The Forest Escape game is basically Overcooked with monsters, and it’s the co-op horror management game you didn’t know you needed.

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The Forest Escape game is the co-op horror test your friendships need

Forest Escape Last Train drops one to four players into a surreal and misty forest where the only thing standing between you and a nightmare is a rusty locomotive.

Three players from Forest Escape game heading towards a massive, red eyeball in the middle of a swamp.
Credit: FragLab

As a prison escapee, you are not just running from the law, but are trapped inside the fractured mind of a warden whose madness has twisted reality into a horror-filled landscape.

The heart of the Forest Escape gameplay revolves around a locomotive, which serves as players’ only sanctuary and ticket out of the insanity. To stay alive, the team must repair the engine and fuel it with coal while protecting it from whatever lurks in the fog.

Essential upgrades and resources are hidden in dangerous areas, but staying outside for too long increases the risk of being hunted by whatever lurks in the shadows.

Progress is strictly tied to the psyche of the warden, the antagonist of the game. The railway paths remain locked until you can solve his eerie and twisted puzzles.

Two Forest Escape game players standing in front of a roulette with numbers in the middle of a forest.
Credit: FragLab

These riddles reflect his fractured thinking, and each one you solve reveals a piece of his story while clearing the tracks for your escape.

In Forest Escape Last Train, the warden’s goal is to break your spirit. Survival depends on your ability to stay coordinated and keep the train moving forward without ever looking back.

Developed by FragLab and published by TwoCakesStudio, the game is slated for a PC release on Steam with a date and price yet to be announced.

For those eager to test their survival skills early, a public playtest is available on Steam as of writing.

The game supports a wide range of languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Ukrainian, Turkish, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Think you can keep the train on the tracks? Wishlist Forest Escape Last Train on Steam to join the escape.