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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This game made me feel nostalgic for a past I never experienced, it made me miss a relationship that I never formed.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“[h1]FR/EN The First Tree[/h1] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3709383289 [h3]---FR---[/h3] The First Tree est un petit jeu narratif où l'on incarne un renard à la recherche de sa famille. Le narrateur dévoile son rêve à sa compagne au fil des découvertes…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“I don't like leaving negative reviews, but I've found this SO difficult to enjoy. The controls feel awkward at times, and the puzzles are very simplistic and repetitive. The story hasn't resonated with me emotionally, and the overall experience feels just sooooo painfully SLOW,…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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My new game will be revealed in the Opening Night Live pre-show
Hello friends, it's been a while! I'm still around believe it or not, and I'm really excited to announce my new game to the world soon. It's very different from The First Tree, but it still shares my
Earth Appreciation Sale, 90% off The First Tree! + Live Stream
Hi everyone, I was invited to the Earth Appreciation Festival sale on Steam, and my game is the cheapest it will ever be, which is 90% off! I'm also broadcasting a pre-recorded stream when I played my
The First Tree Limited Edition, now available!
I know, I know, you're probably thinking "a Nintendo Switch announcement here!?" ...BUT, this is a really special thing that I've worked hard on, and I think most fans of my game would find this limit
A personal update + my next game
OK, time to do this. I’ve been meaning to do a big DAVID WEHLE™ update for a while now and explain why I haven’t released a new game yet, but you know how life gets in the way. Especially when life is
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Atmospheric · Adventure · Walking Simulator · Indie · Exploration · Singleplayer · Relaxing · Story Rich · Open World · Colorful · Great Soundtrack · Narration (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.thefirsttree.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2+ Processor: 2.4GHz CPU Dual Core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 750 / Radeon R7 260X with 1GB Memory Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card