Timberman
Developer Digital Melody
Become a Timberman, chop wood and avoid the branches. Almost 30 million players could not be wrong - featured as one of the best casual games. From the Steam store page
129 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 24, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
104 positive · 18 negative
95% range 78–90%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 104 | 18 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
What players are saying
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 144 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (10,391 of 11,157 positive).
Players find Timberman a simple, addictive arcade game that is great for quick sessions. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note it can cause hand cramps and repetitive strain. [4][5][6] A few players criticize the game for being too repetitive and lacking depth. [7][8]
- [8]
Timberman is a very simple arcade game that gets repetitive almost immediately. The core gameplay is just chopping a tree and avoiding branches, which might be fun for a few minutes, but it quickly becomes boring. There’s very little variety, no real progression, and nothing that keeps you engaged for a longer time. While the pixel art style is decent and the controls are easy to understand, it doesn’t make up for …
- [1]
Timberman is when “just one more try” suddenly turns into 200 tries. It’s proof that you don’t need a thousand game mechanics to have a fun game. After all, all we have is: • A tree. • An axe. • Branches. • Panic. Everything genius is truly simple.
- [2]
Perfect little time-waster that runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck. The core loop of chopping wood and dodging branches is addictive for about twenty minutes at a time. It’s wonderfully simple, though it definitely gets repetitive pretty fast. Good for a quick arcade fix when you're waiting for something else to download.
- [7]
a game about chopping trees and not running into branches. Kinda fun but also very limited game play. Pretty much a time killer for a few minutes and thats it. It does have a multiplayer mode and I was even able to vs a few people online so its not completely abandoned. but hey for a game that costs about a dollar or two, this isn't bad. You can unlock new characters the more you play, so theres that.
- [9]
Simple game. You’ll find yourself loading it back up again and again. Will warm up your fingers for whatever you may need them for. Chop, chop, chop!
Summarised from 33 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 9, 2026. How summaries are made
Timberman sits at 85% positive across 122 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 129 · most liked firstYou missed these hidden gems. Most people did. 10 PC games with fewer than 100 Steam reviews.. So I was asked, "Can you recommend to me some hidden gems?" To be honest with you, most *good* PC games are hidden gems. Look at the numbers: over 1,000 PC games drop on Steam every month. That’s an entire NES library’s worth -- every 30 days. Almost all of it sinks without a trace. And of the games that are popular, too many get forgotten because -- like it or not -- PC gaming doesn't have the…
neutral · AI labelView post →Before I played Timberman i had a small wee wee, no friends, no girlfriend and absolutely no will to live. None of these things have changed, but the game is pretty good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Timberman is when “just one more try” suddenly turns into 200 tries. It’s proof that you don’t need a thousand game mechanics to have a fun game. After all, all we have is: • A tree. • An axe. • Branches. • Panic. Everything genius is truly simple.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just found an screenshot of my very first Game Boy project back in 2017: a Timberman clone Who could ever imagine this would later lead to so many projects! (I do not keep the sourcecode 😔)
neutral · AI labelView post →Platinumed Watch underscore Dogs. It was not worth it. Main game was miserable, DLC was miserable. But it's done. Gave Timberman Vs trophies a go. I had given up on getting the 2 hardest trophies ages ago. Got them both in an hour. Now just 10 hours of grinding. Yay? Also I kickstarted your mum
neutral · AI labelView post →I assembled the links for OPs entries: ORB: Off-World Resource Base https://store.steampowered.com/app/281390/ORB/ Ookibloks https://store.steampowered.com/app/399910/Ookibloks/ Paper Monsters Recut https://store.steampowered.com/app/314540/Paper_Monsters_Recut/ Curse of the Crescent Isle DX https://store.steampowered.com/app/365120/Curse_of_the_Crescent_Isle_DX/ Space Moth DX https://store.steampowered.com/app/425340/Space_Moth_DX/ Z.A.R.…
neutral · AI labelView post →Double milestone! Just hit 3 million gamerscore and 2000 completions on Xbox using the achievement "Completionist" from the game Timberman: The Big Adventure from Forever Entertainment & Digital Melody! Check out the video below! #Xbox www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV_g...
