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Sons Of The Forest

protonopen appid 1326470Game compatibility - Unofficial
ValveSoftware/Proton#6559 · opened 2023-02-23 by LiamDawe · updated 2026-06-25 · 9 comments · github · game page · search this game
LLiamDawe 2023-02-23 github

Compatibility Report

System Information

  • GPU: Steam Deck
  • Driver/LLVM version: Steam Deck Stable (SteamOS 3.4)
  • Kernel version: Steam Deck Stable (SteamOS 3.4)
  • Proton version: 7.0-6

I confirm:

  • [x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

Symptoms

It will eventually crash the Steam Deck, with the RAM use spiking up to ~14.2GB. Exact same problem as God of War and others.

Proton Log up until the Steam Deck rebooted:

steam-1326470.tar.gz

Reproduction

Play for a while and watch the RAM creep up until it crashes, and potentially entirely reboot the Steam Deck.

HHadrianneue 2023-03-03 github

Not to derailed but just reporting, i'm on desktop but also with limited RAM/VRAM and using AMDVLK instead of RADV makes it playable.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-10-30 github

Sons of The Forest [1326470]

Issue transferred from https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/7213.
@TushieSushies posted on 2023-10-30T10:17:10:

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Sons of The Forest
  • Steam AppID of the game: 1326470

System Information

I confirm:

  • [Yes] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [Yes] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

Symptoms

Incredibly long loading times

Reproduction

Open the game
Start an existing save
The game takes a very long time to load even after pre-caching shaders

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-11-11 github

Sons of the forest multiplayer

Issue transferred from https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/7251.
@TheBlackEntity posted on 2023-11-11T14:31:31:

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Sons of the forest
  • Steam AppID of the game: 1326470

System Information

I confirm:

  • [x] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [x] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-1326470.tar.gz

Symptoms

Being the host in a multiplayer world crashes the game as soon as someone tries to join.
You can play as the host in said world, but only as long as nobody tries to join you.

Multiplayer itself works fine though

Reproduction

  1. Create a lobby
  2. Invite a friend
  3. Start the lobby
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-04-07 github

Sons Of The Forest (Game can be supported there is just one small issue)

Issue transferred from https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/8598.
@Gacel0l posted on 2025-04-07T17:11:57:

Whitelist Request

  • Sons Of The Forest
  • Steam AppID of the game: 1326470

System Information

  • GPU: <RTX 2060>
  • Video driver version:
  • Distro version: <Arch Linux 6.12.21-1-lts>
  • Proton version: Proton 9.0-4

I confirm:

  • [ yes] that pressing the Play button in the Steam client is sufficient.
  • [ no] that runtime config options are necessary to run the game.
  • [ no] that no workarounds other than PROTON_* env variables are necessary.

Issues

Although I consider the gaming experience equal to Windows there are remaining issues:
when opening inventory fps decreases massively
and this is the only issue
every other place or activity has good quality and fps

my note

the game works great all the time it is practically the same performance as on windows
only when opening the inventory in the game the fps drops drastically this is the only problem I think it can be fixed and the game can be supported on steam deck after repair

I think it's a very popular game so fixing this bug and supporting it on steamdec will help a lot
I would dream of playing sons of the wornest on such a cool little console in a warm bed

if any additional information is needed please contact me here

GGacelx 2025-04-07 github

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/6559#issuecomment-2784064725

  • I noticed that after a longer time of playing 5-15m the problem disappears by itself and the equipment has smooth fps
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-05-03 github

sons of the forest

Issue transferred from https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/8650.
@wowfilip999 posted on 2025-05-03T15:10:11:

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: Sons of the Forest
  • Steam AppID of the game:
    1326470

System Information

  • GPU: Quadro P3000
  • Video driver version: 570.144
  • CUDA Version: 12.8
  • window system X11
  • system cachyos
  • kernel cachyos-x8664 6.12.25-1-cachyos-lts #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:01:37 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  • Kernel version:
  • Link to full system information report as [Gist] https://gist.github.com/wowfilip999/0c67fab87e3205be9703e1350e62370a
  • Proton version: Proton: 1746027208 proton-10.0-1c

I confirm:

  • [ *] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
  • [* ] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

https://gist.github.com/wowfilip999/287b6f576b1dcf2589d0d6b69a5198f1

Symptoms

game freeze when join server worked before i tried to verify game integrity but problem still persists

Reproduction

if more system info need write me about it

Uuliss3s 2025-10-16 github

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/6559#issuecomment-2784064725

Same problem. After some playtime, opening the inventory decrease the FPS to 5~6..

System Information

GPU: RTX 3070 (driver 580.82.09)
OS: Manjaro Linux 25.0.10 (Kernel: 6.12.48-1-MANJARO x86_64)
Proton Version: Experimental

GGacelx 2026-03-11 github

The game runs fine with the latest Proton. There are small, acceptable FPS drops due to translation, which is normal. After playing the game on the new Proton version, I didn't notice any drastic stutters or FPS drops when opening the inventory or in other places.
Linux Bazzite Nvidia Drivers RTX 2060

Rrejedai 2026-06-19 github

There's a strange issue with this game. After 40-50 mins of playtime, I get sudden stuttering while playing on mouse and keyboard. Meanwhile, it's totally fine at idle, and switching to a gamepad fixes the issue.

Proton versions

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