Yes — Sprout is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Is Sprout Steam Deck verified?

Yes. Valve has tested Sprout and rates it Verified: it runs well on Steam Deck out of the box, with default controls and readable text.

Can I play Sprout on Mac?

Yes. Sprout has a native macOS version on Steam.

Is Sprout multiplayer?

No — Steam lists Sprout as single-player only.

Is Sprout on PC Game Pass?

No — Sprout is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Sprout (2018)

Jeff Nusz · January 5, 2018 · Free to Play, Casual, Indie, Adventure, Short

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About Sprout

✦ AI summary

Sprout is a casual botanical puzzle-adventure where you grow from a coconut into an oak tree by learning skills from fellow plants and solving nature-themed puzzles across a vibrant tropical world. With hand-drawn artwork and the unique ability to transform into different plants with special powers, you'll make friends and embark on a heartfelt journey of self-discovery and growth.

You feel gentle a thump as you land in the warm tropical sand. Who are you? Who do you want to be? Something in your heart whispers of shade, majesty, and acorns. What does this mean?

Your mother waves to the east. On the far side of the ocean is a world! Plants and animals! Mountains and valleys! Birds and flowers and a forest of mighty oaks. Yes! You know that this is who and what you are meant to be: an oak.

Your parents can't teach you how to be an oak. The only one who can teach you how to be an oak is another oak. Still, your parents teach you what they can - the way of the coconut. This will give you the ability to cross to the mainland, and be one step closer to your goal. It's not much, but it's a start!

In Sprout, you will embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. You will make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and ultimately become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.

Features

Friendly puzzles
Hand-drawn artwork
Botanical soul
The ability to sprout into different plants with different abilities
Multiple opportunities to travel through the gastrointestinal tract of an animal

Sprout — game info

Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam Deck: Verified
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

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What Steam players say

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Recommended Sep 12, 2026

Excellent job, Jeff Nusz! I thoroughly enjoyed this game; the simplicity, the art, the puzzle mechanics, and the storyline are wonderful. Very clever. <3

Recommended Sep 6, 2026

peak

Recommended Sep 5, 2026

fun short puzzle 👍

Recommended Sep 3, 2026

Cute simple game, I love the drawn artstyle

Recommended Aug 21, 2026

just a quick short game. nothing spectacular or anything specifically note worthy abt the game but the art style of it is really neat. honestly it wouldve been nice if this game had levels for the puzzles but eh it is what it is, who knows maybe dev might make a sequel game or smthg one day. all in all it's a nice simple game to let your kids play to teach em abt problem solving skills or smthg idk (tho lowkey they might end up disapointed with how short it is) 5/10

Recommended Aug 21, 2026

very simple and cute little puzzle game that is quite straightforward and i like the art style i also have to agree with my steam friend, they are right about the little boink sound, its great and so are all the sounds in this game

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