The Forest

The Forest has made about $154M gross on Steam since May 2014, by our estimate, likely between $92.5M and $247M.

Released
May 30, 2014
  • PCWindows
  • Steam DeckPlayable
  • PlayStationPS4
The Forest
Lifetime gross
~$154M
$92.5M–$247M
Last 30 days
~$753K
Gross revenue
Developer take-home
~$88.5M
After Valve’s cut
Estimated value
$13.5M
$7.45M–$19.6M
September 2026~$630Kup26%vs prior monthValuedown42%vs a year agoBest monthDecember 2024 · ~$3.99Mnow 84% below

Monthly gross, estimated

From monthly reviews · ±40% a bar
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MonthEstimated gross
Oct ’26$533K
Sep ’26$630K
Aug ’26$499K
Jul ’26$906K
Jun ’26$1.15M
May ’26$516K
Apr ’26$691K
Mar ’26$929K
Feb ’26$586K
Jan ’26$1.25M
Dec ’25$1.17M
Nov ’25$839K
Oct ’25$1.01M
Sep ’25$515K
Aug ’25$680K
Jul ’25$1.4M
Jun ’25$804K
May ’25$657K
Apr ’25$803K
Mar ’25$1.46M
Feb ’25$1.18M
Jan ’25$3.44M
Dec ’24$3.99M
Nov ’24$2.1M
Oct ’24$770K
Sep ’24$507K
Aug ’24$736K
Jul ’24$1.33M
Jun ’24$1.15M
May ’24$675K
Apr ’24$637K
Mar ’24$1.17M
Feb ’24$718K
Jan ’24$1.29M
Dec ’23$1.66M
Nov ’23$2.15M
Oct ’23$1.8M
Sep ’23$499K
Aug ’23$613K
Jul ’23$824K
Jun ’23$661K
May ’23$604K
Apr ’23$783K
Mar ’23$1.86M
Feb ’23$1.91M
Jan ’23$3.18M
Dec ’22$2.58M
Nov ’22$3M
Oct ’22$1.29M
Sep ’22$897K
Aug ’22$2.14M
Jul ’22$2.19M
Jun ’22$1.61M
May ’22$1.95M
Apr ’22$913K
Mar ’22$953K
Feb ’22$1.61M
Jan ’22$2.26M
Dec ’21$1.97M
Nov ’21$1.87M
Oct ’21$977K
Sep ’21$778K
Aug ’21$1.09M
Jul ’21$1.97M
Jun ’21$1.65M
May ’21$1.46M
Apr ’21$2.22M
Mar ’21$1.23M
Feb ’21$1.91M
Jan ’21$2.32M
Dec ’20$2.02M
Nov ’20$1.71M
Oct ’20$788K
Sep ’20$676K
Aug ’20$845K
Jul ’20$1.49M
Jun ’20$1.02M
May ’20$1.01M
Apr ’20$1.23M
Mar ’20$1.7M
Feb ’20$1.08M
Jan ’20$1.44M
Dec ’19$1.62M
Nov ’19$1.34M
Oct ’19$268K
Sep ’19$256K
Aug ’19$181K
Jul ’19$930K
Jun ’19$767K
May ’19$187K
Apr ’19$176K
Mar ’19$211K
Feb ’19$306K
Jan ’19$389K
Dec ’18$759K
Nov ’18$1.84M
Oct ’18$363K
Sep ’18$333K
Aug ’18$459K
Jul ’18$728K
Jun ’18$948K
May ’18$1.71M
Apr ’18$679K
Mar ’18$521K
Feb ’18$650K
Jan ’18$731K
Dec ’17$758K
Nov ’17$1.34M
Oct ’17$497K
Sep ’17$418K
Aug ’17$495K
Jul ’17$722K
Jun ’17$607K
May ’17$409K
Apr ’17$387K
Mar ’17$464K
Feb ’17$743K
Jan ’17$1.35M
Dec ’16$932K
Nov ’16$908K
Oct ’16$284K
Sep ’16$307K
Aug ’16$374K
Jul ’16$503K
Jun ’16$476K
May ’16$374K
Apr ’16$449K
Mar ’16$512K
Feb ’16$614K
Jan ’16$681K
Dec ’15$531K
Nov ’15$428K
Oct ’15$382K
Sep ’15$298K
Aug ’15$419K
Jul ’15$452K
Jun ’15$663K
May ’15$296K
Apr ’15$347K
Mar ’15$380K
Feb ’15$534K
Jan ’15$781K
Dec ’14$804K
Nov ’14$616K
Oct ’14$475K
Sep ’14$384K
Aug ’14$663K
Jul ’14$1.35M
Jun ’14$3.55M
May ’14$729K

