The Sapling overview

Overview

The Sapling comes from Wessel Stoop and is published by Wessel Stoop. It arrived on Steam on Dec 12, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Sapling's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 43 players at 23 September 2026 - 00:15:01 UTC, with a tracked peak near 154. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 90% positive across 1,870 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Sapling is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Sapling has sold up to 59,220 units and has 1,929 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $613,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Sapling overview details

The Sapling combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Design algae and plants Whether you want a small flower that glows in the dark, black algae specialized for planets without a lot of sunlight, or a forest of giant trees covered in spikes, it's up to you. Design aquatic, land and flying animals Want a brightly colored fish that drags itself onto land to hide its eggs in burrows? Or perhaps a land animal that gives birth to live young and quickly runs from flower to flower to drink nectar? Or what about a flying carnivore specialized for diving and catching its prey underwater? Again, it's up to you. Scenarios: learn the simulation step by step While the simulation in this game can be deep and complex, it's introduced to the player step by step; it never becomes overwhelming. Each scenario tasks you to build an ecosystem that meets specific requirements, and introduces a small number of new concepts. Sandbox: build your own planet The sandbox offers the same functionality as the scenarios (but, obviously, with everything unlocked), but also much more: play with the procedural planet generator to get the exact planet you want, whether it's a desert world, an underwater world, or whatever you come up with. It even allows you to define up to 8 seasons to spice that ecosystem up a little. While playing, you can continue to change things: the next ice age is always only a few clicks away. Turn on random mutations and see what evolution does with your ecosystem The most exciting feature of the sandbox, at least according to solo dev Wessel Stoop, is random mutations . See your algae, plants and animals evolve to quickly fill avai…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Sapling is listed as a game with $17.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 43 players at 23 September 2026 - 00:15:01 UTC, a tracked peak of 154, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Life SimSandboxScienceGod GameNatureArtificial IntelligenceProcedural GenerationSimulationDinosaursAliensEducationRelaxingOpen WorldCasualSingleplayer

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