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
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month 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
Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Garden Path?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →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
Does The Garden Path have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does The Garden Path 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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 46
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.
Does The Garden Path 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
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
