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Viridi

Viridi

Nurture a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Viridi is a safe haven, a place you can return to for a moment of peace and quiet whenever you need it.

Released Aug 19, 2015 Developer Zoe Vartanian, Kevin Maxon, Isa Hutchinson, Michael Bell Publisher Ice Water Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Free to PlayRelaxingSimulationCasualSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.9%positive9,320 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Review after 100% ♡♡♡ Plant it all. ⣴⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣼⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣤⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⡗ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃ ⣿⣿⡇⠜⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀Got a cat here ⣿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⡹⠙⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀ Friends passing ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣾⣿⣿⠛⠀⠀by can touch her ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠁⠀⠀and…”

— a player, Steam review · 54 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“This is among one of those early "Productivity Boost" Genre App that merged with a mini game after the game Forest went virial back in 2014.. Which lead to the later Lo-fi music player type app and other chill type room design we are seeing nowadays... Desktop…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 14 found this helpful

“Free as in 'freemium'. You have to pay for everything from new seeds to new pots to new maps, no way to just earn them - except the seeds, which you can pick up 1 for free every 7 days at random. I think this game's art style is super cute but either put it up for like $5 and…”

— a player, Steam review · 71 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:23 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

23playing at last check
8524-hour peak
1,269all-time peak
0 500 1k 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 500 avg · Aug 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

47achievements
8.8%median completion
2.0%rarest: You are really good at growing plants; maybe you should take it easy!
21.7% of players 21.5% of players 21.0% of players 18.3% of players 16.5% of players 16.0% of players 16.0% of players 15.6% of players 15.4% of players 15.1% of players 13.9% of players 13.7% of players 13.0% of players 12.8% of players 12.0% of players 10.3% of players 10.1% of players 10.1% of players 10.1% of players 9.5% of players 9.3% of players 9.0% of players 8.9% of players 8.8% of players 8.8% of players 8.8% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 8.6% of players 8.6% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.2% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 3.7% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 21.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
21.7%Echeveria 'Lola' — Grow an Echeveria 'Lola' to maturity
21.5%Sedum pachyphyllum — Grow a Sedum pachyphyllum to maturity
21.0%Kalanchoe rotundifolia — Grow a Kalanchoe rotundifolia to maturity
Rarest badges of honor
2.0%You are really good at growing plants; maybe you should take it easy! — Throw one hundred mature plants into the garden
2.2%Small ecological disaster — Throw fifty mature plants into the garden
3.7%Pleasant little garden — Throw ten mature plants into the garden

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 22, 2026
Viridi LP

Viridi's OST is now available on beautiful, green vinyl. We worked with Chehade Boulos (Mana Wave Media) to produce this limited edition run of 300 copies, with art by Gianne Encarnacion and Libby Fra

Apr 20, 2026
Wee bug fix

This patch is to fix a bug that's only really coming up on mobile versions right now. The fix changed some underlying code in a way that is better optimized, but that probably won't be noticeable eith

Oct 24, 2025
Apple Silicon Fix

Fixed an issue with the Steam integration that was causing immediate crashes on Apple Silicon devices (I think). Also fixed some minor UI issues that occurred at extreme aspect ratios, and found and f

Oct 22, 2025
Post-Gyroscope Fixes

Just some quick fixes in response to early feedback from the Crystal Gyroscope Update.Viridi will now launch in windowed mode by default. The ESC menu has a button to toggle between windowed and fulls

Oct 21, 2025
The Crystal Gyroscope Update

Our first Viridi update since 2018 😅. Hello from the future! We've updated the engine and done some selective optimizations, so the game should run a little smoother. We finally have a 64-bit OSX buil

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · Relaxing · Simulation · Casual · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Indie · Cute · Great Soundtrack · Sandbox · Nature · Family Friendly (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements47
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://icewatergames.com/viridi
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2.0 GHZ Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Must support shader model 2.0 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 200 MB available space