The Garden Path

Leaving a review because I really feel as if this game deserves more credit The Garden Path is a relaxing cozy game. I can't speak to how the game was upon release, but when I started playing recently I feel as if the controls are pretty self explanatory with the guidance that's given. Some things you have to figure out on your own which is in the nature of the game- if you're really that frustrated though just look up a guide. In the few days I've had it I've found myself playing for some hours each day. Even if I didn't the game is intended to be slow paced and is advertised to be played for a bit each day. It's also important to note that this game is coming from a small dev who seems to be very receptive to feed back. That should be an important factor to any game and how good it actually is. I'd certainly recommend this game to those who like cozy games. The graphics are adorable, the atmosphere is relaxing, and the characters you meet are fun. If you don't want to pay full price the game regularly goes on sale as well.

Beautiful game with great music but it's pretty boring. If you like just wandering around aimlessly with nothing to do this might be for you.

I'm disabled and very prone to stress and have missed not being able to get out into nature as much as I used to, and so far this game has felt so much like being able to go for a walk in the woods and relax and explore without my body getting the last word. It's been like a warm hug and a cup of tea and just generally a lovely time and I'm very grateful it exists. Though as it stands I think people are going to have to look up online how to manage certain things, such as connecting the constellations or so on. The directions aren't the clearest on some things. Though absolutely worth sticking with through that in my opinion.

Meander the garden, find out what's growing, pick a few flowers. Find some visitors and have a chat, maybe do some requests to get some new pants or a pot. Barter for some seeds, plant them, come back in a few days to find out what has grown. Brew some tea, take a sip, and admire what you've done. Much like looking after a real world garden, the game rewards doing a few things and coming back later. Patiently building up, evolving and changing the garden to something new. It's best to play this sleepy, cosy game in parallel with other things you love. It's a beautiful game. The solo dev is still active and putting mechanical polish on aspects, but nothing which would block you getting started building a lush landscape of your own.

Cozy, calming vibes! Sometimes I can find so-called "cozy" games like Stardew Valley stressful, but this game is genuinely relaxing and low pressure. Having your garden "graded" is completely optional, and most of the time I just wander around exploring and running errands for my neighbors rather than attempting to min-max or make my garden as productive or aesthetic as possible. The music and art are beautiful, and I love discovering new plants, harvestables, and visitors as the weather, time of day, and seasons change. The fishing minigame is unique and fun, too. Some things are quite opaque but in a way that feels mysterious, almost mystical, rather than frustrating. The Steam achievements seem to be broken, as I've definitely earned achievements within the game that don't register on Steam. There are also a few achievements that I probably should have unlocked in the game (such as for changing clothes and attracting new garden residents) that I haven't, for some reason, so probably a bug. I don't really mind though, as the achievements are one of the least important things about this game (though I do love the constellations system for unlocking related achievements!)

First of all let me say that I love the aesthetics and the vibe of the game. I really love the idea of it as well. I can say much more positive about the game as there is either something very wrong with me or the game itself... I am playing on PC with mouse and keyboard. The navigation through the menus is quite hard and counter intuitive but you can get used to it. The game however seem to be full of bugs to the point of being impossible to play. First of all, I can't access any of the tools that I have received form the creatures I've met. If I equip them, they are "in my hand" they don't seem to be working, when I switch them to something else they are gone and nowhere to be found anymore (no in my backpack, not anywhere on the ground). Also when I am given a tool when my backpack seem to be full, the tool gets lost. The only thing I can do it run around and collect dead flowers. Not much fun. Also yesterday when I tried the game for the second time, I tried a new game - it's not a new game, the progress of the character was already there - it was not day 1 and I had all the crap I have collected in the previous game in my backpack. The worst thing was that when I was going through the different menus and trying to find something that could help me progress in the game, I got totally stick on the star map. The Z butting was not working and the only thing I could do is to go from star to star pointlessly. I really want to be able to enjoy this game, but I am very disappointed. It looks like it's far from being ready for release. I see all those positive reviews and I wonder, are they all fake, or is there something wrong with me?

Интересный проект. Прекрасное визуальное оформление и конечно звук! Смысл довольно прост - отдыхать в вашем саду, помогать его обитателям и делать его лучше. Да, управление изначально сделано под геймпад, и оно стандартно для таких игр. Меню, по началу, кажется замудреным, но через 30 минут привыкаешь играть без мыши, только на клавиатуре. Мир игры живет своей жизни в независимости, играете вы или нет. 28 дней = 1 год в игре, 7 дней один сезон. День приравнен к реальным 24 часам. Что можно делать в нашем саду? Ловить рыбу, собирать и изучать растения, сажать, копать, облагораживать пространство, взаимодействовать с его обитателями, помогать им, делать главный квест (можно и не делать=)), и главное просто чилить=). А еще можно выменивать предметы, находить клады, и много чего еще. Есть вики, и авторы прямо на нее ссылаются, так как не всегда понятно, что нужно сделать, хотя базовое обучение и все заметки сохраняются в меню игры. Разрешил комментарии, если вдруг возникнут вопросы.

Bought this game after having it sit on my wishlist for a while, was hesitant bc I'd heard it was pretty buggy. Happy to report it haven't encountered any bugs! Seems like the dev has been cranking out bug fixes regularly. It does seem like a very slow paced game that will take a very long time to unlock everything, but that's exactly what I wanted. Sort of like Hello Kitty Island Adventure but much more my vibe. The art style is gorgeous, the music is lovely, and the outdoor world feels so nice to just wander around in. I looked for sage for like an hour before I realized I think it's the wrong season for it, but I didn't even mind bc I was fishing, discovering new plants, amd figuring out bonuses to clothes and tools I got from trading along the way. I'm excited to play more! Wish it could get some more love since so much has been fixed and it's such a lovely game.

