Strange Horticulture

Cozy occult puzzle adventure about identifying mysterious plants

Bad Viking · Published by Iceberg Interactive · Released Jan 21, 2022

Adventure Indie Simulation

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 16K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 176 in 30 days
Playing now: 32; peak 24h 52
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; Dec 20, 2022

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

What is Strange Horticulture?

A single-player point-and-click puzzle adventure set in the town of Undermere. As the owner of a plant shop, you identify specimens with an encyclopedia, serve customers, and follow map clues to find more plants, using their effects to shape an occult mystery.

For you if...

+you enjoy relaxed deduction without time limits
+you like dark occult stories in cozy settings
+you prefer clue-based puzzles and careful observation

Not for you if...

−you dislike repeating plant identification and map searches
−you want difficult deduction puzzles with complex solutions
−you expect a long game with varied replay value

What players say

94% of 16,152 reviews are positive · 91% of 176 in the last 30 days

Players praise the dark, cozy atmosphere and the relaxed loop of identifying plants from written and visual clues. Common complaints include repetitive tasks, vague clues, small text, and cumbersome shelf organization; some players also find the puzzles too easy and the game too short.

Screenshots and trailer

Strange Horticulture system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or later
Processor: 2.4 GHz
Graphics: 512 MB display memory
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 18
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish.