Bonsai Builder
To grow a bonsai is to cultivate the essence of a tree in miniature. Take your time and enjoy the calming atmosphere. Explore the possibilities and share what you find with the community.
Features
- Grow bonsai trees of many shapes and sizes, guided by mouse or touch control.
- 25+ leaf varieties, 10+ wood colours and 20+ pots means endless content to discover.
- A restful score and ambience carries you through a meditative journey, interspersed with dynamic piano improvisations.
- Take photos of your bonsai trees in resolutions as high as your screen, save them in a fully lossless PNG format and use them as your desktop backgrounds, share it with your friends, print it out and stick on the fridge, email it to work colleagues or simply fill up your downloads folder and never view them again. We literally have no control over what you do with the photos.
Want to join the Bonsai Builder community, share your work or see what others have made? Join the Bonsai Builder subreddit here!
Development log
- Bonsai Builder v1.02 - Holiday Update!Dec 21, 2021
- Bonsai Builder v1.01Nov 26, 2021
Comments
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it's a cascading mushroom!
to vandervas:
i made this for you! <3
Thanks! And thank you for all of your inspiring creations <3
^o^
so calm! i love this game! my sister is making me holy bread while i post this :)
this is Sophanthiel.
this is Clayton
this is Clockwork
this is my palm tree garden
this is just... the undergrowth
and who says there can't be bamboo in a bonsai pot?
i made a tree with ghost leaves :)
and this is an azalea shrub!
To the people at VanderVas Generator, I sincerely hope you like these! -HognosedBallPython
letters guessed: B O N S A I
o' rabbit tree, o' rabbit tree
how do you not have branches?
after many tries, this is the one i like the most
this is gorgeous! we hope you feel it was time well spent!
it looks like a dove perched on your bonsai! i love it!
i call this one The Red Beauty
i love redwood trees with all of my heart! this is the best i've ever seen!
i present a new style of bonsai: twisty!
It's like a flamenco dancer! Wonderful!
flamenco indeed!
Thank u for blessing me today, Cornbread
aww! it's like little mushrooms in a pot! so cute.
i tried my best T-T
it's lovely! Feels windswept :D
thank you!!!!
your best is all you need in life. it's a lovely sakura, by the way!
the alien plant
Looks wonderful and windswept
woOoooOOooOOoOooooOOo so SPOOKY
We're honoured to be part of a post-workday destress!
the twin pines! fast & furious reference LOCKED IN! (i know that probably wasn't intentional)
these are beautiful! Nice work <3
you did good! i hope you and your gf have a successful minecraft server.
I love my lil orb of creation :>
woah, so do I! It's rather cosmic somehow
oh thank you! that is exactly what I tried to do :)
it looks like a web mixed with an all seeing crystal ball!
hope you guys like my octopus
↖(^ω^)↗and my tree in fall
they are all so wonderful! an autumn tree is perfect this season. octopus shrubs are classic! and mushroom logs are amazing! i love how the greenish wood forms a vertical ring/oval!
its.....coming......
And halloween is almost here...
halloween has pasted
this is not a bonsai but i wanted to post it
Its honestly a really nice piece of toast
Thanks
do you mean thanks or thank you
◑︿◐nice toast
simple but nice
If you think it looks nice, then it is nice! I think its lovely <3
did you like the stick man?
sorta looks like a man
YOU MADE A MAN
On the second day, Bunger Mania made a man, and they saw that it was good
it looks like a unicorn
on top ⬇️ see it? ◑︿◐100% pink fluffy cloud unicorn
Forgot about this until I started taking a bonsai class. Tried to do an incline/shakan style. Really fun little thing.
I think it's beautifully authentic! I hope you're enjoying your bonsai class and having a good day :)
Did this on my iPad even though it’s not the intended media to play this game but nonetheless still super fun!
what happened :-[
honestly i have no idea lol
iPad gang where you at
fun game to play to let your mind just wonder :D
Beautiful work Kat!
my second bonsai looks like its trying to escape its grave.
uncurling... beckoning...
I think I broke it
That is a shame - please hand over your bonsai badge to the superintendent next time you're at the station. Take a few weeks to think about what you've done here. <3
you did
◑︿◐Nothing better than a house on a cloud <3
Hey, I just saw this on coolmath games, i was wondering if you gave them permission to use it? Also i love this <3
Hi! Yep they reached out to us for permission - we even developed a custom version for their site, with some unique pots and leaves :D but we appreciate you reaching out to us about this!
Alright! I just wanted to make sure, I know coolmath doesn't have a history of stealing games but i wanted to make sure <3
rainbow tree
rainbow tree?
Had a blast
Thanks! You've made my tuesday morning with this creation :)
Ah thank you so much! Hope you like this one as well :)
A relaxing cloud octopus....
It's amazing! I love playing with the leaf color of my tree. Really beautiful and destressing game, thank you! ❤️🌸
the colours, the shape, the mood! this is beautiful. we're so glad it helps you to destress!
When I feel down, I will look at this and get better. :)
so will we! thanks for sharing :)
2 regards in the form of feedback;
1. The so called "ficus palmatum" is what i only could imagine really supposed to be "acer palmatum"; Japanese maple
2. Deadwood feature? as in shari and jinning
oh and here are some new creations
only thing i can suggest, you could add button to change background color, sometimes it’s too bright, white leaves against white background. so it’s even better when taking screenshot 🎨
Thanks for the feedback :) we're glad you're enjoying Bonsai Builder. We hope to come back to it someday soon with changes like this one.
it was a bit tough to get an interesting shape, but here’s something 🤍
Literati style... Juglans? I've never heard of this tree eventhough I do bonsai IRL...
Anyway I love this program it's such a stress/anxiety relief. Much love to you developer!
:)
I just searched it up and turns out juglans is the scientific name for the walnut family! The more you know...
An amazing tree! We're glad you're having such a positive time with our game <3 and every name does mean something...
i think i unlocked a secret color or something :0 very pretty
Beautiful!