Endnight Games announces that Sons of the Forest will now be released via Steam Early Access. As the highly anticipated sequel to The Forest, one of the best survival horror games on PC, fans are probably eagerly awaiting the sequel. The good news is that Sons of the Forest’s release date hasn’t changed: instead of further delays, Endnight has opted to release the game in Early Access.
In a post a few weeks before the game’s scheduled release date, Endnight Games said: “We’ve come a long way since we started developing Sons of the Forest, and it’s become the biggest and most popular game we’ve ever played. “. ” never done.” He adds that there are many more things the team wants to add to the cannibal-infested nightmare island, including more items, new mechanics, and better in-game balance.
“We didn’t want to get delayed again,” says Endnight, “so we decided to involve the community in the further development of this project and keep the release date of February 23rd, but release it in Early Access instead.” Continuing, he credits The Forest’s success to “largely the amazing community and the suggestions, feedback, and bug reports players have shared with us,” implying that he hopes the same will sound like for his next survival horror. .
Early access has proven to be a boon for many games: many games like Supergiant’s Hades, as well as survival games like Unknown Worlds’ Subnautica, Hinterland’s The Long Dark, and Klei’s Don’t Starve, have become huge hits after long periods of time. access status periods. It’s a great way for the community to help set the direction of the game and fix potential issues.
That being said, there will no doubt be questions about the decision to move to an early access version so close to launch; Functionally, this can probably be seen as a beacon to potential buyers that the game isn’t finished yet, or likely to be. . a bit rough. Endnight says that they currently plan to keep Sons of the Forest in Early Access “for about 6-8 months, but that could change.”
While you wait for Sons of the Forest to release, there are plenty more of the best horror games on PC to keep you busy – take a look at our Dead Space Remake review to see what we think of one of the best games in the genre. this year. You can also check out the best The Forest mods and all The Forest cheats if you want to know where the series started.
Source : PC Gamesn
