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The Sapling

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App ID 997380
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Wessel Stoop
Supported Systems Windows Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 32029260
Last Record Update 1 November 2025 – 16:45:51 UTC ()
Release Date 12 December 2019 – 10:30:42 UTC ()
😎 85.63%
1k reviews
48
In-Game
🧫 Life Sim 🧱 Sandbox 🌌 God Game 🔬 Science 🌿 Nature

The Sapling is a short simulation game where you design your own plants and animals, and put them in a world together. Or you turn on random mutations, and see what evolution does to your ecosystem!

Additional Information

Developer Wessel Stoop
metacritic_name The Sapling
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Wessel Stoop
Store Release Date 12 December 2019 – 10:30:52 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.youtube.com/thesapling/
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 12 December 2019 – 10:30:42 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 January 2024 – 11:29:17 UTC () (1706009357)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 15 January 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 15545230
  • configuration:
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Early Access Release Date 12 December 2019 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 8 December 2018 – 10:33:03 UTC (), in changelist #5523353

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🧫 Life Sim 🧱 Sandbox 🌌 God Game 🔬 Science 🌿 Nature 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🖥️ Simulation 🔀 Procedural Generation 🦖 Dinosaurs 👽 Aliens 🏫 Education 🧘 Relaxing 🌍 Open World 😌 Casual 👤 Singleplayer 🌫 Atmospheric 🐤 Early Access 🌱 Indie 🤏 Short 🌲 Survival

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Early Access Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

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Bundles

ID Name Set % Price Created
37936 The Sapling + soundtrack Yes -15% $20.38 15 January 2024 – 08:39:03 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Price Last Update
329181 The Sapling $17.99 1 November 2025 – 10:38:53 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
329179 Steam Sub 329179 CD Key 21 October 2024 – 17:42:39 UTC
329180 The Sapling for Beta Testing CD Key 15 June 2021 – 07:58:50 UTC
413725 The Sapling ( 997380 ) - complimentary reviewer package No Cost 15 June 2021 – 07:56:32 UTC

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