[1] Over four seasons, players place their forest animal meeples to get resources to buy cards into a personal tableau, which give points towards winning the game or special abilities to help them build further.

[4][5] Keith Law of Paste Magazine and Vulture dubbed Everdell one of the best new board games of 2018,[4] praising its gameplay, forest animal theme, and "gorgeous" art and components.

[6] Smithsonian also called it one of the best games of 2018, lavishing praise on the tactile components, such as the hefty coins, squishy berries, and three dimensional tree which holds the cards available for purchase.

A simplified version of the base game aimed at a younger audience called My Lil' Everdell was published in 2022.

[13] A video game adaptation developed by Dire Wolf was released in July 2022 on Steam, iOS and Android.