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Garden Story

Pixel-art action RPG about rebuilding villages and fighting Rot

Picogram · Published by Rose City Games · Released Aug 11, 2021

AdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 1,733
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
3 years ago
Nov 3, 2023
Minimum PC
256 mb memory
2 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)

What is Garden Story?

A single-player 2D action RPG set in the Grove, a world inhabited by fruits and vegetables. As its new guardian, Concord explores four regions, gathers resources, completes village requests, solves puzzles, and fights Rot while restoring the community and uncovering its past.

For you if...

  • +you like exploring different regions and solving puzzles
  • +you enjoy gathering resources to improve villages and tools
  • +you prefer a single-player adventure at your own pace

Not for you if...

  • −you want a village game without enemy combat
  • −you expect gardening to be the main activity

What players say

89% of 1,733 reviews are positive

Players praise the pixel art, music, and characters. Common complaints include repetitive village errands, awkward combat controls, and a locked frame rate.

How many players finish Garden Story?

16% of Steam players have unlocked «A Restful Slumber», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Garden Story screenshot 1

Garden Story system requirements

Minimum: 256 mb memory, 2 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista or greater
Processor
2 Ghz
Graphics
256 mb video memory, shader model 3.0+
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
100 MB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Garden Story have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Garden Story run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
21
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.

Does Garden Story use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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