$1.99Timberman VS Fastest axe on the couch
Chop through endless trees, dodge the branches and race up to three friends to see who keeps their rhythm longest.
Is Timberman VS worth it?
Timberman VS is worth it if…
- you want a party game with rules you can explain before the first round ends
- you like fast arcade games where a single mistimed tap ends your run
- you enjoy beating friends at something and never letting them forget it
- you have a couch, a screen and up to three people to put on it
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One button, one tree, no mercy
The whole game fits in a sentence: a lumberjack chops a tree, branches stick out from the left and right, and one of them will take your head off. Tap left, tap right, keep the rhythm, and never chop into a branch. That is all there is to it, and that is the point. The controls take seconds to learn, but the speed climbs and the branches come faster, so staying alive becomes a test of reflexes and nerve. You drop a tap a split second late and a branch catches you square in the face while your friend is still chopping. Simple rules, brutal timing.
Three ways to chop
Classic mode is the endless tree: chop as fast as you can, dodge everything, chase your own high score, and earn experience that levels up your account along the way. Hero mode sends you up a burning forest to rescue birds from their nests, with a golden egg waiting at the top of the tree for anyone who makes it. Race turns chopping into a competition: up to four players hack away at their own trees, and the first one across the finish line wins. Each mode is short, loud and built for one more go.
The couch gets loud
This is a party game in the truest sense: rules you can explain in one minute, rounds that last moments, and up to four players crammed around one screen. Someone gets clipped by a branch, everyone laughs, the rematch starts before the laughing stops. A few minutes turn into an hour without anyone noticing. The bright pixel art and cheerful, punchy sound keep the mood light even when the competition gets vicious. Bring snacks, because nobody wants to be the one walking to the kitchen mid-tournament.
Rivals near and far
Every mode works with company. Four players can share one screen locally, and online matches with cross-platform play let you challenge lumberjacks on other systems too. The online crowd is thin these days, so the reliable way to face a real opponent is the friend already on your sofa. That suits the game fine: the fun is in the rivalry, the trash talk and the instant rematch, and none of that needs a matchmaking queue. One shared screen and a grudge are enough.
Can you play it solo?
Can you play it solo?
Yes, and there is plenty to do alone. Classic mode is a single-player endless challenge built around beating your own high score, and Hero mode sends you up a burning tree to save birds and hunt a golden egg. Playing also earns experience for your account, and the longer you play the more of the 56 characters you unlock, so solo sessions keep giving you something new to chop in.
How long does a session last?
As long as you let it. A single run or race takes moments, which makes the game easy to fit into a spare ten minutes. The catch is that short rounds invite rematches, and a quick game with friends has a way of stretching into an evening. Set a timer if you have somewhere to be.
Is it hard to learn?
Not at all. The controls come down to chopping on the left or right side of the tree, and anyone can start playing within a minute. The difficulty lives in the speed: branches arrive faster the longer you survive, and it takes quick fingers and focus to keep up. Easy to pick up, genuinely tough to master.
