Every Sons of the Forest ending explained: How to get the secret ending

Hamza Khalid
Helicopter in Sons of the Forest

Reaching the Sons of the Forest ending is a wild journey. If you’re wondering how it all concludes, here’s the ending explained, as well as all the game’s endings including the secret one.

Sons of the Forest throws you into a fight for survival on a remote island that’s filled with dangerous adversaries, and you’ll go through an intense journey as you try your best to complete the mission alive.

If you’re curious about how the story of Sons of the Forest comes to an end, including whether or not it has multiple endings, then we’ve got you covered. Here is the Sons of the Forest ending explained.

How many endings are in Sons of the Forest?

Sons of the Forest has multiple endings for you to unlock.

There are three different endings to Sons of the Forest, including a secret ending, and you can only reach them after collecting the Maintenance Keycard and VIP Keycard. Once that’s done, you’ll visit the final bunker that’s south of the abandoned village.

The ending that you get is determined by your companions and if you picked up the backpack before boarding the rescue helicopter.

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If you retrieve the backpack, the rescue helicopter will leave without you, and you’ll be stuck on the island forever. If you get this ending in Sons of the Forest, you will be awarded the ‘Fight Demons’ achievement.

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If you choose to climb onboard the rescue helicopter as normal then you’ll get off the island. This will grant you the ‘Fought Demons’ achievement and can be seen as the good ending of Sons of the Forest.

How to get the Sons of the Forest true ending

virginia puffton in sons of the forestGetting Virginia as a companion unlocks a secret ending in Sons of the Forest.

If you get Virginia as a companion and don’t let Kelvin die, both of them will board the helicopter with you. This secret ending will grant you the ‘Keep Your Friends Close’ achievement.

That covers all of the endings to Sons of the Forest. If you’ve already reached the conclusion of the story then be sure to check out the other endings for more a complete experience of the game.


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