Free forest games on Android range from survival like Survive - Wilderness survival and Silent Forest: Survive to cosy games like Forest Island and gentle adventures like Ogu and the Secret Forest. Survive is the one whose listing says it plays offline.
A forest in a game can be a place to hide from monsters or a place to grow flowers for rabbits. The same trees do both jobs, and the games on this page swing between those two moods more than any list I've put together.
I read each game's Google Play listing for the developer, installs, ads and in-app purchases labels, age rating and any offline wording. Ten came up in the search, and I kept eight.
Two didn't make it. Forest: Stay Focused is a focus timer listed under Productivity, not a game, however much people love it. And Forest Cabin: Survive leans on chest keys and hidden loot in its listing, which is too close to loot-box rewards for this page.
Eight forest games and their labels
| Game | Developer | Google Play installs | Ads / in-app purchases | Offline wording on the listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Forest: Match 3 Story | D.G. CEDARTREE PROJECT LTD | 10M+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Survive - Wilderness survival | Juuso Hietalahti | 10M+ | No ads label, in-app purchases | 'Game can be played OFFLINE.' |
| Forest Island: Relaxing Game | Nanali Studios | 5M+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Silent Forest: Survive | Harvest Star Game | 500K+ | No ads label, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Dark Forest Survivor | Ketchapp | 500K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Ogu and the Secret Forest | Sinkhole Studio Inc | 100K+ | No ads label, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Real Forest Survival Games | GameRect | 50K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Forest Kids | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN | 10K+ | No ads label, no in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
Into the woods, game by game
Tropical Forest: Match 3 Story
Match-three puzzles set on a lost island in a tropical forest, with a house to build, a cafe to restore and hidden items to find. It's the cheerful end of this list and rated Everyone.
Survive - Wilderness survival
A one-developer wilderness survival game: gather, craft, track animals, set traps, fish and find your way to safety across a swamp region. The listing says it plays offline, and there's no Contains ads label.
Forest Island: Relaxing Game
A cosy idle game where animals from rabbits to penguins arrive and you grow a calm island at your own pace. It's the most relaxing forest game here by some way.
Silent Forest: Survive
Survival horror: you're a traveller looking for a vanished friend in an ancient forest, trying to last until dawn. Rated Teen and with no Contains ads label, it's one for older players who like a scare.
Dark Forest Survivor
After a plane crash you're stranded in an eerie forest and have to survive. Ketchapp usually makes quick arcade games, and this is a darker turn for them. Rated Everyone 10+.
Ogu and the Secret Forest
A hand-drawn 2D adventure starring baby Ogu, with puzzles to solve and bouncy characters to befriend. It's rated Everyone and shows no Contains ads label, a rare gentle adventure.
Real Forest Survival Games
Set in a snowy wilderness: cut trees with an axe, collect wood and carry it back to build your shelter. It's survival at its plainest, and rated Everyone.
Forest Kids
Made by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN: educational mini games about the world's forests where children find, memorise and match animals. No ads label and no in-app purchases label, the only game here with neither.
Cosy woods or dark woods?
Cosy: Forest Island, Tropical Forest and Ogu and the Secret Forest are bright, calm and rated Everyone. Learning: Forest Kids is made for school classes and young children. Survival: Survive - Wilderness survival, Real Forest Survival Games and Dark Forest Survivor are about staying alive with what you can gather.
Scary: Silent Forest: Survive is survival horror and rated Teen. Read that line twice if you're choosing for a child, because the name alone doesn't give it away.
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Labels by mood
| Type | Games | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Cosy and learning | Tropical Forest, Forest Island, Ogu and the Secret Forest, Forest Kids | Everyone |
| Survival | Survive - Wilderness survival, Dark Forest Survivor | Everyone 10+ |
| Survival | Real Forest Survival Games | Everyone |
| Horror | Silent Forest: Survive | Teen |
No Contains ads label: Survive, Silent Forest, Ogu and the Secret Forest and Forest Kids. Forest Kids is the only one with no in-app purchases label either. For the rest, turn on approval for in-app purchases on a child's device.
Survival games, explained
If you've not played one, survival games give you a hunger bar, a cold bar, a pile of sticks and a problem. The fun is in planning: what to make first, when to rest, how far to wander. Survive, by a single developer, is the most detailed here, with tracking, traps and fishing, and its listing says it works offline.
Running through a jungle is another way to play the wild, and if that's more your speed, read whether you can play Temple Run offline, since it's the classic forest-ruin runner.
A gentler walk
Forest Island is the one to choose for a calm evening. If you'd like more in that spirit, this collection of cozy games to play slowly is full of unhurried picks.
And for a family evening that swaps trees for a table, here's a guide to board games on your phone, from classics to pass-and-play.
Starting out in the forest
- Choose the mood first: cosy, survival or scary.
- Check the rating, especially for Silent Forest.
- In survival games, gather before you explore.
- In idle games, check in briefly rather than playing for hours.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best free forest games?
Popular choices include Tropical Forest: Match 3 Story, Survive - Wilderness survival, Forest Island: Relaxing Game and Ogu and the Secret Forest. Choose by mood: cosy, survival or scary.
Which forest game works offline?
Survive - Wilderness survival says on its listing that it can be played offline.
Are there forest games for young children?
Forest Kids, Ogu and the Secret Forest, Forest Island and Tropical Forest are rated Everyone. Silent Forest: Survive is rated Teen.
Why isn't Forest: Stay Focused on the list?
It's a focus timer listed under Productivity on Google Play, not a game.
Which forest game has no ads or in-app purchases?
Forest Kids, from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, shows neither label.
Is there a scary forest game?
Yes. Silent Forest: Survive is a survival horror game where you try to last until dawn. It's rated Teen.
