# Winds and Leaves

## Developer: TREBUCHET  
## Publisher: TREBUCHET

Journey across a wide barren world and bring it back to life by growing your own forests. Unearth ancient seeds, awaken landmarks, and gather knowledge to stop the looming cataclysm.

**Style:** Adventure, Simulation  
**Year:** 2021

### Platforms  
- [Playstation VR](https://www.playstation.com/en-ca/games/winds-and-leaves/)  
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783750/Winds__Leaves/)  
- [Oculus Rift](https://www.meta.com/experiences/pcvr/winds-leaves/6321290214580182/?srsltid=AfmBOooRR975hGnkJtq9XX0Lbg31a5Ncw3E4Z_wtkhT3P1qo0TNC-rVj)

### Rating  
**ESRB:** Tout Public

### Reviews  
**PlayStation:** 4.29/5

## Key mechanics

### GROW YOUR OWN FORESTS
Grow a verdant forest from nothing and create different tree species to adapt to the various biomes and weather. Transform the barren land into lush valleys.

### UNCOVER THE WORLD’S MYSTERIES
Explore an intriguing ever-changing world on your stilts, a locomotion system designed for walking across the landscapes and climbing up in trees. Stumble on ancient structures and awaken them to discover their secrets.

### FEEL NATURE COMING BACK TO LIFE
Enjoy a procedural living soundtrack that reacts to the world around you from award-winning composers Vibe Avenue and see the landscape transform into a forest one tree at a time.

## Quotes

### Ostid  
*25/01/2023, Steam*  
> Its Zen and very original. I love to see my forest become greater.

### shevtsov200  
*20/01/2022, Steam*  
> It's rich with content, different, weird, calming and wonderful!

### bringatowel  
*16/02/2023, Steam*  
> Relaxing but engaging

- Nominated Best VR & AR Game/Best Art Direction  
  **Canadien Game Awards, 2022**
- Nominated Best Animation/Best Audio Design/Best Technology & Innovation  
  **Canadien Indie Game Awards, 2022**

## The story behind the game

Winds & Leaves is an adventure-mystery game inspired by Jean Giono's *The Man Who Planted Trees*. Written in 1953, this story tells how the dedication and perseverance of a single man transformed a barren, wind-swept valley into a flourishing natural sanctuary. Building on these themes, we’ve designed both the story and gameplay mechanics to center around reforesting a desolate, lifeless land, mirroring the transformative journey of the original tale.

## Credits

### Head
- **Executive Producer:** Vincent Brunet-Dupont  
- **Creative Director:** Alexandre Pernot Lopes  
- **Associate Producer:** Dominic Drolet

### Design
- **Lead Designer:** Guillaume Duquesne  
- **Game Designer/Level Designer:** Felix Liberali  
- **Game Designer/Audio Coordinator:** Étienne Roy-Bourque  
- **UX Designer/Playtesting Lead:** Guillaume Perreault-Roy

### Art
- **Lead Artist/Environment Artist/VFX Artist:** Tiphaine Chazeau  
- **Concept Artist/Level Artist:** Roxanne Chartrand  
- **Animator/Environment Artist/Concept Artist:** Swann Klein  
- **Graphic Designer/UI Artist:** Lucie Le Touze  
- **Environment Artist/Level Artist:** Agathe Préfontaine

### Technical Art
- **Technical Artist/VFX Artist:** Félix Dorval-Gagnon  
- **Technical Artist/VFX Artist:** Benjamin Gattet

### Programming
- **Lead Programmer:** Guillaume Vendette  
- **Lead Programmer:** Martin Lavoie  
- **Programmer:** Boris Berger  
- **Programmer:** Francis De Rico  
- **Programmer:** Simon Pelchat  
- **Programmer:** Maëva Trivino  
- **Additional Programmer:** Samuel Paquette

### Music + Audio by Vibe Avenue
- **Creative Director/Composer/Musician:** Mathieu Lavoie  
- **Creative Director/Composer/Musician:** FX Dupas  
- **Studio Manager:** Kaven Picard  
- **Composer/Musician:** François Beauvais  
- **Additional Musician:** Diana Cotoman  
- **Sound Designer:** Minh Ho  
- **Sound Designer:** Grégoire Lech  
- **Sound Designer:** Manuel Silva  
- **Sound Designer:** Romain Guedj  
- **Sound Designer:** Renaud Ostrowski  
- **Additional Sound Designer:** Lucas Fiorella  
- **Additional Sound Designer:** Thomas Biadatti  
- **Additional Sound Designer:** Thomas Dupuy-Deslières

### Consultation
- **Quality Assurance:** John-Bernard Kelly  
- **UX Design Consultation:** Eden Buchet  
- **UX Design Consultation:** Adrien Bernard

### Marketing by Purple is Royal
- Mariève Beauchemin  
- Antoine Bordeleau  
- Christopher Chancey  
- Kevin Chancey  
- Fred Constantin  
- Antoine Garcia  
- Marjolaine McGraw

### Public Relations
- Vincent Gallopain