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The Gardens Between

20 September 20187.9/ 10 · 10 votesE6

How long to beat

from 4 players

3h

Rushed

main story only

4h

Normally

story and some extras

4h

Completionist

everything in it

Trailer

Screenshots (9)

Artwork (3)

About

The Gardens Between is a single-player adventure-puzzle game about time, memory and friendship.

Best friends Arina and Frendt fall into a series of vibrant, dreamlike island gardens peppered with everyday objects from their childhood. Together they embark on an emotional journey that examines the significance of their friendship.

Manipulate time to solve puzzles and reach the apex of each isle. Follow the duo as they unpack and explore their precious moments spent together, lighting up constellations and illuminating threads of a bittersweet narrative.

Features
  • Vibrant, storybook-inspired art style

  • Dreamy tale of adventure, friendship and growing-up

  • Gorgeous single player experience with a meaningful personal story

  • Bespoke ingenious puzzles require the manipulation of time to solve

  • Accessible design; simple controls, and no text, speech, time pressure or complex UI

  • Relaxing, ambient soundtrack by feature-artist Tim Shiel

  • Play in full detail on your gorgeous 4k screen

Reception

"Magical moments."

- GameSpot

"Incredibly clever."

- Nintendo Life

"Every element works in unison."

- Shindig.nz

"A magical journey."

- Polygon

"You really need to play it."

- Engadget

Awards and Festivals
  • 'Excellence In Art' Winner IMGA 2020

  • 'Apple Design Award' Winner 2019

  • 'Best Puzzles' Winner Webby Awards 2019

  • Apple 'Mac Game of the Year' Winner 2018

  • 'Game of the Year' Winner at the Australia Game Developer Awards 2018

  • 'Most Innovative Game' Winner by Game Two 2018

  • 'Best Technology' Winner at Sense Of Wonder Night 2018

  • 'Best of MIX' Winner at MIX Seattle 2018

  • 'Game Design Excellence' Winner BIC Fest 2017

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third personSide view

Languages (15)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Dutch
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Spain)

Also known as

The Time ProjectEarly Prototype

TheGardensBetween.exeWindows Executable

The Gardens Between+Alternative title

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Facts

Released

20 September 2018

Platforms

PCLinuxWindowsMacMobileiOSAndroidiPadPlayStationPS4XboxXbox OneNintendoSwitchStadiaPS5

Age ratings

ESRBEPEGI3CEROACLASS_INDLACBGGRACALL

Standing

Top 12% by 24hr peak players

Official website

Tags

3rd-person (Other)Side view2D scrollingGraphic adventurePuzzle elementsFantasy