Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 1783740 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 1 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $1.49 (75% off from $5.99) |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 75% |
| Original price USD | $5.99 |
| Current price USD | $1.49 |
| Release date | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Developer | Maxime Carcaillon |
| Publisher | Maxime Carcaillon |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | Mostly Positive |
| Positive review percent | 79% |
| Positive reviews | 19 |
| Negative reviews | 5 |
| Total reviews | 24 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Average playtime forever | Not available |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | No |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783740/ |
Short description
Explore a retro 3D fantasy world in Essence Of The Tjikko.Wake up as a plant child at the bottom of a fantasy botanical lab. Eat seasonal fruits to unlock abilities, solve puzzles, and climb to the top in this Retro 3D zelda-like adventure.
About this game
๐ REMASTERED EDITION - FEBRUARY 2026 After 4 years of development, Essence Of The Tjikko returns completely rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. What's new in the remaster: - Enhanced graphics - Improved lighting, textures and post-processing - New UI system - Better readability and visual feedback - Extended seasonal fruit system - New visual effects and refined mechanics - 50+ bug fixes and improvements - Performance optimization Released on February 22nd, the day after Zelda's 40th anniversary - a tribute to the 3D dungeons that inspired this botanical adventure. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ Discover mysteries in an old-school 3D Zelda-like dungeon. Climb walls, move objects, perceive the invisible with your ether vision. You are a plant-child hybrid with unique abilities. You're at the bottom of a 7-floor botanical laboratory. To reach daylight, traverse 30+ rooms filled with puzzles, strange mechanisms and botanical secrets. Transform with seasonal fruits: - Spring - Water bouncing - Summer - Blazing speed - Autumn - Ethereal vision - Winter - Frosted jump Each fruit changes your abilities and appearance. Experiment to discover new paths. This prologue takes 1-2 hours to complete. Self-contained episode, first part of a larger adventure. Like a sprout, upward is the only way! ๐ Transform with seasonal fruits Four fruits change your abilities AND appearance: - Spring - Water bouncing - Summer - Blazing speed - Autumn - Ethereal vision - Winter - Frosted jump Follow the hero on their quest to understand their origins and the bonds they share with other plants. They react around them and the hero can sense the ether flowing. Their health is also their stamina, so take care of it like a fragile bud. ๐ง Explore a 7-floor vertical dungeon This dungeon hides many secrets. Use your abilities to spot them and head for the exit. Climb walls, move objects, use your ether vision to reveal the invisible. Every path is the right one, and you might find rewards around any corner. 30+ interconnected rooms await you. ๐ฌ An enigmatic botanical laboratory Plants can have strange shapes, but this laboratory has very strange ones. Computers, doors, cableโฆ
Supported languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish