FOREST

FOREST is a first-person horror prototype.

A storm is coming. You wake up alone in an old house deep in the forest. Soon the power starts to fail. When the lights go out, she comes into the house. And out in the trees, something else is waiting.

Fix the power. Survive the night.

WHAT'S IN THE PROTOTYPE

• A ghost that hunts you inside the house. She sees you, hears your footsteps, doors and falls, and searches where she last heard you. Hide under beds and in wardrobes, and crouch to sneak past her.

• A creature in the forest that freezes while your torch is on it. Look away and it moves. Its eyes glow in the dark, and every time you turn around, it is closer.

• A torch with a real battery. Carry spare batteries, swap them, and charge them when the house gets power for a short time. Near danger, the torch starts to flicker.

• A power grid to repair. Follow the sparking power lines through the dark forest, fix three broken poles with fuses and a wrench, then throw the main breaker at the power house.

• Puzzles inside the house: notes, locked doors, keys and a safe.

• 5 chances. Each time you are caught, you wake up again with one chance less.

• A truly dark night. Outside, you only see what your torch shows you.

• Sound that follows you: footsteps on every floor type, music that changes between the house and the forest, and voices in the dark that never tell you where she is.

CONTROLS

WASD - move

Mouse - look

Shift - run

Ctrl or C - crouch

Space - jump

F - torch on / off

B - put in a new battery

E - use, pick up, hide

Esc or P - pause

TIPS

• Play with headphones, in a dark room.

• Running and slamming doors are loud. She listens.

• In the forest, keep your torch on the creature and watch your battery.

• Walking backwards is slow, and you can trip.

THIS IS A PROTOTYPE

I built FOREST to learn Unreal Engine 5 (C++ and Blueprints). Expect bugs and rough edges. I'd love your feedback: what scared you, what was confusing, and where you got stuck. Please leave a comment below.

HOW TO PLAY

Download the zip, unzip it, and run Forest.exe.

Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit). A modern graphics card is recommended.

CREDITS

Made by [your name] with Unreal Engine 5.

3D models and sound packs: free assets from Fab.

Music and sound: Pixabay creators SimpleSound, Universfield, freesound_community, alex_jauk and shut_up_ghost.