Garden Story
Unify a broken community as the newly-appointed Guardian of The Grove. Traverse a vibrant island to combat invasive Rot, inspire its inhabitants, and rebuild your home. You won't have to do this alone: fruity…
Garden Story is an adventure developed by Picogram, released 11 August 2021 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Garden Story is
Garden Story is an adventure game developed by Picogram and released in 2021. It was published by Rose City Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker Studio 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Concord, the youngest grape in The Grove, is now a Guardian, and it’s their job to help restore the island. That’s a lot to shoulder for a grape barely off the vine… and more than a few inhabitants are skeptical they have what it takes. Fortunately, Concord has friends like Elderberry, Rana, and Fuji on their side! With their help, you can take on the dangerous Rot and find ways to encourage other residents to assist in the efforts. The Grove is your home, and your work will affect change for the better! Protect your friends, gather precious materials, and repair social ties and structures by bringing the fruits, fungi, and frogs of each village together as they work to fend off the Rot…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Garden Story holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Garden Story launched on 11 August 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes and The Forgotten City. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 8 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes, The Forgotten City.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Garden Story yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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