At the risk of stating the obvious, you really seem to enjoy reviewing these "tree" type games, since I've seen several reviews over the past few weeks. I tried the Game Developer's tree, but gave up some time after starting the Degrees layer, since my progress being reset got frustrating over times.
Yeah, I definitely enjoy these games, and resetting is something that any players who intend to get into the engine have to get used to... Though in most cases, I feel like the gains are rewarding enough to continue (it felt that way with the tree you mentioned, if you're talking about the Diploma layer, as at least there you'd get pretty good rewards from milestones, especially the third and fourth). Then again, that could be a rather high tolerance to this kind of stuff.
Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods Of Incremental)I think that resetting works if you get a noticeable boost and the previous parts are sped up, to show how much more power you now have. The gameplay loop when resetting a new layer sometimes ends up as leap > progress > routine > boredom > partial automation > full automation, with various upgrades and challenges shaking things up. I think the game should either automate or move on to the next layer before it starts setting into boredom, so that things feel fresh.
One game I've been trying to play has a lot of resetting and content (more than 20 layers from what I can tell), but you don't feel much faster or rewarded by doing so (I'm at layer 10), and the gameplay is highly repetitive, with you simply waiting and grinding until you eventually hit the goal for the one available upgrade with practically no variation or interesting mechanics. That game will likely get a D or even E rank when I beat it and the page is out. Or The Tree Of Death has a ton of resetting in the second layer for little gain and tedium with rebuying upgrades, and that game would likely get a D rank (though it's also very short). By contrast, this game had a lot more variety and interesting bits, while the resets felt decently satisfying, and in fact I was disappointed that it ended up so short because I wanted more interesting things and progression, so I gave it a C rank.
Currently mostly inactive. An incremental game I tested: https://galaxy.click/play/176 (Gods Of Incremental)Leave a Comment:

Far from h0-hum, but short (v0.083)
This review was published when the game was in v0.083 (most likely the final update, but mentioning it just in case).
While the game is definitely a fun challenge with nice extras, the lack of layers and overall short length has ultimately left me somewhat unsatisfied. h0nde may not have the deepest lore in the world, but surely it would be possible to come up with more platforms he'd visit and try to make accounts on.
Overall rank: C (Decent)