Content breakdown
⚠️
Not recommended
# The Forest - Parent Guide
**The Forest is a mature survival horror game featuring graphic violence, gore, and intense scares—not appropriate for children.** Players fight cannibals and mutants in a first-person perspective with realistic blood and injury depictions. The game includes strong language and disturbing imagery. Only consider for mature teens who can handle horror and violence.
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Online Safety & Strangers
Mild
About the game
Genre
Action, Adventure, Indie
Available on
PC, PlayStation 4
Age suitability
Ages 9–12
Not recommended
Where to play
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Ratings based on ESRB classification, RAWG metadata, and editorial analysis. Updated March 2026.
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