[h1]謎めいて、音が良い、難解な庭[/h1] 一度[b]挫折[/b]したが、忘れられず再挑戦してハマりました。「ゲーム」として買うと分からな過ぎて最初につまずくレベル…なのに抗いがたく惹かれる無二の魅力があります 最初あまりにもワケが分からず、人のプレイ日記を読み込んで、動画を見、少しずつ手探りで理解しました。[b]「日記を辿る」[/b]、ちょうど作中のストーリーと同じですね… 以下[b]「好きなところ」全てを大文字で書きたい[/b]ぐらいの良さ！ ※文句ばかりに見えますが、「おすすめ」視点です [h3]【好きなところ】[/h3] ・[b]全てのSEがASMR[/b] 　ただ採取しているだけで時間を忘れる音の良さ ・環境音と心地よいSE、たまに流れる音楽のバランスが落ち着く ・手描きの海外の絵本のような素敵なグラフィックと世界観！ ・手探りで解き明かしていくプレイ感 ・素敵な自分だけの庭を散歩するような体験 ・一度ハマると長く付き合え、毎日のささやかな楽しみをくれる ・文章が詩的で、情緒がある ・全てのキャラデザが良い ・植物とそれ以外でインベントリが2つに分かれている ・思った以上に[b]能動的に庭に関与[/b]できる ・天気、四季、昼夜がある ・※[b]日数と昼夜[/b]はリアルタイム連動だが、[b]季節[/b]はゲーム内のサイクル ・ゲーム中では春でも、リアル秋ならハロウィン物が店に並んだりするのが嬉しい！ ・翻訳の精度が高い（口調分けも◎） ・タイトルまでの起動が早い（ロゴスキップ可） ・起動時以外ロードが無い ・コントローラー操作がしやすい ・ずっとアプデが続いている [h3]【気になるところ】[/h3] ・チュートリアルやWikiだけでは理解できない[b]難解さ[/b]（直感的に理解しにくい） ・[b]マップと通れない地形[/b]が一致しない ・調べられるマークが目立たない ・インベントリが少ない（※超過分も持てる。多過ぎると足が遅くなる） ・倉庫的なものが各地に点在している（※家具で補えるようになる） ・ゲームとしては不便極まりない機能性 ・セリフの表示速度が遅い ・小さなバグが多い ・キャラメイクはちょっと色合いを選ぶ程度（※個性は服類で出す。日数で髪も伸びる） ・トチの実を持っていなくてもコンカーズに誘われる（断るしかない会話） ・染料の使い方が分からない…（染められない服が多い？） [h3]【要望】[/h3] ・数を入力する際に1つずつしか出来ない。＋10個や、ボタン押しっぱなしで入力などの機能が欲しい ・服を買う時に見た目が知りたい [h3]【TIPS】[/h3] ・[b]お茶と魚[/b]が欠かせないレベルで大事 ・フォーカスして調べるのも大事 ・顔（微妙な差）とマップはランダム要素 ・[b]トランク系、樽などの家具[/b]は実際に物が仕舞える ・[b]挿し木[/b]は地面を掘ればどこでも植えられる（植木鉢に土＋挿し木でも可） ・淹れる[b]茶葉の数[/b]でトーンの数が増える ・枯れた花は刈って種を植え直し、どんどん循環させていくのも大事（特にお茶で有用なハリエニシダ） ・図鑑→庭→木を指定すると生えている場所がマップに表示（木のみ） ・[b]「トーン」[/b]がとにかく重要 　イメージとしてはバフ・一時的な属性 （その状態でしか手に入らない素材が多い） ・〇〇時に＋取得の[b]服・道具[/b]と、[b]ハリエニシダのお茶[/b]が強い ・[b]アイテム[/b]には[b]「ジャンル」と「グレード」[/b]がある（物々交換） （グレードは特に気にしなくていいかも…） ・[b]取引[/b]は[b]ジャンル別に種類[/b]が要るものと、[b]物量[/b]で可能なものの[b]2種類[/b]がある ・まとめ買いの個数によって代金（要求品）が変わるため、多い方が支払いやすいこともある （例：　虫・花　→　花・花・花　など） ・[b]チリボタルの瓶のチャージ[/b] 　1.「空のガラスビン」を別途用意。2.インベントリに瓶がある状態でチリボタルを捕まえる（インベントリに虫は追加されない）。3.その状態で花の採取や釣りをすると、ゲージが増えていく。4.ゲージ一杯になってもアイテム欄では「空のガラスビン」のままだが、キャラの腰に下げている丸瓶が青白く光っていればフルチャージ状態。5.人に渡すなどしてもガラス瓶自体は手元に残る。以下2の手順から繰り返し。 　※人に渡す（物を売っているNPC）場合は会話時に選択肢 　※ハト箱に使う方法は分からない… ・他に[b]空のガラスビンが要る[/b]もの 　ナイトライツの胞子（光るキノコ採取） 　樹液 ・植物がいくつか合わさっている関係で、採れるものがちょっと分かりづらい （例：「トチの実」から育つのは「クリの木」で、木からは「メープルシロップが採れる」…など） 　フォーカスで調べる、実際に採取して覚えること

I am OBSESSED. This game can be played in small bite but it's also easy to spend hours in your garden. Just like real life. You get lost in tending to it and drinking tea you harvested and brewed yourself. I love the hand painted Aesthetics and the entire kitchen witch vibe.