How to trade items in Sons of the Forest

Sons of The Forest is the sequel to the classic survival game The Forest. The original game was known for being a big co-op adventure you could play the entirety of with your friends. Sons of The Forest is no different in this regard. You and your buddies often gathered goods and materials, and you do the same in the sequel. But you may wonder if you can hand those items off. If you want to know how to trade items with co-op partners in Sons of The Forest, here’s our guide on doing just that.

Sons of The Forest: Steps to trade items with your co-op allies

Trading in Sons of The Forest is actually incredibly easy. All you need to do to trade with a co-op partner in Sons of The Forest is walk up and look at them, and then hold the button prompt that shows onscreen. You should see a backpack item with the interact key next to it, that’s the indication you can trade with that person. Just hold that button, and away you go. Trading is an extremely useful tool when used correctly. You can luckily help out a friend who needs smaller items like medication or a a drink.

Screenshot by PC Invasion

While trading is simple to trade on the surface, it can be a bit more complicated than that. This is because that it’s not actually a fully two-way trading system in Sons of the Forest; it’s simply one-way. When you trade with your co-op partner, there isn’t a way to guarantee a return item. This is probably fine however, because trading is mostly used for giving a friend food, items, or whatever they need. If the trade is going both ways, you can just ask your friend to trade with you as well.

This method is one of the only ways of trading in Sons of the Forest. You can cook food on a campfire other players can pick up, which is also a form of trading, I suppose. But other than methods such as the campfire one, the only real way of trading in Sons of the Forest is via the trade menu.