Longleaf Valley | Treesplease Games Achieves Milestone Of 1m Trees Planted By Players
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Carl Roberts 
TreesPlease Games has officially announced that they have successfully planted over 1 million trees through player action in LongLeaf Valley.
TreesPlease Games, a studio founded in 2019 to make meaningful games that can be good for the planet, today unveils a landmark moment. Over One million trees have been planted through player action in their debut title, Longleaf Valley. This achievement is equivalent to offsetting the carbon emissions of over 5,600 cars. And making Longleaf Valley the first mobile puzzle game to have reached such a result.
‘PLAY IT, PLANT IT’
Launched in 2023, Longleaf Valley was designed with a ‘Play It, Plant It’ model. In the game, players take on the task of restoring a once-thriving National Park that has suffered from environmental devastation and climate change. The gameplay involves actively merging items such as seeds, seedlings, saplings, and trees to bring the park back to life. To advance to the next level, players must match the items together. restore the natural beauty and health of the virtual park. And enables players to plant trees in real life, fulfilled by the Eden Reforestation Project. Trees are planted across African, Asian and Latin American territories. Providing jobs for the local populace and helping to protect up to tens of thousands of wildlife species. These results are evidence of the impact games can have. Low player effort, but high environmental reward.
TREESPLEASE GAMES
TreesPlease Games launched LongLeaf Valley in 2023. The game has experienced consistent and promising growth in player count. The company raised $8 million through investment rounds and has a team of 15 experts in free-to-play and casual gaming, led by CEO and co-founder Laura Carter. The team is dedicated to harnessing the power of the gaming industry to drive positive change. Carter, a veteran of NaturalMotion, Square Enix and Playstation, holds a personal passion for environmental conservation and animal protection. As the first games-for-good studio with a positive climate impact at its core, the studio looks ahead to the future of using the power of games to protect the planet and nature.
LONGLEAF VALLEY
TreesPlease Games invites Longleaf Valley players to attend an extraordinary journey from February 19 to March 18. Celebrating the monumental milestone! All players will receive a special Reward for planting 1 million trees. Players will also get a chance to compete in a brand new ‘Treellionaire Cup’ leaderboard for a chance to win and plant even more trees in the real world.
Longleaf Valley continues to grow, with players set to plant more trees. Plans for future updates and developments aim to improve the title and support existing players. Players can look forward to more events and leaderboards. New features and more good for the planet content. “We aim to promote a brighter and greener future through all of our tailored initiatives.”nable and environmentally friendly future.”
LAURA CARTER
Laura Carter, CEO & Co-Founder of TreesPlease Games, said: “I’m extremely proud of the results of Longleaf Valley, and the efforts of our world class team. Together we’ve lived up to our initial ambitions, to prove that games can have a positive impact on the world by protecting nature and tackling climate change. It occurred to me, having invested significant time and energy into volunteering and activism that there was a way to align my purpose and profession in a more impactful way. That games could be a powerful and effective way to create positive impact at scale, by empowering players to make a difference in the real world whilst playing games. It is incredibly exciting to see that vision come to life and I could not be more excited to see what we can achieve together with our players in the future.”
EDEN REFORESTATION PROJECT
Eden Reforestation Project, said “Through our partnership with TreesPlease Games, we have reached an incredible milestone together of planting over a million trees, bringing significant progress in landscape restoration that not only supports the planet but creates opportunities for local communities and wildlife and ecosystems to thrive. We are excited for the future of our partnership, and look forward to helping gamers contribute to the health of our planet.”
For more information about TreesPlease Games and Longleaf Valley, please visit:https://www.treespleasegames.com/.
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If you haven’t yet enjoyed Longleaf Valley, it is available on Apple App Store and Google Play Stores now:
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