Manifold Garden
First-person puzzle adventure in looping spaces with shifting gravity
William Chyr Studio · Released Oct 20, 2020
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 8,097
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 70 in 30 days
- Players
- 9
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Aug 31, 2022
Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)
What is Manifold Garden?
This first-person puzzle adventure takes place among architectural structures that repeat in every direction. You change gravity to walk on different surfaces and solve puzzles as you restore vegetation to a barren world.
For you if...
- +you enjoy spatial puzzles built around changing gravity
- +you like exploring abstract, endlessly repeating architecture
- +you appreciate minimalist visuals and atmospheric music
Not for you if...
- −you want puzzles that grow more complex over time
- −you dislike searching large spaces for a way forward
What players say
95% of 8,097 reviews are positive · 95% of 70 in the last 30 days
Players praise the visual design, music, and gravity-shifting mechanic. Many say the puzzles remain too simple, while finding the next puzzle in the large, repeating spaces can be more frustrating than solving it.
Players over time
▼ -23% vs a month agoPlayers online on Steam, one sample a day.
Highest since Sep 2026: 25 players on Nov 1, 2026.
Show the data
| Day | Players |
|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | 9 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 8 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 7 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 6 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 9 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 25 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 24 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 7 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 17 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 22 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 9 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 17 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 8 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 13 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 15 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 16 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 18 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 14 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 17 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 16 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 15 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 11 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 19 |
How many players finish Manifold Garden?
30% of Steam players have unlocked «Transcended», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Manifold Garden system requirements
Minimum: 460, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Manifold Garden?
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- OS
- Win 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-750, 2.66 GHz
- Graphics
- Nvidia 460
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Win 7, 8, 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-4790k,4.00 GHz
- Graphics
- Nvidia 1070
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Does Manifold Garden have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Manifold Garden 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.
Does Manifold Garden 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
- Puzzle
- Surreal
- Abstract
- First-Person
- Exploration
- Psychedelic
- Puzzle Platformer
- Experimental
- Atmospheric
- Minimalist
- Philosophical
- Relaxing
- Nonlinear
- Difficult
- Indie
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Aug 31, 2022 · Version 1.1.0.17370 Patch Notes
- Aug 29, 2022 · Version 1.1.0.17357 Patch Notes
- Jul 19, 2021 · Version 1.1.0.15769 Patch Notes
- May 10, 2021 · Version 1.1.0.15569 Patch Notes
- Apr 23, 2021 · Version 1.1.0.15521 Patch Notes
1 DLC available.