The Lumberjack's Routine (2026)

Developer: Aleksandr Pogrebitskii
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 59 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A meditative yet tense routine of chopping trees to pay off a mysterious debt in a quiet, foggy settlement.

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What players say

Players enjoy the relaxing tree-cutting loop and pixel art but agree the game is very short, around 2 to 4 hours. The final debt mission asks for thousands of trees, which some find tedious. Performance stutters at launch were mostly fixed quickly. Players are split on the price relative to content.

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