Guardener
Real-time garden defense where you grow vegetables into an army
Sokpop Collective · Released Jun 21, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 154
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Jun 16, 2022
What is Guardener?
A single-player, 2D arcade strategy game about a garden gnome defending a garden from invading pests. You pull weeds, water plants, and grow and sell vegetables to build an army across three seasons, aiming to survive until winter.
For you if...
- +you like balancing resource production with real-time troop management
- +you prefer short games over lengthy campaigns
Not for you if...
- −you want relaxed gardening without combat pressure or micromanagement
What players say
84% of 154 reviews are positive
Players praise the character designs and strategic decisions. Common complaints include awkward mouse dragging, units blocking each other, and limited replay value. Recent reviews also report a persistent bug involving healing at the house that can prevent a run from being completed.
Screenshots and trailer
Guardener system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Guardener?
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Dual Core 2 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 compatible with at least 500MB of memory
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Guardener have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Guardener run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- 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
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 10
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Guardener 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam