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Localization, Palm Trees, and Palm Trees

tykenn — Sat, 23 May 2026 20:50:12 +0000

Hello tree victims,

We’ve been working to continue growing this game, and with many more eyes watching the game than we were expecting, that has meant taking a step back to ensure that our roots have been planted in fertile soil.

But fear not, we’ve still got some seeds of information to share with you.

First off, localization for several languages is up. While there is not much text in the game it’s important to us that we can get as much readable text for as many people as we can. After all, you never know when a sign might say something useful.

In that effort the following languages have been added to the demo:

German
Russian
French
Spanish (Spain and Latin America versions)
Chinese (Simplified and Traditional versions)
Japanese
Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil versions)
Korean
Polish
Ukrainian
Turkish
Czech
Italian
Danish
Finnish
Dutch
Norwegian
Swedish

Now we know many of you have been wondering what new trees might terrorize you in the full game. We've been adding a bunch, but today we'll share two:

Palm Trees

And

Palm Trees?

Both hate you. One of them is just a little less conspicuous about it.

Follow the game if you’re excited to hear more, and we’ll update you in a few weeks with more duplicitous deciduous trees.

Demo Out Now!

tykenn — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:56:22 +0000

In time for the game's inclusion in the Wishlisted showcase, I'm excited to share a demo of Trees Hate You. Although many have already been sharing their playthroughs of a version of the demo that I put on Itch a while back, this is its first time being public here on Steam. The demo covers the first chapter of a horrible adventure. Design a character (or not), and then escape this awful forest while trying to avoid a variety of traps.

Challenge Mode

One new thing with this Steam version of the demo is a Challenge Mode that you unlock after completing the demo normally. This challenge mode differs from a normal playthrough in a few ways:

Every trap is out from the start, with no changes when you respawn.
Certain randomized events are seeded so that they can play out in a more predictable way.
Extra traps are sprinkled throughout the levels to make some maneuvers a bit harder.

Overall, this should allow for a trickier, but fairer playthrough more ideal for things like speedrunning.

What's Next?

I'm sorry I don't have localizations ready yet. Right now the demo is only in English, so I'll try to add support for other languages soon.

Besides that, I'll be focusing my attention back on the later chapters. I still have a lot more surprises planned, with new areas and trees to terrorize you in their own ways. I'm still not sure when exactly the full game will release. This project blew up way bigger than I could have imagined (Thanks everyone who has been sharing their early demo playthroughs, or recommending the demo to others), so I'll try to share more details about the plan going forward as soon as I can.

Now It's Personal: Introducing Character Customization

tykenn — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:37:11 +0000

It's been about a month since the page went live for Trees Hate You. First off, I want to thank everyone who added the game to their wishlist. With 18 thousand wishlists already, I am blown away by the level of support for my silly little game about terrible trees. That support has made it easier during development to keep the momentum going, unlike this Sisyphean fellow:

During this past month, I've continued adding more traps and features, but one thing I'd like to focus this post on, which some of you have been asking me for, is character customization.

Design a Victim

The announce trailer featured only a bespectacled man (No, he's not based on anyone in particular). Although I left him in as a quick default option for those who just want to get straight to the game, you now get the choice to take a couple minutes and make your own personalized victim.

There are options for eyes, mouths, hair, clothes, skin, and more. I had a lot of the system already built for a different project before I started working on Trees Hate You, but since then I've continued to add more options for both styles and colors, and I will keep adding more. (Yes, the UI is still kind of ugly. It's a WIP)

I've also been adding more hats that you'll find throughout the forest. Some are maybe cool. Some are awful. No promises that every hat will survive the journey.

What Next?

Many of you have been asking about the release date, whether it's coming to consoles, and if there will be playtests. Unfortunately, I don't have any answers yet. But I have been working on a new demo that already feels close to ready, so hopefully I'll be able to share more about that soon.

I'll probably post more updates like this about once per month, so you can follow Trees Hate You to stay in the loop whenever I have more to share.