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Niwa - Japanese Garden Simulator

Niwa Studios · 2024-01-23

Steam

SimulationFree To PlayEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Jan 23, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Niwa - Japanese Garden Simulator is a gardening simulator that gives you the freedom to design your own zen gardens. Set in Kyoto, Japan, you are tasked with learning authentic Japanese gardening techniques and applying them to realistic reproductions of historical locations in the city.

62%
positive of 29 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 55% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 78% of 10,428 Simulation games in the census by review count.

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Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

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