In 2014, a survival horror game called The Forest launched in early access on Steam.
At that time, The Forest quickly made a big splash thanks to its impressive graphics, sophisticated construction and manufacturing system, and survival style of play that was different from other blockbusters at that time.
10 years later, when most of the games of the time had sunk into oblivion, The Forest suddenly had a spectacular revival. Based on Steam's figures, this game has suddenly broken the all-time record for the number of concurrent players with a whopping 97,964 people.
The reason is also very simple. Not because of updates with great new content or changes in gameplay, it's all thanks to the ongoing Steam Winter Sale. With a discount of up to 90%, the price of The Forest is currently only 20,000 VND – too good for what it can bring.
This can be considered the easiest reason to explain the popularity of The Forest at the present time. Remember that even if the sequel Sons of the Forest makes a big impression on Steam in 2023, the original game's peak player count will only be around 78,000. There have been many times when the price of The Forest has dropped to around 100,000 VND, but the level of 20,000 VND in this Steam Winter Sale has never appeared at all.
The Forest's promotion program will last until January 3 next year. So gamers still have plenty of time to add this quality blockbuster to their game library.
