Underplayed Gems

Gardens Inc. – From Rakes to Riches (2014)

Gardens Inc. – From Rakes to Riches cover
Developer
World-Loom, Nitreal
Publisher
MumboJumbo
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.4 of 5, 98 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 11 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A breezy, cartoonish time-management gardening game where you race the clock and a sneaky rival to save a farm from foreclosure.

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What players say

Players find this a challenging time management game that is harder than its cute looks suggest, especially when chasing gold medals. Ghosts that randomly halt your workers frustrate some. The soundtrack is widely disliked. Players are split on whether the linear level design is a strength or a weakness.

Screenshots

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