Branch Collector for Windows

Branch Collector is a cozy, roguelike survival simulation game built around a single rule: keep the fire alive or freeze. Set in a wintry wilderness, you scramble through forests collecting branches, dodging hazards, and returning to your campfire before night falls. It’s a tense, fast-paced loop that balances survival pressure with quiet, atmospheric exploration and strategic resource management.

Each completed run in Branch Collector earns coins you can use to unlock gear like axes, lanterns, and heat buffs. Upgrades enhance survival, movement, and resource collection, encouraging experimentation with different builds to withstand longer nights and brutal snowstorms.

Cozy chill, roguelike thrill

Gameplay in Branch Collector balances urgency with planning. Players race to gather resources while managing warmth and health around campfires. Each night, biome shards introduce random threats like unstable ice, wolves, or freezing winds. The day-night cycle adds escalating tension, pushing players to weigh risk versus reward. Procedural terrain layouts and stackable item combinations ensure each survival run feels unique and worth experimenting with.

Progression revolves around upgrading a dynamic survival kit. Basic tools gain up to five stacking buffs, enhancing efficiency and durability. Rare major upgrades significantly change gameplay, for instance, turning thrown torches into homing fireballs or enabling a mobile campfire. Recent updates expanded upgrade variety and fixed save-related issues, encouraging experimentation with unique builds and keeping long-term progression engaging.

Despite its charm, the game leans heavily on its single gameplay loop. Once you’ve mastered optimal branch routes and maxed out core items, later nights tend to blur into repetitive routines. Enemy variety stays limited, and the UI becomes cluttered as overlapping upgrades stack. Occasional frame drops during heavy effects slightly disrupt the otherwise smooth and polished experience.

Endurance amid endless winter

Branch Collector delivers a satisfying blend of arcade urgency and methodical planning, perfect for players who enjoy lightweight roguelikes with escalating tension. It may lack the breadth of larger survival titles, but its focused design, tactile controls, and steady update cadence make stoking that little pixel campfire surprisingly hard to put down.

• Added a new base item Pocket Furnace
• Added branch pick up sounds
• Fixed small graphic issues
• Added branch pickup sound