TREE similar games & best alternatives

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TREE

Web browser • 2018

Should you play it?

TREE tells a story of a relationship between a boy and his tree. What starts off as a simple connection, over time it grows into something deeper.

What works

  • Beautiful and emotional storytelling
  • Soothing music and art style
  • Short and accessible
  • Free to play
  • Unique tree growth customization

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay
  • Minimal interactivity
  • Lack of replay depth
  • No competitive or social features
  • Some players desire more narrative moments

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dordogne

  • Little Man Has a Day

  • If Found...

  • The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature

  • Margo

  • Know by heart

More exploratory

Games that feels like TREE but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • 风与鸟 - Wind and Bird

  • Paradise Marsh

  • Tall Trails

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  • Caravan SandWitch

  • Proteus

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

TREE: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Competence, Experimenting, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Health, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026