positive · AI labelView post →Very fast pace. Good to work on your reflexes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →THAT GAME I could play for hours if my hand wasn't cramping. Sometimes you just want to put your brain in the fridge and do something, this game makes that possible. It doesn't require intelligence, it requires a little attention, but you don't need it later, it doesn't require skill. Only left right. It's a great game. So is Darth Vader.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After I showed this game to my dad I never got the computer back, and there's more and more wood in the house.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dexter finale simulator
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is like playing minecraft if all you did was pick up a job as a lumberjack.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Perfect little time-waster that runs flawlessly on the Steam Deck. The core loop of chopping wood and dodging branches is addictive for about twenty minutes at a time. It’s wonderfully simple, though it definitely gets repetitive pretty fast. Good for a quick arcade fix when you're waiting for something else to download.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple, fast, and oddly addictive. Great for killing a few minutes at a time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember playing this game after school on the train ride home on my Galaxy S3 in 2015. I could've sworn it was free, but then again, I downloaded APKs of all the paid apps back then, so idk. I mainly played on my SteamDeck, and I gotta say the devs made sure that any playstyle was possible. PC is 10x easier, but for some reason, I can't beat my SteamDeck highest score (probably because I never slow down and play on full bar). (7 × 15) + (200 ÷ 5) – (6² ÷ 2) = is my highest score right now…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple game with only two buttons to press. However, it remains entertaining as you get better and try to beat your previous scores. At a certain point, it kind of feels like a rhythm game. For the price Timberman is selling at, it is honestly worth an hour or more of fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Perfect game if you want to get mad ; )
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Timberman is a very simple arcade game that gets repetitive almost immediately. The core gameplay is just chopping a tree and avoiding branches, which might be fun for a few minutes, but it quickly becomes boring. There’s very little variety, no real progression, and nothing that keeps you engaged for a longer time. While the pixel art style is decent and the controls are easy to understand, it doesn’t make up for the lack of depth. After a short while, it feels like you’ve already seen…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a game about chopping trees and not running into branches. Kinda fun but also very limited game play. Pretty much a time killer for a few minutes and thats it. It does have a multiplayer mode and I was even able to vs a few people online so its not completely abandoned. but hey for a game that costs about a dollar or two, this isn't bad. You can unlock new characters the more you play, so theres that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Timberman is a deceptively simple yet irresistibly engaging arcade experience that proves how much charm and challenge can be packed into the most minimalist of designs. Developed by Digital Melody and published by Forever Entertainment S.A., it captures the spirit of classic arcade titles that rely purely on reflex, rhythm, and instinct rather than complex systems or narratives. The premise could not be more straightforward: you play as a lumberjack tasked with chopping down an endless tree,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game to "waste your time" on. The only problem are the hand cramps :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Addictive. But not too addictive. Would recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the simple mobile game where the gameplay is simply swiping/tapping a direction while focusing on not making mistakes, i prefer the smithing or surfing ones since i get a bit confused by the branches but it is the type of game it is so not bad but just a solid meh from me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop chop…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have no idea how I own this game. Further, I don't know what possessed me to try it over the bloat in my backlog, especially as it was sitting in the 'Disco Elysium' inspired folder named: 'Can't Even Look At This Shit'... But here we are. Timberman is a runner, except you are chopping a tree. I actually don't need to say anything else to describe the gameplay. And I am appalling at runners. However, this 'two button masher' works. It has a simple and pleasant style, the game accelerates…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The developer has made few games of this kind that are either fun for a few minutes or "forever." While I feel Timberman is somewhat more polished than their other games, I still fall into the former group. But if you're one of the people who actually enjoy the game, you'd better spend $1 to play the Steam version. I also tried the Android version for a bit, but I have a more negative impression since it costs about 3x higher (which may vary by region) to remove the ads, while the UI/UX design…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i am evil mr beast, i'm gonna chop 1 million trees
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy, Install, Cut some tree, Get achievements, Get cards, Cut some tree. Good Game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the most intense clicking game I`ve put my time into, it gets even more crazy when competing against other people in the multiplayer. Nutcracker skin is absolutely worth all that though, love that one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute game, for the current sale price of $0.49 it might be worth it if you want an occassional distraction or want to warm up your reflexes. To be honest Timberman seems like the kind of game that should be free on a website.. but it's probably worth the sale price of 49 cents just for the cute pixel graphics and various characters and levels they made.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not my pets, but cats Ive been fortunate enough to photograph. I reccomend Timberman, its $1 and is a great party game for the holidays. Belated Happy Birthday, hope it was a good one 🥳
positive · AI labelView post →Simple game. You’ll find yourself loading it back up again and again. Will warm up your fingers for whatever you may need them for. Chop, chop, chop!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →why is my left so slow
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cut trees, move on, then weeks later I see Timberman in my library and can’t resist chopping again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Timberman: The Big Adventure by @digitalmelodypl and @ForeverEntert is the game I finished today, a small platformer game, with collectibles, secrets and bosses. Overall a good experience, only a bit disappointed that collectibles and 1UPs aren't that meaningful. Still enjoyable.
