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Cloud Gardens

Noio · 2021-09-01

SteamGOGMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 01, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 01, 2021 (Xbox One), Jun 16, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 09, 2020 (Mac), Sep 09, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas

Cloud Gardens is a Casual, Indie, Simulation game released in 2021 priced at $17.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Very Positive (95% of 2309 reviews).

3
playing now
95%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
58/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$17.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Cloud Gardens is a simulation and puzzle game developed by Dutch developer Noio and published by Coatsink. It released in early access in 2020 and was fully released September 1, 2021 for Windows, macOS, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, and later for Nintendo Switch on June 16, 2022. In the game, players must complete a number of dioramas by planting and growing seeds using objects. The game received generally positive reviews on release.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (330 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 29,050 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 46k–104k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,309 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.99-50%
Microsoft Store$17.49

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at Steam (2020-09-09) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 45 of 81 observed days · $4.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32532520202026Week of 2020-09-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
603Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 60 · peak 270Nov 2020 — avg 13 · peak 39Jan 2021 — avg 12 · peak 30Mar 2021 — avg 14 · peak 48May 2021 — avg 7 · peak 21Jul 2021 — avg 6 · peak 16Sep 2021 — avg 42 · peak 204Nov 2021 — avg 15 · peak 65Jan 2022 — avg 25 · peak 64Mar 2022 — avg 12 · peak 24May 2022 — avg 16 · peak 35Jul 2022 — avg 20 · peak 68Sep 2022 — avg 13 · peak 43Nov 2022 — avg 10 · peak 28Jan 2023 — avg 14 · peak 33Mar 2023 — avg 12 · peak 36May 2023 — avg 11 · peak 38Jul 2023 — avg 8 · peak 21Sep 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Nov 2023 — avg 8 · peak 25Jan 2024 — avg 12 · peak 31Mar 2024 — avg 10 · peak 27May 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Jul 2024 — avg 12 · peak 32Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Nov 2024 — avg 6 · peak 16Jan 2025 — avg 7 · peak 19Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Jul 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 15Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$17.99$4.792020-09-092026-10-142020-09-09 — best price $4.792020-12-22 — best price $6.392021-04-02 — best price $14.992021-09-08 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $12.592022-11-22 — best price $12.592023-05-01 — best price $11.692023-11-03 — best price $10.792024-01-25 — best price $10.792024-03-14 — best price $10.792024-06-10 — best price $14.392024-07-29 — best price $17.992024-10-08 — best price $17.992024-11-18 — best price $17.992024-12-20 — best price $10.792025-02-05 — best price $17.992025-03-19 — best price $14.392025-05-02 — best price $17.992025-06-04 — best price $17.992025-07-10 — best price $17.992025-08-26 — best price $8.992025-09-29 — best price $8.992025-10-28 — best price $12.592025-12-18 — best price $8.992026-02-04 — best price $17.992026-03-26 — best price $17.992026-05-14 — best price $17.992026-07-17 — best price $17.992026-09-02 — best price $17.992026-09-08 — best price $17.992026-09-14 — best price $8.992026-09-20 — best price $8.992026-09-26 — best price $8.992026-10-02 — best price $8.992026-10-08 — best price $17.992026-10-14 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1102026-05-30 — 4 pageviews2026-06-03 — 7 pageviews2026-06-07 — 11 pageviews2026-06-11 — 0 pageviews2026-06-15 — 4 pageviews2026-06-19 — 4 pageviews2026-06-23 — 3 pageviews2026-06-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-01 — 6 pageviews2026-07-05 — 9 pageviews2026-07-09 — 9 pageviews2026-07-13 — 8 pageviews2026-07-17 — 2 pageviews2026-07-21 — 5 pageviews2026-07-25 — 6 pageviews2026-07-29 — 8 pageviews2026-08-02 — 4 pageviews2026-08-06 — 4 pageviews2026-08-10 — 2 pageviews2026-08-14 — 3 pageviews2026-08-18 — 6 pageviews2026-08-22 — 7 pageviews2026-08-26 — 10 pageviews2026-08-30 — 4 pageviews2026-09-03 — 7 pageviews2026-09-07 — 4 pageviews2026-09-11 — 7 pageviews2026-09-15 — 8 pageviews2026-09-19 — 2 pageviews2026-09-23 — 4 pageviews2026-09-27 — 3 pageviews2026-10-01 — 7 pageviews2026-10-05 — 5 pageviews2026-10-08 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
61.1%
earned "Discovery"
6.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7405%11
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1168%11

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DIndieCasualNatureSandboxSurrealBuildingRelaxingSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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