Choose The Forest
Choose The Forest if you want the LAN Co-op, Tracked Controller Support, and VR Supported side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.3% positive across 175,474 reviews.
The Forest vs Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
The Forest and Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. The Forest (2018) is 5 years older than Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts (2023). The Forest scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts (43.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts
Choose Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts if you want a Free To Play and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts launched in 2023.
Both The Forest and Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Forest |  Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (175,474 reviews) | 43.6% positive (117 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Endnight Games Ltd | EFNSOFT |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- The Forest (2018) is 5 years older than Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts (2023).
- The Forest scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts (43.6% positive).
- Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is free; The Forest is paid (19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
The Forest vs Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts — FAQ
- Which is better, The Forest or Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts?
- On Steam reviews The Forest scores higher (95.3% positive) than Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts (43.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, The Forest is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play The Forest or Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts first?
- If you want chronology, The Forest (2018) came out before Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Forest and Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both The Forest and Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Forest ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts free?
- Yes — Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is a free-to-play Steam title. The Forest is paid (19.99 USD).