Is The Forest game based on a true story?

While The Forest may not be based on any real, specific story, it is a new spin on existing mythology. Whether Aokigahara is really haunted, however, is up to you to decide for yourself.
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What is The Forest game based on?

Development. The Forest was inspired by cult films such as The Descent and Cannibal Holocaust and video games like Don't Starve, and was accepted as part of Steam Greenlight in 2013.
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Is The Forest based on a true story?

While not narratively based on a true story, The Forest is set in Japan's Aokigahara Forest, aka the “Sea of Trees” (Jukai), and has to do with the location's association with suicide. In the movie, Dormer plays twins, one of whom is looking for the other after she disappeared in Aokigahara.
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Does the game the forest have a story?

The story is the background of the game. Much of the story is optional, and in many cases, can be completely ignored while still beating the game, such as in the case of a speedrun. Many story items can be found that add to the story, some of which can be added to the survival guide in the notes section.
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Is Timmy alive The Forest?

Timmy's body is later found by his father, Eric, who is emotionally distraught at the sight of his dead son. However, Eric manages to figure out that in order to bring back his son, he needs a sacrifice.
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Who is the Red cannibal?

Mathew Cross, also known as Matt and the Red Man or the Red Cannibal, is the primary (though mostly unseen) antagonist of The Forest. He is first seen at the plane crash, kidnapping the player's son, Timmy. He is only ever seen in Red Paint.
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Is The Forest a horror game?

The Forest is an open world survival horror game. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Where is Timmy The Forest?

After Matthew Cross does so, he places Timmy inside the Resurrection Obelisk, resulting in Timmy's life being taken and Megan being resurrected. He is left inside the machine afterwards.
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What does aokigahara mean in English?

Aokigahara (青木ヶ原, 'Blue Tree Meadow'), also known as the Sea of Trees (樹海, Jukai), is a forest on the northwestern flank of Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu in Japan, thriving on 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) of hardened lava laid down by the last major eruption of Mount Fuji in 864 CE.
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How old is Aokigahara forest?

The Aokigahara forest is about 13.5 square miles and was formed around 1,000 years ago. The ground is uneven and covered with moss.
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Is aokigahara open to the public?

Tourists can take a tour alone, or travel with a local guide to visit the forest and its numerous caves.
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Who is Megan The Forest?

Megan Cross is the daughter of Mathew Cross, a scientist who used to work for Sahara Therapeutics in their research laboratory.
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What are the monsters in The Forest?

The game's two most fearsome foes are the male “Armsy” and the spider-like female “Virginia,” both fleshy beasts that essentially each look like several human-monster hybrids that have been blended together in some nightmarish workshop.
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Who are the cannibals in The Forest?

Mutants (A.k.a Cannibals, Grunts) are a tribal and primitive group and communicate with grumbles and growls. "Effigies" seem to mark cannibal territories and scouting vicinity. They seem to wear their trinkets and jewelry for some cultural purposes or to indicate rank.
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Can you tame cannibals in The Forest?

It is also possible to "tame" the cannibals (Have them not attack you/be more docile). This is done by taking something with decent block and blocking their attacks, until they eventually show signs of neutrality towards the player.
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What happens when your sanity reaches 0 in The Forest?

What does sanity do? It has been confirmed that Sanity has no effect on the player whatsoever. The developers had plans to incorporate effects, however at this stage it has no effect. The only thing it does is allow the player to build effigies.
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What is the strongest weapon in The Forest?

The Forest: 10 Best Weapons, Ranked
  1. 1 Incendiary Spear. Take all the perks of having a spear and add fire, that's the Incendiary Spear.
  2. 2 Upgraded Spear. ...
  3. 3 Molotov Cocktail. ...
  4. 4 Modern Bow. ...
  5. 5 Katana. ...
  6. 6 Modern Axe. ...
  7. 7 Flare Gun. ...
  8. 8 Dynamite. ...
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What is Sons of the Forest story?

The game's story will follow a character who has been “sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island” but finds themselves “in a cannibal-infested hellscape.” The Steam page also reveals that Sons Of The Forest will include an in-game seasons feature.
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How long does it take to beat The Forest?

When focusing on the main objectives, The Forest is about 15 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 52 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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How do you beat Megan in The Forest?

The flare gun, fire weapons, and explosives are great for taking down Megan. If you die, you will respawn in the bed outside. So just keep trying and you will win. If you hit her with an explosive you will knock her down, this is the only time where melee weapons won't get you instantly killed.
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What is the church for in The Forest?

It serves no purpose other than decoration, except for protecting the player from rain. Like the gazebo the final amount of logs is determined by how high the player makes the structure.
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What does the mud do in The Forest?

Covered in Mud will now correctly conceal player making him harder to spot by enemies.
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What does paint do in The Forest?

The red paint induces a passive, non-hostile state in the cannibals, who will sit and kneel, or at the very least, back away. Dr. Cross knows to use Red Paint to induce the passive state in the cannibals. Red paint can be located all over the island, notably in three different large cannibal camps.
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