The Garden Path

The Garden Path is a slice-of-life gardening sim set in a secret garden of familiar sights, mysteries and friendly faces. You shape the garden into a place of your own, discover your role in it and piece together its whimsical history as you uncover its secrets. The game is designed for short visits, with real-time progression continuing while you are away.

Life in the garden

Time follows both the real world and an in-game 24-hour clock. Across 28 real-world days, you see all four seasons, each bringing its own events and visitors. New travelers, activities and distractions await each day, and the garden changes over time. Daily errands and other discoveries are designed for play sessions of 10–30 minutes.

You can garden, fish, complete quests, or design your home and garden with lush furniture. The hand-drawn, storybook-style visuals accompany two original scores, one for day and one for night, as well as sounds of nature.

Visitors and discoveries

Vegetable-headed visitors have their own stories and may settle alongside you. Complete tasks for them and build bonds, or play a friendly game of Conkers. Travelers come and go, including Tabbal, a grumpy Berber toad who appears only on rainy days, and Larto, a musk ox with a penchant for song-fish.

Traveling merchants trade useful items such as seeds, decorations and tools. You can also trade harvestables with them.

Local co-op

A second player can join in local co-op. You share an inventory and can work together to collect harvestables and tend the garden. In-game emotes let you spend time together and start a dance party.