Strange Horticulture

94% positive of 14,931 Steam reviews

To 100%: 12 h
Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation, Amazon

Made by Bad Viking. Published by Iceberg Interactive.

About the game

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Tagged by players

Cozy
Lovecraftian
Detective
Investigation
Cats
Lore-Rich
Point & Click
Mystery
Dark
Multiple Endings
Choices Matter
Relaxing

What players say

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Strange Horticulture

94% positive of 14,931 Steam reviews

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To 100%: 12 h
Released: 2022
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam, GOG, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation, Amazon

Made by Bad Viking. Published by Iceberg Interactive.

About the game

Tagged by players

Cozy
Lovecraftian
Detective
Investigation
Cats
Lore-Rich
Point & Click
Mystery
Dark
Multiple Endings
Choices Matter
Relaxing

What players say

Not recommended
When the game isn't simple to the point of being boring, it's needlessly obtuse. Customers come in, you open a book of plants, identify a plant based on the description, label it and give it to the customer. That's it. Except when you need to identify a plant based on no description whatsoever. Except when you also don't have the plant and can't figure out where to find it. Unless you use hints, you have 3…
1.7 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
My main frustration with this game is its location system. Choosing the wrong location forces you to wait for another attempt, with very little to do in the meantime. Watering plants only slightly reduces the cooldown and otherwise serves no meaningful purpose. This mechanic disrupted the gameplay flow for me and became more frustrating than enjoyable. I collected the achievements I wanted and uninstalled the game.
19 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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