Download The Forest — V1.12 Online

The Forest supports for up to 8 players on PC and 4 players on PS4.

While primarily a VR-centric update, v1.12 introduced critical stability and input improvements for players using headsets while maintaining core survival mechanics for standard PC play.

Only the host saves the world state and environmental progress (buildings). Clients (guests) must save their own individual inventory and character stats (like strength and athleticism) before leaving, or they will lose their items upon returning. Download The Forest v1.12 ONLINE

Fixed long-standing issues such as missing shelter icons, drowning not triggering correctly, and building bugs that prevented players from placing walls on foundations. 2. Online Multiplayer Functionality

Addressed several issues where enemies' colors would glitch for clients and fixed a bug where the "Host Not Responding" alert would fail to trigger. The Forest supports for up to 8 players

Players can use the metal tin tray (found at the back of the plane) to share items like food or weapons with other survivors. Updates - Official The Forest Wiki

Full support was added for Valve Index (including independent finger tracking) and SteamVR 2.0. It also included custom input maps for Oculus , Vive , and Windows Mixed Reality controllers. Clients (guests) must save their own individual inventory

The game utilizes Steam multiplayer , removing the need for manual port forwarding or IP entry. You can host public servers or invite friends directly via your Steam profile.