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Germination

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App ID 428490
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Sullivan Boyd & Cadence Petersen
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28973357
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 04:27:37 UTC ()
Release Date 13 April 2018 – 05:31:22 UTC ()
❓ 66.84%
47 reviews
0
In-Game

An astronaut has crash-landed on an alien planet, and it's started to rain... seeds. Featuring a campaign and an endless mode with leaderboards, Germination is an arcade platform-em-up about stomping your way to the highest combo, excruciatingly detailed with hand-crafted animations.

Additional Information

Developer Sullivan Boyd & Cadence Petersen
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metacritic_name Germination
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Sullivan Boyd & Cadence Petersen
Store Release Date 13 April 2018 – 05:31:33 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 13 April 2018 – 05:31:22 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 January 2020 – 16:35:40 UTC () (1577982940)
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Detected Technologies (?) FMOD SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 22 June 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2688278
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First seen on SteamDB 14 December 2015 – 23:10:41 UTC (), in changelist #1608860

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 💥 Action 🏽 2D 🏗️ Platformer 🕹 Arcade 👾 Pixel Graphics 👤 Singleplayer 😓 Difficult 🌠 Space 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🧸 Cute ☠️ Perma Death 📺 Side Scroller 🌲 Survival

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Native Steam Controller

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 113 all-time peak 7 November 2018
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Store data

  • 512 followers
  • 35 positive reviews
  • 12 negative reviews
  • 74.47% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 1 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 66.84% SteamDB Rating
  • 35 74.5% positive reviews
  • 12 25.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 April 2018 – 05:31 Steam Release -
11 May 2018 – 08:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Friday Special Bundle #67 -

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Germination had an all-time peak of 113 concurrent players on 7 November 2018.

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