Prune

The music was composed by Kyle Preston. Prune received positive reviews for its gameplay and aesthetics, and was Time magazine's game of the year for 2015. It was additionally nominated for categories at the British Academy Games Awards and Game Developers Choice Awards.

• Title — Prune • Developer — Polyculture • Publisher — Polyculture • Designer — Joel McDonald • Composer — Kyle Preston • Platforms — * iOS • Windows • Android • Windows Phone • Released — * iOS July 25, 2015 • Win October 20, 2015 • Android October 22, 2015 • Win Phone November 3, 2015 • Genre — Puzzle • Modes — Single-player

Players aid the growth of a tree. As the tree's growth slows, players must prune branches to continue its growth and guide it toward a light source so it can flower. Along the way, players must avoid hazards, such as buzzsaws and glowing orbs, that damage the tree. Players can skip levels if they dislike them.

Developer Joel McDonald had previously worked at Raven Software on the Call of Duty and Wolfenstein series. He went independent in 2013 and was inspired to create a game about trees after seeing a friend post a note on Twitter linking to code to recursively generate trees in Unity. Further inspiration came to McDonald when he saw a half-fallen tree with branches sprouting at odd angles. Prune was released for iOS on July 25, for Windows on October 20, for Android on October 22, and for Windows Phone on November 3, 2015.