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Pine: A Story of Loss
Developer Made Up Games
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale. From the Steam store page
167 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
88 positive · 24 negative
95% range 70–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 88 | 24 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 1 | 53 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
99 of 125 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 87 yes, 25 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 112 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (205 of 265 positive).
Players praise the game's emotional portrayal of grief and depression. [1][2][3] Many note the repetitive gameplay is intentional to mirror the protagonist's state. [4][5][6] Some reviewers feel the game is more an interactive story than a traditional game. [7][8][9]
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- [20]
I’ve been looking forward to Pine for a long time—since 2020, I think. When I first saw the artwork and read about the story, I was genuinely excited. The concept sounded heartfelt, and the hand-drawn animations looked absolutely stunning. I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece, but I did hope for something engaging and memorable. Unfortunately, the final game left me feeling a bit disappointed. While the illustrations …
- [4]
I'm glad in the end I was able to recommend this game, but it was a close call. The slow pacing and monotony of the animations and tasks in first half of the game almost lost me. And, I get it. I understand why that was a story element, the character does the same thing day in and day out, joy lost to him. It just makes for terrible game play. But I recommend players push through that and get into Fall. By that …
- [1]
A thoughtful, emotional and bittersweet short story that fully captures the process of grieving and depression. The repetitive nature of dealing with the same wound reopened every day, the moments of brief respite found in routine and the hunger for explanations to the universe's decisions. Sometimes those questions cannot be answered and we have to find our own ways of moving forward as life goes on. The art and …
- [2]
As someone who has dealt with loss before this game moved me in a way that while was uncomfortable I think was needed. It captures the feeling of loss with one of the best if not the best show don't tell methods of a game that I've played. The art style was minimalist and allows players to focus on the characters mood. The looks of reminiscing to the looks of pain all of them were so well conveyed that i never …
- [3]
As someone struggling with depression and loneliness, this short story did more than any games I've played to convey the effects of such problems on us. The gameplay is repetitive, monotonous, precisely to mirror the feelings one has. Daily tasks have no meaning when the human experience is deprived of it's essential components, such as companionship, love, purpose, etc. Community, whether private or, well, …
Summarised from 34 of the 151 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Pine: A Story of Loss sits at 79% positive across 112 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 167 · most liked firstThe new Scott Pilgrim game came out, was trying it out. Really fun! Here's my old sketch of Kim Pine.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's become so easy to forget to actually upload the art that I make, with it all ending up in the game. Here we have another supporter character. Pine Marten Prescott, belonging to Scotia. Play Conway here: nomaxart.itch.io/conway #fvn | #furryvn
neutral · AI labelView post →Today In 1983: Kansas City #Royals legend George Brett unleashes his fury during a game vs. the New York #Yankees at Yankee Stadium in what will forever be known as "The Pine Tar Incident"! #MLB #Baseball #History
neutral · AI labelView post →Kansas City #Royals legend George Brett unleashes his fury in a game vs. the New York #Yankees in what will forever be known as "The Pine Tar Incident"! (July 1983) Happy 73rd Birthday George! #MLB #Baseball
neutral · AI labelView post →Fellow artists and game devs, Pine Studio is looking for a 3D character artist! I'd appreciate the shares to get the word out and apply if you think you're a good fit! I've had a lovely time here the last 2,5 years (time flies!) and I can confirm that the team is pretty awesome. Come join ussssss!
neutral · AI labelView post →Kansas City #Royals legend George Brett unleashes his fury in a game vs. the New York #Yankees in what will forever be known as "The Pine Tar Incident"! (July 1983) Happy 72nd Birthday George! #MLB #Baseball
neutral · AI labelView post →If I'm the Arkansas-Pine Bluff coach i'm asking them to declare it a no-contest like that UC Davis game and getting out of here without a loss.
neutral · AI labelView post →PINE PLAYED OUR GAME THIS IS NOT A DRILL
neutral · AI labelView post →What a team! Tss’Renia (Synthetic Dragon) and Aurora (Pine Marten) are at the top of their game when it comes to cute poses. For @tssreniasoars.bsky.social <3
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve been looking forward to Pine for a long time—since 2020, I think. When I first saw the artwork and read about the story, I was genuinely excited. The concept sounded heartfelt, and the hand-drawn animations looked absolutely stunning. I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece, but I did hope for something engaging and memorable. Unfortunately, the final game left me feeling a bit disappointed. While the illustrations are beautiful and the premise is touching, the gameplay itself feels very basic…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today In 1983: Kansas City #Royals legend George Brett unleashes his fury during a game vs. the New York #Yankees at Yankee Stadium in what will forever be known as "The Pine Tar Incident"! #MLB #Baseball #History
neutral · AI labelView post →We're getting mobbed in Pine Lake. Must have been 150 trick or treaters at my house so far. Costume game is solid.
neutral · AI labelView post →We will fight them on the beaches. We will fight them in the streets. We will brunch at Pine State Biscuits and Jam on Hawthorne and then fight them in the afternoon before the Timbers game. #WarRavagedPortland
neutral · AI labelView post →Kansas City #Royals legend George Brett unleashes his fury during a game vs. the New York #Yankees at Yankee Stadium in what will forever be known as "The Pine Tar Incident"! (July 24, 1983) #MLB #Baseball #History
neutral · AI labelView post →Game on! Yesterday I saw my first two warbler species of the spring - Pine and Yellow-rumped. Here are photos of each, with the Pine Warbler being where else? The top of a pine tree. #birds #birding #warblers #springmigration
neutral · AI labelView post →Sorry to say this, but the game is NOT accessible to Deaf gamers. Where is the text when the characters talk?! Why would you rely on just hearing? Also the game is repetitive and not an interesting game to play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a backer, I honestly feel disappointed. While the music and the art is wonderful, there is this lacking game design. It should have been a short movie and not a game, because the gameplay elements don't add to the experience except the carving, although that felt pretty dull after the third time. While I can emotionally connect to the story, it somehow feels unresolved. There have also been confusing parts in the scenes, where suddenly items appear or disappear out of nowhere from one…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The fact there's someone in the comments of other negative reviews calling them misandrists for disliking Pine is hilarious, because about ten minutes in I already knew that would be the core conversation around this game, in some form or another. There's an infuriating trend of replying to criticism of books or movies or games with "it was meant to be boring/annoying/slow/bad, which means it's actually good" or "you're not a white female high school graduate in California in 2002, so your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PINE POINT FANART, GO PLAY THE GAME GO GO GO! Characters belong to @/zeddyzi #pinepoint
neutral · AI labelView post →We are happy to host students from Red Cloud Indian School tonight! They made the trip from Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to enjoy our Native American Heritage game 💛
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm glad in the end I was able to recommend this game, but it was a close call. The slow pacing and monotony of the animations and tasks in first half of the game almost lost me. And, I get it. I understand why that was a story element, the character does the same thing day in and day out, joy lost to him. It just makes for terrible game play. But I recommend players push through that and get into Fall. By that point, most tasks become automated (thank god) and the story really starts coming…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →New York Cosmos fans at Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, ahead of the first game of this iteration of the club in USL League One, vs Portland Hearts of Pine.
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s a tragedy that it wasn’t more successful. It also convinced me that Pine is a weird little guy and completely game for goofball stuff which made me love him.
neutral · AI labelView post →ICYMI the second trailer for ENCRYPTID dropped this week! ✨ a short FMV horror game where you use footage filmed via Game Boy Camera to hunt cryptids and find the missing Professor Pine ✨ coming to PC and Game Boy in 2026 WISHLIST NOW #screenshotsaturday #summergamefest
neutral · AI labelView post →The name of the game is color. Lichen on Red Pine. #fujifilm #fujifeed #macrophotography #macrophotos #colorphotography #photography
neutral · AI labelView post →You can now play Pine Point: Insomniac on your browser!!! This should work with most browsers, but will need a minute or so to load. (Pine Point is Zeddyzi's, I just did game coding lol) zeddyzi.itch.io/pine-point-i... #pinepoint #visualnovel
neutral · AI labelView post →👋 Coded @zeddyzi.bsky.social's upcoming visual novel!! Pine Point fans get your food!!! >:3c #indiegames #visualnovel #pinepoint www.youtube.com/shorts/UeJCP...
