99 Nights in the Forest online: free survival games like it
99 Nights in the Forest is a free survival horror game on Roblox, played online through the Roblox app on iPhone, Android or PC, solo or with friends. Roam does not have it, but it has iPhone survival games built on the same idea of lasting the night, and you can make your own forest.
Where to play 99 Nights in the Forest
99 Nights in the Forest is made by Grandma's Favourite Games and came out on Roblox on March 4, 2025. It is free, with optional purchases, and it is still in Roblox's most played games in November 2026. Its peak passed 14 million players online at once, and 20th Century Studios has picked up the film rights.
The studio keeps the game moving with events, including Halloween updates in October 2026. The loop has stayed the same: days are for gathering, nights are for surviving.
- The campfire. Your safe zone. Feed it wood and scrap and the light around camp grows.
- Gather and craft. Chop trees, collect scrap and build tools, beds and defenses at the crafting bench.
- The lost kids. Children are hidden in the forest. Finding them is a main goal.
- The Deer. The main monster. It stalks you at night, and light keeps it back.
- Other threats. Wolves, cultists and the Owl show up as the nights go on.
A free game like 99 Nights in the Forest on Roam
None of these is 99 Nights, and none has the Deer or the lost kids. They share the survive-until-morning loop, and they are free on iPhone.
- Last Light. Top-down survival crafting where you keep the fire burning through the night. The closest match on Roam.
- Hold Till Dawn. Voxel first-person survival crafting: punch a tree, build up, last the night.
- Frozen Frontier. A survival base-builder in the snow. You build a camp and keep it alive through the night. It is a solo game.
Make your own 99 Nights-style game
Describe your forest in a sentence and Roam builds it with art, sound and rules. Then edit it by talking: "more wolves after night 5", "make the fire burn out faster". Friends can be the other campers, and you can play it alone first if they are offline. Keep the core:
- A light that shrinks. The fire is safety, and it is always running low.
- Days for gathering. A short safe window to stock up before dark.
- A monster that light holds back. The fear works best when you know the one rule that saves you.
- Someone to rescue. A reason to leave the fire, which is the hardest choice in the game.
Play it on Roam
More on Roam
Make your own forest survival game with Roam
Describe the forest, the fire and the monster. Play it solo, or bring friends in as the other survivors. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store.
Try: "survival in a dark forest, keep the campfire alive, a deer monster hunts at night, rescue 4 lost kids, last 99 nights, my friends are the other campers"Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play.
Questions people ask
Is 99 Nights in the Forest free?
Yes. It is free on Roblox, with optional in-game purchases.
Can you play 99 Nights in the Forest on iPhone?
Yes, through the Roblox app. There is no standalone app for it.
Can I play 99 Nights in the Forest with friends?
Yes. You can play solo or with friends on Roblox, and splitting jobs around the fire makes the nights easier.