99 Nights in the Forest event
99 Nights in the Forest: The Forest Wakes Up — What It Included
The Forest Wakes Up marked the return of regular updates to 99 Nights in the Forest, the survival hit from Grandma’s Favourite Games that draws over a quarter of a million players at any given moment and has been visited more than 28 billion times. Carrying the tagline “we’re back,” it landed on June 13, 2026 and set the pace for what followed: the developer’s listing promised a fresh update roughly every two weeks from that point on.
The event has since wrapped. It ran for a single week in mid-June, and while it has passed, the changes it introduced are still part of the game — this recap covers what shipped and where it sat in the game’s schedule.
99 Nights in the Forest
The Forest Wakes Up
we're back
Jun 13, 1:00 PM – Jun 20, 1:00 PM ET
This 99 Nights in the Forest update lets players pick a biome and hardcore mode from the lobby and adds eight collectible badges and seven new default structures scattered across the map. It also reworks the bunny trap, buffs the chainsaw, and fixes several tool and chest issues.
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What the update included
The headline addition was lobby-level choice. Players could pick both a biome and hardcore mode before dropping in, a feature the developer gated behind experience — anyone whose highest run sat under ten days stayed locked out of it. Alongside that came a batch of new collectibles and things to stumble across in the world.
- Biome and hardcore selection from the lobby, locked until you’d reached ten days on a run.
- Eight new badges to earn — Toolfinding, Mastery, Carnivore, Free Throwing, Apprenticeship, Hoarder, Homemaking and Dream Team.
- Seven new default structures scattered around the map to find.
The rest of the changelog was quality-of-life housekeeping. Decorator tools like the hammer and paint brush moved into the supply crate, the bunny trap was reworked, and the chainsaw picked up a small buff while winter clothing prices came down. Smaller touches piled up too: opening a chest could no longer be interrupted by someone walking through you, the blacksmith gained animations, wood-rain storage dried logs, mobile buttons loaded instantly, and stronghold chests were meant to stop spawning behind trees. There was even an easter egg tucked into the basketball hoop.
When it ran and how it fit the schedule
The Forest Wakes Up ran from June 13 to June 20, 2026, opening and closing at 1:00 PM ET on each date. It was a week-long drop rather than a season, and its real significance was as a restart — the point where the developer committed to a two-week update rhythm.
That cadence has held. The Aliens Revenge followed at the end of June, The Dino Kid Update is underway now and runs through July 25, and The Bee MINI Biome follows right behind it in late July — each roughly a fortnight apart, exactly as this update laid out. If you’re tracking the game’s releases, The Forest Wakes Up is the one that established the pattern the others have kept to.
FAQ
When did The Forest Wakes Up event end?
It ended on June 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET, one week after it began on June 13.
What was in The Forest Wakes Up event?
It added lobby-based biome and hardcore-mode selection, eight new badges, seven new map structures, and a long list of fixes and tweaks including a chainsaw buff, a reworked bunny trap and cheaper winter clothing.
Was The Forest Wakes Up event a big update for 99 Nights in the Forest?
It was significant less for its size than its timing — it restarted regular updates and set the every-two-weeks schedule the game has followed since.
Are The Forest Wakes Up changes still in the game?
Yes — the event window has closed, but the badges, structures, lobby options and fixes it introduced remain part of 99 Nights in the Forest.