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Gourdlets
An easygoing sandbox game about building towns for cute vegetable folks. Create your perfect community then watch as the gourdlets make themselves at home. No objectives, no points, just good vibes. Play in full screen, or let your gourdlets hang out at the bottom of your screen!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Keep in mind, that I bought this game when it was on sell and with just extra money I had from buying other games. Gourdlets is a cute little game about just designing a town for these little bean creatures. Compareable…”
“Despite the fact that I usually don't like decorating games, I quite enjoyed this one. The villagers are adorable and customizable, and I love the graphics. The groudlets intereact with many of the elements, from…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Despite the fact that I usually don't like decorating games, I quite enjoyed this one. The villagers are adorable and customizable, and I love the graphics. The groudlets intereact with many of the elements, from…”
“Super cute game with a cozy vibe but it's kind of bare bones?? It's very fun to design an island and customize your little gourds but when it comes to designing areas and building towns it feels lacking. There aren't a…”
“A cute, relaxing, simple game for a decent price. I love how colorful it is -- it's perfect after a super stressful and irritating day. Calms me down. Overall, good game and I would recommend it if something simple and…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“a very cute game with a heavy hitting melancholically sweet soundtrack (i love the title track so much!) I had great relaxing fun with it for 2-3 hours and got my worth out of it!! Of course it is one of these sandbox…”
“This little interactive zen garden game is precious! And for the price it's a steal! Essentially you are crafting the world tile by tile, for your little creatures, who use whatever you place down. As they use things…”
“i really enjoy this little game!! a lot of people talk about how they wish there were more customization options and furniture, and i agree with that - but for a 'playing in the background' sorta game, i personally like…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This little interactive zen garden game is precious! And for the price it's a steal! Essentially you are crafting the world tile by tile, for your little creatures, who use whatever you place down. As they use things…”
“This is one of my favorite games. It's relaxing and you can make unlimited changes to everything if you want to try new things. They can't die or get sick and there are no resources or money involved. You simply create…”
“Gourdlets is the perfect cozy game for those who want to design a town and building interiors without needing to grind or manage resources. Nearly everything is unlocked from the very start, enabling players to use…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“a very cute game with a heavy hitting melancholically sweet soundtrack (i love the title track so much!) I had great relaxing fun with it for 2-3 hours and got my worth out of it!! Of course it is one of these sandbox…”
“A cute little idling game where you create a little world for cute creatures. Don't expect much gameplay, this is really just about decorating some areas and watching little creatures play/move around. Kind of reminds…”
“Do I think this game is worth the money? Sure. Especially if you like sandbox type games. But if your goal is to accomplish ANYTHING aside from your own creative satisfaction.... You're going to be disappointed.…”
32 of the 103 reviews raise this · 26 of them still recommend the game.
“Keep in mind, that I bought this game when it was on sell and with just extra money I had from buying other games. Gourdlets is a cute little game about just designing a town for these little bean creatures. Compareable…”
“I haven't played since the few days after I bought it like a year or two ago? I can't recall. I've only played it now to confirm that it hasn't magically become a game. FANTASTIC demo, got me so hyped. Untill the game…”
“Despite the fact that I usually don't like decorating games, I quite enjoyed this one. The villagers are adorable and customizable, and I love the graphics. The groudlets intereact with many of the elements, from…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I haven't played since the few days after I bought it like a year or two ago? I can't recall. I've only played it now to confirm that it hasn't magically become a game. FANTASTIC demo, got me so hyped. Untill the game…”
“i feel bad giving a negative review to such a small game, but honestly i just don't think it's worth playing it. and i say this being someone who usually enjoys games like this one. like i said, the game is very small.…”
“adorable, wholesome, relaxing, I usually play before bedtime. i just wish they had more content or seasonal knick-knacks. an optional mini game (or two) wouldn't hurt either.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I don't know what I was expecting exactly when I started playing this game. It's just building and letting the dudes roam and do their business. Eventually you collect their blooms and unlock stuff, which takes forever…”
“A cute little idling game where you create a little world for cute creatures. Don't expect much gameplay, this is really just about decorating some areas and watching little creatures play/move around. Kind of reminds…”
“This is a very cute little game, though achieving full completion is a bit tedious, it is well worth the price for a cozy little simple town builder to just vibe with.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Extremely open game with no specific goal. Very casual in this way, but I'd rather have seen that as a mode within a game that did offer some purpose or reason to keep me playing. But for the right person they'll sink…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“i feel bad giving a negative review to such a small game, but honestly i just don't think it's worth playing it. and i say this being someone who usually enjoys games like this one. like i said, the game is very small.…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“It's less about building and managing a city and more about quietly watching a little terrarium full of adorable little lives. It may sound like a flaw that there isn't much to do, but that gentle boredom is exactly what makes it so charming.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“This game was such an unexpected treasure. I love Gourdlets!! And hats off to the Dev, 10/10. I'm always impressed by a one person dev, but this game was exceptionally made. Its hard to find true, non-capitalism cozy games. You just get to build your island and enjoy seeing the…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“[hr][/hr] [code]English / Português (PT-BR) This review contains both English and Brazilian Portuguese versions.[/code] [hr][/hr] [h2] ENGLISH[/h2] [hr][/hr] [h1] A cute idea… but not enough game yet.[/h1] [quote] [h2]Relaxing town builder with a lot of charm, but not enough…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Catch us in Wholesome Games Celebration on Steam!
Hello gourdies,Just dropping by to let you know Gourdlets and Gourdlets Together are in the Wholesome Celebration on Steam, with Gourdlets on sale at 25% off! I’m super excited to be included in this
[1.0.2g] follow-up to corrupt savefile fix
Follow up to: https://steamcommunity.com/games/2013730/announcements/detail/810198487112095153 Just addressing more edge cases reported by gourdlets players in discord
[1.0.2f] Certain types of corrupt savefiles will now load
This is a quick follow-up to my previous patch: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2013730/view/810198487112095150 In that patch, I solved an issue that arose when a gourdlet who was on a buildin
[1.0.2e] Ability to delete gourdlets: fixed an edge case bug
Issues fixed: Ghost gourdlet named "Null" In my previous patch, I added the ability to delete gourdlets. I did not realize that an issue would arise when you try to delete a gourdlet that is already i
[1.0.2d] You can now delete little guys on your island! + visual bugfixes
Ability to delete gourdlets!! Paintings change size when being moved Be able to move rug even if there is furniture on top of it Wall hangings flip on cam rotate Visual glitch on backs of paintings /
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Sandbox · City Builder · Relaxing · Simulation · Building · Cute · Colorful · Cozy · Pixel Graphics · Open World · Clicker · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Official site | https://www.auntygames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or greater Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+ DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space