Games like The First Tree
If The First Tree is your kind of game, the closest matches are Purpose 1951, Home is Where One Starts... and Owl Watch — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful minimalist visuals, dual stories intertwine seamlessly and emotional storytelling hits hard. 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.
Get personalized picks →The First Tree is a 2017 indie adventure game set in Alaska, developed by David Wehle. Players control a fox on a journey through an open world to find her missing family, while also uncovering the story of a son reconnecting with his estranged father. The game features auto-save, collectibles, dual-perspective narrative, exploration, and platforming mechanics. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, emotional, and melancholic. Reviewers highlight the beautiful minimalist visuals, the seamless intertwining of the two stories, and the emotional impact of the storytelling, with hidden secrets and alternate endings to discover. The game holds a 75% positive rating from 2,248 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.
About 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.
Players who liked The First Tree also play
Steam players who put hours into The First Tree also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Purpose 1951
WHY THIS
Top pick for The First Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
"Purpose 1951" is an almost pure walking simulator set in the United States of 1951. You play as a retired doctor whose life falls apart.
Home is Where One Starts...
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Second-strongest match for The First Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Home is Where One Starts... is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, hope, and the miracle of memory. You play as a little girl from a broken home somewhere in the American South.
Owl Watch
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The First Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
OWL WATCH is a short atmospheric adventure game where you travel around in different biomes. Awaken from your slumber as you venture out to seek ancient technology to aid you in a time of darkness.
Rooten
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Ranked #4 for The First Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.
Paradise Marsh
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Ranked #5 for The First Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Stars vanished from the sky and scattered across a perfect endless wetland... Catch bugs and chat with many characters while playfully wandering through peaceful scenery. But don't lose sight of the night sky, the constellations need help!
Dear Esther
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Ranked #6 for The First Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Eastshade
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Ranked #7 for The First Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
What Remains of Edith Finch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Ranked #8 for The First Tree fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Reviewers mention these as similar to The First Tree
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RiME
WHY THIS
Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Reviewers of The First Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The First Tree.
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
Firewatch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Reviewers of The First Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Dear Esther
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Reviewers of The First Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Spirit of the North
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Reviewers of The First Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.
Shape of the World
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Reviewers of The First Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.
AER Memories of Old
WHY THIS
Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Reviewers of The First Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.
Mulaka
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The First Tree.
Reviewers of The First Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Dive into northern Mexico's breathtaking landscapes with Mulaka, a 3D action-adventure game based on the rich indigenous culture of the Tarahumara.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The First Tree cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The First Tree at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The First Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The First Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The First Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The First Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under The First Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The First Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The First Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The First Tree on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The First Tree.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The First Tree.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The First Tree.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Frequently asked about The First Tree
- Does The First Tree run on Steam Deck?
- The First Tree is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The First Tree cost?
- The First Tree is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The First Tree?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The First Tree are Purpose 1951, Home is Where One Starts..., Owl Watch.
- Who developed The First Tree?
- The First Tree was developed by David Wehle.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The First Tree.
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