The Gardener and the Wild Vines

A tower-climbing platformer where cutting flowers creates your next footholds

Finite Reflection Studios · Released Sep 9, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 98% of 53
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 3, 2025
Minimum PC: GTX 730; 1 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Gardener and the Wild Vines?

This single-player 2.5D platformer follows a gardener and a knight searching for a missing prince in a fairy-tale world. Across 28 handcrafted tower levels, you slash flowers to launch upward and grow vines with leaf platforms, chaining attacks while navigating environmental hazards. Each level also has a Challenge Mode with tougher completion requirements.

For you if...

+you prefer short adventures over lengthy campaigns
+you enjoy romance stories with a gay male lead

Not for you if...

−you want platforming without quick reactions or chained jumps
−you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer

What players say

98% of 53 reviews are positive

Players praise the climbing combos, gradual introduction of mechanics, and playful character writing. A negative reviewer finds leaf placement and movement difficult to predict and the combo system unrewarding.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Gardener and the Wild Vines system requirements

Minimum: GTX 730, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Pentium G620 (2.5 Ghz dual core) or equivalent
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 730 or equivalent with 1 GB VRAM, 1280x720 display
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
Notes: Work in progress: new features may raise the requirements, optimizations may lower the requirements

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel i5-2300 (2.8 GHz quad core) or equivalent
Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750 or equivalent, 1920x1080 display
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
Notes: Work in progress: new features may raise the requirements, optimizations may lower the requirements

Does The Gardener and the Wild Vines have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does The Gardener and the Wild Vines run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 22
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Spanish - Latin America.

Does The Gardener and the Wild Vines 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam