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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

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

Echoes of Wisdom and the Link's Awakening remake have the prompt hover close to your character, which is most similar to what I ultimately went with, although I have it above the other object or character. It's probably what works best for a camera of this angle and distance.

A screenshot from Trees Hate You where the player character approaches a wooden sign. Floating above the sign is a prompt that says "A Read"

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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 · 28/08/2026

This may likely change as we get closer, but so far Trees Hate You seems to be the most wishlisted Steam game announced to release that week (3rd most for the entire month). I guess GTA6 scared most people off.

Steam release calendar according to SteamDB. The most wishlisted games listed for each day are: 16th—Trees Hate You, 18th—Space Station Designer, 19th—Lord of Undead, 24th—Rec Room: A New Semester. The other days have no games listed, which I believe means no games are announced that day with enough wishlists to have a rank.

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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 · 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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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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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 · 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 · 18/05/2026

A couple more hand tree attacks

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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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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 · 18/01/2026

Just confirmed, and yep, it's running great on Steam Deck so far, and working well with its controls.

"Trees Hate You" game running on a Steam Deck

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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 · 21/12/2025

Yes (Not by me, but I commissioned it from an illustrator). It's gotten some accusations of being AI, but we iterated on the design, I have the early sketches and the source files, and the artist has been doing this style for years, so it seems legit to me.

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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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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 08/11/2025

I revisited my "Trees Hate You" project. I'm just continuing to come up with new ways to get bullied by foliage. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #ragegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 09/08/2025

I was going to make this farming game's "shipping bin" a mysterious rift into the void or something, but then I figured a giant mouth would make more sense. #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 08/08/2025

I'm experimenting with NPCs and dialogue that transform mid-conversation #indiegame #gamedev

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 20/06/2025

I made a dumb little game about trees being mean to you that can play for free here: tykenn.itch.io/trees-hate-you It was meant to just be a gag for a different project, but I was having too much fun placing traps and turned it into a whole obstacle course thing. #gamedev #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 26/05/2025

Breaking players' trust in trees (extended edition) #gamedev #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 17/05/2025

*Almost* ready to open the demo to the public (at least on Itch for now, Steam will come later). I even made a web version. This week was a lot of dialogue revisions and bug fixes, but I did sneak in a few new features as well. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 17/05/2025

Help, I'm trapped in aEVERYTHING IS FINE QUIT WORRYING ABOUT IT #gamedev #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 12/05/2025

Just crossing the 4th wall to drop a strange box into the not-so-infinite void, as one does. (The story will make sense eventually, maybe, I hope) #gamedev #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 10/05/2025

Focus this week was on adding little differences between playthroughs. Goal is to make starting over with a new name feel like stepping into an alternate universe where things aren't *quite* how you remember them. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

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tykenn (Trees Hate You) @tykenn.games · 05/05/2025

I revised the tutorial section over the weekend, making sure every possible timeline has a simple "first puzzle" to solve, no matter which letters may or may not be in your name. #gamedev #indiegame

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