The Treehouse (video game)

The Treehouse
Apple II cover art
DeveloperBroderbund
PublisherBroderbund
ProducerJanese Swanson
DesignersLeslie Grimm
Lynn Kirkpatrick
ComposerTom Rettig
SeriesEarly Learning Family Series
EngineMohawk
PlatformsMS-DOS, Apple II, Mac, FM Towns, Windows
Release
  • June 1991 (MS-DOS)
  • 1992 (Apple II)
  • September 23, 1993 (Mac)
  • 1995 (FM Towns)
  • 1996 (Windows)
GenreEducational
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

The Treehouse is a point-and-click educational video game for MS-DOS and then ported to Mac and the FM Towns, with Windows versions arriving later. Following the success of The Playroom, Broderbund created The Treehouse, which provides more content and furthers the user's ability to explore. First released in 1991, most copies were sold in educational supply stores rather than mainstream stores that sold computer software; it included a sing-along cassette tape. It was re-released in 1996 for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. Although the Windows version has the same general activities, the characters, interface, and locations are different.