The Gardener

The Gardener follows Hectare, a gardener drawn into a mystery by a letter from the missing Lord Ned. He arrives at Ned Gardens to tend its lawns, but discovers that the task involves solving puzzles across the estate’s eight distinct areas. Reaching Ned Manor may reveal what happened to Lord and Lady Ned.

Tend the lawns

Ned Gardens contains over 150 lawns, each with a puzzle to solve. Hectare moves across a grid, cutting the grass on every tile he enters. To complete a lawn, you must cut each grass tile to the correct length by thinking through your moves and navigating the grid. The puzzles take inspiration from Sokoban games, but do not use boxes.

Discover the rules

The gardens contain exotic flowers that each change the standard lawn-puzzle rules. You discover what each flower does through experimentation, then learn to use its rules to progress through Ned Gardens and reach Ned Manor.