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The Old Tree
The Old Tree is a short free-to-play cinematic puzzle game about a newborn alien baby. Witness this microscopic entity's first moments of life and help it emerge from its underground lair and ascend towards an unknown destination.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“Good short game 😊 with good puzzle and strange environment. My review (as fan of this game) is included in the video :). https://youtu.be/umSdCeB8EbU”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“What a nice little adventure with a cute little friend. It was beautiful and I enjoyed it thoroughly.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-01 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Adventure · Indie · Casual · Point & Click · Short · Puzzle · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Horror · 2D · Relaxing (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | http://www.reddwarfgames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3 Processor: Dual-core 2 GHz processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 310 or equivalent graphics card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 21 MB available space