Relaxing, cozy and low-stress
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“It's calm, peaceful and unique.”
Steam review · 25.7 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Zoe Vartanian, Kevin Maxon, Isa Hutchinson, Michael Bell2015Sandbox · Simulation · Casual
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A very slow, real-time succulent-care idle game that takes a couple of minutes a day, with a calming soundtrack and a cute snail. Skip it if you want real gameplay or hate microtransactions.
Great for
Players wanting a low-effort daily ritual and relaxing music, especially plant lovers who can't keep real plants
Main risk
There is almost no gameplay, and most plants, pots and backgrounds need real-money purchases or weeks of waiting.
What players love
Takes only minutes a day, real-time growth
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I've technically played the game for about nine months, 2-3 minutes every few days to water the plants, check for new seedlings, that sort of thing.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Free weekly seed; playable without spending
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You don't have to spend money on seeds or pots, I swear.”
Steam review · 66.5 h played ↗
Soothing soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The music is incredible.”
Steam review · 16.1 h played ↗
Cute art, snail and customizable pots
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“my absolute favourite part is the tiny snail roaming around the pot! I named mine Mara.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Forgiving: plants rarely die, vacation mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“It's very difficult to kill your plants, so you don't have to worry too much. I couldn't play for over a year and my plants were still alive, albeit parched.”
Steam review · 156.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Real-money seeds, pots and backgrounds
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“But the fact you have to pay REAL money to buy FAKE seedlings is ridiculous.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Almost no gameplay, boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“There's really nothing to do here. Just check a screen once a day and randomly mist some plants. There's no real gameplay or mechanics.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Unintuitive UI, no tutorial, clunky controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“All buttons are NOT labeled, and none of them have recognizable icons that let you easily discern what its function is”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Overwatering or neglect kills plants; no restart
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“One accidental extra click on the sprayer and your plant died.”
Steam review · translated · 3.6 h played ↗
Slow real-time growth
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the pace of plant growth seems to be true-to-life, and to me that is just painfully slow for a video game.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Missing buttons, purchases not delivered, lost saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“I've tried to play for two years and the spray bottle button didn't appear.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP
Processor2.0 GHZ
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsMust support shader model 2.0
Storage200 MB available space
OSWindows XP
Processor2.0 GHZ
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsMust support shader model 2.0
Storage200 MB available space
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