Garden Story

Buy89%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Picogram · Singleplayer · Aug 11, 2021

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
21
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Garden Story?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 155 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 134 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 92 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
155 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is a solid 10 hours in length for the main story and if you want to complete everything it will be a lot longer than that.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
134 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A rather simple premise at the start but the game has a very engaging story and great characters, all accompanied by a satisfying gameplay loop and an OUTSTANDING soundtrack (no joke, this might be one of the very best I've ever heard).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-The graphics are very good and run perfectly if you have a potato PC
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Then is difficulty, the game does a good job in taking it easy.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good story, cute, amazing soundtrack, but too slow-paced and the combat isn't good.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'm glad that GS worked with my controller, but I'll admit some of the controls seemed odd to me.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story155 reviews
Gameplay134 reviews
Graphics50 reviews
Difficulty34 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Controls19 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
90% still recommend
Characters
83% still recommend
Accessibility
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
78% still recommend
Interface
71% still recommend
Performance
25% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

If you liked this one

Reviewed games that overlap most with this one.

No recommendations for this game yet.

This game doesn’t overlap enough with games Crit has reviewed.