Evergreen: The Board Game is a masterfully executed digital adaptation of the popular tabletop strategy game. The core loop of planting sprouts, growing them into towering trees, and positioning them to catch the most sunlight is incredibly relaxing yet mentally stimulating. The AI is surprisingly competent, providing a stiff challenge even for those familiar with the physical version.
The UI is clean and does an excellent job of displaying the 'Shadow' mechanic, which is the heart of the game. Seeing your forest grow in a 3D-ish perspective on the screen is visually rewarding. The game avoids the clutter often found in board game ports, making it easy to play in short bursts or long sessions. It’s a must-have for strategy fans who enjoy 'engine building' and spatial puzzles with a beautiful ecological theme.
Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod
Version 1.2Thu Jul 11 2024
- Added Hard bot difficulty
- Rulebook can now be accessed from pause menu
- Updated rulebook with new section for game interface
Evergreen is a tree-growing abstract strategy game where your goal is to build a lush ecosystem, planting seeds, growing trees, and placing other natural elements on your planet, trying to make it the greenest and most fertile of all. Play solo or compete against other players in multiplayer matches.
HOW TO PLAY
1. Pick a Biome card from a common pool to determine the area of your Planet you’re going to develop each round.
2. Grow your Trees, plant Bushes, and place Lakes to create a huge Forest, and use the power of Nature to gain extra Actions!
3. Concentrate your Trees in the most Fertile areas and let them collect Light without overshadowing each other to score points!
Each round you will choose a Biome card that allow you to develop on a specific biome of the board and activate its Power to grow even more trees. But even the cards you do NOT choose are just as important, since the least chosen biomes become more Fertile, and thus more valuable!
Try to keep your Trees close to each other to score points for your biggest Forest… but you also want them to collect as much Light as possible without shading each other, so be mindful of the position of the sun!
EXPANSIONS
The Pines and Cacti expansions add new plants that that interact with light and shadow in interesting ways: discover new forest-planning strategies to get the most points out of them!
Each modular expansion introduces a new Power. There must always be 6 Powers in the game, so if you want to play with a new Power, another must be removed. But you can play with more than 1 Expansion module at a time if you so desire.
MODES
Play solo against AI bots, or compete in local (pass and play) or online multiplayer to challenge players from all over the world! The online leaderboard is completely cross-platform!*
FEATURES
- The wonderful art of the board game by Wenyi Geng
- Network planning gameplay: try to make the best use of the actions each round to create the most rich environment
- Cross-platform multiplayer challenges with your friends and players all over the world!*
- Over 20 Achievements
Evergreen is the official adaptation of the critically acclaimed board game created by award-winning designer Hjalmar Hach and illustrated by artist Wenyi Geng.
*Horrible Guild account is required to access online functionality.
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.Evergreen is a tree-growing abstract strategy game where your goal is to build a lush ecosystem, planting seeds, growing trees, and placing other natural elements on your planet, trying to make it the greenest and most fertile of all. Play solo or compete against other players in multiplayer matches.
HOW TO PLAY
1. Pick a Biome card from a common pool to determine the area of your Planet you’re going to develop each round.
2. Grow your Trees, plant Bushes, and place Lakes to create a huge Forest, and use the power of Nature to gain extra Actions!
3. Concentrate your Trees in the most Fertile areas and let them collect Light without overshadowing each other to score points!
Each round you will choose a Biome card that allow you to develop on a specific biome of the board and activate its Power to grow even more trees. But even the cards you do NOT choose are just as important, since the least chosen biomes become more Fertile, and thus more valuable!
Try to keep your Trees close to each other to score points for your biggest Forest… but you also want them to collect as much Light as possible without shading each other, so be mindful of the position of the sun!
EXPANSIONS
The Pines and Cacti expansions add new plants that that interact with light and shadow in interesting ways: discover new forest-planning strategies to get the most points out of them!
Each modular expansion introduces a new Power. There must always be 6 Powers in the game, so if you want to play with a new Power, another must be removed. But you can play with more than 1 Expansion module at a time if you so desire.
MODES
Play solo against AI bots, or compete in local (pass and play) or online multiplayer to challenge players from all over the world! The online leaderboard is completely cross-platform!*
FEATURES
- The wonderful art of the board game by Wenyi Geng
- Network planning gameplay: try to make the best use of the actions each round to create the most rich environment
- Cross-platform multiplayer challenges with your friends and players all over the world!*
- Over 20 Achievements
Evergreen is the official adaptation of the critically acclaimed board game created by award-winning designer Hjalmar Hach and illustrated by artist Wenyi Geng.
*Horrible Guild account is required to access online functionality.


















Evergreen is a digital strategy game where your goal is to build a lush ecosystem. Each round, you choose a biome card that allows you to plant seeds or grow trees. The twist? Trees cast shadows. You must position your forest carefully to ensure every tree gets sunlight to score points, while simultaneously trying to grow the largest continuous forest.
Faithful adaptation of the physical board game
Solo play against three levels of AI
Pass-and-play and online multiplayer
Beautiful, minimalist art style
Each round, the sun moves to a different side of the board. Plan your planting by looking at the sun's future positions. Ensure your big trees aren't blocking your small trees from the sun, or you'll miss out on vital points during the scoring phase.
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Select one of the available Biome cards. This determines where on your planet you can act. Use your actions to upgrade sprouts to small trees, and small trees to large ones. Don't ignore the 'Fertility' tracks, as they multiply your score at the end of the game.
Yes, it includes a 'Pass and Play' mode so you can play with friends on a single device.