Looking to make a great start in Sons of the Forest before you're eaten alive? Our Sons of the Forest guides hub should be able to help. It's a central index of our past, present, and future guides for the games all neatly organised into categories. So if you're confused about anything or want to go in with heaps of knowledge to impress your squad, read on.
We'll be keeping this page updated with every Sons of the Forest guide we put out on release. Check back often for any new ones - they might just cover a topic you're confused about or otherwise wouldn't even know exists. We'll bold the latest ones, too, so you can easily see our latest how-to's.
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Sons of the Forest guides
Gameplay
- Best base locations in Sons of the Forest
- How to get the Warm Suit
- How to get the Winter Jacket
- How to get the rope gun
- How to use ziplines
- Sons of the Forest shovel location
- How to craft a Glider
- How to get the sled
- How to get the rebreather
- How to get the modern axe
- How to get the pajamas
- How to get the Rescued Book
- How to fish
- How to change seasons
- How to make arrows
- How to get water
- Keycard locations and doors
- How to get the climbing axe
- Sons of the Forest enemies list
- How to get bones in Sons of the Forest
Crafting
Weapons/Armor
- Best weapons in Sons of the Forest
- Best armour in Sons of the Forest
- How to get Golden Armour
- How to get the sword
- How to get the Shotgun Rail
- How to get the Stun Gun
Companions
General/System
- Sons of the Forest release date
- Sons of the Forest system requirements
- Is Sons of the Forest cross platform?
- Is Sons of the Forest crossplay?
- Sons of the Forest multiplayer explained
- How to save in Sons of the Forest
- How to assign hotkeys
- Is Sons of the Forest on Xbox?
- Is Sons of the Forest on PS4/5?
Sons of the Forest guides order
Clicking any old guide at random won't really help you complete Sons of the Forest. Each major item requires another to get you there. If you're not sure how to go about things, here's the general complete order as we understand it.
- Start the game.
- Get the rebreather
- Get the warm suit
- Get the rope gun
- Use those three items to get the shovel
- Use the shovel to get the Maintenance keycard
- Use the maintenance keycard to get the VIP keycard
- Use the VIP keycard to get the Guest keycard
- ???
And that's it for now. For guides on the original game, check out how to drink water in The Forest, or how to make rope. We also have guides on how to make a bow and arrow and how to get the rebreather.