Plantera

Idle gardening game where helpers harvest while you are away

VaragtP · Released Jan 28, 2016

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 5,927
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 70% of 10 in 30 days
Playing now: 9; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 4 years ago; Apr 29, 2022

What is Plantera?

In this 2D idle gardening game, you plant crops, add trees and animals, and earn gold to expand your garden. You can harvest yourself or rely on blue helpers who keep working while you are away. Leveling up unlocks more plants and animals, while pests can be chased away or deterred with a guard dog.

For you if...

+you like low-pressure games you can leave running
+you enjoy collecting new plants and garden animals

Not for you if...

−you want deep farming decisions and varied goals
−you dislike waiting between brief stretches of clicking

What players say

89% of 5,927 reviews are positive · 70% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the cute art, calming music, and gold earned while the game is closed. Complaints focus on repetitive play and few new unlocks later on; some players also find offline earnings poorly balanced.

Screenshots and trailer

Plantera system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP or higher
Storage: 50 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 29
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Swedish, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.