Horticular: Build a Garden, Attract Wildlife

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About the Game Horticular is a relaxing garden-builder that begins with mysterious gnomes summoning you. Their wish?

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Developer:
inDirection Games
Publisher:
Slug Disco Studios
Release date:
11 July 2024
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (370)

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Description

About the Game

Horticular is a relaxing garden-builder that begins with mysterious gnomes summoning you. Their wish? For you to breathe new life into a long-lost garden, abandoned by its previous caretaker.

Enter a magical world where you build up and expand a lush garden at your own pace. In your journey, you attract adorable animals to inhabit every corner; uncover helpful upgrades; and assist quirky characters for rewards and story development—all while juggling decay and fending off corruption sent by your nemesis!

Build and expand the garden of your dreams with hundreds of unlockable surface types and items. You set the pace and what to do next, whether it be developing a new vegetable area, progressing a lucrative story arch, or just sitting back and admiring your creation.

Create and preserve animal habitats to attract adorable creatures. Each species has its own requirements to fulfill before they pay you a visit, so you have to plan ahead if you want them all. Should you not take proper care of your inhabitants, they may leave you in pursuit of better luck elsewhere!

Immerse yourself in your personal garden diorama, complete with a day-night cycle and weather effects. But while a rainy and lantern-lit evening may be cozy, it is not just for show! You will find that darkness attracts unsavory characters, some animals prefer specific weather conditions, and lightning strikes loom under stormy skies.

Nurture your garden with magic. Over time, you will have to deal with unhappy animals, garden decay, and corrupted agents sent by your nemesis. But with a combination of helpful gnomes and your own magical gloves, you are sure to keep an everblooming environment.

Choose how your gardening journey develops by upgrading abilities and investing in new items. Since you make the decision, every playthrough is personal. But worry not; no choice locks you out of content, and you are able to collect everything!

Encounter multiple quirky characters writing you letters throughout the story. Each individual has their own specialty, and they frequently give you tasks to carry out in exchange for a reward. What you decide to pursue is completely up to you, and there is always something waiting to be done.

And more...

  • Rename inhabitants to personalize your garden.

  • Measure your horticultural career during the in-world gardener competition.

  • Exchange valuable plant nectar for new decorative items.

  • Snap pretty pictures in the camera mode and share your creation with the world.

  • Modify the game with easily accessed game data files and the included editor.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *:
64-bit Windows 7
Processor:
2.7 GHz Dual Core
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
Intel HD 620, GeForce 730, Radeon R7 240 or equivalent
Storage:
512 MB available space
Additional Notes:
Low settings at 30-60 FPS

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
64-bit Windows 11
Processor:
3.5 GHz Quad Core
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
GTX 970 or equivalent
Storage:
512 MB available space
Additional Notes:
High settings at 60+ FPS

User reviews

critter
Not recommended | 25 Nov 2025
10.7h played

I'm marking this review as negative but it's really more Neutral. There's some desperately needed QOL changes this game needs for me to feel good about recommending it. This sort of game is generally something I would

Helpful: 22
Jay-Star-Light
Not recommended | 04 Sept 2025
12.4h played

I love this game a lot and I'm only holding this as a negative review so the devs will see my criticism. There are same small changes that could be made that would make a big difference to the quality of life in the

Helpful: 19
Speirs101st
Not recommended | 05 Jan 2026
3.8h played

Horticular started out great but ultimately after a few hours I realized this had one MAJOR glaring issue. I saw almost every single other negative review mention it as well, the habitats for the animals are disaster!

Helpful: 20
Viss Valdyr
Not recommended | 04 Jan 2026
41 min played

Would like to have it without the corruption thing, where you have to "hunt" enemies with magic and repair stuff, etc.. Just get the best out of the garden without any pressure, that is what I would wanted. Shame really.

Helpful: 16
Ratthew
Recommended | 24 Sept 2025
33.2h played

Horticular is a fantastic cosy game, with some minor annoyances. First off, it looks great. The art and variety of items is extremely deep and it's hard to find items that don't really go together, a fantastic testament

Helpful: 9
Kidhedera
Recommended | 13 Jan 2026
76.0h played

I enjoy decorating games, but often find panorama games too heavy on the sandbox and light on the direction to really get as into them, as much as i *want* to. Horticular doesn't suffer from this problem, and so I've

Helpful: 8