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The First Tree

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.
Review75.68%  4057  1304
GenresAdventure, Indie
DeveloperDavid Wehle
PublisherDavid Wehle
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Commentary available
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Family Sharing
Release dateSep 14, 2017
Supported OSWindowsmacOSLinux
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable

This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

This game does not support cross-platform saved games

LanguagesEnglish*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil
*languages with full audio support
Required age

0

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    Game tags
    Atmospheric122Adventure111Walking Simulator94Indie93Exploration91Relaxing79Singleplayer78Story Rich75Open World63Colorful60Great Soundtrack58Narration53Nature51Short50Casual49Third Person47Drama40Fox38Mystery38Fantasy37

    Last update: 2024-06-08 (General data), 2024-06-08 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-06-08 (Review data)

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