Sprout
Released Jan 2018
Embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. Make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.
95% positive · 1,775 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Sprout is a completed puzzle-adventure game that launched on Steam on January 5, 2018. It was originally a Flash-based browser game that Mindful Mammoth rebuilt in Unity to preserve it after Flash's end-of-life — the Steam release was explicitly framed as a port giving the existing game "a new lease on life," not the start of an ongoing development project. The developer has never announced any additional content, expansions, or updates beyond the base game. The only post-launch communication was a minor technical update on July 5, 2020, which updated the game's compatibility with newer operating systems (macOS Catalina and beyond) without changing any gameplay, achievements, or leaderboards. There has been no developer communication since July 5, 2020, and no content was ever planned or announced beyond what shipped at launch. The game is a self-contained, finished experience.
Evidence
Launch announcement explains Sprout is a Unity rebuild of an existing Flash browser game, ported to Steam to preserve it — no mention of planned post-launch content or expansions.
Store description presents Sprout as a complete, self-contained puzzle-adventure with a defined narrative arc. No mention of future updates, DLC, seasons, or ongoing content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Mindful Mammoth
Achievements
3
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
You feel gentle a thump as you land in the warm tropical sand. Who are you? Who do you want to be? Something in your heart whispers of shade, majesty, and acorns. What does this mean?
Your mother waves to the east. On the far side of the ocean is a world! Plants and animals! Mountains and valleys! Birds and flowers and a forest of mighty oaks. Yes! You know that this is who and what you are meant to be: an oak.
Your parents can't teach you how to be an oak. The only one who can teach you how to be an oak is another oak. Still, your parents teach you what they can - the way of the coconut. This will give you the ability to cross to the mainland, and be one step closer to your goal. It's not much, but it's a start!
In Sprout, you will embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. You will make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and ultimately become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.
Features
Your mother waves to the east. On the far side of the ocean is a world! Plants and animals! Mountains and valleys! Birds and flowers and a forest of mighty oaks. Yes! You know that this is who and what you are meant to be: an oak.
Your parents can't teach you how to be an oak. The only one who can teach you how to be an oak is another oak. Still, your parents teach you what they can - the way of the coconut. This will give you the ability to cross to the mainland, and be one step closer to your goal. It's not much, but it's a start!
In Sprout, you will embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. You will make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and ultimately become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.
Features
- Friendly puzzles
- Hand-drawn artwork
- Botanical soul
- The ability to sprout into different plants with different abilities
- Multiple opportunities to travel through the gastrointestinal tract of an animal
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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