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Pine Tar Game Day to those who celebrate! I recommend observing by reading “The Pine Tar Game: The Kansas City Royals, the New York Yankees, and Baseball's Most Absurd and Entertaining Controversy” by Filip Bondy and then attempting to tear apart an umpire, as is tradition.
neutral · AI labelView post →A thoughtful, emotional and bittersweet short story that fully captures the process of grieving and depression. The repetitive nature of dealing with the same wound reopened every day, the moments of brief respite found in routine and the hunger for explanations to the universe's decisions. Sometimes those questions cannot be answered and we have to find our own ways of moving forward as life goes on. The art and sound design are beautiful and clearly show a lot of love and care was poured…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A standout on the PAX Aus showroom floor was Brisbane-developed Lone Pine! Find out why you should be investigating cryptids and read our thoughts on this mysterious adventure game! @lonepinegame.bsky.social checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
neutral · AI labelView post →My shoutout is Pine Hearts! The team at @hyperluminalgames.com went above and beyond to ensure accessibility was at the core of their game!
neutral · AI labelView post →Why, it is warbler Wednesday again! This time with a stately Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus). No spring birding trip would be complete without a full game of "is it a" pine warbler, worm-eating warbler, or junco!?🦉
neutral · AI labelView post →From the fan club section at the Portland Hearts of Pine game tonight.
neutral · AI labelView post →Pine: A Story of Loss is a beautiful game depicting grief and moving on after losing someone you love. The game tells a the love story of the woodworker (the protagonist), and his late wife through memories and flashbacks. While the game is short (I completed it in approximately 90 minutes), and repetitive, it's beautiful and definitely worth a play. There are quite a few reviews that dislike how short the game is, in addition to disliking how repetitive the minigames are. I personally do not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this, I really did. Beautiful storytelling and soundtrack. But this is more of an interactive movie than a game and for how little you actually get to play, the price is quite steep. There are better options on the market if you want to experience a game about loss and grief. This is not a game for everyone.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Go support my friend Peter! Pine Shallows is a game that deserves way more attention!
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to like this because of the art style and the music, but I just couldn't finish it Spending over an hour doing the same repetitive tasks (gathering wood, watering, planting) felt like a chore rather than a story I understand the theme is about grief, but the gameplay loop is so tedious that it kills any emotional connection.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Less of a game, more of a guided meditation through story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pine is a narrative game with light puzzles. It's meant to be slow, plodding, and lack the dopamine effect of most games due to its narrative topic. It pretty accurately portrays the depression part of grief and how everything reminds you of that person, for better or worse. I just wish it had more to say. The main character is voiceless/wordless (as is his late wife) and his primary emotion is depression. The story takes place an undisclosed amount of time after her passing, but I would've…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's nothing like a Hearts of Pine game! Congratulations on an incredible first season! Now here's to the playoffs!
neutral · AI labelView post →Cozy game fans who followed me because of Cozy Grove, have you checked out Pine Hearts yet? It's adorable and just so happens to have my words in it. store.steampowered.com/app/1781010/...
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a game about loss and grief and I can see what they were trying to go with in the game, However, I did not feel the mechanics of the game were executed well in the first half of it but were done well in the last half of the game. Some spoilers here - I can see that they were going for the life after loss being hard afterwards and that every day life things need to continue but it's very difficult and life must go on... from a game perspective the first half just dragged on sadly. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another beautiful story, the animation was great. The game play was a bit dull and repetitive.. although I think that was the point perhaps. Probably would have served better as a story only and leave the game elements off.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game around 1-2 hours of gameplay and it takes u through a lot of feelings on how lost and lonely u can feel with any type of loss of someone that was close to you in your life and it shows the the memories can haunt us and keep us back for something new and beautiful.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not about the gameplay, it never was. This is a short tale that gives an intimate perspective of loss, isolation, and male loneliness. Pine does an incredible job at sharing the human condition when the social aspect of the experience is removed. I highly recommend this game, especially for anyone who wants to be given insight on the male psyche & depression itself.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy Birthday to the game that started it all, Pine! 🌲🎉 This was our first commercial release, and it set us on our path to where we are today. Thank you so much to everyone for supporting us over the years 💚 store.steampowered.com/app/1042780/...
