Grave vs The Forest
When comparing Grave vs The Forest, the Slant community recommends The Forest for most people. In the question“What are the best single player & open world survival-horror games on the PC with a focus on base building?” The Forest is ranked 4th while Grave is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose The Forest is:
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.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Surrealist world that changes every night
The world changes on every passing night giving the game a unique and original twist.
Pro Light based fighting
All weapons in game are light based and used to fight darkness.
Pro Day and night cycle
There is a day/night cycle in Grave, with the night time events being different in that there are new regions that are able to be explored as well as different dangers awaiting.
Pro Survive the Night Mode
Survive the Night Mode has been added as a gameplay option, though it does cost $10 currently.
Pro Oculus Rift support
There is built in support for the Oculus Rift.
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 Not released yet
Grave is not released yet with no publish date set. A demo is available to the backers of its Kickstarter.
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.