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Saikei: A Zen Water Garden

A tiny voxel world in a glass jar that lives on your desktop. Saikei is said SIGH-kay.

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Fact sheet

Title
Saikei: A Zen Water Garden
Developer
MicroVoxel
Publisher
MicroVoxel
Release
Planned for 2027
Demo
Free demo coming to Steam in November 2026
Platform
Windows (Steam)
Price
To be announced
Genre
Cozy sandbox, desktop companion
Languages
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Simplified Chinese
Engine
Godot, with the water and sand simulations in C++

What it is

A miniature landscape in a glass jar that sits in the corner of your screen while you work. Dig a trench and the lake rushes in. Pour sand into dunes, then pour water over them and watch it carve its own river. Balance stones until they topple. Build houses, pagodas and lanterns. Koi, crabs, frogs, lizards and birds live their own little lives in the jar.

It follows your real clock, so night falls when it does outside, and the real date, so it snows in winter. No goals, no score, no way to fail. It saves on its own.

Short description

A tiny voxel world in a glass jar that sits in the corner of your desktop, on top of your windows, while you work. It carries on without you: water flows, koi and crabs go about their day, and night falls when it does outside. Reach in to dig, pour and build whenever you like.

Things to show

  • Real water you dig into

    The water is a simulation, not an animation: it rushes into trenches, fills ponds, and picks up sand as it runs downhill.

  • Balancing stones

    Stack them one at a time; off centre, the top one slips.

  • A clay stop-motion look

    Everything moves at 24 steps a second, like claymation.

  • Lives on your desktop

    A small jar over your other windows; clicks outside it go through.

  • Your clock, your calendar

    Night falls when it does outside, and it snows in winter.

  • Four themes

    Meadow, Volcano, Desert and Snowy, and several jar shapes.

Gameplay trailer

Download the trailer (MP4, 1080p)

Gameplay clips

Eleven widescreen clips, 1920×1080, 10 to 24 seconds each, game sound only: no music, no text. All real play. Free to use in videos and articles about Saikei.

Dig a trench and the lake rushes inMP4
A spring on a hilltopMP4
Dig a pond and fill itMP4
Pour sand into dunesMP4
Water carves its own river through sandMP4
Balance stones until they toppleMP4
The volcano eruptsMP4
Feed the koiMP4
Build a villageMP4
The jar on the desktopMP4
Dusk and the lanterns come on (clock sped up)MP4

Need the uncompressed masters or vertical (9:16) versions? Email us.

Screenshots

1920×1080. Click for full size; all twelve are in the ZIP.

A round jar of terraced fields on the desktopThe volcano erupting into the lakeA waterfall running down a stone spireThe Snowy theme in winterThe Desert themeCrabs, koi and frogs by the pondBuilding a houseA snowy spireThe Volcano theme in a jarDigging into the landscapeA village with a pagodaA small bell jar

Logos and art

Wordmark, tealWordmark, teal · PNG, 1280×383Wordmark, light (for dark backgrounds)Wordmark, light (for dark backgrounds) · PNG, 1280×383Steam header capsuleSteam header capsule · 920×430

About MicroVoxel

MicroVoxel is a one-person indie studio making Saikei.

Contact and use

Clips, screenshots, logos and art on this page may be used in coverage of Saikei. There are no keys yet; the free demo comes to Steam in November 2026. For interviews, footage or anything else, emailinfo@updates.saikeigame.com.

Streaming and videos

You're welcome to stream Saikei and make videos of it, monetised or not. Want to hear when the demo is out?Send us your channel.