After “one last” delay for Sons of the Forest late last year, developer Endnight Games has announced the horror will release in Early Access at the end of this month rather than be delayed again.
Endnight says it’s made the decision to release in early access in order to “involve the community in the continued development of this project” – which it says led to the “massive success” of predecessor The Forest – whilst also “keep[ing its] 23rd February release date”.
“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,” the team said in a statement posted on Steam.
“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 23rd release date but instead release in Early Access.