Start here
Sons of the Forest drops you on an island where the trees hide cannibals and something worse. These guides and tables turn the forest from a panic into a plan you can survive.
All Sons of the Forest guides
Your first night: shelter, fire and not getting eaten.
Gear Weapons GuideMelee, ranged and thrown weapons compared.
Gear Best ArmorSolafite, Ancient, Bone and Leaf ranked by real durability and stealth stats.
Threats Enemies GuideCannibals, mutants and what to fear.
Live Survival GuideHunger, warmth and hydration in the wild.
Build Base Building GuideShelters, walls and defensible camps.
Gather Resources GuideLogs, sticks and what to stockpile.
Fight Combat GuideMelee timing, blocks and ranged picks.
Craft Crafting GuideThe essentials you can make by hand.
Mutants Mutants GuideThe late-game horror and how to handle it.
Map Exploration GuideCaves, bunkers and the island layout.
Cold Winter GuideCold, snow and staying warm.
Co-op Co-op GuideSurviving the island with friends.
Avoid Common MistakesThe habits that get you eaten.
Edge Tips & TricksSmall habits that keep you alive.
How to Sons of the Forest — How to Befriend VirginiaHow to make Virginia friendly, what she accepts as gifts, why her shotgun and pistol cost you no ammo, and how to…
How to How to Get the Shovel in Sons of the Forest (Cave 3 Route)The Shovel sits beside a dead worker at the end of Cave 3: the zipline gap, the flooded section, and the 3 bunkers…
How to How to Get the Turtle ShellTurtle Shells drop from Sea Turtles on summer beaches — 1 shell plus 2 meat per kill, and the shell builds the Rain…
How to Sons of the Forest Water in WinterRain Catchers freeze and stop collecting on day 11, snow hides every surface rock, and mutant waves hit the ice. Here…
How to How to HealMeds restore 100% health in one use; Health Mix is 1 Aloe plus 1 Yarrow for 50%. The full healing table, thirst…
How to How to Open the Golden DoorThe Luxury Bunker's golden door needs the Ancient Armor plated with Solafite in an Armor Plater — here is the full…
Fix It Sons of the Forest — Why You Can't SleepWhy sleep gets cancelled, the only structure the game counts as safe, the 13-hour time skip, the two wake-ups per…
Reference tables
Two reference tables sit below: every weapon with its stats, and every enemy with its health and weakness. Both are wiki-sourced, not guessed.
Data notes
The tables above are built from the game wiki's own pages. Where a figure matters, we mark it and check it before publishing it as fact. Pages with incomplete source data are marked rather than filled with guesses.
Found something wrong? Tell us. Corrections are the fastest way this hub improves.