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Horror survival game The Forest has sold over 5.3 million copies

Endnight Games’ survival game The Forest has sold over 5.3 million copies in four years, a milestone that comes just ahead of the game’s PlayStation 4 release this week.

Alissa McAloon, Publisher

November 5, 2018

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Newsbrief: Endnight Games’ survival game The Forest has sold over 5.3 million copies in four years, a milestone that comes just ahead of the game’s PlayStation 4 release this week.

The Forest first released on PC through Steam’s Early Access program back in 2014. The game emerged from Early Access with its official 1.0 version back in April 2018, and soon after received a VR mode that made the entirety of the game playable in virtual reality. 

In a press release, Endnight Games also notes the $19.99 horror survival title was created on an initial budget of $125,000.

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Alissa McAloon

Publisher, GameDeveloper.com

As the Publisher of Game Developer, Alissa McAloon brings a decade of experience in the video game industry and media. When not working in the world of B2B game journalism, Alissa enjoys spending her time in the worlds of immersive sandbox games or dabbling in the occasional TTRPG.

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