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Perfect ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Fantastic ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Meh ☐ Bad, but playable ☐ Just go watch paint dry ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not to bad ☐ Alright ☐ Bad ☐ My ears are bleeding ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Babies ☑ Young kids ☑ Young teens ☑ Older teens ☑…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is actually pretty fun, and a pretty fast game indeed. Probably a mobile game, still holds its own on PC. 2 player coop
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →!!! Requires active multiplayer community (10 different players) for certain achievements.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good and cheap game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heals my ADHD and OCD, Good game, Only wish the multiplayer worked better 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great old styled game, Very simple yet very calming and good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a simple man who sometimes just wants to play simple games. This one is good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game changed my life. (for the worse)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →playing as gabe newell and bruce lee is peak gaming content ngl local 4 player with the homies is absolute fire
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely love Timberman! Chopping trees with Bruce Lee, Jason, and Santa is so addictive, and the 4-player local multiplayer is a total blast for the price!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this version of timber is fun but the sequel is better in many regards. more modes better online and a much more simple method of unlocking characters also has many more to choose from. still you cant go wrong with this one its still just as fun if your looking for some quick arcade tree chopping action.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have no idea how so many people can play this for hours upon hours. It's an incredibly simple & basic arcade game that is... fun, for some, I guess, for 10 minutes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What is to Timber? Over the last decade 30 million players including myself have had the pleasure of joining Mr. Timber on his journey atop the tree. Generations to come, will discover this masterpiece of a game, and understand that the legacy of Timberman is eternal, one that will never be eclipsed. And that is why you must Timber with Timberman.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The GREATEST Man to have ever Timbered.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Responsive controls and quick matches create a satisfying pick up and play experience. The gameplay rewards precision and fast decision making as the pace steadily increases. Every attempt feels like another opportunity to set a new personal best. Simple mechanics are backed by an addictive score chasing loop.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the peak of humanity, not only do you get to chop logs on the left, you can chop them on the right too! Is that not just crazy? Such innovation deserves to be praised heavily. On a serious note though, I have never once been able to get into a multiplayer game, but other than that this game is absolutely amazing, every person on the world deserves a copy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good workout
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guy´s, work smart not hard, use a chainsaw instead of an axe. Except you´re Alpha, then use your fists
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A classic arcade style game that is simple addictive and perfect for short sessions. Easy to learn but hard to master.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is cool and good for wasting time. The sound in this game is horribly bad... I would play it with a controller, it is easier to chop with R1 and L1. There are not many players left for online mode.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Timberman is stupidly simple but kinda addictive. You just keep chopping and trying not to mess up. It gets fast real quick so you end up focusing way more than you expect for such a basic game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This whole genre of messing your eyes with jerky scrolling and pointless animations needs to die in a fire. Bad for your health, especially your eyes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i played the mobile version, but idk the developers are the same or not??
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You need fast reflexes or you can just train your reflexes with this game. A good background music and many clever levels keep the pace up. I recommend the game for quick sessions.
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