Strange Horticulture (2022)

Bad Viking

Android · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · iOS

3.83 from 212 ratings

933 members have it in their collection · 25 playing now · 377 backlogged · 75 wish listed

How long? Main story 6h · with extras 5h · 100% 8h (from 29 logged playthroughs)

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.
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Details

Developers
Bad Viking
Publishers
Iceberg Interactive
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Themes
Mystery
Steam
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Release dates

  • Jan 21, 2022 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jul 28, 2022 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Nov 22, 2022 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac
  • Aug 04, 2023 (North_America) Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
  • Aug 04, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
  • Feb 23, 2024 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
  • Mar 26, 2024 (Worldwide) Android, iOS
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Rating distribution

5 stars
41
4 stars
103
3 stars
57
2 stars
9
1 star
1
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Community All Reviews Statuses

Nelemania

Status Nelemania May 20, 2024

Playing with a friend at my age who is not much into gaming except for Candy Crush and alike. She loves identifying the plants, finding places on the map and the art. It is fun to see how the unsettling atmosphere is disturbing her, this being the first ever game for her with a bit of occult and scary things …

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Playing with a friend at my age who is not much into gaming except for Candy Crush and alike. She loves identifying the plants, finding places on the map and the art. It is fun to see how the unsettling atmosphere is disturbing her, this being the first ever game for her with a bit of occult and scary things going on. It works well with one playing and the other watching and discussing what to do next or what plant might be the correct one and together the scary things stay away, right?

I definitely can recommend this as a game for people who haven't played video games and want a relaxing entry into the hobby. The puzzles are on the easy side and if you guess wrong you get "punished" by having to do a special puzzle to "restore your sanity" thats not that hard.

Also you can pet the cat.

So far I have seen one (I think the good one) ending and I have a few more plants to identify which I will do. I will put this onto the "check for achievements again" shelf, but I do not want to replay it immediately, but I want to see the other endings in the future.

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SailorV

Status SailorV Jan 19, 2024

Finally finished this tonight after I started playing it when I was sick in late November. I didn't touch it for a while since I recovered, and it turns out I was only nearly an hour away from finishing.

I was daydreaming a lot about being in a greenhouse late last year, and this game fit that mood perfectly. How …

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Finally finished this tonight after I started playing it when I was sick in late November. I didn't touch it for a while since I recovered, and it turns out I was only nearly an hour away from finishing.

I was daydreaming a lot about being in a greenhouse late last year, and this game fit that mood perfectly. How I wish I could simply be a horticulturist. I'd spend my days identifying plants and tending to them. I'd have a quant window for selling, or perhaps a charming little boutique.

In my current apartment, I have plants of my own but as far as I know, they don't have properties on par with the plants in this game. I dream of having a garden someday so I can have more space for them and so maybe I can do without flowerpots because they turn out to be expensive.

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Shirochwan

Status Shirochwan Dec 14, 2023

j'ai voulu jouer à ce jeu dans le cadre de ma découverte de Luna, le nouveau service de cloud gaming d'amazon... Que dire à part que l'expérience a été décevante...Même si le jeu n'y est pour rien.

cwknight

Status cwknight Sep 19, 2023

I was looking for stuff that scratched the same itch as Case of the Golden Idol, and this little logic puzzler is just the ticket.Murder investigation board where the yarn are vine stems from a plant

chaschinkaa

Status chaschinkaa Jul 9, 2023

I would say it's the best game that I played this year! It's so comforting and relaxing but at the same time scary and heart stopping. The mechanics of this game are the most pleasant and fun, identifying plants, researching map and creating mixtures became my top favorite time spending haha.

cthelittle

Status cthelittle Dec 18, 2022

mmm that first ending I got just hooked me to get some more and figure out how circumstances could change

gurbaser

Status gurbaser Dec 7, 2022

  • Plataforma: Steam Deck (bateria perfect, control bien con el trackpad pero hay que escribir texto a veces)
  • Status: Pasado Duración: Bien, corto y no se hace largo
  • Historia: Lovecraniana, mola aunque es típica y previsible
  • Acertijos: Bien, identifficar florecillas
  • Malo: Ir escribiendo los nombres de las plantas
  • Nota: 6,9
malgox

Status malgox Jun 25, 2022

Brilliant fusion of brain-tickling puzzles and a compelling mystery. A true delight.

d0d0

Status d0d0 May 24, 2022

This is simply breathtakingly amazing, it almost left me speechless soon after starting it up. It's so effortlessly simultaneously both entertaining and intriguing, I'm in love <3