The Tree
The Tree is a minimalist building and puzzle game in which you recover a forest after natural disaster on floating islands high in the sky.
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March 17, 2022
4 years and 139 days ago
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Positive31 reviews80.6%
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9 itemsAbout the Game
The Tree is beautiful strategy game about recovering a forest after fire or deforestation. Plant trees, grow them to create new forest on floating island high in the sky. Minimalist design, peaceful atmosphere help relax in the quiet world of The Tree.
On start of the game, you have line of five randomly generated cards. You can use one of them for planting a tree or auxiliary forest object. After setup new object on floating island, new card adds to the line.
A tree clears floating island from burnt or cut forest objects in area around self by planting. Trees areas can be increased by adding auxiliary object to a tree. The primary goal is clean up all burnt or cut forest objects on floating island.
When a tree or auxiliary forest object plant on floating island, you spend nature energy. The energy can be recover by adding three auxiliary forest objects to a tree. Correctly complementing the trees with suitable additional objects and good nature energy amount management is the best way for recovering a forest on floating island.
- Different size and design of floating islands.
- Replay value based on procedurally generated burnt or cut forest object and planting point.
- Different and beautiful settings: temperate, boreal and tropical forests.
- Various strategies.
- Puzzle mechanics.
- Relaxing and calming gameplay.
- Beautiful landscapes.
Gameplay
On start of the game, you have line of five randomly generated cards. You can use one of them for planting a tree or auxiliary forest object. After setup new object on floating island, new card adds to the line.
A tree clears floating island from burnt or cut forest objects in area around self by planting. Trees areas can be increased by adding auxiliary object to a tree. The primary goal is clean up all burnt or cut forest objects on floating island.
When a tree or auxiliary forest object plant on floating island, you spend nature energy. The energy can be recover by adding three auxiliary forest objects to a tree. Correctly complementing the trees with suitable additional objects and good nature energy amount management is the best way for recovering a forest on floating island.
Features
- Different size and design of floating islands.
- Replay value based on procedurally generated burnt or cut forest object and planting point.
- Different and beautiful settings: temperate, boreal and tropical forests.
- Various strategies.
- Puzzle mechanics.
- Relaxing and calming gameplay.
- Beautiful landscapes.
