When comparing Metro: Last Light vs The Forest, the Slant community recommends Metro: Last Light for most people. In the question“What are the best singleplayer games on Steam?” Metro: Last Light is ranked 3rd while The Forest is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose Metro: Last Light is:
Metro: Last Light was the first AA game released on Steam that was not a Valve title.
Specs
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro The first proper AAA game on Linux that was not a Valve title
Metro: Last Light was the first AA game released on Steam that was not a Valve title.
Pro Alternating gameplay
From mission to mission the game will alternate from action to slow and methodical, creating a nice pace for the player.
Pro Great graphics
The graphics really stand out in The Forest, from the realistic looking foliage to the terrifying creatures in the forest. Remarkably the graphics are on par with any AAA game, which is quite a feat for an indie game.
Pro Awesome AI
The AI is really cool and will hunt around for the player. Also if the player kills or injures one of the tribesmen many times they will try to drag the body away or even cry over it.
Cons
Con You'll have to get the DLC if you expect to get more than 8 hours of gameplay out of it
There is only about 8 hours of gameplay in the base game.
Con Still early alpha - very glitchy
As the game is still in early alpha, it still contains many glitches, some of which are game-breaking, such as the infinite ammo glitch.