Forest

Forest is a multiplayer arena map that will be included with Halo Infinite's Season 04: Infection.

Universe and lore
Forest is set around ancient stone structures within forest on Heian, a planet first depicted in Halo Legends' The Babysitter. The location has ties to both the Forerunners and Ancestors.

Callouts
The following are locations on the map that are so named on the player's heads-up display during gameplay:

Trivia

 * Forest was first shown on June 3, 2023 at the 2023 HCS Dallas Global Invitational tournament, where it (and Halo Infinite's new Infection mode) could be played by visitors at the Complexity Gaming booth.

Easter eggs

 * Several cave paintings and etchings can be found on the map.
 * A cave painting can be found depicting a stick figure of John-117 defending a herd of sheep from two wolves. The same cave painting can be found on Cliffhanger.
 * An etching of depicting a stick figure of John-117 chasing rabbits away from some carrots.
 * Several cave paintings and etchings featuring pigeons, a reoccurring easter egg on several maps.
 * A certain a cave painting can be found depicting nine total pigeons. Two of the pigeons, first seen on the map Cliffhanger, are rendered in the style of the Nazca Lines; the left pigeon features the symbol representing the mysterious organization SEELE from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, and the right pigeon wears a hard hat and a safety vest, referencing the pigeon-themed art on the map Streets. Two other pigeons in the group also wear a hard hat and safety vest. Another of the pigeons wears John-117's helmet, is holding an assault rifle, and is saying "hope," in reference to one of the overarching themes of Halo Infinite's campaign and marketing.