99 Nights in the Forest is a survival and building game created by Grandma's Favourite Games. You and your friends work together to construct a camp, gather resources, and survive 99 increasingly difficult nights in a mysterious forest. The game combines base building with survival elements—you'll need to plan ahead and stay alert, because something sinister is out there.

Your First Minutes

When you spawn into the game, you'll find yourself in the forest with basic tools and limited resources. Your first priority is understanding the core loop: build structures, gather materials, and prepare for nighttime.

  1. Look around and locate nearby trees and rocks. These are your primary resource nodes.
  2. Equip your starting tool by clicking it in your inventory.
  3. Chop trees and mine rocks by clicking on them repeatedly to gather wood and stone.
  4. Open your building menu to see what structures you can construct with your materials.
  5. Place a basic shelter or walls near your spawn point to create a safe zone.
  6. Keep track of the day/night timer displayed on your screen.
💡 Tip — Build your first camp in a defensible location with clear sightlines. Avoid building in dense forest areas where visibility is limited.

Building Your Camp

Camps are the heart of survival. A well-designed camp protects you from threats and gives you a base to manage resources.

Start with walls and a roof to create an enclosed space. As you gather more materials, expand your camp with storage containers, crafting stations, and defensive structures. Work with your friends to divide tasks—one person can gather while another builds. The more developed your camp, the safer you'll be during night raids.

Pay attention to camp placement. Building on higher ground gives you visibility and makes approach more difficult for threats. Avoid locations directly next to dense forest or water, as these can be hard to defend.

Gathering Resources

Wood and stone are your primary materials. You'll find them scattered throughout the forest as harvestable nodes. Different tools harvest resources at different speeds, so upgrade your gear when possible.

As you progress, you'll unlock access to new materials and resources. Some materials are rarer and found only in specific areas of the map. Communicate with teammates to establish gathering routes and avoid wasting time on depleted nodes.

Surviving the Nights

Nights are when the real threat emerges. Something is watching you from the darkness, and it will try to breach your camp.

As the sun sets, prepare your defenses. Make sure your walls are complete and gaps are sealed. Stock your camp with supplies and position yourself strategically. Threats will attack from multiple directions, so spread your team around the perimeter. Use weapons and tools to defend against attackers. Coordinate with teammates to focus fire on threats and repair damaged structures.

💡 Tip — Don't waste all your resources on Day 1. Nights get harder as you progress, so plan your upgrades carefully and save materials for future nights.

If your camp is breached, regroup and repair quickly. Losing a night doesn't mean game over—you get another day to rebuild and prepare better.

Main Mechanics

Building: Use your building menu to place walls, doors, roofs, and decorative structures. Each piece costs materials. Build defensively and create choke points to control enemy movement.

Resource management: Balance gathering and building. You need enough materials for today's expansion and tomorrow's repairs.

Day/night cycle: The game alternates between a safe day phase and a dangerous night phase. Use daylight to prepare.

Team cooperation: You can play solo, but the game encourages team play. Friends make gathering faster and defense stronger.

Common Beginner Mistakes

Building too slowly: Don't gather for 30 minutes before building your first wall. Construct something immediately to prepare for the first night.

Overextending your camp: A huge, sprawling camp is harder to defend. Compact, efficient designs are better early on.

Ignoring communication: If you're playing with friends, call out threats, assign roles, and warn teammates about breaches. Silent play leads to failed nights.

Wasting resources on decoration: Pretty builds are fun, but survival comes first. Focus on function before aesthetics.

Standing in the open at night: Stay inside your camp or on walls. The creatures hunt in the darkness and exposed players are easy targets.

💡 Tip — Watch what happens on your first few nights. Use that knowledge to improve your build. You'll learn the threat patterns and adjust your defenses accordingly.

Progression and Goals

The core goal is simple: survive 99 nights. Each night gets progressively harder as threats become more aggressive and numerous. Your secondary goal is expanding and upgrading your camp to meet these escalating challenges.

Reach certain night milestones to unlock new building pieces, tools, and resources. These unlocks give you more options for camp design and defense strategies. Plan your long-term camp layout so you can adapt as you unlock new structures.