The Forest Motion Sickness: Why It Happens & What Helps
The Forest is a first-person survival horror game, and its options include a field of view slider and toggles for motion blur, chromatic aberration, bloom and film grain. We found no head bob or camera shake setting. The menu names below come from The Forest Wiki's page on the Options screen, which is a community stub, so confirm them in your version.
PC, PlayStation 4 · first-person · Partial settings · Player-reported motion-sickness risk: commonly reported by motion-sensitive players.
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Key facts
- The Forest runs on PC, PlayStation 4.
- The camera is first-person.
- Player reports place it in the moderate band for motion sickness.
- The game ships some comfort settings, but not a full set.
- 5 specific settings are listed on this page, starting with Field of View.
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Why The Forest can trigger motion sickness
You explore, climb, swim and fight in first person, so the whole picture moves with you. The wiki describes motion blur as an effect that blurs the screen when you move around and says some players may find it disorientating. Chromatic aberration and film grain add fringing and noise on top. All three can be switched off, and the field of view slider can widen a view that feels tight.
- Motion blur while moving around, which the wiki says some players find disorientating
- Chromatic aberration and film grain over a moving picture
- Fast first-person turns while exploring and fighting
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Comfort settings in The Forest
The Forest ships some comfort settings, but not a full set.
We found no head bob or camera shake setting for The Forest in the sources checked. The options we could confirm cover field of view, blur, fringing and grain, and look sensitivity.
| Setting | Where | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Field of View | Options > Display | Raise it in small steps |
| Motion Blur | Options > Graphics | Off |
| Chromatic Aberration | Options > Graphics | Off |
| Film Grain | Options > Graphics | Off |
| X Sensitivity and Y Sensitivity | Options > Controls | Lower both so turns are slower. Mouse Smoothing is in the same list |
One guide explains these settings for every game: how field of view, motion blur, head bob and camera shake trigger motion sickness.
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What helps beyond the settings
- Raise the field of view in small steps, and turn Motion Blur, Chromatic Aberration and Film Grain off in the Graphics options.
- Lower X and Y Sensitivity, and sit farther from the screen.
- Take a break after each cave or fight, and stop at the first queasy signal.
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Frequently asked questions
Does The Forest have motion sickness settings?
It has the pieces. The Forest Wiki's page on the Options screen lists a field of view slider, Motion Blur, Chromatic Aberration, Film Grain and look sensitivity. We found no head bob or camera shake setting.
Does The Forest have a field of view slider?
Yes. The Forest Wiki's page on the Options screen lists Field of View in the Display settings. We could not confirm the range.
Is The Forest first-person?
Yes. Steam describes it as a first-person survival horror simulator, and it has no third-person view that we could find.
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Based on publicly reported player experiences and each game's documented settings, as of October 2026. Settings menus change with updates, so check your version. Game names are trademarks of their respective owners; Dizzout is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Motion-sickness sensitivity varies by person, so this is informational, not a game review or a substitute for a doctor's advice.