The Gardens Between
Time-bending puzzle adventure across islands built from childhood memories
The Voxel Agents · Released Sep 19, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 2,763
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Jun 1, 2019
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Gardens Between?
In this 3D single-player puzzle adventure, guide Arina and Frendt through dreamlike island gardens, shifting time back and forth to solve puzzles and reach each island's summit. Objects scattered across the islands reveal memories of their childhood friendship.
For you if...
- +you like brief, relaxed puzzle games without time pressure
- +you enjoy stories about friendship told without dialogue
- +you prefer simple controls and time-based spatial puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you want a long game with tougher puzzles
- −you dislike moving back and forth to solve puzzles
What players say
94% of 2,763 reviews are positive
Players praise the time-based puzzles, visual style, music, and friendship story. Some find the game too short or its puzzles too easy, and a few find the back-and-forth movement tedious.
How many players finish The Gardens Between?
36% of Steam players have unlocked «The Gardens Complete», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
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The Gardens Between system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Gardens Between?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 7
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000 Series
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- 10
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz
- Graphics
- GeForce 780
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does The Gardens Between have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Gardens Between 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, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 17
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does The Gardens Between 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
