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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!

12 December 2019

The Sapling is a simulator, released 12 December 2019 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Sapling is

The Sapling was released in 2019. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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!
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are educational and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Sapling launched on 12 December 2019, within three weeks of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Arise: A Simple Story.

Released around the same time: Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Arise: A Simple Story.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did The Sapling come out?
The Sapling was released on 12 December 2019 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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