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Alien Garden

Alien Garden is set on a scrolling planet consisting mainly of 24 clusters of crystals, representing flowers. You control an embryonic life-form and must ensure its survival and reproduction through up to 20…

31 December 1982

Alien Garden is a strategy developed by Epyx, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 8-bit.

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What Alien Garden is

Alien Garden is a strategy game developed by Epyx and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Alien Garden is set on a scrolling planet consisting mainly of 24 clusters of crystals, representing flowers. You control an embryonic life-form and must ensure its survival and reproduction through up to 20 generations.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Alien Garden launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Alien Garden come out?
Alien Garden was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 8-bit.

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