TreesPlease Video games, first based in 2019 has been formally unveiled, together with their first title, Longleaf Valley which was launched in stealth final 12 months and $8m of seed funding.
The studio is led by ex-NaturalMotion normal supervisor and Sq. Enix veteran Laura Carter. And because the title suggests has a decidedly eco-friendly mission to facilitate reforestation and the planting of timber from the revenue of their video games. Based on TreesPlease, their debut title has already led to the three-hundred thousand timber being planted forward of Longleaf Valley’s official announcement.
Carter spoke in regards to the inspiration for her work and management with the studio “A childhood ardour for fundraising and supporting charities like Greenpeace adopted by into maturity the place I volunteered with varied animal and environmental charities and have become an activist, becoming a member of protests throughout my lunch hours while working within the video games business. I used to be making a distinction, however I knew there was a lot extra to do and I wished to dedicate extra time to those essential causes.
“I made a decision to mix my ardour for constructing video games with my drive to assist save animals and the atmosphere to create a studio that made a distinction at its central mission. As we come out of stealth to announce TreesPlease Video games and Longleaf Valley, I couldn’t be extra excited and happy with our unimaginable staff’s achievements with each our first sport and the affect we’re making for our planet and all life.”
Video games for good
Other than the apparent incontrovertible fact that the environmentalist trigger championed by TreesPlease represents one other studio taking over the duty of elevating consciousness and cash for charity, it additionally represents the broad attain and potential of cellular video games in helping with this job. Due to the huge playerbase of cellular, it makes reaching the widest doable viewers for video games way more possible than every other platform and thus succeeding in championing charitable causes.
Whereas different causes comparable to British Racing Greats and Play for Turkiye have used extra conventional strategies comparable to occasions and sport bundles, TreesPlease is a part of a rising development of corporations – comparable to ustwo through their sport Desta – contributing on to charity from their earnings in creating cellular video games.
