The wildly-anticipated first-person survival game sequel to The Forest back in 2018 will be launched as an Early Access title on Steam (PC), according to developer Endnight Games. 

Sons of the Forest will be out on 23 February for PC; it was originally planned to be out as a full launch title before this sudden change. Here’s what Endnight Games has to say about this:

“It’s been a long journey since we first started Sons of The Forest development and it’s grown into the biggest most complex game we have ever made. There is still so much more we want to add; items, new mechanics, gameplay balance, and more. We didn’t want to delay again so have instead decided to involve the community in the continued development of this project and keep our February 23 release date but instead release in Early Access.

The Forest turned out to be a massive success, due mostly to the awesome community and the suggestions, feedback, and bug reports the players shared with us. We are really excited and hope that players want to come on this new journey with us to make this the ultimate survival horror simulator.”

The game’s prequel came out in 2018 and was met with eventual overwhelmingly positive reviews on Steam. It’s about a lone survivor of a plane crash who has to fend for themselves against cannibalistic mutants, and it’s praised for its survival mechanics, replayability, and story elements.