Sons of the Forest system requirements - Minimum and recommended specs

The Forest has always been beloved by fans. Infusing a creepy survival sim with aspects of cult horror, it's one of those games you have to play to fully understand. If you can't wait for the sequel and want to know the Sons of the Forest system requirements, this guide will come in handy.

Likely in an effort to give as big a player base as possible, the system requirements for Sons of the Forest are pretty lenient for a modern release. A decent spec PC can handle running it at a good frame rate. With it out in a week, you shouldn't need to do too many upgrades.

If you're playing through the first game while you wait and looking for tips, here's The Forest rebreather location, how to make arrows in The Forest, and how to make rope in The Forest.

Sons of the Forest system requirements

You can find the Sons of the Forest system requirement right now by going over to the Steam page and looking at the very bottom. There is technically a chance these will change as we get closer to launch, but so far they seem pretty decent. Even running this game on lesser hardware should be possible. You can check them out below:

Sons of the Forest minimum requirements

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS - 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor - Intel Core I5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
• Memory - 12 GB RAM
• Graphics - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
• DirectX - Version 11
• Storage - 20 GB available space

Sons of the Forest recommended requirements

• Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
• OS - 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor - Intel Core I7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
• Memory - 16 GB RAM
• Graphics - Nvidia GeForce 1080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
• DirectX - Version 11
• Storage - 20 GB available space

Now that you know what specs you will need to play Sons of the Forest here's the Sons of the Forest release date, alongside whether or not we think Sons of the Forest is coming to PS4 or Xbox One. Being a sequel to one of the biggest survival games, it seems likely the team are hoping for a big launch. Coming out on consoles will help this greatly!