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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 26/09/2026

(Yes, this too is the trees' fault. It'll make sense in context.) #treeshateyou #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 26/09/2026

I'm adding something extra evil to the game right now

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 16/09/2026

Minor change I noticed in the OoT remake: they moved the A button prompt. It caught my attention because for my own games, I once tried to do button prompts the old OoT way and quickly learned why games have largely moved away from this.

Ocarina of Time remake on the left with the "A Talk" prompt appearing between Link and Saria. Similar shot of the original Ocarina of Time on the left, with the "A Speak" prompt showing in the top right corner

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 12/09/2026

I've been redesigning the main menu. Still a WIP, but I think it's at least more interesting than the vertical lists of buttons for everything that I had before. #screenshotsaturday #treeshateyou #indiegame #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 10/09/2026

Nov 5: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo) Nov 16: Trees Hate You (Steam) Nov 19: GTA6 (PlayStation/Xbox) I was kind of hoping OoT would join us on the same week, but at least we get to share a month

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 28/08/2026

We're getting Trees Hate You before GTA6

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 27/08/2026

Yesterday, we finally announced a release date for Trees Hate You: November 16 Thanks #FutureGamesShow for featuring our trailer at #gamescom! #indiegame #TreesHateYou

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 25/08/2026

I found one of my earliest attempts at game design. In elementary school, I would draw these "mazes" that were more like puzzle platformer levels, with keys, gravity switches, teleporters, trampolines, and slingshots. I invented strict movement rules so you could play the whole thing on paper.

A photo of some graph paper showing one of the "mazes" I made as a kid.

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 24/08/2026

I'm probably going to regret giving this hat a collider. #gamedev #TreesHateYou #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 23/08/2026

If your first game doesn't succeed, don't give up! Every dev's first try is bad. It takes years of practice to make a game so stupid that it makes everyone say "*I* could've made *that*!" (They're actually talking about it)

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 15/08/2026

My recent dev focus has been on secret late-game stuff, and people have expressed worry that I'll spoil too much of the game. So for this #ScreenshotSaturday, I'll just confirm that I'm still alive, development is still progressing, and the trees still hate you. #gamedev #TreesHateYou #indiegame

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Future Games Show @futuregamesshow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We are excited to announce that the Future Games Show will feature a new trailer for Trees Hate You, a comedy adventure where every leaf and branch are the enemy!🌳 @tykenn.games Set a reminder to watch here: www.youtube.com/live/OfJj_tV...

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 25/07/2026

I've been converting the sisyphus level to a desert theme. Gotta invite all the pedants to point out that technically cacti aren't trees #ScreenshotSaturday #TreesHateYou #gamedev #indiegame

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Kolo @helloitskolo.com · 16/07/2026

If you fancy a giggle (& some trees) today... enjoy this video🌲 Best demo I've played all year, an infuriating & hilarious masterpiece. I raged at it for an hour & loved every second. The best & worst (complimentary!!) 10/10 would spend hours joyfully cursing it again. youtu.be/SARM1i05i60

YouTube Thumbnail with the text "Trees Hate Me". Kolo's face is in the foreground, expression scrunched up and eyes closed with three white question marks next to her head. the background is two images from the game demo Trees Hate You, one has a character's path blocked by a bending tree and the other shows a character it trapped under overlapping tree roots.

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 14/07/2026

Trees Hate You just reached 300,000 wishlists. It still feels so strange to be able to mention the dumb little joke game that I'm working on to a random stranger and have a chance that they've already heard of it.

