The Garden Path

This is my new favorite cozy game. I like wondering around collecting things and finding ladybugs and frogs. Furniture items like the glass vase and the garden archway can be customized with flowers you've collected which I really adore. My only knit pick is the teapot not being reusable. Is my character drinking the tea then eating the pot?

This is a really relaxing game.. it's not something that demands your attention or full focus, or even something you need to interact with daily. It's like a cherished old friend or beloved family member.. you visit when you feel up to it, and it's always there to greet you with a comfy hug and warm drink. This isn't for people who are after fast paced gameplay.. I was a backer for this title and it's changed a lot in all the best ways, while maintaining its core comfy aspects. If cozy, laidback gameplay is your thing.. check into this title, you won't regret it.

The Garden Path is a love a letter to those who enjoy a calm, self paced game filled with wonderful nature & nostalgia. Personally claiming this game as my GOTY. ( as a fellow plant enthusiast) Such a charming game with loveable characters & adventure. I loved learning about the plants & new worlds. It brought me a lot of peace & content on those hard days. 🍃🌻 Gameplay video below https://youtu.be/-SplB0VI1CM?si=vtIZ38TjXqzzlJHy

在如今快节奏的生活下，在被工作上的事情搞得身心俱疲，不知道还有多少人可以静下心来应付几个小时的游戏，而本作最大的特点便是片段化的故事情节。 本作的引导非常的差劲，在不了解功能时就像无头苍蝇一样到处乱串，收集材料也不知道其作用，加上本作拥有背包系统的设定，在不知道功能时候取舍变得十分困难，只有找到问号的NPC之后才能逐步了解游戏真正的玩法，但也很难窥见全貌，再加上本作热度并不是特别高，像指引功能的指南也比较难见到。 本作采用非常独特的以现实时间同步的体现形式，每天只需玩上半小时完成可探索内容便可以下限了，因为除此之外的正反馈低的吓人，但次日登录时，当你见到花园的植物生长，当新的访客来访时，有一种看到工作得到回报时的满足感。 本作最为特色的便是像是吉卜力工作室的美术，在陪伴玩家的过程中很温暖，很惬意，四季时节，黄昏时分，炫丽色彩带来的光影感让人平静放松 坦白来讲本作并不适合大部分人，这不仅仅是较弱的引导，你需要很多的时间来看到劳动成果带来的乐趣，在短期内你得到的反馈很差劲，你需要拉长时间线体现出园艺精神，一日些许时间，回到花园照料植物，四处闲逛发现新朋友，完成有趣的事件，坚持28天，你就能收获独特的快乐。 [quote] 记录游戏精彩旅程，复述第九艺术故事 这里是[url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/FYUUUU]风渝的游戏小窝[/url]，欢迎关注 [/quote]

可以不玩 1.休闲 2.收集 3.模拟 4.手绘 一开始我以为这游戏类似cozy grove，况且画风属实吸睛，但发现问题很多。 1.引导很差，开局有个奇怪的石像跟我讲了两句看似有哲理，实际无关痛痒的虚言套，完全不知道该干啥，毫无头绪的乱逛，随便采集点植物放背包里背走，也不知道到底有啥用。遇到一个钓鱼的水牛，还有一个爱读书的熊，这两位NPC说出的语句让我深深地怀疑这个翻译是机翻！因为如果平时身边有人这么说话，我们大概率会问他：“你是不是没少喝？”接着领了两个任务做完了，可以继续跟NPC交易，我寻思着来都来了，那就交易吧，因为引导不好，也看不懂左右两排栏目到底是干啥用的，干脆哪个亮了按哪个， 居然交易成功了，之后还是不理解流程或者交易的最终目的是什么，只能机械化的记录、钓鱼、采集。 2.一个休闲游戏居然有耐力条你敢信？而且背包稍微装点东西就超重了，走路非常慢，我也不敢扔背包里的东西，就怕把关键道具给整没了，我背着沉重的包袱一点点蹭着走，心里十分憋屈，还好有鼹鼠洞可以传送。接着在路上找到个地洞，把东西储存到地洞里，再跑了很远又见到有地洞，打开这个地洞，发现居然是不联通的！我要想拿之前存储的东西还得万里迢迢跑回之前的地洞去！在这么个奇幻的世界里，熊都会说话了！水牛都会钓鱼了！为啥地洞不能联通一下子呢？ 3.地图和植物探索比较无聊，可惜了这么好的美术。首先地图虽然很大，但是我绕了一大圈回到中心之后发现其实物种并没有那么丰富，不管白天还是夜晚始终都是阴沉沉的。游戏里提到植物都是基于自然界实际植物而绘制的，那谁能告诉我，为啥松树会和杨树群居在一起了？还有松树底下怎么会长夜光蕈呢？还有那月桂，它不提示那是月桂，我都没认出来！而且记录里关于植物的介绍也少的可怜。我明明可以去植物园，掏出手机植物识别软件，对着不认识的物种挨个扫，为啥要在这看他们画的这些号称写实的反自然绘画呢。 总而言之，要故事没故事，要图谱又不专业，艺术性稀薄，游戏性更稀薄，我玩它干啥呢？我看两本书不好吗？ 坚持玩了三天，实在坚持不住了，翻了一本儿童故事绘本、一本鸟类绘本外加一本植物绘本，方觉生活还是有意义的。

