Early Access game Sons of the Forest certainly makes no attempts to hold your hand through its open-world survival horror experience–it just drops you on this hellish isle and tells you to have fun, with only a GPS device, an objective, instructions for building a few basic structures, and your own wits (and those of your friends if you’re playing co-op) to get you through.
But if you want to not just survive, but thrive, then you’re gonna need a few more supplies than what you start with. And there’s one cave near the beach starting location that will give you a leg up early with two very important pieces of equipment: the stun gun, and the rebreather.
How to get the rebreather in Sons of the Forest
There are three possible starting spots, and if you’re lucky you’ll be on the beach right next to the cave that contains both the rebreather and the stun gun. But even if you do start the game next to this cave, you probably aren’t ready to go right in–you’ll want to at least get a decent weapon before heading in, and a light source stronger than your lighter would also help, because this cave is very dark.