The Garden Path
Real-time gardening sim with changing seasons and visiting neighbors
carrotcake · Published by Mooncat Games · Released Jul 30, 2024
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 78
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 week ago
- Sep 15, 2026
What is The Garden Path?
A gardening life sim set in a secret garden, where you grow plants, decorate, trade with visiting merchants, and complete tasks for vegetable-headed neighbors as you make a home there. The garden follows a real-world clock, with new activities appearing each day and four seasons passing in 28 days. A second player can join in local co-op.
For you if...
- +you enjoy gardening games with unhurried, real-time progression
- +you like decorating a garden and meeting unusual visitors
- +you want to share a garden in local co-op
Not for you if...
- −you want fast progression and constant new objectives
- −you dislike progress tied to a real-world clock
What players say
76% of 78 reviews are positive
Players praise the garden’s art and unhurried pace.
Screenshots and trailer
The Garden Path system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 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, Linux
- Achievements
- 46
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Sandbox
- Relaxing
- Hand-drawn
- Simulation
- Cozy
- Life Sim
- Exploration
- Emotional
- Nature
- Atmospheric
- Open World
- Local Co-Op
- Cute
- Fishing
- Casual
- Colorful
Recent updates
- Sep 15, 2026 · Patch notes for 1.4.0.4
- Sep 4, 2026 · Patch notes for 1.4.0.3
- Sep 2, 2026 · Patch notes for 1.4.0.2
- Aug 28, 2026 · Patch notes for 1.4.0.1
- Aug 27, 2026 · Patch notes for 1.4
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