This is a review of playing the game in local co-op on PC. We play with xbox and switch controller. For those who wonder (like we did) how to enter co-op mode, you do it in the main menu. It usually starts up with keyboard layout and then you hit 'B' (xbox) on the controller to switch to gamepad and then player 2 hit 'A' (switch) to add player 2, or 'T' (on the keyboard). You will see two controller icons on top above the 'Continue' button. Great job! (^-^)b There is no tutorial for how to enter co-op mode in the game itself and that is the games biggest drawback when it comes to it's co-op mode. Apart from this the game is a gem for couch co-op players. \(^-^)/ If you start the game in co-op both players can create their own character. Player 2 can do everything player 1 can and it has been put effort into the dialogue so that every other character in the game recognizes player 1/2 (it only depends on who talks to the character first) as gardener number two. It's complete freedom in co-op for players to go each their way and work on different missions. I can be planting trees on one end of the map while my partner talks to a character on the other. This game has both a common inventory, where most plant objects that you harvest ends up in, and an individual inventory for player 1/2 where other items ends up; like clothing and furniture. In order to trade items between player 1 and 2 you need to use a container. In the beginning when you don't have any, you can use one of the many stashes spread across the map. Just don't leave anything lying in the stashes, as there is still a bug where the items disappears on reload. This does not happen with other containers. There are a few items given by other characters which you only receive once, which means only one of the players will get them, but a similar type of item can usually be traded for at a later point. The music and ambience alone is worth playing the game for, and it compliments the pleasant earthly colours of the garden to the point of lulling you to sleep. It makes you want to lay down in the grass and listen to the birds sing... or use the whistle or dance emotes. (^o^) As mentioned by many other reviews here, the game still has a bucket full of bugs left to fix. But as also mentioned, this game has heart<3 and a very lively community on discord in dialogue with the developers on how to squash the little buggies. I would warmly recommend this game as a co-op experience, even more so than single-player as it's easier to solve the puzzles and missions when you have someone to discuss them with. Happy gardening with you loved ones!(^-^)y

This game is very peaceful and has a great vibe, the music and art are great. I'm struggling with figuring out how things work, so maybe it's a slow curve, but I just wish there was a little more direction besides the tutorial messages (like map markers for finding items/quest objectives). I play with controller, but find the mapped buttons and controls a little confusing to get used to. And for some reason, I get achievements in game but I don't get them in the steam client, which is a bummer. I may play more off and on to see if I can make any progress and things start to make more sense to me. I really do love the vibe and the idea of this game, so I hope I can get more into it! EDIT: just saw there was an update that fixed steam achievements, so hopefully I can retroactively get the ones I already completed in game. I find my interest in this being lower each time I launch the game because I just don't know what to do. Perhaps it's just not for me!

Really love this project. I've been following for a few years as the development, live streams, and art evolved for this game, and I've been blown away by the attitude of the people behind this game and their cozy vibe. Very cute, very relaxing game. Music and art give the perfect vibes for this game, and I'm glad that this gang came out with such an amazing story of friendship and discovery to share. Definitely recommend it!

Beautiful art direction. Distinctive and mysterious atmosphere. Excellent ambient sounds. The gameplay loop feels like Dredge but in a forest. I'm also reminded of Don't Starve with the map movement and gradual unlocks, but with the addition of a slower pace and much lower intended difficulty. That said, The Garden Path is a little bit more challenging than most farming/life sims I've played. Each new feature takes marked time and effort to unveil. The UI is confusing and unconventional, but I feel like it's been worth learning and figuring out. The Garden Path is one of the few cozy games on Steam that provides a feeling somewhat like Animal Crossing. There are some new and emerging reasons to play each day.

Really great game! I love wondering in forest, search something on the tree or in the grass. This game give me similar experience but with special feeling. Dev spend much effort on UI and interactive design. Really pretty. Play 3.5 hours first time enter this game. And I really hope to enjoy more game content upcoming in the future! ps. If the game have more information or something like wiki while we progress on discover and record the plants would be better.