The Sapling v13.71a (upd.21.05.2026)

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Game updated on 21-05-2026, 11:47. Current version: v13.71a (upd.21.05.2026).

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Community Rating: 66 votes

About The Game

The Sapling — is a typical sandbox without any specific goals or imposed tasks. Just create, have fun, and watch the life of what you created. But remember, each of your actions or decisions will affect how your creation will change. As for the gameplay as a whole, it is really interesting here. But conditionally the whole process can be divided into two stages. The first stage is to create the conditions and the object of study. You can create the conditions in which the object of observation will later live, and then you can create an animal or plants, or all at once. Moreover, the most beautiful thing is that you can do it the way you yourself consider it necessary.

NOTE. Uploaded version: 21 May 2026 [v13.71a]. This is Full Release and latest version of game and included. The game is already Packaged in Installer and ready to run the game after install, read the instruction below.

Game Details

Title: The Sapling
Genre: Simulation, Early Access
Developer: Wessel Stoop
Publisher: Wessel Stoop
Release year: 2019
Available Languages: english
Release Name: The_Sapling_v13_71a
Game Version: v13.71a (upd.21.05.2026)
Size: 295.0 MB
Steam link https://store.steampowered.com/app/997380/The_Sapling/
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Full Description

That is, you can create a strange six-legged animal with eyes in place of the mouth, or something like that. You can even set animation of movements, program it for reactions, actions, and everything else. And then the time comes for the second stage. Here you can already do two different ways. For example, you can change the conditions yourself, or trust the automatic generation and see how what you create will change, evolve.

Key Features

Design plants and animals.
Fast-forward time to and watch the ecosystem work like a charm or slowly fall apart (probably the latter).
A sandbox mode where you can skip time and turn on random mutation, allowing true evolution.
An instinct system where you can specify what an animal should do when it hears or sees something.
A procedural animation system so any animal can perform any animation.
Procedural music mixed on the fly.
Everything set up to be easily extended by players.

System Requirements

MINIMUM:
OS: Windows 7
Processor: A processor with SSE2 instruction set support
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities.
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 150 MB available space

RECOMMENDED:
Memory: 16 GB RAM

Screenshots

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How to Install

1. The first thing we do is download the game’s installation files.
2. After downloaded, go to the folder and run the file «setup.exe».
3. During the installation, we specify the location on the disk where we want to install it.
4. At the end of the unpacking process, a shortcut appears on the desktop.
5. Start the game.