In Sons of the Forest, you can choose from a variety of weapons. But as you progress through the game, you will find better weapons to replace it with. And so knowing which ones you can find should help you keep an eye on them. So here is a list of all the weapons in Sons of the Forest and the best ones to use in the beginning.
List of all weapons for Sons of the Forest
| Weapon | Type |
| Crafted Ax | Axe |
| Fire axe | Axe |
| modern ax | Axe |
| tactical ax | Axe |
| Bomb | Created |
| Bow and arrows | Created |
| Club | Created |
| Molotov cocktail | Created |
| slingshot | Created |
| A spear | Created |
| Torch | Created |
| Combat knife | Knife |
| Machete | Knife |
| Bone | close combat |
| Chainsaw | close combat |
| Flash | close combat |
| Guitar | close combat |
| katana | close combat |
| Magazines | close combat |
| hockey stick | close combat |
| Rocks | close combat |
| severed hand | close combat |
| severed leg | close combat |
| Shovel | close combat |
| sticks | close combat |
| stun baton | close combat |
| compound bow | distant battle |
| Crossbow | distant battle |
| grenades | distant battle |
| Gun | distant battle |
| Revolver | distant battle |
| Shotgun | distant battle |
| stun gun | distant battle |
The best weapons to use in the early game in SotF
The best weapon of each type at the start:
- Tactical Axe: This is the weapon you start with. Very handy for collecting materials and building a base in the first few days. But a few hits from this can also help you eliminate the mutants that are roaming your base. Or come to attack you.
- Bow and Arrows and Spear: These weapons are the easiest to craft at the beginning. They need very few materials such as sticks, rope, duct tape and cloth. But it can be useful not only for hunting animals, but also for protection from enemies.
- Combat Knife: This is the default knife you get at startup. The machete is best for slicing up enemies. But you will have to put up with it until you can unlock it.
- Bone: You can easily get it by killing mutants that attack you. Then burn their bodies and you’ll get a handy melee weapon.
- Pistol: Again, one of the easiest weapons to find early on. You can find the pistol on a survival raft floating in the ocean. The only catch is that there is a shark near the raft. So make sure you take your time or you might die.
Remember that this is not the best weapon in the game. It’s simply the best weapon you can start with until you find a better weapon.
This covers this guide to the list of weapons for Sons of the Forest and the best ones to use in the beginning.