The Sapling

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!

The Sapling is a life sim, sandbox and science game developed and published by Wessel Stoop.
Released on December 12th 2019 is available in English on Windows and Linux.

It has received 1,312 reviews of which 1,182 were positive and 130 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 15.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Sapling into these genres:

Life Sim Sandbox Science God Game Nature Artificial Intelligence Procedural Generation Simulation Dinosaurs Aliens Education Relaxing Open World Casual Singleplayer Atmospheric Early Access Indie Short Survival

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: A processor with SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities.
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 150 MB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 16 or newer
Processor: A processor with SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities.
Storage: 150 MB available space

Reviews

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Sept. 2024

a great game that gets updated all the time. If you find ecosystems and mutation interesting this is the game for you Good Gameplay and Good music

June 2024

the game is like spore but instead of control and evolve one species, in the sapling you can make 1 algae species and skip 250-1000 years and sea the algae expand (pun intended). additionally if you turn-on random mutations the algae evolve to have all the colours of the colour spectrum and the algae can evolve into land plant like trees and grass. after the algae/plant evolve it FOOD for animal which might start out as simple "fish" the animal can evolve to fly, hunt and a more complex fish. 1 thing i do not like about the sapling is that they a glitch where sometimes when i skip time it freeze on the skip time screem but that could be my computer

April 2024

its good but gets boring after a few hours still i think it was worth the money

April 2024

I love sandbox and evolution games. so this was a must buy however my pc has issues running it for longer then an hour due to the amount of stuff going on even when having everything to low and the cap for each type of creature to 1000. but thats my problem. if you have a better pc and enjoy playing god then it a must get. and itl only get better.

April 2024

I love this game and it has loads of potential. here are my ideas that would make this game much better. The game’s performance can be laggy, detracting from the immersive experience. Addressing optimization issues would significantly enhance enjoyment. Additionally, the randomness of evolution, while exciting, can lead to frustration. Consider introducing an evolution slider to balance randomness and directed evolution. Imagine if certain animals could evolve into more complex beings—perhaps even humans or other intelligent species. Implementing gradual transitions would add depth and narrative richness to the game.

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Last Updates

Steam data	23 November 2024 08:05
SteamSpy data	19 December 2024 05:41
Steam price	23 December 2024 12:29
Steam reviews	22 December 2024 04:00

15.99€

8.6

1,182

130

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Developer

Wessel Stoop

Publisher

Wessel Stoop

Release 12 Dec 2019

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