I've always wondered what it'd be like to be a tree. Now, thanks to this incredibly detailed simulation I was able to experience it firsthand. Thank you! 💜
This was such a fun game! The endings were entertaining to get, and I got all 16 plus all the traingles/fractals in about 2 hours (all endings I show in the video as well). Although frustrating at times (especially the bird ending) it was well made and well worth the time to play. The controls reminded me of Getting Over It to some extent, though they were not nearly as intentionally frustrating as that game is.
How to Be a Tree is random but worth it, if you're debating downloading it, I would recommend for an hour or 2 of nonsensical shenanigans!
I am actually not sure if I cleared all of the game or not. I got all of the triangles, and seem to have opened every path, but I don't know where to go after getting all paths and triangles?
Whenever I launch the game it just shows a still image of the game's start. Whenever I move the window it updates that, however, it only updates it one time. This doesn't allow me to play the game or see what's happening, I can only input stuff. Does anyone know how I could fix this?
Make to unzip the whole zip file, and run tree.exe from the same folder as all the dlls! (It won't work if you try to run tree.exe directly out of the zip file; you need to unzip the whole folder first.)
I really enjoyed that the tree developed superpowers that it could keep across all timelines, and that I didn't need to collect every triangle to get the last ending. I think my favorite line was "I'll find a cure for your ability to move."
Saw Markilpier play this and it looked like fun and I wasn't disappointed. This game is a ton of fun! The puzzles and obstacles are really cool and trying to get around them can be a challenge but it feels pretty good! Made a video, hope you enjoy, and look out for more episodes soon!
I love this game so much not only this gameplay is unic the art style is fantastic if there is ever going to be a steam release with more endings i will definitely buy
oH no i CAn'T Play It on a phoNe EVEn tHOUgh 90 pERCeNT oF stUFf on ItCH IS FOR Pc. wOrST gaME eVER becAUsE Im AN IdiOt WHo dOeSNt UnDErStAND hOW pOrtIng worKs
Absolutely loved this game. The style of humor was absolutely up my alley, and the QWOP controls lead to some funny moments. I ended up 100%'ing everything in a little over an hour and a half. If this were to ever be expanded to a full-priced title - I would pick it up. Worth the download for anyone curious. Thanks
This is such a fun and unique game! I love that there are multiple endings! Great job on making an abstract puzzle game starring a tree hahaha! Such a cool idea!
i didn't realize before playing this game had different endings! nice touch to the game! i am wondering do you have plans for this game or do you other games your currently working on?
It tries to disable vsync and framerate limiting, so the game will run as fast as your computer can run it. So, if you have a slower computer, it does nothing. If you have a fast future fancy computer, everything may run comically fast while 'p' is held ...
I've always wondered what it would be like to live life as a tree, roaming wild and terrorising the planet... wait, that sentence got a bit strange didn't it?
I honestly don't think I've played anything quite like this before, it's the most weirdly kooky game I've come across in quite some time, and also one of the best! I had lots of genuine laugh out loud moments whilst trundling through this little gem of a game.
The premise is simple enough. To tree or not to tree? If you just wanna tree and not do anything, that's cool! If you wanna break free of your cursed roots and leap off into a giant adventure, that's cool too! There's a multitude of endings (all of which I didn't get around to) and some wonderful rage-inducing moments mixed in for good measure as well.
I really can't recommend this slice of bizarre wonder enough, go and get it played and brighten up your life a little! And Jimmy, keep up the wonderful work! =)
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how do you downlod it
please tell me
I now know the ins and outs of being a tree.
Thank you creator
I realy want to play this game
I'm Guessing Your On Linux?
yeah me to
:CCCCCCCCCC
good but i did accidentally delete my save slot :c
This looks like an awesome game! Sadly, I can't play it on a chromebook...
me too
same
it is
I've always wondered what it'd be like to be a tree. Now, thanks to this incredibly detailed simulation I was able to experience it firsthand. Thank you! 💜
Hard experience about being... just being
Всем привет, игра хороша, сломал пару пальцев пока ее проходил. :)
Hola! Grabe un video en español sobre tu juego y me divertí mucho en el proceso. Aquí te lo dejo. Disfrútalo!
Hi! I made a video about your game. It´s really funny! Good job! The video is in spanish.
This was such a fun game! The endings were entertaining to get, and I got all 16 plus all the traingles/fractals in about 2 hours (all endings I show in the video as well). Although frustrating at times (especially the bird ending) it was well made and well worth the time to play. The controls reminded me of Getting Over It to some extent, though they were not nearly as intentionally frustrating as that game is.
How to Be a Tree is random but worth it, if you're debating downloading it, I would recommend for an hour or 2 of nonsensical shenanigans!
I am actually not sure if I cleared all of the game or not. I got all of the triangles, and seem to have opened every path, but I don't know where to go after getting all paths and triangles?
