Core loop
The public game description names cutting trees, selling wood, buying upgrades and paying the Tax Collector.
Cut the Forest Beginner Guide
Start Cut the Forest with the creator-written tree, wood, upgrade and Tax Collector loop, then choose a current Swamp objective without relying on guessed prices or controls.
Quick answer
Begin by cutting trees. Sell the wood, buy an upgrade that fixes your current bottleneck, and prepare for the Tax Collector. After the core loop, the v1.4.0 Swamp content includes boats between islands, slimes, and the Witch House objective.
- • Cut the Forest beginner guide for how to play.
- • Trees → sell Wood → Upgrades → Tax Collector starting sequence.
- • First-session progression checklist with direct task links.
- • Answer-first newcomer checklist and stuck-state help.
What is known
Use these current facts first
Current area
v1.4.0 names a new Swamp forest with boats, islands, slimes and the Witch House.
Flexible late goals
No official source says boats, slimes and the Witch must be completed in one optimal order.
Walkthrough
What to do in the live game
These steps stay inside what the current public game information supports. Follow the live prompt whenever a control, price or requirement is not listed.
- 1
Cut the trees available in your starting area and follow the live interaction prompt.
- 2
Sell the wood, then choose a visible upgrade that improves the slowest part of your loop.
- 3
Treat paying the Tax Collector as the next named core milestone, then move into the Swamp objectives.
If you are stuck
- • If you cannot find an interaction, use the prompt shown by the current game instead of an unverified key binding.
- • If you do not know what comes next, check completed milestones in the Progression Navigator.
Avoid these mistakes
- • Buying something only because it looks rare instead of solving the current bottleneck.
- • Following a guide for 99 Nights in the Forest, The Forest, or Cut Trees Incremental by mistake.
Questions
Cut the Forest Beginner Guide FAQ
What should I do first?
Cut trees, then sell the wood as the first two actions in the public core loop.
What comes after selling wood?
Buy a useful upgrade, then prepare for the Tax Collector milestone.
When do I go to the Swamp?
Use the Swamp as the current later-content cluster after the visible core progression allows it.
Are the exact prices listed here?
No. A complete current price and effect table was not present in the public data checked.
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