
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
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The Gardens Between is a single-player adventure-puzzle game about time, memory and friendship.
Best friends Arina and Frendt fall into a series of vibrant, dreamlike island gardens peppered with everyday objects from their childhood. Together they embark on an emotional journey that examines the significance of their friendship.
Manipulate time to solve puzzles and reach the apex of each isle. Follow the duo as they unpack and explore their precious moments spent together, lighting up constellations and illuminating threads of a bittersweet narrative.
Vibrant, storybook-inspired art style
Dreamy tale of adventure, friendship and growing-up
Gorgeous single player experience with a meaningful personal story
Bespoke ingenious puzzles require the manipulation of time to solve
Accessible design; simple controls, and no text, speech, time pressure or complex UI
Relaxing, ambient soundtrack by feature-artist Tim Shiel
Play in full detail on your gorgeous 4k screen
"Magical moments."
- GameSpot
"Incredibly clever."
- Nintendo Life
"Every element works in unison."
- Shindig.nz
"A magical journey."
- Polygon
"You really need to play it."
- Engadget
'Excellence In Art' Winner IMGA 2020
'Apple Design Award' Winner 2019
'Best Puzzles' Winner Webby Awards 2019
Apple 'Mac Game of the Year' Winner 2018
'Game of the Year' Winner at the Australia Game Developer Awards 2018
'Most Innovative Game' Winner by Game Two 2018
'Best Technology' Winner at Sense Of Wonder Night 2018
'Best of MIX' Winner at MIX Seattle 2018
'Game Design Excellence' Winner BIC Fest 2017
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese +1 more
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再也不买这种小游戏了,我不喜欢。
Una pequeña joya. Un paseo, aunque corto, muy agradable, original, satisfactorio, ingenioso e incluso emocionante.
SUMMARY: ´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´ The Gardens Between is a short, visually beautiful puzzle game that focuses on story and emotion rather than challenge. I liked it and I recommend it, especially for younger players or those new to puzzle games. It is calm, easy to play, and leaves you with a warm feeling about the importance of friendship and making good memories. PROS: ´´´´´´´´´´´´ Visuals: The art style is what carries the game. It is beautiful, polished, and almost perfect. Time mechanics: The gameplay is simple but smart. Toggling time back and forth feels natural and creative. Some mechanics, like stopping time while actions still flow based on your position, are genuinely clever. Emotional tone: The game leaves you with good emotions and a reminder to cherish friendships and shared memories. Level design: Each level is well designed and perfectly paced. Progression feels smooth and satisfying. CONS: ´´´´´´´´´´´´ Too easy: The puzzles are very easy, sometimes too easy, even for a casual puzzle game. Very short: The game can be finished in a few hours, and there are no harder or extra levels after completion. The devs should add some more challanging content we could do after completion. Value Because of its length and simplicity, it is best bought on sale.
A través de unos puzzles controlando el tiempo adelante y atrás, descubriremos lo que les pasa a dos amigos que se ven obligados a separarse cuando uno de ellos se tiene que mudar, y lo viviremos a través de sus recuerdos en forma de objetos
The core mechanic here is deceptively simple. Walk forward, walk backward, watch the world bend around your choices, and somehow that turns into some of the most satisfying puzzle solving I've done in ages. No combat, no fail state, no rat swarms trying to end my life for once. Just vibes, time manipulation, and a lantern that badly wants to go home. Every single island in this game looks like it was hand painted by someone who really understood that childhood memories are less about specific events and more about vague warm feelings and a slightly ominous soundtrack. The visual storytelling does so much heavy lifting that I don't think there's a single line of dialogue in the entire game, and somehow I still teared up more than once, which feels unfair and also deeply effective. Underneath the puzzles is a genuinely tender story about growing up, friendship, and letting go, which I did not expect to feel this much about a game where my primary skill is walking in circles around a floating rock while spinning a music box.
A short, but absolutely brilliant game, cannot recommend it enough for everyone.
短,但是很精致,以为是慈善包里的所以觉得很值
Puzzle complexity and audio/visual environment reminiscent of Monument Valley, with timeline mechanics like Braid. The first few levels feel way too linear/easy, but after that complexity bumps. A couple hours to complete the storyline, though apparently there are a number of achievements / easter eggs left. I wish I could enjoy a little more pretty scenery not in the rain. Story setting was a little simple/sappy but fine and mostly in the background. Would play a sequel.
Beautiful game, simple, yet fulfilling. I love the concept, as any of us who have loved have also lost.
需要动脑经 动完感觉自己很聪明,但还是再有一两关的时候看了攻略哈哈哈哈哈哈 益智游戏 还可以
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