Use this after a few deaths: learn the Level 1 route, Level 2 fake-outs, common death points, and each trap trigger without watching a full walkthrough.
For a continuous start-to-finish route, use the complete demo walkthrough. Return to this catalog when you want to understand a hazard's trigger and retry it. The ten names below are fan labels for behaviors, not an official enemy list; some attacks share a tree model and some sequences combine several behaviors.
Routes
Common deaths
Looking for the secret ending route? Use the coins, chests, and secret ending checklist.
How this catalog works
Checkpoints arrived with the February 22, 2026 expanded demo (v5). The June 19 Steam update added another near the end of level 1, between the hill checkpoint and the finish, just before the tree-for-fall. If your older itch/browser build lacks that flag, the previous checkpoint remains your retry point.
Developer's checkpoint update · Later Steam checkpoint · Axe and collectibles
A falling trunk blocks the trail or drops onto the player. Do not confuse this behavior with the opening tree's sideways swing.
Trigger
Walking under a leaning pine tree that looks suspiciously angled.
Location
Use the staircase section as the route landmark: test the first step from below before committing to the climb.
How to survive
Watch for leaning trees — if it looks like it could fall, it will. Walk around, not under.
A massive log rolls down a slope or across the path from the side, flattening anything in its way.
Trigger
Approaching narrow paths with slopes on either side.
Location
Level 1 hillside sections, Level 2 mountain pass areas.
How to survive
Listen for the rumble sound cue. Stop moving immediately when you hear it and wait for the log to pass.
A path that looks clear and safe but triggers a trap the moment you step on it — ground collapses, tree swings in, or the path itself moves.
Trigger
Stepping onto a section of path that looks deceptively ordinary.
Location
Both levels, increasingly common in Level 2 where the game punishes learned trust.
How to survive
The safest-looking route is almost always the trap. Hesitate before every new screen and wait to see what moves.
A tree swings in from off-screen like a battering ram, launching the player across the map.
Trigger
Reaching certain trigger points where trees are positioned just outside the camera view.
Location
Level 1 mid-section, Level 2 throughout.
How to survive
When entering a new area, pause for half a second and watch the edges of the screen for movement.
This is an older fan-catalog label. Steam teases the player finding an axe; that sentence does not confirm a tree carrying an axe. Keep the axe question separate from the forest demo's known route hazards.
Trigger
No axe-carrying-tree trigger is established by the cited store text.
Location
Full-game axe teaser; see the secrets guide for demo, hidden-path, and mod context.
How to survive
Use the demonstrated hazards below for your current route. Do not look for an axe-wielding tree as a required demo objective.
The game sets up an obvious trap, the player dodges it, and then a second hidden trap triggers immediately after — punishing pattern recognition.
Trigger
Successfully dodging the first obvious trap in a sequence.
Location
Level 2 specifically. The game learns that you learned and punishes the dodge.
How to survive
After dodging one trap, immediately prepare to dodge again. Never assume a single dodge is enough in Level 2.
The ground itself shifts or collapses under the player's feet, often triggered by stepping onto a specific tile.
Trigger
Stepping on discolored or differently-textured ground tiles.
Location
Level 2 mountain pass, near cliff edges.
How to survive
Watch the ground texture. Discolored patches or cracks in the path are the tell.
The opening tree punishes walking straight into its reach. The linked community route describes a swing, rather than an unavoidable first death.
Trigger
Approaching the first tree beside the trail after the picnic.
Location
Level 1, first screen after the picnic intro.
How to survive
Step into reach, back away while it attacks, then pass around its left. Dying once is not an unlock requirement.
A tree shakes violently and launches a cluster of branches in a spread pattern, covering a wide area.
Trigger
Getting within mid-range of a shaking tree.
Location
Level 1 late sections, Level 2 opening area.
How to survive
Back up immediately when you see a tree shaking. The spread pattern leaves gaps if you're far enough away.
A checkpoint saves your place, not a promise of safety. A nearby attack can still catch you after respawning. Checkpoints were introduced in the February 2026 v5 update, not v18.
Trigger
Leaving a checkpoint while a nearby hazard is active.
Location
Use your latest touched flag as the retry point. Later Steam demos also add a flag near the end of level 1.
How to survive
Look at the active attack before crossing its lane. Practise the next trigger from this flag; do not restart the entire route after every death.
Apply this
Practical tips for surviving your first runs with trap knowledge.
Understand it
Controls, platforms, and what the full game promises.
Play
Test your trap knowledge on the embedded playable build.
