# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Bulb Boy](https://imho.run/games/390290/bulb-boy) — Shares light based puzzles with The Old Tree. 284 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390290/)
2. [HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM](https://imho.run/games/3300800/her-trees-puzzle-dream) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Old Tree. 238 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3300800/)
3. [TOHU](https://imho.run/games/1075200/tohu) — Shares point and click with The Old Tree. 101 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1075200/)
4. [Rusty Lake: Roots](https://imho.run/games/532110/rusty-lake-roots) — Also Surreal, like The Old Tree. 1,696 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/532110/)
5. [Landlord of the Woods](https://imho.run/games/1564090/landlord-of-the-woods) — Also Short and Surreal, like The Old Tree. 810 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1564090/)
6. [Botanicula](https://imho.run/games/207690/botanicula) — Shares puzzle solving with The Old Tree. 2,036 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/207690/)
7. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — A frequent pick in The Old Tree players' libraries, and another Indie. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
8. [Samorost 3](https://imho.run/games/421120/samorost-3) — Also Surreal, like The Old Tree. 1,553 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/421120/)
9. [Papetura](https://imho.run/games/593640/papetura) — Shares point and click with The Old Tree. 480 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/593640/)
10. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Old Tree. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
11. [the static speaks my name](https://imho.run/games/387860/the-static-speaks-my-name) — Shares environmental interaction with The Old Tree. 4,420 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/387860/)
12. [Fire: Ungh’s Quest](https://imho.run/games/325520/fire-ungh-s-quest) — Shares environmental interaction and point and click with The Old Tree. 153 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/325520/)
13. [Old Man's Journey](https://imho.run/games/581270/old-man-s-journey) — Shares environmental interaction with The Old Tree. 999 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581270/)
14. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares puzzle solving with The Old Tree. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
15. [Tiny Echo](https://imho.run/games/629770/tiny-echo) — Also Short, like The Old Tree. 481 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629770/)
16. [Morphopolis](https://imho.run/games/314020/morphopolis) — Shares environmental interaction and point and click with The Old Tree. 1,674 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314020/)
17. [The Franz Kafka Videogame](https://imho.run/games/392280/the-franz-kafka-videogame) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Old Tree. 194 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392280/)
18. [Puzzle Agent](https://imho.run/games/31270/puzzle-agent) — A frequent pick in The Old Tree players' libraries, and another Action. 1,268 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31270/)
19. [Éalú](https://imho.run/games/3560370/ealu) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Old Tree. 202 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3560370/)
20. [When The Past Was Around](https://imho.run/games/1164050/when-the-past-was-around) — Shares puzzle solving with The Old Tree. 1,668 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164050/)
21. [Windosill](https://imho.run/games/37600/windosill) — Also Short and Surreal, like The Old Tree. 480 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37600/)
22. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — Also Short and Surreal, like The Old Tree. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
23. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with The Old Tree. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
24. [Lucid Dream Adventure](https://imho.run/games/773090/lucid-dream-adventure) — Shares point and click with The Old Tree. 88 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/773090/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=346250&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=346250&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=346250&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=346250
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/346250
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Old Tree

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 346250
- **Developer:** Red Dwarf Games
- **Publisher:** Red Dwarf Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player
- **Released:** Jan 26, 2015
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/346250/the-old-tree)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=346250&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346250/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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