While some reviewers have noted "wonky" physics and a lack of traditional tutorials, others find the simple loop of harvesting trees and listening to the ambient forest sounds to be strangely cathartic. Forestry 2017: The Simulation Launch Trailer

: As you earn money from selling timber and various wood products, you can expand your company by buying harvesters, tractors, and crane arms.

Instead of a traditional plot, the "story" is driven by your management decisions and the challenges of the woodcutting industry: