There have been countless post-apocalyptic video games before, and nature rarely behaves the same way that it does in our world. In Forest Reigns, nature appears to not only be alive in the new world, but also aware and thinking. In the game’s announcement trailer below, a human makes the mistake of accidentally damaging a tree, which invites immediate retaliation from the plants.
Forest Reigns is a first-person shooter that is being developed by VG Entertainment Studio–the Ukrainian developer behind Survarium and Fear the Wolves. The new game takes place in Paris after the City of Light has been reclaimed by nature and transformed into a jungle. Even the wildlife seem to have evolved, as the errant gunshot in the video above ricocheted off the skull of a mutated warthog. If that’s any indication of how the other animals have changed, then humanity may be in some serious trouble.
However, nature is the great equalizer in this game. It can turn against you if you harm it, but nature can also be harnessed against your enemies if you set them up for it. Regardless, it would be a mistake to let your guard down, as nature can just as easily turn against the player if they make the wrong move. The player’s choices will also determine the events of the story.
“We’ve always had a passion for creating system-driven games, where the player’s freedom of action could shape the story and provide unique playthrough experiences,” said VG Entertainment’s Ruslan Didenko via IGN. “After years of multiplayer online production, we are now ‘back to the roots’ with creating Forest Reigns–a solid single-player FPS with a twisted story, exploration, survival, role-playing elements, and on top of all that, the interactive environment! This is the most daring concept we’ve ever explored. With Forest Reigns, we aim to bring something cool and fresh to the genre.”
Forest Reigns is coming to PC and it’s available to wishlist on Steam. The iminium requirement specs are below:
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8GB or AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 100 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD (Preferred)
This game doesn’t currently have a release date.