The Garden of Youth

A visual novel about youthful romance and life-changing choices

MoonLight-晚光社 · Published by 糕薯科技 · Released Mar 11, 2026

Casual Indie RPG Simulation Free To Play

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 54
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 7 months ago; Mar 16, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Garden of Youth?

This free-to-play, single-player visual novel follows young people with a mental condition called AS who become involved in the “Box Garden” experiment. You read their stories as they face the prospect of sacrificing themselves for the experiment or escaping.

For you if...

+you enjoy anime-style art and stories about relationships

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer rather than a solo story

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The Garden of Youth system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows® 7/8/8.1/10/11
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better
Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

Does The Garden of Youth have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does The Garden of Youth run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 4
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: Simplified Chinese.

Does The Garden of Youth 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