The Sapling
The Sapling
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 1,936 reviews
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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!
DeveloperWessel Stoop
PublisherWessel Stoop
ReleasedDec 12, 2019
Runs onWindows, Linux
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Playable · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Verified
Price$17.99
Player history
2021202220232025
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 21 | -7 | -25.0% | 52 |
| Jun 2026 | 28 | -1 | -3.4% | 55 |
| May 2026 | 29 | +2 | +7.4% | 57 |
| Apr 2026 | 27 | -2 | -6.9% | 63 |
| Mar 2026 | 29 | +3 | +11.5% | 76 |
| Feb 2026 | 26 | -5 | -16.1% | 52 |
| Jan 2026 | 31 | +6 | +24.0% | 117 |
| Dec 2025 | 25 | -12 | -32.4% | 50 |
| Nov 2025 | 37 | -10 | -21.3% | 136 |
| Oct 2025 | 47 | +8 | +20.5% | 106 |
| Sep 2025 | 39 | +19 | +95.0% | 118 |
| Aug 2025 | 20 | +1 | +5.3% | 39 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
via Steam
- Jun 30, 2026The stream is almost halfway! Watch together with the dev in 2 hours
- Jun 25, 2026Wright-2b is live!
- May 16, 2026Patch v13.71
- Apr 7, 2026Patch v13.57
- Mar 17, 2026Patch v13.52
- Mar 7, 2026Patch v13.49
Audience
English
88%
Portuguese (Brazil)
3%
German
3%
Russian
2%
French
1%
Portuguese
1%
Other
2%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 93 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Achievements
5
Median earned by
52.5%
Rarest earned by
12.8%
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