Valuation

$6.04M trailing-year take-home

Value, month by month

$0$20M$40M$60MMay ’14Nov ’16May ’19Nov ’21May ’24
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Oct ’26$13.5M
Sep ’26$13.1M
Aug ’26$15.3M
Jul ’26$15.5M
Jun ’26$16.3M
May ’26$15.7M
Apr ’26$16M
Mar ’26$16.1M
Feb ’26$16.9M
Jan ’26$17.8M
Dec ’25$18M
Nov ’25$21.6M
Oct ’25$23.2M
Sep ’25$22.9M
Aug ’25$22.9M
Jul ’25$23M
Jun ’25$26.9M
May ’25$35.7M
Apr ’25$35.7M
Mar ’25$35.4M
Feb ’25$34.8M
Jan ’25$33.9M
Dec ’24$29.7M
Nov ’24$19.3M
Oct ’24$16.5M
Sep ’24$17.8M
Aug ’24$17.8M
Jul ’24$17.6M
Jun ’24$17M
May ’24$19.2M
Apr ’24$24.9M
Mar ’24$25.2M
Feb ’24$26.5M
Jan ’24$25.5M
Dec ’23$25.1M
Nov ’23$22.5M
Oct ’23$23.6M
Sep ’23$22.9M
Aug ’23$23.4M
Jul ’23$25.4M
Jun ’23$27.2M
May ’23$33.4M
Apr ’23$40.7M
Mar ’23$41M
Feb ’23$39.4M
Jan ’23$38.9M
Dec ’22$37.3M
Nov ’22$31.5M
Oct ’22$29.8M
Sep ’22$29.3M
Aug ’22$29.1M
Jul ’22$27.5M
Jun ’22$27.2M
May ’22$27.3M
Apr ’22$30.5M
Mar ’22$28.5M
Feb ’22$29M
Jan ’22$29.4M
Dec ’21$29.5M
Nov ’21$25.1M
Oct ’21$24.9M
Sep ’21$29M
Aug ’21$28.9M
Jul ’21$32.8M
Jun ’21$32M
May ’21$34.9M
Apr ’21$34M
Mar ’21$32M
Feb ’21$29.1M
Jan ’21$24.1M
Dec ’20$22.7M
Nov ’20$22.1M
Oct ’20$18.3M
Sep ’20$20.8M
Aug ’20$23.2M
Jul ’20$22M
Jun ’20$23.8M
May ’20$23.3M
Apr ’20$21.7M
Mar ’20$19.6M
Feb ’20$16.7M
Jan ’20$15.1M
Dec ’19$13.1M
Nov ’19$11.4M
Oct ’19$8.08M
Sep ’19$8.2M
Aug ’19$8.3M
Jul ’19$8.66M
Jun ’19$8.4M
May ’19$8.63M
Apr ’19$12.5M
Mar ’19$11.2M
Feb ’19$11.6M
Jan ’19$12.1M
Dec ’18$14.7M
Nov ’18$14.7M
Oct ’18$14M
Sep ’18$14.2M
Aug ’18$14.3M
Jul ’18$16.5M
Jun ’18$16.5M
May ’18$15.9M
Apr ’18$13.6M
Mar ’18$13.1M
Feb ’18$13M
Jan ’18$13.2M
Dec ’17$12.4M
Nov ’17$12.7M
Oct ’17$10.2M
Sep ’17$9.94M
Aug ’17$9.8M
Jul ’17$11.3M
Jun ’17$11M
May ’17$14.1M
Apr ’17$14M
Mar ’17$14.1M
Feb ’17$14.2M
Jan ’17$12.3M
Dec ’16$9.72M
Nov ’16$9.11M
Oct ’16$7.13M
Sep ’16$7.25M
Aug ’16$8.52M
Jul ’16$8.59M
Jun ’16$9.79M
May ’16$8.79M
Apr ’16$9.98M
Mar ’16$9.8M
Feb ’16$8.32M
Jan ’16$8.2M
Dec ’15$8.35M
Nov ’15$8.76M
Oct ’15$7.69M
Sep ’15$7.81M
Aug ’15$7.92M
Jul ’15$8.24M
Jun ’15$9.39M
May ’15$13.1M
Apr ’15$13.7M
Mar ’15$13.2M
Feb ’15$12.7M
Jan ’15$12M
Dec ’14$13M
Nov ’14$15.3M
Oct ’14$10.8M
Sep ’14$10.1M
Aug ’14$9.53M
Jul ’14$8.52M
Jun ’14$6.48M
May ’14$1.11M
What moves itFactor
Base multiple× trailing-12-month developer earnings2.20×
GenreAdventure, Action, Simulation, Early Access1.00×
MomentumLast 6 months at 77% of the prior 60.85×
Player sentiment95% positive reviews1.20×
ValueRange $7.45M–$19.6M$13.5M
How we value games

Estimate refreshed Oct 23, 2026. Estimates use the review-multiplier method and can be off by 40% or more either way.

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