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The Gardener and the Wild Vines

Finite Reflection Studios · 2021-09-09

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 05, 2021 (Xbox One), Sep 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 09, 2021 (Mac), Nov 05, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 05, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Leap, slash, and climb your way to the top of magical towers in this wholesome platformer about a gay Gardener on a quest to rescue his love.

The Gardener and the Wild Vines is a $9.99 Adventure and Indie game released in 2021, estimated to have 0 .. 20,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment based on 98% of 59 reviews.

98%
positive of 59 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4.20★
PlayStation Store rating (5 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

The Gardener is out searching for the missing Prince and must brave many different towers in many different environments to find him.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (28 reviews).
  • · Top 50% of 29,995 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Estimated sales: 1.2k–2.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 59 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 3 of 13 observed days · $6.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820212026Week of 2021-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$3.992021-09-092026-10-132021-09-09 — best price $8.992021-10-28 — best price $8.992021-11-24 — best price $8.992021-12-22 — best price $8.992022-01-27 — best price $8.992022-06-23 — best price $7.492022-07-09 — best price $6.692022-09-02 — best price $6.692022-12-22 — best price $6.692023-03-16 — best price $6.692023-05-04 — best price $9.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-08-07 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-07-11 — best price $9.992024-09-25 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-09-08 — best price $9.992026-09-22 — best price $9.992026-10-06 — best price $9.992026-10-13 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyGamepad RecommendedKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed Input1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-03-25 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2.5DComedyLGBTQ+RomanceRelaxingAdventureEmotionalPlatformerStory RichSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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