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Arborist playtest
by Sprout and Sesame
Build a garden, survive the forecast, and follow a trail of birds through wild habitats in this cozy roguelike card game. Discover new cards, tools, and enchantments as you shape unique builds that keep every run feeling fresh.
Anyone with a Steam account can join, and it's free.
- Access
- Instant
- On playtest since
- Oct 6, 2026
- Planned release
- Mar 2027
- Developer
- Sprout and Sesame
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese and 5 more
How to join the Arborist playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Join playtest button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Use the Arborist playtest signup there. You're in straight away, with nothing to pay.
- The playtest shows up in your Steam library, ready to install and play.
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How AI is used
No generative AI is used during runtime. Static assets and translations were created using AI and thoroughly reviewed by the developer.
The developer's own words, from Steam.
About Arborist
Arborist is a cozy roguelike deckbuilder about building a garden that birds can’t resist. Spend each day’s limited daylight playing ideas into your plots. Grow flowers, trees, and shelters. Feed the garden, protect it from hungry animals and bad weather.
At the end of the day, your garden produces Attraction. Then the forecast arrives. Frost, heat, storms, and animals all have their own ways of destroying the garden. Build enough attraction to entice the birds before they leave. Otherwise, you'll lose the path.
Each run feels different.
- 48 different plants that build attraction
- 77 tools, each providing unique benefits
- 30+ birds to attract
- card enchantments, multiple difficulties, and characters
Arborist is built around discovering combinations from the cards, tools, and choices in each run. Follow the trail as far as your build can carry you.
From the game's Steam page.
