Anyone who has accidentally drowned a peace lily will recognise the energy of Sprout. Indie studio Rabble are bringing their houseplant-themed game to Kickstarter in June 2026 at a launch price of $34 (RRP $45), with the cosy-game crowd already lining up through the prelaunch page for a 'Friendly Fungi' mini-expansion that comes free with early pledges.
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See how it worksSprout is a 2-5 player, 45-70 minute competitive game about keeping houseplants alive, which is trickier than it sounds. You adopt plants from a shared shelf, reveal nutrient cards to stock your pot, and try to sprout different plants, each with its own effect when it takes root. Overwatering or overloading any single nutrient type is a fast way to kill what you have, so the whole game is about reading what you actually need and restraining yourself. The hook worth telling your group about is the nutrient-passing mechanic: you can hand a leftover nutrient to a roommate's pot to help them sprout something, even though you are competing for the best plant family overall. It is that low-grade petty friendliness that sells the whole thing.
Rabble are a relatively small studio with a couple of social party games already out, including the deliberately chaotic word game that shares their name. That makes Sprout their first push into the cosy strategy space rather than their first Kickstarter, which is the sort of context backers actually care about. For the cosy-game shelf it sits alongside Wingspan, Verdant, and Sanibel as a low-barrier pick you can pull out with non-gamer friends. Production begins after the campaign with a holiday 2026 delivery target.
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Start organising for freeIf this is a your-group kind of game, get it on the list and then round up the plant parents for a night once it ships.
Sources: Sprout Prelaunch | BoardGameGeek | Kickstarter | Rabble Games