positive · AI labelView post →Pine Ridge is a game!! Wow!! #gasa4 #robloxart
neutral · AI labelView post →A nice little game about grieving. No words said in it, just the art and the repetitive action of a broken daily life. Simple, by it's gameplay and narration, but effective in telling it's story.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was caught by the artstyle and story's idea uppon seeing it brewing in "release date to be announced" times Saddly i lack the information to understand if it's someone's first project or not, but i hope developing helped to understand strong and weak sides for future projects After starting the game i liked indeed the artstyle, music was nice addition too. I was introdusted to characters slowly, doing some mini-games activities I couldn't not notice that there was used some elements beside…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who has dealt with loss before this game moved me in a way that while was uncomfortable I think was needed. It captures the feeling of loss with one of the best if not the best show don't tell methods of a game that I've played. The art style was minimalist and allows players to focus on the characters mood. The looks of reminiscing to the looks of pain all of them were so well conveyed that i never questioned what the characters were feeling. But i think what this game does most is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For everyone considering Pine, it is important to note that this is more of an interactive storybook than what many might consider a game. There are simple interactions and a few puzzles to help progress the story of the lonely woodworker, but an emotional soundtrack and beautiful handdrawn art helps convey this short and lonely story. This game is about love, loss and healing - taking you through a man grieving his lover as he is living alone and seeing her everywhere around him, reliving…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is hard to call Pine a game... more of an interactive story. After 15 minutes, I realized what it really was and what the story was conveying. Anyone who has faced serious loss knows what the creators were sharing... that grief is trying to find a new normal in the day to day repetition. So if you are thinking of "playing" this, understand that this is a smaller "game" in its scope as it has a specific message it is telling.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is about an elderly woodworker trying to cope with the loss of his beloved wife while continuing to live alone in the home they once shared. As you complete simple daily tasks and revisit memories of their life together. The gameplay is simple and easy to pick up. Most interactions involve dragging and clicking, and there are a few light puzzle mini games that keep the experience interesting. One thing I really liked was how the gameplay reflects the protagonist's emotions. For…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After finishing the game, even though from the start I had conceived the idea of writing a bad review, I still went through with it. Maybe it was because of my expectations or because of how the game actually is, but this game didn’t make me feel anything. At no point—or at least for me—did I feel any empathy with the protagonist. On the other hand, the gameplay loop is monotonously boring. I can understand it from the protagonist’s perspective, since after such a great loss his life has…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Supported the game on kickstarter. I love the idea of the game, about learning how to deal with grief. With its core message it reminds me of Spiritfarer. While the artwork is nice although simplistic, the gameplay itself unfortunately is very repetitive. I wanted to give the game a real chance but it started to feel like tedious busy work quite quickly.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It might just be because I'm ill and therefore more depressed than usual, but I really liked this. The repetitive nature of the tasks, the sudden discovery of something that reminds you of how you used to be, how some simple chores require conscious effort, how you can't find the energy to solve any larger problem...it spoke to me a lot. Don't get this thinking it's going to be action-packed or have lots of twists and turns or anything; it's a quiet little game that's more like a visual novel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It will always be my favorite movie. It got me to read the original story getting all volumes, it helped me understand the game better, and allowed me to really enjoy Takes Off! Now I just gotta play EX. Ranga is Kim Pine from Scott Pilgrim
neutral · AI labelView post →Wake up -> Daily chores -> Think of me wifey -> Carve a tribute to wife -> Sleep. This game summarized. Like, I get it, they want us to be in his shoes, life is monochrome without my other half, it's a cliche. But most games, at least the ones I played so far these repetitive moments are inserted into the middle of the game only for like 2 or 3 loops, then after followed by a number of more sped up loops that play automatically, and that's usually it for this mechanic. We can easily understand…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pine: A Story of Loss is not a game. Simply it is not. The gameplay elements are there to put you into the mind of the woodworker, but that is it. This is a story. One that hit home for me. Safe to say I cried quite a bit in my 105 min playtime. I can say I felt the end was a bit of mixed emotions but I will not spoil it for anyone. But either way I do not feel the end was so bad it ruined the game or anything similar. No, the entire time it had me interested. Yes, the gameplay is repetitive,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →as the title might tell us, its a sad story about a guy that lost his lifepartner. and yes, its sad. two hours of pure grieve. i get it. nice artwork, nice music, nice ambience. but it was so boring. not really much story to tell. i did not even cry. two hours to be just sad and not even a story that remain in my memory. was not for me.
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