Horticular

Horticular is a garden-builder in which mysterious gnomes summon you to restore a long-abandoned garden. You build and expand it at your own pace, attract animals, help quirky characters and manage decay while fending off corruption sent by your nemesis.

Build your garden

Choose what to work on next, from developing a vegetable area to advancing a story arc or simply admiring your garden. Hundreds of unlockable surface types and items let you shape the space. You can upgrade abilities and invest in new items to guide your gardening journey; no choice locks you out of content, and you can collect everything.

The garden has a day-night cycle and changing weather. These conditions affect what happens: darkness attracts unsavory characters, some animals prefer particular weather, and storms bring the risk of lightning strikes.

Attract and care for animals

Create and maintain habitats to attract different species. Each animal has its own requirements, so you need to plan habitats before it arrives. If you do not care for your inhabitants properly, they may leave for better luck elsewhere.

Characters and garden care

Quirky characters write to you throughout the story. Each has a specialty and often offers tasks in exchange for rewards, and you choose which ones to pursue. Helpful upgrades, gnomes and your magical gloves help you deal with unhappy animals, garden decay and corrupted agents sent by your nemesis.

More garden activities

• Rename inhabitants to personalize your garden.
• Take part in an in-world gardener competition to measure your horticultural career.
• Exchange valuable plant nectar for decorative items.
• Use camera mode to take pictures of your garden and share them.
• Modify the game using its accessible game data files and included editor.