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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.

Release DateSep 14, 2017
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.1% (mostly positive) / 75.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.8% / 73.8%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)4.3K  Top 5% / 5.3K  Top 5%
Curators109 reviews  Top 5%
Median Play Time2.3 hours
Play Time per Dollar14 minutes  Bottom 25%
Followers22K  Top 5%
Owners± 397K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 181.2K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 685.3K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The First Tree steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see The First Tree's Steam rating and reviews between September 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 81.2% (November 2017) to 75.2% (January 2020).

The 5.3K reviews Top 4% suggest that The First Tree is an AAA level success. The February 2020 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The First Tree and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows The First Tree's review languages. The most popular language is English (50%), followed by Simplified Chinese (11%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 27 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 11 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying The First Tree percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in The First Tree, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is relatively low, with only 266 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.7 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Nice story
  • Great soundtrack
  • Artistic style
  • Emotional
  • Good narration
  • Beautiful music
  • Interesting idea
  • Smooth performance
  • Ultrawide support
  • Lots of collectibles
  • Janky controls
  • Graphical issues
  • No chapter select
  • Price is high
  • Tedious collecting
  • Unsuitable jumping
  • No help from the game
  • Short if rushed
  • Limited gameplay
  • Overpriced

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 78.1% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The First Tree's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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