Tip 01
Prioritize open space
In a hostile-environment game, safe movement lanes matter more than one risky short-term gain. If a route narrows too quickly, reset your position early.
Quick Start
How to survive your first Trees Hate You runs
Trees Hate You works best when you treat the first few minutes like a pattern-reading exercise. The goal is not a perfect first run. The goal is to understand how pressure builds, which threats close space fastest, and how quickly you can reset into another attempt.
Tip 02
Read before you react
The fastest-looking move is not always the safest one. Watch how the threat closes first, then commit to a cleaner line instead of panic-correcting twice.
Tip 03
Use short retries
Trees Hate You rewards repetition. Quick resets help you learn faster than overcommitting to a run that is already collapsing.
Controls at a glance
Keyboard
WASD or Arrow Keys
Current public play pages consistently present movement around the standard directional keys, which makes keyboard the safest first setup.
Controller
Controller support is listed
Public store listings also mention controller support, so pad play is a reasonable option when the connected device is recognized by the build.
Secondary actions
Follow the live prompt
For restart, confirm, jump, or any other extra action, the in-game prompt shown by the current build should override any static summary.
Control and screen advice
Start with movement, then add actions
Learn the directional movement first and avoid overcomplicating the first run. Once movement feels stable, fold in whichever secondary action prompt the current build exposes.
Fullscreen helps longer sessions
If you are doing repeated runs, the fullscreen page is cleaner and easier to focus on because it removes most surrounding homepage context.
A good retry mindset
Trees Hate You feels better when you review one mistake per run instead of trying to fix everything at once. Focus on one improvement, such as pathing, timing, or overreaction. Once that specific mistake drops, move to the next weakness.