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A HERO AND A GARDEN cover art

A HERO AND A GARDEN

npckc · 2022-05-05

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 29, 2019 (Linux), Mar 29, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 29, 2019 (Mac), Aug 28, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Aug 28, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 06, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game.

95%
positive of 80 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 61% of 9,708 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.6k–3.6k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 80 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.49-10%
Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at Steam (2025-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 6 of 45 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120222026Week of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$3.492022-05-052026-08-302022-05-05 — best price $4.492022-07-14 — best price $4.492023-03-16 — best price $3.992023-05-20 — best price $4.242023-08-07 — best price $4.242023-11-21 — best price $4.242024-01-04 — best price $4.992024-01-15 — best price $4.992024-02-14 — best price $4.492024-03-14 — best price $3.992024-04-18 — best price $4.492024-05-07 — best price $4.492024-06-19 — best price $4.492024-07-25 — best price $4.992024-09-02 — best price $4.992024-10-17 — best price $4.492024-11-18 — best price $4.992024-12-12 — best price $4.492025-01-14 — best price $4.492025-03-03 — best price $3.742025-03-15 — best price $4.992025-04-10 — best price $4.492025-05-08 — best price $4.492025-06-18 — best price $4.492025-07-25 — best price $4.992025-09-11 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $3.742025-10-09 — best price $4.492025-11-17 — best price $4.492026-01-23 — best price $4.492026-03-19 — best price $3.742026-05-04 — best price $3.492026-05-14 — best price $4.492026-06-17 — best price $4.492026-07-17 — best price $4.992026-08-14 — best price $4.492026-08-30 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, French, German, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

CuteAnimeLGBTQ+ClickerFantasyCartoonyRelaxingEmotionalSimulationSoundtrack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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