The First Tree

It's been a crazy few weeks! My new game I revealed to the world at gamescom is called We Harvest Shadows, a first-person farming horror allegory. Here's the trailer: I released a demo along with the big announcement, and the reaction has been absolutely wonderful. People love it! I really had no idea if people would like it or not, especially from all the lukewarm reactions I got when showing the game to publishers and playtesters. Countless content creators and streamers have said this is now their most anticipated indie game of the year, and might be the most interesting horror game of the last few years. I can't tell you the relief I'm feeling. If you would like to play a beautiful (but scary) story-driven anti-cozy game like this, then please wishlist We Harvest Shadows on Steam. The support would be amazing. Thank you for everything! Sincerely, David

I know, I know, you're probably thinking "a Nintendo Switch announcement here!?" ...BUT, this is a really special thing that I've worked hard on, and I think most fans of my game would find this limited edition interesting. This will be the last thing I release regarding The First Tree. A big thanks to all the amazing people who've played my game and enjoyed the journey. Without further ado, here's what you get in the full special limited edition: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27092572/3bbc012c7b1640abf2fde74c2d62b3d7ca6cb0e2.jpg I've partnered with Strictly Limited Games, and we're both excited to share this collection with everyone. Pre-orders are open NOW, and there's only a couple thousand units available, then it's gone forever! Thank you for all the support, I can't believe this game is worthy of a physical release like this, and it's something I'll treasure the rest of my life. I'm excited to keep making games, and I can't wait to show you what's next. Sincerely, David

OK, time to do this. I’ve been meaning to do a big DAVID WEHLE™ update for a while now and explain why I haven’t released a new game yet, but you know how life gets in the way. Especially when life is a quarantine hellscape, you have three beautiful, amazing, exhausting kids to raise, a spouse’s job you support, a viral YouTube channel that turns your brain to mush, a thousand emails waiting in your inbox since your game is free on the Epic Games Store (with an impressive number of redemptions too! … meaning lots of emails and customer support issues), etc., etc. What also contributes to my lack of updates is because… I just don’t really like posting online. Fascinating correlation, I know! Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a venting/ranting blog post (well, maybe a bit), because my life is seriously AMAZING and INSANELY BLESSED and LUCKY. I can’t believe how many dreams keep coming true, so much so that I feel I don’t deserve it and I really pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes… but I did want to at least be honest, because I owe that to myself. Wow, where do I even begin? Well, how about we start with the reason I’m even a full-time indie game dev now: The First Tree. This smal

I'm excited to announce that a limited edition vinyl OST of The First Tree is now available, courtesy of Mana Wave Media! It includes the gorgeous orchestral tracks by Josh Kramer, and also features new gorgeous artwork. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27092572/4a08f5a6cec81c321e65fd95c81a5e1ed039fd14.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/27092572/e8c64dc36f36c41dfbe80751284fb569d0e24565.jpg Here's where you can buy a copy, hopefully there are still some in stock. All the income supports the record label and the composer, so if you loved the music in my game and you're a vinyl collector, I think you'll really like this record. Take care everyone, thanks for taking a look. :) - David