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The Forest Steam page analysis

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Endnight Games LtdApr 30, 2018$3.99Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorrorOpen World

Capsule 75Page copy 76Screenshots 82Setup 77checked 2026-11-02

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77/100
STRONG

Similar games: screenshots 73/255 · 5 trailers · 24 languages

The Forest Steam header capsuleThe ForestEndnight Games Ltd · 20 tags · 16 screenshots

Section scores weights from methodology v1

Capsule visibilitybrightness 46/255 · saturation 51% at 231 × 8775
Screenshots16 shots · first five average 57/25582
Short description237 / 300 characters70
Tags20 / 20 tags90
Trailers1 trailer60
Demo & social proof95% positive recent reviews95
Long description996 chars · 0 clips · 1 headers85
Localization16 languages98
Links & communitywebsite30

Compare with the best pages in its genre: Horror · Survival & Crafting · Open World & Sandbox

How does The Forest stack up against its rivals?

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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 7 ISSUES

lowFewer trailers than similar games+3 pts

1 trailer; similar games have 5.

Add a short gameplay-only trailer.

lowNo Discord link+3 pts

No Discord link found on the store page.

Add your Discord so interested players have somewhere to go.

highMost of the capsule is near-black+2 pts

71% of pixels are near black.

Reduce the black area or fill it with a readable shape.

high1 of your first 5 screenshots is near-black+2 pts

Screenshots #3 (3) of 255 at thumbnail size. Steam shows the first 4 to 5 before the arrow.

Move your brightest shots forward: #16 (94) and #8 (93).

highlocked · full report+2 pts
mediumlocked · full report+1 pts
lowlocked · full report+1 pts
Unlock the full report · $9all 7 fixes · description draft · screenshot order · tag plan

How you look on Steam

The Forest at 460 × 215
Store header · 460 × 215
The Forest at 231 × 87
Wishlist & lists · 231 × 87
The Forest at 120 × 45
Search results · 120 × 45

Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 46/255, contrast 58, colorfulness 83, 71% near-black pixels.

Store copy short 70 · long 85

Short description · 237 / 300

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

First sentence never names the genre. It opens: "As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest ba…"

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Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order

The Forest screenshot 1
#164 · 58%
The Forest screenshot 2
#257 · 41%
The Forest screenshot 3
#33 · 100%
The Forest screenshot 4
#472 · 41%
The Forest screenshot 5
#590 · 35%
The Forest screenshot 6
#664 · 37%
The Forest screenshot 7
#721 · 95%
The Forest screenshot 8
#893 · 2%
The Forest screenshot 9
#95 · 99%
The Forest screenshot 10
#1068 · 18%
The Forest screenshot 11
#1177 · 24%
The Forest screenshot 12
#129 · 97%
The Forest screenshot 13
#1392 · 17%
The Forest screenshot 14
#1487 · 12%
The Forest screenshot 15
#1542 · 61%
The Forest screenshot 16
#1694 · 5%

Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).

First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255

The Forest (you)57
The Long Dark60
Subnautica65
Grounded 273
Project Zomboid74
Rust121

Trailer, tags and setup

  • warn1 trailer; the games Steam shows next to you have 5.
  • warn0 GIFs or clips in the long description.
  • warnOnly website linked.
  • ok95% positive recent reviews.
  • okTop five tags name the real genre.
  • okAll 20 tag slots used.
  • ok16 languages.

Games Steam shows next to you

Project Zomboidshots 74 · 2 trailers · 24 langs
The Long Darkshots 60 · 5 trailers · 19 langs
Subnauticashots 65 · 7 trailers · 27 langs
Rustshots 121 · 4 trailers · 25 langs
Grounded 2shots 73 · 6 trailers · 11 langs

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Capsule CTR1.3%
Visit → wishlist5.0%
Wishlists / week7
The capsule isn't earning clicks

1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.

Bronze0–40 / wk
Silver15–120 / wk
Gold100–700 / wk
Diamond300+ / wk

What's working

  • ✓ 16 languages
  • ✓ All 20 tag slots used
  • ✓ Short description uses 237 of 300 characters
  • ✓ 95% positive recent reviews

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Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.