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Thumb CultureThe Forest PS4 Review – Sun, sea and suspicious people.
Published 3/14/2019
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PS4 / PC / Steam VR - 4/30/2018
The Forest
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
- Developer
- Endnight Games Ltd
- Publisher
- Endnight Games Ltd
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82
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Critic avg
82
12 scored reviews
Total coverage
12
All coverage currently scored
Score range
70–95
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Signal shape
Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 82 across 12 scored reviews, with a 25-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
Score distribution
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12 included scored reviews
90–1003 reviews · 25%
80–896 reviews · 50%
70–793 reviews · 25%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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PS4Blog.net[PlayStation 4] The Forest Review
Published 12/11/2018
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75
-7 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalTory Favro
ImpulsegamerThe Forest PS4 Review
Published 12/7/2018
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82
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Read originalJohn-Paul Jones
PlayStation UniverseThe Forest Review - PS4 - PlayStation Universe
Published 11/24/2018
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95
+13 vs critic avg
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Read originalThi Chao
COGconnectedThe Forest Review – A Perfect Blend of Tough and Terrifying
Published 11/20/2018
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85
+3 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalRebecca Stow
Push SquareThe Forest – Survival Horror in a Deep Dark Wood
Published 11/15/2018
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80
-2 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralThe Forest review – if you go down to the woods today…
Published 11/14/2018
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Score
70
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalJarrett Green
PlayStation LifeStyleThe Forest Review – The Forest for the Trees (PS4)
Published 11/13/2018
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Score
75
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlessandro Barbosa
GameSpotThe Forest Review: Are You Afraid Of The Dark?
Published 6/2/2018
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Score
80
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJavy Gwaltney
Game InformerThe Forest Review – A Gruesome Champion
Published 5/14/2018
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90
+8 vs critic avg
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