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Strange Horticulture

Bad Viking · Iceberg Interactive · 2022-01-21

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AdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 28, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 21, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 04, 2023 (Xbox One), Feb 23, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Nov 22, 2022 (Mac), Aug 04, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Strange Horticulture is an Adventure, Indie, Simulation game released in 2022, priced at $4.79, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 16143 reviews).

108
playing now
94%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (55 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (54 downloads)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (235 ratings)
7.3h
to beat · completionist 12h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.79
steam price (US)

108 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Strange Horticulture is a 2022 video game by British independent developer Bad Viking, published by Iceberg Interactive for Windows, Nintendo Switch, macOS and Xbox One. Described as an "occult puzzle game", Strange Horticulture involves the discovery and identification of a fictitious herbarium of plants for sale to a range of mysterious and unscrupulous customers. Gameplay involves the completion of puzzles by matching the details of customer requests of plants to their descriptions, opening up access to more plants and identifying information.

Trailer

Strange Horticulture trailer thumbnail

Strange Horticulture - Story Trailer

≈370,700 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 108 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,543 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~193/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 323k–726k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,143 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.79-70%
GOG$6.39-60%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.90 at AllYouPlay (2025-10-10) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $18.82 · on sale 154 of 310 observed days · $0.89 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
82782720222026Week of 2022-01-01: 827 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 635 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

248302026-09-15 12:00 — 43 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 83 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 46 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 66 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 116 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 61 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 32 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 62 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 63 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 54 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 67 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 54 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 30 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 122 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 151 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 80 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 133 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 137 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 67 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 151 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 248 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 115 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 108 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
63251Jan 2022Aug 2026Jan 2022 — avg 632 · peak 1,099Mar 2022 — avg 95 · peak 232May 2022 — avg 171 · peak 1,343Jul 2022 — avg 130 · peak 385Sep 2022 — avg 65 · peak 145Nov 2022 — avg 100 · peak 387Jan 2023 — avg 150 · peak 391Mar 2023 — avg 83 · peak 313May 2023 — avg 133 · peak 558Jul 2023 — avg 117 · peak 291Sep 2023 — avg 69 · peak 247Nov 2023 — avg 183 · peak 591Jan 2024 — avg 94 · peak 272Mar 2024 — avg 70 · peak 237May 2024 — avg 51 · peak 122Jul 2024 — avg 97 · peak 209Sep 2024 — avg 77 · peak 231Nov 2024 — avg 106 · peak 406Jan 2025 — avg 100 · peak 361Mar 2025 — avg 89 · peak 219May 2025 — avg 55 · peak 219Jul 2025 — avg 90 · peak 243Sep 2025 — avg 122 · peak 311Nov 2025 — avg 114 · peak 416Jan 2026 — avg 218 · peak 827Mar 2026 — avg 111 · peak 298May 2026 — avg 146 · peak 474Jul 2026 — avg 128 · peak 289Aug 2026 — avg 119 · peak 644
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$18.82$4.792022-01-212026-10-142022-01-21 — best price $13.412022-04-08 — best price $14.992022-07-03 — best price $10.492022-09-06 — best price $10.992022-10-31 — best price $11.492022-12-05 — best price $9.742023-01-20 — best price $10.042023-04-01 — best price $14.992023-06-12 — best price $8.992023-07-31 — best price $8.992023-10-30 — best price $8.242023-12-18 — best price $14.992024-02-19 — best price $14.992024-04-01 — best price $15.992024-05-10 — best price $8.002024-07-11 — best price $15.992024-08-22 — best price $7.342024-10-26 — best price $15.992024-12-18 — best price $15.992025-02-20 — best price $8.002025-04-18 — best price $15.992025-07-10 — best price $6.392025-09-17 — best price $15.442025-11-21 — best price $5.592025-12-15 — best price $18.522026-01-09 — best price $18.362026-02-03 — best price $18.612026-02-26 — best price $18.602026-03-19 — best price $6.392026-04-11 — best price $15.992026-05-03 — best price $18.552026-05-26 — best price $18.352026-06-16 — best price $18.282026-07-07 — best price $18.022026-07-28 — best price $17.932026-08-19 — best price $18.272026-09-08 — best price $6.392026-09-28 — best price $6.392026-10-14 — best price $6.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

155272026-05-30 — 88 pageviews2026-06-03 — 77 pageviews2026-06-07 — 96 pageviews2026-06-11 — 41 pageviews2026-06-15 — 43 pageviews2026-06-19 — 47 pageviews2026-06-23 — 155 pageviews2026-06-27 — 54 pageviews2026-07-01 — 43 pageviews2026-07-05 — 57 pageviews2026-07-09 — 31 pageviews2026-07-13 — 54 pageviews2026-07-17 — 60 pageviews2026-07-21 — 34 pageviews2026-07-25 — 40 pageviews2026-07-29 — 41 pageviews2026-08-02 — 44 pageviews2026-08-06 — 38 pageviews2026-08-10 — 49 pageviews2026-08-14 — 43 pageviews2026-08-18 — 40 pageviews2026-08-22 — 57 pageviews2026-08-26 — 45 pageviews2026-08-30 — 65 pageviews2026-09-03 — 41 pageviews2026-09-07 — 59 pageviews2026-09-11 — 40 pageviews2026-09-15 — 27 pageviews2026-09-19 — 48 pageviews2026-09-23 — 35 pageviews2026-09-27 — 59 pageviews2026-10-01 — 36 pageviews2026-10-05 — 41 pageviews2026-10-08 — 66 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
96.2%
earned "Beginnings"
51.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

15 supported languages: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Dutch…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,15016%18
PS4 (PlayStation)20548%19
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)19623%18
Switch (Nintendo)1460%0
PS4 (PlayStation)13647%19

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DNaturePuzzleMysteryRelaxingAdventureDetectiveSimulationStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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