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Gourdlets

Island town-building sandbox for decorating and watching tiny residents

AuntyGames · Published by Future Friends Games, AuntyGames · Released Aug 15, 2024

CasualIndieSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 2,068
Recent reviews
Mixed
57% of 14 in 30 days
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jun 16, 2025
Minimum PC
256 mb memory
2 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Gourdlets?

Gourdlets is a town-building sandbox set on an island where small residents arrive by train. You place buildings and decorations, furnish interiors, customize residents, and watch them use the town. There are no required objectives, currency, or fail states; an idle window mode displays the town at the bottom of your screen.

For you if...

  • +you like relaxed decorating without managing a city budget
  • +you enjoy watching small characters go about their day

Not for you if...

  • −you need clear goals or strategic city management
  • −you want extensive options for furnishing and decorating

What players say

92% of 2,068 reviews are positive · 57% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the cute art, relaxed pace, and the way residents interact with placed objects. Their most common complaint is that the limited selection of decorations and furniture makes building feel repetitive.

Screenshots and trailer

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Gourdlets system requirements

Minimum: 256 mb memory, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista or greater
Processor
2 Ghz
Graphics
256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Gourdlets have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Gourdlets run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
10
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Gourdlets use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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