Sons of the Forest

Sons of the Forest Beginner Guide — Your First Day, Key Items and Cave Order

Sons of the Forest drops you on the island with an axe, a GPS and a deaf soldier, and tells you nothing else. The first day goes far better if you know what to grab, what the GPS markers mean and what Kelvin can actually do. This guide answers "what do I do first?" in one table, then covers the GPS, Kelvin and Virginia, the survival stats, where the key items are, a cave and keycard order that works, winter, and the mistakes that cost new players the most time.

Sons of the Forest Story Progression — Item Order, Bunkers, Endings

Sons of the Forest never tells you what to do next. The story moves forward through a chain of caves and bunkers, and each one hands you the tool, keycard or GPS marker that opens the next. This guide gives the whole chain in one checklist, then explains each step, how to read the GPS markers, what the Ancient Armor and Solafite are for, the optional items worth the detour, the two endings (behind a spoiler warning), and the mistakes that stall most players.

Sons of the Forest Base Building — Where to Build, What First, How to Defend

A good Sons of the Forest base is less about size than about three decisions: where you put it, what you build in the first two days, and whether your walls are the kind cannibals can climb. Plain stacked-log walls can be scaled; sharpened defensive walls cannot. This guide covers choosing a location by its trade-offs, the guide book blueprints versus free building with logs and planks, the first structures worth the wood, walls and traps, and how Kelvin and Virginia fit into a base.

Sons of the Forest Combat Guide — Every Enemy, Weapon Tiers and Armor

Sons of the Forest combat is less about reflexes than about knowing what you are facing. A Muddy scares easily, a Heavy falls over from one arrow to the head, Fingers drop when you hit their legs, and Demons burn when you hold up a cross. This guide opens with every enemy and its counter in one table, then covers blocking and stealth, weapons from day one to the endgame, every armor type, cannibal anger and raids, and Kelvin and Virginia in a fight.