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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.
The Gardens Between is a short, time manipulation and emotional game
developed and published by The Voxel Agents.
Released on September 19th 2018 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 13 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 2,689 reviews of which 2,521 were positive and 168 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 16.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 6.43€ on G2A.
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Windows
- OS: 7
- Processor: 1.8 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Series
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: 10.11.6 (El Capitan)
- Processor: 1.8 GHz
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Series
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
- Processor: 1.8 GHz
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Series
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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A short game (between one and two hours) with a story we all know: Friends who have lived next door to each other saying goodbye as one moves away. A story about the past, the present, and the future, and how reluctant we can be to let go of something that was joyful. But just because a story has been done doesn't mean it doesn't have value in each telling. We're taken through the story of Arina and Frendt's friendship through surreal but whimsical settings that hold fragments of their memories, without a single word spoken, and we learn why it is so sad to see them parted. At the same time, we see the value in what they shared - simple, everyday adventures that children have made into larger than life recollections. Add in a deceptively simple set of mechanics based on time and some puzzles that grow tricky but still achievable, and you have a game that's worth your time. P.S. The lantern-holders are my favorites. Especially the ones with headphones.
Since this is a short game, I’ll try to be more concise with my thoughts. Since this is such a short game, there’s bound to be spoilers and I think this game is better played blind as you can then piece together what’s happening yourself as you go along. The Gardens Between is a beautiful game about reliving and reframing your memories with a loved one that you’re going to miss due to some kind of life transition/change. Gameplay The gameplay is pretty simple. You solve puzzles to complete memory fragments that then combine to form a memory to add context to the relationship. Memory fragments are set up with a few different puzzle mechanics, and are set up as a hill to climb that has a shrine at the top. Lighting your lantern and moving the lantern to the shrine completes a fragment. Within these fragments, you can see glimpses of what the fragment might represent, some looser and easier to piece together than others. I enjoyed the simplicity of the mechanics, easy to get a grasp on but not so easy that you don’t need to pay attention. The mechanics are set up in a way that encourages players to assess their environment, leading to the player noticing more of the implicit storytelling than they would have otherwise. I tend to have trouble with environmental storytelling but this game’s gameplay loop made it so much easier to pay attention. Although simple, the puzzles do still increase in difficulty over time. They add more mechanics that feel cohesive with prior ones the farther the game goes. I only had trouble with maybe 2 or 3 of the puzzles, the rest were smooth sailing. I found the puzzles to be sheer fun to get through. The only criticism I’d have here is that I wish it was a little longer. The last section in particular felt like it could’ve been much more detailed with its puzzles. Story The story is relatively simple. Your best friend is moving away, and you’re reliving all of your best memories together. None of the memories were particularly unique, but I found the grandiosity of how they appeared in the garden memory fragments to really emphasize the imagination of kids. They’re able to see even these simple ideas as larger than life and can glamorize & romanticize them in ways adults fail to. There’s so much love in the small moments. In a picnic. Building a tree house. Playing in the playground. All of these moments felt heavily special due to the kids’ viewpoints. It’s not even that adults fail to see the beauty within those moments, I just think we’re too distracted to do so. We’re too preoccupied. There’s so many excuses I can find, but I ultimately think it’s also because of how special, intimate and important this friendship is for kids. I think adults, jaded and chipped away at by the real world, sometimes struggle to have the kinds of emotional intimacy and depth that children can have. Before they think it’s “weird,” before they’re taught to be afraid. That kind of openness opens up not just the relationship but the whole world. Yes, this game’s story itself is quite simple. I find it beautiful that the game concludes by the characters having a stargazing picnic in which they reminisce about the different memories by seeing them in the constellations. There’s a certain poetic beauty to that. But what I appreciate about this game’s story the most is the kind of thoughts it left me with when it comes to reassessing my own life. Remembering my childhood friendships and wondering if the importance I placed on them went both ways. Reminding myself as to how even though I’ve separated from some of those friends, some of those moments and memories are still special to me. I hope they feel the same way but unless we ever talk about it we’ll never know. Long distance friendships can be extremely hard to maintain but it doesn’t mean they don’t or didn’t matter. It just means they changed and that kind of change always comes with some sort of grief. I’m just lucky to be able to acknowledge that it doesn’t always have to mean the end. Despite enjoying the game thematically, I still wish their relationship was explored a little further with more memories that felt unique to them. A stand out memory fragment was the one with the jacket because it felt like something that would really happen in real life. I wish we had more personal ones like that. Visuals The game is visually very simple and clean. I think it gets the job done. The simplicity adds to both the theme and to the purpose of the game. It helps you focus more on the messaging rather and the implications of the memories rather than the overall beauty of the visuals. It IS a pretty game though. I think the only thing I could complain about here is that I wish there were a few more hints in the environments about emotional queues. Yes I liked looking at it but a lot of the environments lacked emotion. The rain ones though were great at setting tone. Soundtrack Beautiful, stunning, gorgeous. Such an intimate and cozy soundtrack. It felt extremely inviting and allowed me to keep playing, hooked until the end. I don’t know if this game would feel anywhere near as special without this OST. It has a an honest, indie sound to it.
Imaginative & fun with a charming story behind it. Very simple controls, with inventive mechanics. Thoroughly enjoyed playing through this & may replay it to find more of the Easter eggs. It's not a particularly long game, but equally it doesn't outstay its welcome or start to feel grindy or repetitive. Recommended!
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The Gardens Between is currently priced at 16.99€ on Steam.
No, The Gardens Between is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.99€ on Steam.
Yes, The Gardens Between received 2,521 positive votes out of a total of 2,689 achieving a rating of 8.97.
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The Gardens Between was developed and published by The Voxel Agents.
Yes, The Gardens Between is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, The Gardens Between is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, The Gardens Between is playable and fully supported on Linux.
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No, The Gardens Between does not support VR.
The Gardens Between is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for The Gardens Between. Explore additional content available for The Gardens Between on Steam.
No, The Gardens Between does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, The Gardens Between supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, The Gardens Between is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
The Voxel Agents
Publisher
The Voxel Agents
Release
19 Sep 2018
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