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Sons of the Forest PC settings: High FPS, graphics, visibility, FOV, more

Joseph Pascoulis
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Sons of the Forest is exclusively available on PC and you can unsurprisingly tweak the game’s settings to match your device’s potential. To ensure the smoothest gaming experience possible, here are the best Sons of the Forest PC settings for high FPS, visibility, FOV, graphics, and more.

Sons of the Forest is out of Early Access and will most likely scare the wits out of you with the intimidating jungle setting, changing weather, and constant threat from mutants. However, to enjoy these features to the fullest, you might have to alter the game’s display, graphics, and FOV settings.

Having the best settings according to your device is a great way to not overburden the system and avoid annoying performance issues like lag, poor visuals, stuttering, and more.

To help you get a seamless experience, here are the best PC settings for Sons of the Forest guaranteeing high FPS, solid graphics, and more.

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Kevin is one of the many companions in Sons of the Forest.

Best Sons of the Forest PC settings for low-end hardware

For the best low-end PC settings for high FPS and better visibility on Sons of the Forest, follow our recommended in-game settings below.

Also, make sure your system is suitable for the Sons of the Forest PC requirements.

Display

Screen

  • Resolution: Your monitor’s native resolution, or lower if performance lacks
  • Fullscreen: Exclusive Fullscreen
  • Vsync: Disabled
  • Max FPS: Your monitor’s refresh rate
  • Gamma: 45 – 55
  • Brightness: 45 – 55

Graphics

Quality

  • Quality Preset: Custom
  • Draw Distance: Low to Medium
  • Ambient Occlusion: Off or Low
  • Fog Quality: Off
  • Anisotropic Textures: On
  • Shadow Quality: Ultra Low
  • Clouds: Low
  • Grass: Low or Medium
  • Water: Low
  • Parallax Distance: Low or Medium
  • Billboard Quality: Low or Medium
  • Texture Resolution: Half or Full
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Sons of the Forest still looks great with optimal FPS and graphic settings.

Features

  • Anti Aliasing: Off
  • Dynamic Resolution: DLSS
  • DLSS: Quality
  • Bloom: Off
  • Screen Space Reflection: Off
  • Motion Blur: Off
  • Micro Shadowing: Off
  • Contact Shadows: Off
  • Chromatic Aberration: Off

Style

  • Film Grain: Off
  • Color Grade: Default

Best Sons of the Forest PC settings for high-end hardware

Here are our best settings if you’re playing Sons of the Forest on high-end hardware that can take on more load.

Display

Screen

  • Resolution: Your monitor’s native resolution
  • Fullscreen: Exclusive Fullscreen
  • Vsync: Disabled
  • Max FPS: Max
  • Gamma: 45 – 55
  • Brightness: 45 – 55

Graphics

Quality

  • Quality Preset: Custom
  • Draw Distance: High
  • Ambient Occlusion: High
  • Fog Quality: Off
  • Anisotropic Textures: On
  • Shadow Quality: High
  • Clouds: High
  • Grass: High
  • Water: High
  • Parallax Distance: High
  • Billboard Quality: High
  • Texture Resolution: Full
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Sons of the Forest looks amazing with high graphics settings.

Features

  • Anti Aliasing: Off
  • Dynamic Resolution: DLSS
  • DLSS: Quality
  • Bloom: Off
  • Screen Space Reflection: On
  • Motion Blur: Off
  • Micro Shadowing: On
  • Contact Shadows: On
  • Chromatic Aberration: Off

Style

  • Film Grain: Off
  • Color Grade: Default

Best Sons of the Forest FOV setting

Gameplay

Camera

  • FOV: 70 – 95

While FOV is mostly up to preference, with many enjoying a higher number, it can actually increase your FPS to decrease it. We recommend a figure between 70 and the max of 95. Simply increase or decrease depending on the frames you are getting, if you’d like more FPS, decrease the number, and vice versa.

How to update graphics drivers

Before you start playing Sons of the Forest on PC, we recommend you check your graphic drivers for an update, as this can definitely improve performance. So depending on the brand of your graphic drivers, here’s how to update:

How to update NVIDIA graphics driver

For those with an NVIDIA graphics card, you’ll need to use the GeForce experience app.

  1. Download GeForce experience through NVIDIA.com and open it.
  2. Select the “Drivers” tab.
  3. Click ‘check for updates’ in the upper right corner.
  4. If an update is available, follow the steps to download it.

How to update AMD graphics driver

For players with an AMD GPU, you’ll need to use the AMD Software Settings to update your drivers.

  1. Right-click on your desktop.
  2. Select AMD Software.
  3. Click on the Home icon.
  4. Click “New Updates” on the bottom left.
  5. Select “check for update.”
  6. If an update is available, follow the steps to download it.

For more on Sons of the Forest, check out some of our other guides below:

Is Sons of the Forest multiplayer? | Are Sons of the Forest servers down? | Sons of the Forest companions guide | Sons of the Forest keycard locations | How to get the Red Mask in Sons of the Forest | Sons of the Forest Interactive Map guide | Sons of the Forest endings explained | How to craft a Sled in Sons of the Forest | How to hotkey items & weapons in SOTF

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