight Games announced that Sons of the Forest sold 2 million copies in its first 24 hours of early access.
Mobidictum, 2023 · Monthly Game Industry Report: February - March 2023, p. 7
Sons of the Forest sold 292,000 copies in week 28 following a record-low price drop to $10, bringing its lifetime sales to 13.9 million units.
Alinea Analytics, 2025 · Steam’s Top Games by Copies Sold (Week 28): Indies and Discounts Everywhere!
Sons of the Forest generated over 39 million hours watched across Twitch, YouTube Gaming, and Facebook Gaming in its first month following its February 23, 2023, early access release.
Stream Hatchet, 2023 · Month in Review: Sons of the Forest
Sons of the Forest achieved the year's second-largest Steam debut with 330,000 concurrent users, causing temporary storefront instability while maintaining an 88% positive rating.
GameDiscoverCo, 2023 · Sons of the Forest: So Big It Broke Steam?
Documents about Sons of the Forest
Windrose Sails Past 1.3M
Windrose, an early-access pirate-themed survival game from Kraken Express, a roughly 60-person Uzbekistan studio, passed 1.3M copies sold on Steam within about ten days of its April 14, 2026 launch, generating around $30M in gross revenue.
- The pirate-themed survival game Windrose reached 1.3 million players in its first 10 days of early access, generating approximately $30 million in revenue.
- Windrose achieved a record-breaking 11.3% wishlist-to-purchase conversion rate during its first week, significantly outperforming the industry standard of 5–7%.
- The game’s marketing strategy prioritized high-trust micro-influencers over mainstream advertising, resulting in 474,000 new wishlists in February 2026, including 351,000 during Steam Next Fest.
Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox’s Most Downloaded Games (Week 28)
This document from Alinea Analytics provides an overview of the most downloaded games across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox for Week 28, published on July 17, 2025.
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 generated 1.2 million downloads in its launch week, with 1.7 million Xbox players accessing the title primarily through Game Pass Ultimate.
- The co-op climbing game PEAK sold 1 million copies on Steam last week, bringing its total lifetime sales to over 5.6 million units and $31 million in revenue.
- RimWorld’s new Odyssey DLC sold 206,000 copies in its launch week, helping the base game reach a record-high concurrent player count of nearly 95,000 on Steam.
Steam’s Top Games by Copies Sold (Week 28): Indies and Discounts Everywhere!
The analysis of Steam's top games by copies sold for Week 28, published on July 15, 2025, highlights the significant impact of discounts and indie titles on sales performance.
- The co-op climbing game PEAK reached 5.3 million total copies sold, moving 1 million units in week 28 alone.
- The indie horror title R.E.P.O. has become the highest-selling game on Steam this year, reaching 16 million total copies sold and $125 million in revenue.
- RimWorld’s new Odyssey DLC launched on July 11 and sold over 250,000 copies in its opening week, significantly outperforming the title's previous DLCs, Anomaly and BioTech.
April 2025’s Top Steam Games by Copies Sold
The analysis focuses on the top 10 Steam games by copies sold in April 2025, highlighting the dominance of indie titles, RPGs, and survival games.
- The indie title 'Schedule 1' led Steam sales in April 2025 with 4.7 million copies sold, reaching 7.7 million total units and $118.9 million in revenue to date.
- The co-op horror game 'R.E.P.O' secured the second spot with 3.7 million copies sold in April, bringing its lifetime total to 13.4 million units and over $100 million in revenue.
- The 'Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered' sold 1.4 million copies in its launch month, with 56.5% of sales concentrated in the United States.
Silent Hill 2 Remake Impresses on Live Streaming
The "Silent Hill 2 Remake" demonstrated strong performance on live-streaming platforms, exceeding initial skepticism from fans.
- The Silent Hill 2 Remake generated nearly 16 million hours watched and 404,000 peak concurrent viewers during its first week of release.
- The game achieved 315,000 hours of airtime, indicating broad interest across a wide range of creators rather than reliance on a few top-tier streamers.
- Silent Hill 2 Remake outperformed the Resident Evil 2 remake by approximately 1 million hours watched during its debut week.
