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The Sapling

The Sapling

Wessel Stoop · December 12, 2019 · Life Sim, Sandbox, God Game, Science, Nature

Buy The Sapling from Steam at $17.99 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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$17.99
lowest tracked $7.99
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The Sapling price by region

The Sapling costs $9.89 in Georgia (USD), £14.99 in the United Kingdom, $17.99 in the United States, €17.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$23.49 in Canada, NZ$26.29 in New Zealand, A$26.50 in Australia, R$54.99 in Brazil and zł82.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Sapling offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $9.89 $9.89 — 1
United Kingdom £14.99 £14.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $17.99 $17.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €17.99 €17.99 — 1
Canada CA$23.49 CA$23.49 — 1
New Zealand NZ$26.29 NZ$26.29 — 1
Australia A$26.50 A$26.50 — 1
Brazil R$54.99 R$54.99 — 1
Poland zł82.99 zł82.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Sapling

✦ AI summary

Design custom plants and animals from the ground up, then watch them evolve and compete in procedurally generated ecosystems with dynamic seasons and environmental challenges. The game's deep simulation is introduced gradually through scenario-based learning, then opens into a sandbox where random mutations drive realistic evolutionary arms races as species adapt or go extinct.

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 — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

The Sapling is a creature evolution simulation that players praise for its intuitive gameplay, engaging sandbox mode, and responsive developer who implements community feedback effectively. The main complaints center on minor bugs in the species editor and requests for additional features like unlockable body parts and better terrain editing controls during sandbox play. Players generally feel the game delivers solid value for the price and recommend it to those interested in evolution simulations.

Recommended Oct 2, 2026
yeah gud
Recommended Oct 2, 2026
its really good make freaky little guys
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
Evolution mmm
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
The successor to Species AL,RE, the dev listens and understands his players asks and implements them all wonderfully, very minor bugs mostly relating to just the species editor/maker, fun easy to understand challenge scenarios. My only real wish is, a mode like sandbox just where you don't have all the body parts available to get, and overtime you unlock them (unless its already in the game, If so Please tell me). !Overall a 8/10 game!
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
although I wish there was a starter organism that could turn into a plant, animal, Fungi or algi or a default animal you could add into the game it is really good.sandbox is great although when i try to draw new land masses midgame the height is sea level and i cannot change the height of structures i've added, other then those it is the best simulation i have played.
Recommended Sep 30, 2026
be me get game for 18$ open scenarios struggle finish scenarios open sandbox yay

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