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Games like The Old Tree

  • 15 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked The Old Tree also play

The closest matches to The Old Tree: Bulb Boy, HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM, TOHU, Rusty Lake: Roots, and Landlord of the Woods. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares light based puzzles with The Old Tree.

    • $0.89 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2015
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Old Tree.

    • $3.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2026
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares point and click with The Old Tree.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2021
  1. Rank 05

    Landlord of the Woods

    Why this: Also Short and Surreal, like The Old Tree.

    • $0.49 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  2. Rank 06

    Botanicula

    Why this: Shares puzzle solving with The Old Tree.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2012
  3. Rank 08

    Samorost 3

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Old Tree.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016

The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Old Tree

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Bulb Boy

    Shares light based puzzles with The Old Tree.

    • 87% of 284 reviews
  2. 2
    HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM

    Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Old Tree.

    • 100% of 238 reviews
  3. 3
    TOHU

    Shares point and click with The Old Tree.

    • 80% of 101 reviews
  4. 4
    Rusty Lake: Roots

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 1,696 reviews
  5. 5
    Landlord of the Woods

    Also Short and Surreal, like The Old Tree.

    • 97% of 810 reviews
  6. 6
    Botanicula

    Shares puzzle solving with The Old Tree.

    • 95% of 2,036 reviews
  7. 7
    Slender Threads

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 292 reviews
  8. 8
    Samorost 3

    Same atmospheric mood as The Old Tree.

    • 95% of 1,553 reviews
  9. 9
    Papetura

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 93% of 480 reviews
  10. 10
    Fran Bow

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 8,241 reviews
  11. 11
    the static speaks my name

    Shares environmental interaction with The Old Tree.

    • 82% of 4,420 reviews
  12. 12
    Fire: Ungh’s Quest

    Shares environmental interaction and point and click with The Old Tree.

    • 82% of 153 reviews
  13. 13
    Old Man's Journey

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 86% of 999 reviews
  14. 14
    Strange Antiquities

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 96% of 1,956 reviews
  15. 15
    Tiny Echo

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 88% of 481 reviews
  16. 16
    Morphopolis

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 76% of 1,674 reviews
  17. 17
    The Franz Kafka Videogame

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 54% of 194 reviews
  18. 18
    Puzzle Agent

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual

    • 89% of 1,268 reviews
  19. 19
    Éalú

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 93% of 202 reviews
  20. 20
    When The Past Was Around

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 96% of 1,668 reviews
  21. 21
    Windosill

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 92% of 480 reviews
  22. 22
    Year Walk

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 916 reviews
  23. 23
    Detention

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 2,780 reviews
  24. 24
    Lucid Dream Adventure

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 88 reviews
The Old Tree — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2015
  • Developer: Red Dwarf Games
  • Price: Free to play
  • 89% of 2,000 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Art style hearkens back to 60s 70s animation
  • Free with no hidden costs
  • Puzzles are creative and humorous
  • Atmospheric
  • Cozy
  • Relaxing

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Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  • Bulb Boy

    Why this: Shares light based puzzles with The Old Tree.

    • $0.89 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2015
  • HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM

    Why this: Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Old Tree.

    • $3.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2026
  • TOHU

    Why this: Shares point and click with The Old Tree.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2021
  • Botanicula

    Why this: Shares puzzle solving with The Old Tree.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2012
  • Samorost 3

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Old Tree.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016

About The Old Tree

The closest matches to The Old Tree: Bulb Boy, HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM, TOHU, Rusty Lake: Roots, and Landlord of the Woods. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If The Old Tree is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bulb Boy, HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM and TOHU — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, cozy and relaxing, and single out its environmental interaction and light based puzzles. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

The Old Tree is a short 2015 indie adventure game developed and published by Red Dwarf Games. Players guide a newborn alien through a series of point-and-click puzzles involving environmental interaction, light-based mechanics, and sequential activation. Set in an underground lair, the game follows the alien's journey toward the surface. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, cozy, relaxing, and whimsical. The art style draws from 1960s and 1970s animation, with puzzles that players find both creative and humorous. The narrative resonates as touching and uplifting, while the gentle difficulty and short length make it suitable for very young children. Available as a free-to-play title with no hidden costs, it holds an 89% positive rating from over 2,000 Steam reviews.

About 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.

Is The Old Tree worth buying?

  • 90% of 2,000 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 1 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: Bulb Boy, HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM, TOHU

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Frequently asked about The Old Tree

Can I run it?

Is The Old Tree free to play?

Yes — The Old Tree is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to The Old Tree?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Old Tree are Bulb Boy, HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM, TOHU.

Who developed The Old Tree?

The Old Tree was developed by Red Dwarf Games.