Choose The Forest
Choose The Forest if you want an Action and Simulation game with Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, and Tracked Controller Support. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.3% positive across 175,474 reviews.
The Forest vs Blind Trust
The Forest and Blind Trust both land in 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 Indie, Adventure on Steam. Blind Trust (2016) is 2 years older than The Forest (2018). The Forest scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Blind Trust (52.5% 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 Blind Trust
Choose Blind Trust if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,020 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Forest and Blind Trust sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player 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 |  Blind Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 95.3% positive (175,474 reviews) | 52.5% positive (1,020 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Endnight Games Ltd | Viswanath Atlu, Laurie Banks, Rohan Bhukan, Nick Burnham, Avinash Kalapala, Yash Kapani, Katharine Marsh, Ankur Rathore, Hardit Singh, Anoop Nihar Srinivas, Ryan Guanyuhao Jiang, Robert Zhu |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Blind Trust (2016) is 2 years older than The Forest (2018).
- The Forest scores higher on Steam reviews (95.3% positive) than Blind Trust (52.5% positive).
- Blind Trust is free; The Forest is paid (19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: The Forest is Deck Playable, Blind Trust is Deck Unsupported.
The Forest vs Blind Trust — FAQ
- Which is better, The Forest or Blind Trust?
- On Steam reviews The Forest scores higher (95.3% positive) than Blind Trust (52.5% 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 Blind Trust first?
- If you want chronology, Blind Trust (2016) came out before The Forest (2018). 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 Blind Trust similar?
- They overlap on 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 Blind Trust have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Forest ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Blind Trust ships Co-op.
- Is Blind Trust free?
- Yes — Blind Trust is a free-to-play Steam title. The Forest is paid (19.99 USD).