The most anticipated survival game of the year has finally arrived. Sons of the forest, the sequel to the forest is here and had a huge launch. While people are loving the game it definitely requires a tonne of resources to run it at a high FPS.
If you have been experiencing low FPS in Sons Of The Forest, these settings are for you. Let’s jump in.
Best Settings For High FPS In Sons Of The Forest
Below are the best settings for high FPS in Sons Of The Forest. With such a large open world the game can be quite resource heavy, causing a lot of people to lag or have a poor gaming experience.
These settings will give you a nice FPS boost allowing you to enjoy your survival experience in Sons Of The Forest.
Display Settings
| Resolution | Your Native Display Resolution |
| Fullscreen | Exclusive Fullscreen |
| VSYNC | Disabled |
| Max FPS | Max |
| Gamma | 0.5 |
| Brightness | 0.5 |
Graphics Settings – Quality
| Quality preset | Custom |
| Draw Distance | Medium |
| Ambient Occlusion | Low |
| FOG Quality | Low |
| Anisotropic Textures | On |
| Shadow Quality | Low |
| Clouds | Low |
| Grass | Low |
| Water | Low |
| Parallax Distance | Medium |
| Billboard Quality | Medium |
| Texture Resolution | Full |
Graphics Settings – Features
| Anti Aliasing | TAA |
| Dynamic Resolution | DLSS |
| DLSS | Quality |
| Bloom | On |
| Screen Space Reflection | On |
| Motion Blur | Off |
| Micro Shadowing | Off |
| Contact Shadows | Off |
| Chromatic Aberration | On |
Graphics Settings – Style
| Film Grain | On |
| Color Grade | Default |
Best PC Settings For Sons Of The Forest
If you are still struggling with low frames, you may want to adjust some of your PC settings even after changing the above settings. Below I have included a guide to improving your gaming experience on PC, whether you are playing Sons Of The Forest or another game.
Turn Game Mode On On Your PC
If you want to get the most out of your PC for gaming, you should have game mode enabled. Navigate to the Windows Button –> Search –> Game Mode Settings and turn Game Mode on.
Update Your Graphics Card Drivers
When new games come out, GPU manufacturers will release new drivers to optimize for that specific game. If yours aren’t up to date you may be missing out on some performance.
Navigate to your GPU manufacturer’s page below and download the GPU software. From here you will be able to ensure your drivers are up to date for all of the latest games.
Power Saving Options
Sometimes your PC won’t be utilizing all of its power. We want to make sure that it is utilizing its full power toward the game. To turn your PC power mode to High performance follow the steps below:
- Navigate to Control Panel –> All Control Panel Items –> Power Options
- Here you will see an options menu. Select High Performance in the Preferred Plans section
Turn On Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling
Windows has another built-in feature that can affect your gameplay. Navigate to the windows button and search for “Graphics Settings”.
In this settings menu turn on Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling. This reduces latency and improves performance.
Sons Of The Forest Minimum System Requirements
Below are the minimum and recommended specs for playing Sons Of The Forest on PC.
Minimum PC requirements to play Sons Of The Forest
The minimum PC requirements to play Sons Of The Forest are as follows:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD (Preferred)
Recommended specs for Sons Of The Forest
The recommended specs for Sons Of The Forest on PC are as follows:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: INTEL CORE I7-8700K or AMD RYZEN 5 3600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD (Preferred)
We would highly recommend having a PC with at least the recommended requirements as even PCs with the minimum requirements can give a poor gameplay experience.