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 12/07/2026

Today I discovered blend shapes and felt compelled to make a new kind of trap #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #TreesHateYou

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 16/06/2026

Trees Hate You is in the official #SteamNextFest trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4fj.... It's also on the event's Top Demos chart (for now at least). Of all my projects, I never would've guessed that it would be the dumb joke game with mean trees that would get this far. #indiegame #gamedev

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Steam Next Fest - June 2026 Edition: Official Trailer

YouTube video by Steam

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 13/06/2026

Trees Hate You will be in Steam Next Fest (June 15-22). Might be a good time to try the demo if you haven't already and you want to suffer. #SteamNextFest #TreesHateYou #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 05/06/2026

The trees are horrible and want to ruin your day. Be the victim of relentless tree bullies, fall for many traps, maybe find an axe, and try to escape this awful forest. There's a demo if want to start suffering early: store.steampowered.com/app/4171850/... #PitchYaGame #indiegame #TreesHateYou

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 30/05/2026

Me in 2025: "My games are too hard to explain and classify. I should make something that's more familiar and actually fits a genre." What I ended up making next:

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 16/05/2026

Finally starting to animate the hand tree + going back to glasses flying off your face when you're hit. #treeshateyou #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 10/05/2026

I'm thinking of maybe adding some fake checkpoints... #treeshateyou #gamedev #indiegame

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Templo @templomedia.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Our rage game + 3 indie rage games we’re loving right now: 🔥Hellbound Inc 🌲The Trees Hate You 🛶Paddle Paddle Paddle 🗻A Difficult Game About Climbing Got any other rage-inducing indie games we should try? @tykenn.games #indiegane #gamedev #ragegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 28/04/2026

People keep asking me about it, so to clear things up: *None* of 10(?) apps on the Play Store with the Trees Hate You title and an AI-corrupted variation of the cover art were put there by me, even the one with >100k downloads. The *only* places I've published the demo so far are Itch and Steam.

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Alpha Beta Gamer @alphabetagamer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Why do trees have such a deep cedared hate for this poor guy? Trees Hate You is a tree am-bush indie game where all the trees are out to get you! Demo out now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4171850/... Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfhM... by indie dev @tykenn.games #gaming

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 10/04/2026

Thanks everyone who has been testing out the #TreesHateYou demo and sharing their playthroughs. I was not prepared for it to blow up this week, so sorry that I've been kind of quiet about it. I'll try to share more details about the actual Steam demo release soon. #gamedev #indiegame

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GibsonTales @gibsontales.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

What is going on with these trees 🌳 🔫 #treeshateyou #indiegame #ragebait

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Tafari TV @tafaritv.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Ok @tykenn.games you got something here 🤣 Full video: youtu.be/wkpDaONNZKw?... #tafaritv #treeshateyou #indiegames #smilingfriends #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 29/03/2026

Tonight I've been testing a new way for the trees to get around #indiegame #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 14/02/2026

I put some colliders on those roots and tested out the tripping. Active ragdolls are fun #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 08/02/2026

Trees Hate You now has 20k outstanding Steam wishlists after less than 2 months, which feels surreal because I haven't even promoted it much yet besides sharing an occasional funny clip. Thanks everyone who encouraged me to pivot and focus on the mean tree game idea #gamedev #indiegame #steamgame

Man stands in front of an arcade machine labeled "Trees Hate You", surrounded by menacing trees

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 01/02/2026

I'm working on an effect where roots/vines will grow and trip you or something. I'm probably not going to cover an entire level like this, but I had to try it out. #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 17/01/2026

*Very* early WIP of a Sisyphus-themed level idea, still just trying things to see if feels like the right kind of miserable #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #ragegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 17/01/2026

Been playing with active ragdolls and apples... #indiegame #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 03/01/2026

Eyes now follow suspicious trees instead of always staring lifelessly forward. It's a little thing, but it seemed like it might be a fun detail. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 14/12/2025

The Steam page for Trees Hate You has only been up for about 2 days, and already over 3 thousand people have added to their wishlist! Thank you to everyone who wishlisted or shared my silly little game. It's makes me excited for the future as I keep working on this. #gamedev #indiegame #steamgame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 12/12/2025

"Trees Hate You" Steam page now live! Wishlist if you want to be bullied of horrible trees: store.steampowered.com/app/4171850/... #indiegame #steamgame #ragegame #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 29/11/2025

I started working on a winter level for Trees Hate You. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 22/11/2025

I think I'll keep teasing players with an axe just out of reach. #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #ragegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 15/11/2025

With the way I previously made the demo end, this is my idea so far on how to extend Trees Hate You for additional levels. #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #ragegame

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