The Gardens Between 4+
Control Time In Surreal Worlds
THE VOXEL AGENTS PTY. LTD.
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- $24.99
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Description
Apple "Mac Game of Year" 2018
Apple Design Award Winner 2019
The Gardens Between is a single-player adventure-puzzle game about time, memory and friendship.
Best friends Arina and Frendt fall into a series of vibrant, dreamlike island gardens peppered with everyday objects from their childhood. Together they embark on an emotional journey that examines the significance of their friendship: the memories they’ve built, what must be let go, and what should never be left behind.
Lost in a mysterious realm where cause and effect are malleable, the friends find that time flows in all directions. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and reach the apex of each isle. Follow the duo as they unpack and explore their significant moments spent together, lighting up constellations and illuminating threads of a bittersweet narrative.
FEATURES
• Vibrant, storybook-inspired art style
• Dreamy tale of adventure, friendship and growing-up
• Gorgeous single player experience with a meaningful story
• Bespoke ingenious puzzles require the manipulation of time to solve
• More than twenty mysterious and surreal garden islands to explore
• Accessible design; simple controls, and no text, speech, time pressure or complex UI
• Playtime: Roughly 2 ~ 4 hours depending on puzzle solving confidence
• Relaxing, ambient soundtrack by feature-artist Tim Shiel
RECEPTION
• Nominated for an IGF 2018 award in Visual Excellence, amongst 19 other international award nominations
• Named one of the most ‘highly anticipated titles of 2018’ by Polygon and lauded as one of ‘18 indie games to look forward to in 2018’ by Destructoid
• Featured in numerous festivals including; Indie MEGABOOTH (PAX East, West), IndieArena, IGF, IGF China, Out of Index, ACMI, PAX AUS Showcase, Unity Showcase and BIC Fest
What’s New
Version 1.06
• Optimised and Beautified for Apple Silicon M1 & M2
• Sync your iCloud saves with the iPhone & iPad versions of the game
• Improved Gamepad Support
• Added DisplayP3 & HDR support
• New Updated Icon
• New GameCenter Achievements Display
Ratings and Reviews
Innovative experience
Having just finished The Gardens Between, I can say that this is indeed a very innovative game both in gameplay and narrative. The graphics are superb. However, it felt very short for the price. Great for players looking for something fresh and a bit out there.
Great work of art, but not much else
The Garden Between is (I think!) supposed to be a puzzle-solving game, which details the past freindship of the two genderless protagonists. The game makes strong use of a time-control mechanic, with various time-invarient components, which is strongly reminicent of other games such as Braid. The puzzles were alright, definiately on the simple side, with some confusion as to the mechanics, being that some were deliberately spelled out, while others weren't. The game's main features are its artworks, which are very well done. However, unlike Braid, I found the story component extremely lacking. While I suppose the genderlessness of the chararacters are to foster universal appeal, I found it more difficult to empathise with their "stories". Also, the lack of any details certainly didn't help. There didn't seem to be much in the way of any cohesive concepts, just random parts lying around that you're supposed to guess at -- or in my case, ignore.
needs fix
This game keeps freezing and quiting within the first 4-5 mins - right after the girl picks up the glowing ball/lantern thing. Pretty disappointing at this point …hope a fix comes out soon as the graphics/art look cool.
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Information
- Seller
- THE VOXEL AGENTS PTY. LTD.
- Size
- 694.6 MB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 10.13.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2018 The Voxel Agents.
- Price
- $24.99
Supports
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Game Center
Challenge friends and check leaderboards and achievements.
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.