The Gardens Between

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Summary

The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure through memory, moments and time that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. The player can traverse back and forwards in time to discover each garden’s secrets and, along the way, reveal a story about friendship, childhood and growing up.


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The Gardens Between Reviews & Ratings

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Review by griefin [user]
March 6, 2021

The game is based around single gameplay mechanic, but it still gives enough riddles for unexperienced puzzle-gamer like me. I enjoyed artThe game is based around single gameplay mechanic, but it still gives enough riddles for unexperienced puzzle-gamer like me. I enjoyed art style though the ending seemed too dark and gloomy.

80
Review by Alexb1096 [user]
July 24, 2020

ITALIAN:Puzzle game molto breve (l'ho completato in 3 ore) ma molto originale e curato.Graficamente il gioco ha uno stile bellissimo,ITALIAN:Puzzle game molto breve (l'ho completato in 3 ore) ma molto originale e curato.Graficamente il gioco ha uno stile bellissimo, low poly e con tutte mappe circolari. Nonostante questa stilizzazione sono presenti belle e numerose animazioni, che rendono le location estremamente vive.Notevole la colonna sonora, mentre il resto del comparto audio è piuttosto basilare.Geniale l'idea alla base del gioco, in quanto non ci si può spostare ma si può controllare il tempo (avanti e indietro), oltre ad interagire con qualche oggetto. Il numero e la varietà di enigmi che sono riusciti a creare sfruttando quest'idea in un gioco così piccolo è sbalorditiva.I rompicapo inoltre risultano quasi sempre abbastanza difficili ma mai impossibili, e questo rende il gioco piacevole ed intrattenente.Molto bello che alcuni elementi non subiscano l'interruzione dello scorrere del tempo e quindi permettano di creare effetti particolari.A condire il tutto c'è una minimale ma empatica (soprattutto grazie alla colonna sonora) storia di amicizia. Oltre a brevi video presenti, la bella relazione tra i protagonisti è spesso evidenziata da alcuni gesti che compiono durante l'avventura.In conclusione, il gioco è molto breve ma divertente. Come gameplay forse renderebbe quasi meglio su smartphone o tablet, ma si perderebbe un po' dal lato emotivo. Consigliato come passatempo anche ai non amanti del genere.VOTO: 8.5/10

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Review by nitorita [user]
April 12, 2020

Looking past the nice graphics and interesting time control puzzle mechanic, this game doesn't really have any story going on with it evenLooking past the nice graphics and interesting time control puzzle mechanic, this game doesn't really have any story going on with it even though it's designed to be atmospheric. You simply progress from level to level without ever knowing what's going on. The conclusion clears up a bit of the mystery behind the story, but by that point it's just not meaningful anymore.The maps look interesting, as if you're inside a dream-like world. Since there's only three buttons in the game (forward, back, and interact), there isn't a whole lot of complexity. The puzzles might not be super difficult, but they still require more than a few minutes to solve, and they get progressively harder.Overall, this game is a decent way to burn a few hours of your time if you have nothing else to do and want to play a puzzle game. At the design level, it's really just a mobile game that's been ported to PC. It looks pleasant and is optimized, but that's all. I generously give this a borderline 7 (it's more like a 6.5 though).On a side note, the XGP version has an issue with cloud saves, so you might end up losing progress if it doesn't properly sync with Microsoft's servers. This happened to me once early on, which was a minor inconvenience, but still one nonetheless. Since the game isn't long, try to get it done in one sitting.

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Review by Jeuxvideo.com
February 29, 2020

The Gardens Between's story certainly does not shine but the game features a brilliant concept and artistic design and delivers a truly enjoyable experience.

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Review by jeffbizloc [user]
September 16, 2019

The Gardens Between was a pleasant surprise to me. Though it only lasted about 3 hours, the quality over quantity is appreciated.Game(s)The Gardens Between was a pleasant surprise to me. Though it only lasted about 3 hours, the quality over quantity is appreciated.Game(s) like: BraidPros:- Always enjoy timestop puzzles - the puzzles weren't too complicated but it is nice to have a relaxing game that still makes you think a bit- Very inviting world, sound, and storyCons:- I wanted more levels and puzzle mechanics

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Game Information
Release Date September 20, 2018
Publisher The Voxel Agents
Content Rated E (Everyone)
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Third person, Side view
Genres Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Themes Fantasy, Mystery
Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Google Stadia