99 Nights in the Forest opened on Roblox on March 4, 2025 and has 30.5 billion visits. At our check on November 10, 2026 it had about 126,000 players online, sixth on the whole platform (see our trending Roblox games). It is made by Grandma's Favourite Games, a group of three friends from New Zealand. It won Best Survival Game at the 2026 Roblox Innovation Awards. Servers hold up to 25 players, and difficulty scales with the size of your team.
What the game is
You wake up in a forest next to a small campfire. Somewhere in the woods are four missing children, taken by the Deer and the cultists who follow it. During the day you chop trees, open chests and explore. At night the Deer hunts you. Survive 99 nights and you win. Rescue all four children on the way and you get the good ending.
Your first night, step by step
The countdown to night starts as soon as you load in. Do not waste the first minutes.
- Chop a tree or two and throw the logs on the campfire right away.
- Explore the nearest buildings for chests and fuel. Wooden chairs, coal and gasoline all burn well.
- Craft the map. It costs three pieces of wood. Open it with M.
- Stay near the fire when it gets dark. The Deer will not enter the campfire's safe zone, and it does not attack on the first night.
- Replant saplings. Wood runs out if nobody plants, and a tight ring of trees around camp helps block cultist raids.
The Deer and the other hunters
The Deer has no health bar. Weapons do nothing to it, so stop trying. You have two answers.
- A flashlight stuns it. Each stun wears off faster than the last, so use the time to run, not to fight.
- The campfire is safe. The Deer will not enter its light and backs off when you reach camp.
Keep the fire fed. If it runs out of fuel, the Deer turns hungry: faster, harder hitting and much harder to stun. When the snow biome is on the map, the Owl can take the Deer's place, and with the volcanic biome it can be the Ram. Neither can be killed with weapons either. Flashlights stun the Owl too.
| Hunter | When it shows up | How to handle it |
|---|---|---|
| The Deer | At night; it does not attack on the first night | Flashlight stun, or back to the fire |
| The Owl | Can replace the Deer when the snow biome is on the map | Flashlight stun |
| The Ram | Can replace the Deer with the volcanic biome | Cannot be killed with weapons |
| Cultists | Raids on your camp | Fight them off; a ring of trees helps |
Daily progress: fire, bench and traders
The game's own badges are the best checklist for what matters. Every one below is an official badge, with the task in the game's own words.
| Badge | What you do |
|---|---|
| Firemaking I to III | Upgrade the fire to level 3, 4 and 5 |
| Firemaking IV | Fully upgrade the campfire to reveal the entire map |
| Crafting | Upgrade the crafting bench to level 4 |
| Combat | Defend your campfire from Cultists |
| First Aid | Revive a dead teammate using a Bandage or Medkit |
| Taming | Tame an animal |
| Hunting | Complete all of the Pelt Trader's quests |
| Orienteering | Locate and save the 4 missing children |
| Infiltration | Clear the Cultist Stronghold |
| Beastmaster | Defeat the Frog King |
| Botany | Revive the tree in the fairy biome |
| Toolfinding | Get a Giant Sack, Strong Axe or Chainsaw, Strong Flashlight and high level armour |
The Pelt Trader first shows up on day two and wants a Rabbit's Foot, so hunt bunnies early. His trades include the Good Axe, the Good Sack and the Old Flashlight. Take the Good Axe first: more wood per swing means a bigger fire and faster bench upgrades. Upgrading the crafting bench unlocks the compass and sundial, and tier 3 adds the crock pot and the lightning rod.
Bandages and medkits bring a downed teammate back. Bandages are crafted at the Anvil and get more expensive after every craft, so do not spam them. A Taming Flute lets you tame animals as allies: wolves early, mammoths later.
Classes worth buying
You pick a class in the lobby before a run and buy classes with Diamonds. Prices below match on PC Gamer, Pocket Tactics and Beebom; they can change with updates, and limited event classes are left out.
| Class | Diamonds | What you start with |
|---|---|---|
| Camper | 10 | A flashlight |
| Scavenger | 25 | Two extra sack slots |
| Ranger | 70 | Flashlight, revolver and 18 ammo |
| Lumberjack | 70 | Good Axe and a chance of bonus logs |
| Explorer | 80 | Compass and map |
| Alien | 100 | Ray gun |
| Cyborg | 600 | Laser Cannon and Alien Armor |
Best order for a new player: Scavenger first because it is cheap, then save for Lumberjack, Explorer or Alien. Cyborg is the long term goal and the class PC Gamer rates highest.
Challenge badges for veterans
Once you have beaten 99 nights, the badges get creative. Vegetarian asks you to survive 99 days without eating any meat, and Carnivory asks for 99 days eating only meat (a stew counts as meat if it has meat in it). Self-Preservation means reaching day 99 without rescuing any of the children. Determined I and II go to 250 and 500 days. Archaeology has you place four skulls on their podiums in the jungle biome, and Pathfinding asks you to enter the Hedge Maze and escape alive.
How to get Diamonds
- Open chests during runs.
- Pass day 50 and day 99.
- Earn badges.
- Redeem codes (below).
- A small extra: typing "yay fishing" in chat while holding a rod in the fishing minigame drops 2 Diamonds, once. It is a chat command, not a code.
99 Nights in the Forest codes
These codes are listed as working by PC Gamer (updated November 7, 2026) and Destructoid (November 2, 2026), and afterparty also by Dexerto (November 9, 2026). The developers post codes on their official Discord. None has a posted end date, so redeem them soon. Codes are lowercase.
| Code | Reward | Expires | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Diamonds and 3 Flames | Active No end date posted | Official 99 Nights Discord Checked November 10, 2026 | |
| 15 Diamonds and 3 Flames | Active No end date posted | Official 99 Nights Discord Checked November 10, 2026 | |
| 15 Diamonds | Active No end date posted | Official 99 Nights Discord Checked November 10, 2026 |
How to redeem
- Stay in the lobby, do not start a run yet.
- Click the Diamonds icon with the plus sign in the bottom left.
- Click Codes, type the code exactly and press Submit.
The Halloween code happyhalloween has expired. For every other game we track, see our Roblox codes list.
Video: 99 Nights in the Forest spotlight
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Updates and events
Halloween content was still in the game in early November 2026, and the game usually updates about every two weeks. New codes tend to arrive with updates and award milestones, so check back after each one. If you like this game, RIVALS is the other big team game on our list, and the Roblox hub has the rest.
FAQ
How do you get the good ending in 99 Nights in the Forest?
Rescue all four missing children and survive through night 99. Missing a child or dying first gives the bad ending.
Can you kill the Deer?
No. The Deer has no health. Stun it with a flashlight or run back to the campfire, which it will not enter.
What is the best first class in 99 Nights in the Forest?
Scavenger is the cheap first buy at 25 Diamonds. After that save for Lumberjack, Explorer or Alien, and later Cyborg.
How do I redeem codes in 99 Nights in the Forest?
In the lobby, click the Diamonds icon in the bottom left, choose Codes, type the code and press Submit.
What happens if the campfire goes out?
The Deer turns hungry: it gets faster, hits harder and is much harder to stun. Keep the fire fed.
How do I get Diamonds without codes?
Open chests, pass days 50 and 99, and earn badges.