After pressing multiplayer, you’ve got the option to choose whether to host or join a session.

Here, you could either invite friends, or simply hit start.

If you aren’t hosting, you have two options.

Sons of the Forest image showing two players stood in a shaded cabin together in the woods.

That’s right, you and up to seven friends can run around in Sons of the Forest together.

That wraps up our Sons of the Forest multiplayer guide.

Once you’re in a lobby, it’s time to get to work!

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This then allows you to start digging, which will help youget the keycards in Sons of the Forest.

Sons of the Forest menu screen, showing the various settings that a host can change in multiplayer.