The Sapling

The Sapling

Steam Deck Playable

Wessel Stoop · Life Sim · Dec 12, 2019

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $17.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

89%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Optimization: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
14% of themes are praise14% are divided72% are caveats
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Optimization and graphical improvements would be huge for future updates—if the devs are reading this, please prioritize stability!
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love1 theme
Optimization14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics11 reviews
73%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs24 reviews
67%
Crashes18 reviews
61%
Performance14 reviews
43%
Interface10 reviews
50%
Gameplay7 reviews
43%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $17.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
5
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.