If you've seen all 16 endings and also your roots then you've seen everything.
once upon a time there're 16 endings and 1 beginning son
I can't start the game, I've unzipped the file and whenever I try to run the program a command console shows up
THATS WHATS SPOUST HAPPEN
THATS WHATS SPOUST HAPPEN
YOU JUST WAIT
ok
sorry, what OS, what does the console say, does anything else happen?
solved, nvm
how do i play it?
use your arrow button
left and right to move
up and down to expand
checked the playlist if you prefer watching :)
I'm confused i hit the launch button and it try's to open but nothing happens it even say's i've played the game? Any idea's?
i've never had this problom with anyother game, also seen mark play the game and look's real fun
i looked in to it and it says i don't have api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll What should i do?
sorry, not sure but it may work if you run the msvc redistributable installer: https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/3/F/93FCF1E7-E6A4-478B-96E7-D4B285925B...
If it says there's another program runing from the file
any idea how to fix it? :)
Sorry, haven't seen an error like that before. Restarting the computer might fix it.
Whenever I launch the game it just shows a still image of the game's start. Whenever I move the window it updates that, however, it only updates it one time. This doesn't allow me to play the game or see what's happening, I can only input stuff. Does anyone know how I could fix this?
very strange... Windows or Mac?
Windows, I've unzipped the file into a different folder after it not working in the .zip file, however it still didn't work
Make to unzip the whole zip file, and run tree.exe from the same folder as all the dlls! (It won't work if you try to run tree.exe directly out of the zip file; you need to unzip the whole folder first.)
right click tree.zip, click "extract all", extract to a folder, open the folder, run tree
I really enjoyed that the tree developed superpowers that it could keep across all timelines, and that I didn't need to collect every triangle to get the last ending. I think my favorite line was "I'll find a cure for your ability to move."
Saw Markilpier play this and it looked like fun and I wasn't disappointed. This game is a ton of fun! The puzzles and obstacles are really cool and trying to get around them can be a challenge but it feels pretty good! Made a video, hope you enjoy, and look out for more episodes soon!
thid game si xdxdxd
What should I do if it says that there's two missing dll files?
I'd really like to play this game, so I would appreciate some help if you're not too busy.
What type off ddl or dll and what name of the missing files
The missing files are VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll
same issue
Sorry, try installing the "Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015": https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145
Edit: Make sure you run the x86 version, specifically this one: https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/3/F/93FCF1E7-E6A4-478B-96E7-D4B285925B...
I tried downloading Visual C++ at the link provided, but it didn't help at all.
I love this game so much not only this gameplay is unic the art style is fantastic if there is ever going to be a steam release with more endings i will definitely buy
Really fun game and cool mechanics
HOW THE FUCK DO I RUN THIS GAME!?
open the tree.exe if youre on windows (after it extracted)
WOW FUN GAME :)
Very Quality Itch Game
NO ANDROID????!!!? worst game ever
you can't expect a mobile version of every game you come across
oH no i CAn'T Play It on a phoNe EVEn tHOUgh 90 pERCeNT oF stUFf on ItCH IS FOR Pc. wOrST gaME eVER becAUsE Im AN IdiOt WHo dOeSNt UnDErStAND hOW pOrtIng worKs
I'm sorry for being so immature back then. Looking at this now, I don't even remember crating this account.
Absolutely loved this game. The style of humor was absolutely up my alley, and the QWOP controls lead to some funny moments. I ended up 100%'ing everything in a little over an hour and a half. If this were to ever be expanded to a full-priced title - I would pick it up. Worth the download for anyone curious. Thanks
This is such a fun and unique game! I love that there are multiple endings! Great job on making an abstract puzzle game starring a tree hahaha! Such a cool idea!
One of the best games on this site, and one of the strangest and strangely emotional games I've played. I love weird little games like this
Thanks! I just started a new job at a games company so I'm full time on that for now :)
Sweet! thats freaking awesome! let know in the future if there is any game of your company i should try! free tester right here!
17 ENDINGS
it'll be so many vid on this pages already so i wont add one but i do add a playlist :D
if you want to find the 17 endings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhI_v2N1Dzw&list=PLGQne04ZxH9LMcDJtjdH-3d5gsGlkivcS
i hope this playlist get feature in this homepages :)
cool; I added a link to the playlist :)
thank you!!!!
:D
What is the function of the power key 'p'?
It tries to disable vsync and framerate limiting, so the game will run as fast as your computer can run it. So, if you have a slower computer, it does nothing. If you have a fast future fancy computer, everything may run comically fast while 'p' is held ...
Thx for the info, really enjoy playing it
it is really useful when you have fast computer because by spamming in the direction you want to go it almost autopilots to where you want
I've always wondered what it would be like to live life as a tree, roaming wild and terrorising the planet... wait, that sentence got a bit strange didn't it?
I honestly don't think I've played anything quite like this before, it's the most weirdly kooky game I've come across in quite some time, and also one of the best! I had lots of genuine laugh out loud moments whilst trundling through this little gem of a game.
The premise is simple enough. To tree or not to tree? If you just wanna tree and not do anything, that's cool! If you wanna break free of your cursed roots and leap off into a giant adventure, that's cool too! There's a multitude of endings (all of which I didn't get around to) and some wonderful rage-inducing moments mixed in for good measure as well.
I really can't recommend this slice of bizarre wonder enough, go and get it played and brighten up your life a little! And Jimmy, keep up the wonderful work! =)
Hi, wow looks neat :)
In this unusual game, we play as a Tree! There is 16 different endings! How many can we find? One of them is a Jet Pack Turbo Tree!
If you enjoy my content, click the link below for more awesome stuff!
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next ending: tree in Outer Space and King of Mountain