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Guides

How-to pages for the Trees Hate You Steam demo: open the pause menu, unlock Challenge Mode, and set up a comparable speedrun with the timer and death counter.

These guides describe the demo exactly as the saved sources confirm it. The controls page is built on Steam Community player reports, while the Challenge Mode and speedrun pages follow Tykenn's news posts. Each guide states the demo update it was written against, since the June 19, 2026 patch changed checkpoints and settings.

Demo guides

Challenge Mode: Demo Unlock and Differences

Trees Hate You challenge mode unlocks after finishing the Steam demo once. See the confirmed trap, respawn, seeded event, and extra trap differences here.

Controls: How to Open the Pause Menu in Demo

Learn how trees hate you controls work in the demo. Players report Tab opens the pause menu and settings when Esc fails. Includes Steam Community notes.

Demo Speedrun: Set Up Timer and Death Counter

Learn how to enable the timer and death counter for a Trees Hate You demo speedrun, record comparable run stats, and use the end-of-run result screen.