Herba Project : Desktop Lab (2025)
- Developer
- IndieCain
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual, Simulation
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 41 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 5.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
a slow-paced idle gardening sim with an unsettling Lovecraftian undercurrent, where you tend to plants while uncovering a strange lab's secrets
lovecraftianidlegardeningmysteriousrelaxedatmosphericcasualexplorative
What players say
Players praise the unique Lovecraftian art and the idle desktop mechanic that runs in a corner, but they frequently report save-loss bugs, achievement glitches, and a lack of tutorial for the cultivation system. The 100+ plants with two growth stages and a fragmented story that shifts from occult to alchemy are appreciated, though the clicker loop can feel aimless once automated.
Screenshots
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