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Can I Run The Forest?

Endnight Games Ltd · 2018

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.

Can You Run The Forest?

Pick your CPU, GPU, RAM and OS — we check each one against The Forest’s official minimum and recommended requirements.

Your PC

You can run The Forest — and then some

Your PC meets the recommended requirements. Expect a great experience.

ComponentYour PCMinimumRecommended
GPUGeForce RTX 4060NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
CPUCore i5-13400Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHzQuad Core Processor
RAM16 GB4 GB4 GB
OSWindows 11

Verdict compares your components against the game’s published requirements using our GPU/CPU benchmark database. Estimates — real performance varies with drivers, settings and cooling.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

Deterministic estimates based on The Forest’s rendering demand. For your exact CPU + GPU, use the finder below.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

33 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

73 FPS

Playable

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

138 FPS

Great

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The Forest System Requirements

Minimum

OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC Additional Notes: 32bit windows users need to ensure they have at least 4gb of ram usable on their system.

Recommended

OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Quad Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

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FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.