The First Tree

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

David Wehle · Atmospheric · Sep 14, 2017

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy The First Tree?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 223 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 128 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise45% are divided22% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
223 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While its simplistic approach to gameplay may be a detriment to some, The First Tree undoubtedly has a beautifully put-together story that will resonate hard with players on an emotional level.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game offers good graphics, some well-done animations and a beautiful simplistic art-style that manages to create a lot of atmosphere.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The characters are very easy to connect with, thanks to their intricate writing and softly-spoken yet well-performed voice acting.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story223 reviews
Graphics97 reviews
Audio75 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
56% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend
Performance
75% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
62% still recommend
Bugs
38% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Commentary available
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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