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Distant Bloom

Ember Trail · Kinda Brave · 2024-03-27

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 27, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 27, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Mar 27, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Mar 27, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

From a world in ruins to a world in bloom. This serene management game lets you explore an alien planet where things have gone amiss. Harness the power of plants to restore the environment and build a flourishing community with your crewmates.

75%
positive of 276 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.08★
PlayStation Store rating (12 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

After a long expedition through space, you and your crew land on an alien planet with the critical mission of establishing a new home for your species. But this place is very different from the vision you saw through your telescope. What happened to the verdant life of this world? And what will happen to you?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 25% of 30,213 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.5k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 276 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.55 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 21 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620242026Week of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$3.062024-03-272026-10-082024-03-27 — best price $17.992024-04-29 — best price $14.242024-05-13 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-07-31 — best price $19.992024-08-10 — best price $19.992024-08-24 — best price $9.892024-09-07 — best price $19.992024-09-16 — best price $11.992024-10-08 — best price $15.892024-10-22 — best price $15.082024-11-27 — best price $7.722024-12-18 — best price $19.992025-01-03 — best price $15.082025-02-01 — best price $14.692025-03-04 — best price $14.692025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-04-14 — best price $9.992025-04-22 — best price $15.892025-05-21 — best price $9.992025-06-01 — best price $14.692025-06-05 — best price $15.892025-07-13 — best price $8.992025-07-24 — best price $14.692025-07-27 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $7.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-18 — best price $14.692026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-04-22 — best price $14.692026-05-28 — best price $14.832026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-07-26 — best price $4.992026-10-08 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
92.9%
earned "A New Beginning"
27.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, German

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-03-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)16113%14
PS5 (PlayStation)160%15
PS4 (PlayStation)30%15
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

3DCozyCuteAliensCasualNatureCraftingRelaxingAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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