Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

stillalive studios · Relaxing · Feb 22, 2024

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$8.74−65%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
37
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 16 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
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
the gameplay itself has some unique elements, like plants grow procedural and in a realistic way the plant sort would.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The characters you meet and do tasks for have quite some good backstories and makes the story better for it.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art direction blends stylized realism with warmth and whimsy, using bright colors, soft lighting, and fluid animation to make every flower, shrub, and decorative element feel alive.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The other thing I want to point out - is the voice acting.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Regardless of all of this, I enjoyed the learning curve and am more educated on the plants used ingame now.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay76 reviews
Story71 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
25% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
26% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Bugs
31% still recommend
Optimization
17% still recommend
Performance
60% still recommend
Steam Deck
22% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Camera Comfort
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$8.74$24.99−65%

The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $8.74

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