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Garden Story cover art

Garden Story

Picogram · Rose City Games · 2021-08-11

SteamEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 11, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 12, 2022 (Xbox One), Aug 11, 2021 (Mac), Aug 11, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.

Garden Story is an Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2021 for $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 1733 reviews).

5
playing now
89%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
22h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Garden Story is an action role-playing game developed by Picogram and published by Rose City Games. The game was released for macOS, Windows, and Nintendo Switch on August 11, 2021, and for Xbox One on July 12, 2022. Limited Run Games announced that physical copies would be distributed in Q3 2022.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 90 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,714 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 35k–78k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,733 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-11-19) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20520520212026Week of 2021-08-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 00:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 8 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1235Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 123 · peak 344Oct 2021 — avg 13 · peak 71Dec 2021 — avg 15 · peak 60Feb 2022 — avg 17 · peak 97Apr 2022 — avg 10 · peak 39Jun 2022 — avg 10 · peak 35Aug 2022 — avg 9 · peak 28Oct 2022 — avg 8 · peak 39Dec 2022 — avg 10 · peak 40Feb 2023 — avg 10 · peak 26Apr 2023 — avg 13 · peak 40Jun 2023 — avg 7 · peak 22Aug 2023 — avg 34 · peak 100Oct 2023 — avg 20 · peak 65Dec 2023 — avg 22 · peak 47Feb 2024 — avg 26 · peak 248Apr 2024 — avg 15 · peak 41Jun 2024 — avg 12 · peak 34Aug 2024 — avg 13 · peak 28Oct 2024 — avg 10 · peak 28Dec 2024 — avg 11 · peak 35Feb 2025 — avg 13 · peak 35Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 21Jun 2025 — avg 12 · peak 25Aug 2025 — avg 8 · peak 24Oct 2025 — avg 12 · peak 28Dec 2025 — avg 13 · peak 27Feb 2026 — avg 6 · peak 16Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002020-03-202026-10-092020-03-20 — best price $0.002021-11-24 — best price $15.992022-01-27 — best price $14.992022-04-26 — best price $13.992022-07-15 — best price $19.992022-09-13 — best price $19.992022-11-02 — best price $19.992022-12-20 — best price $9.992023-01-23 — best price $11.992023-03-14 — best price $19.992023-04-10 — best price $19.992023-07-06 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $7.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-02-09 — best price $7.992024-03-14 — best price $7.992024-05-20 — best price $7.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $7.992024-10-14 — best price $19.992024-11-18 — best price $7.992024-12-02 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-27 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-05-01 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-01 — best price $19.992025-12-03 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-09-18 — best price $19.992026-10-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1922026-05-30 — 7 pageviews2026-06-03 — 9 pageviews2026-06-07 — 9 pageviews2026-06-11 — 6 pageviews2026-06-15 — 7 pageviews2026-06-19 — 9 pageviews2026-06-23 — 19 pageviews2026-06-27 — 12 pageviews2026-07-01 — 7 pageviews2026-07-05 — 13 pageviews2026-07-09 — 5 pageviews2026-07-13 — 5 pageviews2026-07-17 — 12 pageviews2026-07-21 — 4 pageviews2026-07-25 — 11 pageviews2026-07-29 — 2 pageviews2026-08-02 — 7 pageviews2026-08-06 — 6 pageviews2026-08-10 — 16 pageviews2026-08-14 — 5 pageviews2026-08-18 — 7 pageviews2026-08-22 — 10 pageviews2026-08-26 — 5 pageviews2026-08-30 — 12 pageviews2026-09-03 — 3 pageviews2026-09-07 — 12 pageviews2026-09-11 — 7 pageviews2026-09-15 — 6 pageviews2026-09-19 — 8 pageviews2026-09-23 — 8 pageviews2026-09-27 — 9 pageviews2026-10-01 — 6 pageviews2026-10-05 — 7 pageviews2026-10-09 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

21
achievements tracked
88.6%
earned "Spring Awakening"
19.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-08-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)10,0547%21
Steam (Steam)2,22218%21
Switch (Nintendo)870%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGCozyCuteJRPGActionFantasyTop-DownAdventureAction RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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