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The First Tree

77% positive of 4,774 Steam reviews

To finish: 1.3 h
To 100%: 6 h
Released: 2017
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation, itch.io

Made by David Wehle.

About the game

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Tagged by players

Foxes
Walking Simulator
Short
Atmospheric
Open World
Relaxing
Exploration
Nature
Story Rich
Adventure
Third Person
Colorful

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What players say

Recommended
This beautifully illustrated game not only has players exploring the wilderness as a mommy fox trying to rescue her babies, but it also deals with themes of grief, loss, and regret. The story leads players through a tale of estranged parents and children and how death comes when we least expect it. The keybindings are easy to understand, and while I struggled with some of the puzzles, people who have more experience…
5.3 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Kind of an average game, but one with a very emotional story. The game bills itself as two parallel stories, that of a fox trying to find her babies and a man talking to his wife, sharing stories about his relationship with his father, though the former is a dream the man had, and the latter is him finding parallels and symbolism in the fox dream and applying it to his own childhood memories. The end result works,…
6 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
A sparse, rambling thing
33 min played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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