Tree Bonsai
Released Nov 2019
An artistic bonsai tree simulation game that follows the life cycle of a plum tree. You can cut branches, add nutrients, and graft while the seasons pass and your tree grows. You can finally fulfill your dreams of a digital bonsai.
81% positive · 173 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
Tree Bonsai launched on November 14, 2019 and has received periodic feature patches over the years. The developer made small-to-moderate improvements throughout 2018–2020 (adjusting tree visuals, adding music, refining gameplay mechanics), and then published one more feature patch on November 4, 2024, which added dual-screen support, removed a splash screen, and made minor optimizations. There have been no announcements of planned expansions, DLC, or future content at any point, and no unreleased DLC exists on the store. The store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained bonsai simulation experience. The November 4, 2024 patch appears to be a maintenance/polish update rather than the start of a new content phase. No developer communications have appeared since November 4, 2024, and the game's update history suggests it was shipped as a finished product with occasional maintenance. This is a small indie simulation game with no content roadmap, no post-launch DLC structure, and no outstanding commitments from the developer. The most recent patch on November 4, 2024 is the most defensible completion marker given it represents the last known developer activity.
Evidence
Developer released a feature patch adding dual-screen support, removing the Unity splash screen, and making minor button and music optimizations. This is the most recent developer communication on record.
Developer released a patch adjusting visual and gameplay elements including branch density, flower color, fruit shape, pot shape, and growth rate. Reflects ongoing polish updates post-launch.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
PanGuoJun
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Many of us live in a noisy urban environment. Deep in the heart we long for nature and tranquility. This game can give you a relaxing environment and display of the life cycle of a plum tree and her beauty. You decide the shape that your tree takes as the seasons and years go by.
Experience the seasons pass by. In late winter your plum tree will begin to blossom and in the spring it will take full force. Leaves will grow in the summer you will get a summer tree bonsai. Everything will turn golden as fall comes and then the leaves will fall from the branches to perform a grand farewell performance. Fruits will then appear on the branches providing you with unique interactions and the possibility of acquiring a devil fruit. As winter approaches you will be treated to another cycle in the life of the plum tree.
Year after year, the trunk will gradually grow thicker and the whole tree will become lush. Unlike its beautiful young age, old plum trees grows a majestic sense of beauty. With the increase of age, some branches will wither and eventually the whole plum tree will die and wonderful mushrooms will grow in its body.
Game Features:
1. Every tree is unique, depending on the second you plant it.
2. The plum tree will grow automatically. Depending on the season, the plum tree will grow larger or produce flowers, fruits, and leaves.
3. There is a variety of different plant appearances and pot types.
4. Scissors can trim the branches of the tree to shape it.
5. Nutrient solution helps in cultivating branches, making it grow lush in size, branches, or amounts of flowers and leaves.
6. Graft the bud on the branch to grow a new branch.
7. Fruits appear in autumn that can be picked up.
8. 'Devil fruit' has a variety of strange and special effects.
For years I have been trying to generate natural objects using algorithms:
However, the best display medium is still an independent game, I hope to get everyone's support!
Thank you for reading and watching. Hope you enjoy this game.
Experience the seasons pass by. In late winter your plum tree will begin to blossom and in the spring it will take full force. Leaves will grow in the summer you will get a summer tree bonsai. Everything will turn golden as fall comes and then the leaves will fall from the branches to perform a grand farewell performance. Fruits will then appear on the branches providing you with unique interactions and the possibility of acquiring a devil fruit. As winter approaches you will be treated to another cycle in the life of the plum tree.
Year after year, the trunk will gradually grow thicker and the whole tree will become lush. Unlike its beautiful young age, old plum trees grows a majestic sense of beauty. With the increase of age, some branches will wither and eventually the whole plum tree will die and wonderful mushrooms will grow in its body.
Game Features:
1. Every tree is unique, depending on the second you plant it.
2. The plum tree will grow automatically. Depending on the season, the plum tree will grow larger or produce flowers, fruits, and leaves.
3. There is a variety of different plant appearances and pot types.
4. Scissors can trim the branches of the tree to shape it.
5. Nutrient solution helps in cultivating branches, making it grow lush in size, branches, or amounts of flowers and leaves.
6. Graft the bud on the branch to grow a new branch.
7. Fruits appear in autumn that can be picked up.
8. 'Devil fruit' has a variety of strange and special effects.
For years I have been trying to generate natural objects using algorithms:
However, the best display medium is still an independent game, I hope to get everyone's support!
Thank you for reading and watching. Hope you enjoy this game.
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