Alone in the Dark: A Horror Remake Renaissance
The analysis examines the streaming performance of the 2024 Alone in the Dark remake, positioning it within the broader trend of survival horror remakes.
- The 2024 'Alone in the Dark' remake generated 1.7 million hours watched across all streaming platforms during its opening week following its March 20 release.
- The game's viewership significantly trailed top-tier horror remakes like 'Resident Evil 4', which recorded 27 million hours watched in its debut week.
- Official promotional efforts were a major driver of engagement, with an official Steam stream hosted by Ash Millman accounting for 292,000 hours, or approximately 17% of the game's total opening-week viewership.
Mobidictum Video Game News: February 2024
The February 2024 issue of Mobidictum Video Game News is numbered #4. The 2024 events calendar lists Mobidictum events in Lisbon, Berlin, Tallinn, Barcelona and Dubai, including a conference.
- The membership dinners calendar lists five dinners: Barcelona on February 6, Istanbul on March 5, Istanbul on June 12, Tallinn on June 13, and Istanbul on December 7.
- The 2024 events calendar lists Mobidictum events in Lisbon, Berlin, Tallinn, Barcelona and Dubai.
- The introductory note states that this issue adds a selection of the best Steam Deck games of 2023 to its coverage.
What Are the Top Selling Indie Games of 2023
This analysis examines the top-selling indie and AA games on Steam in 2023, focusing on titles that achieved over 1,000 reviews within their first year of release.
- In 2023, only 354 out of 13,834 total indie and AA releases on Steam achieved 1,000+ reviews, representing a success rate of approximately 2.55%.
- The number of successful indie games (1,000+ reviews) increased slightly from 337 in 2022 to 354 in 2023, indicating that the capacity for Steam to promote high-performing titles is growing.
- Horror, Survival, Simulation, Multiplayer Shooter, and Narrative games were the most common genres among the top-selling indie titles of 2023.
Global PC Games Market Report 2024
Steam's 2023 performance was a record-setting year, and the outlook for 2024 is more cautious. Video Game Insights analyzes the Steam PC games market, covering 2018-2023 historical data and forecasts through 2028.
- The global PC gaming market is highly concentrated, with the top 10 games generating 61% of total revenue and the top 100 titles capturing 91% of the market share.
- In 2023, the PC market reached $9 billion in revenue from 580 million units sold on Steam, marking a recovery from stagnation between 2020 and 2022.
- Consumer preference shifted toward high-quality, story-focused premium titles, causing them to outperform live-service models during the 2023 period.
Top-Grossing and Best-Selling New Game Releases of 2023
The analysis identifies the top-grossing and best-selling new game releases of 2023 across major platforms: Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III led unit sales on both PlayStation and Xbox, while also generating the highest total revenue on Steam.
- Sons of the Forest outperformed major AAA titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III to become the best-selling new release by unit volume on Steam.
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom secured the top position for digital unit sales on the Nintendo Switch.
What Were the Top New PC & Console Games of 2023?
This analysis identifies the top new PC and console game releases of 2023, offering insights into sales performance across various platforms.
- Steam's market shows a clear bifurcation where independent titles like Sons Of The Forest lead in unit sales, while high-priced AAA releases like Hogwarts Legacy capture the majority of gross revenue.
- Console markets on PlayStation and Xbox remain heavily reliant on established intellectual properties and sequels, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, EA Sports FC 24, and Spider-Man 2 serving as the primary revenue drivers.
- Consumer behavior differs significantly by platform, as Steam players demonstrate a high appetite for mid-priced indie games, whereas console users prioritize premium AAA experiences or subscription-based access.
Month in Review: Sons of the Forest
This analysis reviews the live streaming performance of "Sons of the Forest" during its first month following its early access release on February 23, 2023.
- Sons of the Forest generated over 39 million hours watched across Twitch, YouTube Gaming, and Facebook Gaming in its first month following its February 23, 2023, early access release.
- The game reached a peak viewership of 909,000 during its first two days and hit the #2 spot on live streaming charts on its second day with 7.45 million hours watched.
- 133,000 unique channels streamed the game during its first month, establishing it as one of the top single-player titles released in Q1 2023.