# Evergreen: The Board Game — The tree-growing strategy game > Abstract strategy game about growing trees and building a fertile planet ecosystem. (iPhone/iPad app by Horrible Guild.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/evergreen-the-board-game/id6444831273 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Horrible Guild](https://appshunter.io/developer/1460296043) - Category: Games, Board, Strategy - Price: $4.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.60/5 from 26 App Store ratings · 18 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.0 · 184 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2024-05-09 - Data updated: 2026-08-28 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/evergreen-the-board-game/id6444831273/reviews.md ## What is Evergreen? 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. ## Key features - Plant seeds and grow trees - Build a lush ecosystem - Solo and multiplayer modes - Cross-platform online leaderboard - Network planning gameplay - Over 20 achievements - Modular expansions ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $4.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Pines Expansion | $1.49 | one-time | | Cacti Expansion | $1.49 | one-time | ## Chart rankings - #102 in Top Paid · Board (US App Store) ## Recent user reviews (10 of 18) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/evergreen-the-board-game/id6444831273/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Pines expansion is buggy *2026-04-19* The game is great. Love it as a quick 10 min filler. Recently got the Pines expansion. But it is buggy. The shadows haven’t been programmed properly. Unless it’s fixed, I can’t rate it higher. I hope the developers take notice and do something about it soon. ### 1/5 — UI Great. UX Horrible *2025-10-11* While the design itself causes intrigue and curiosity to download and pay for the game. It is equally sad that the makers forgot that any game requires its own learning curve. By just add a guide doesn’t help you out. You require a tutorial to start with how to atleast play the game. On top of that when i attempt to play the game. I try pressing based on what the “guide” states. But to my surprise..i get stuck on the first round. Would recommend to download if you feel like charitable and wouldn’t mind wasting a few bucks. ### 4/5 — Hard to learn *2025-09-15* I have played the tutorial 3-4 times. I’ve played the physical copy of Photosynthesis and wanted to try out this new game vi app. There are too many icons and symbols forcing a player to have to memorize or guess what each icon means. I still don’t know what the sap does or the “powers” which may accumulate. This app is best for someone already familiar with the game. The tutorial or having some sort of helper aid in-game would be helpful. ### 4/5 — Hard to learn game from it *2025-07-07* App is beautifully designed but the rulebook and tutorial need a bit more depth. It would be nice to see the names of the active player vs an icon you have to click to. Also having a ? Next to symbols that explain what something is would be helpful. I forgot what some of the special powers are based on the symbol alone the first few play throughs. ### 4/5 — Fluid gameplay *2025-04-26* It's a splendid digital adaptation of the board game. The mechanics work exactly the same. It would be great if there was a low graphics mode to save battery. On my phone, the game drains power so fast that I sometimes cannot finish a single session. On the iPad, everything works alright. ### 2/5 — Evergreen: The Board Game *2025-03-10* Cannot play with friends via Game Center, need to create an account for some reason (oh wait, I know the reason—you wrote the game once for every platform—that write once ruin everywhere approach) M4 iPad gets hot like crazy, nice optimization. From time to time get cheating notifications out of the blue and can’t continue the game with people. ### 4/5 — Great adaptation but… *2025-02-16* The game does a great job at capturing the feel of the board game however it is too overpriced. I could see myself playing this for a very long time because of how well it plays though. ### 3/5 — Where are the card tips? *2024-12-22* I just finished the tutorial and am frustrated that I have no idea what any of the cards do. There are a bunch of icons on the cards, but no words. I’m basically choosing blindly and poking around the map in trial and error. Seems like a nice game, but would be better with a pop up explanation of what the symbols mean and what the card can do. ### 5/5 — Muito bom *2024-08-18* Muito divertido assim como o game de tabuleiro. ### 3/5 — Großartig! Leider noch Wertungsfehler… *2024-08-02* Die Erweiterungen bieten einen deutlichen Mehrwert für das ohnehin schon großartige Spiel - leider werden die Pinien nicht immer gewertet, obwohl sie im Schatten stehen…. Wäre schön, wenn das ausgebessert würde. ## Frequently asked questions about Evergreen ### What is Evergreen? Evergreen is the official digital adaptation of the critically acclaimed board game. It's an abstract strategy game where players aim to create the most fertile planet by growing trees and natural elements. ### How do you play Evergreen? Players pick Biome cards each round to develop specific areas of their planet, growing trees, bushes, and placing lakes. Strategic placement is key to scoring points based on forest size and light collection. ### Can I play Evergreen offline? Yes, Evergreen offers a solo mode where you can play against AI bots, allowing for offline gameplay. ### Does Evergreen have multiplayer? Yes, Evergreen supports both local pass-and-play multiplayer and online multiplayer challenges against players worldwide. ### What are the expansions for Evergreen? Expansions like 'The Pines' and 'Cacti' introduce new plants and powers that add new strategic layers to the game, allowing for diverse forest-planning strategies. ### What devices can I play Evergreen on? Evergreen is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, supporting a wide range of iOS devices. ### How much does Evergreen cost? Evergreen is a premium game priced at $4.99, offering a full, ad-free strategic experience. ### How often is Evergreen updated? The game was last updated on July 11, 2024, indicating active development and support from the developer, Horrible Guild. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.2 — 2024-07-11 - Added Hard bot difficulty - Rulebook can now be accessed from pause menu - Updated rulebook with new section for game interface ### 1.1 — 2024-05-12 - Fixed an issue with counting points during the "collect light" phase - Fixed an issue with private lobbies being visible to the public - Players without an ELO rating will no longer see an ELO box on their profile - Added a rulebook button to the in-game menu - Addressed a bug that kept friends from a previously logged-out account on the list after switching accounts ### 1.0 — 2024-05-09 No release notes. ## More apps by Horrible Guild - [Potion Explosion](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/potion-explosion/id1162628471) - [Dragon Castle: The Board Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dragon-castle-the-board-game/id1460296044) - [Similo: The Card Game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/similo-the-card-game/id1512015829) - [Railroad Ink Challenge](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/railroad-ink-challenge/id1549914827) All apps by Horrible Guild: https://appshunter.io/developer/1460296043 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*