Horticular on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

You have been magically summoned by mysterious gnomes to restore a long-lost garden. Attract adorable animals, build a lush environment, and immerse yourself in this relaxing garden-builder. Will you manage to reclaim the wasteland or succumb to a looming corruption?

Horticular is a relaxing, casual and cute game developed by inDirection Games and published by Slug Disco.
Released on July 11th 2024 is available on Windows and Linux in 7 languages: English, German, Japanese, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese and French.

It has received 302 reviews of which 280 were positive and 22 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 12.67€ on Steam and has a 35% discount.

The Steam community has classified Horticular into these genres:

Relaxing Casual Cute Colorful Life Sim Agriculture Simulation Sandbox RPG Singleplayer Open World Adventure Farming Sim Building Pixel Graphics Cozy Cartoony 2D Colony Sim Magic

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: 64-bit Windows 7
Processor: 2.7 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD 620, GeForce 730, Radeon R7 240 or equivalent
Storage: 512 MB available space
Additional Notes: Low settings at 30-60 FPS

Linux

OS: 64-bit Linux
Processor: 2.7 GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD 620, GeForce 730, Radeon R7 240 or equivalent
Storage: 512 MB available space
Additional Notes: Low settings at 30-60 FPS

User reviews & Ratings

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July 2024

Overall I highly recommend Pros: Tutorial is pretty in depth without being overbearing The currency system is easy to understand and I like it a lot (you get "gold" at the end of each day based on what you've place in the world) Tons of floor options, decorations, animals, plants/veggies/fruits all to work towards the goal (story spoilers I wont spoil) There is a creative mode Animal synergy is cool but somewhat difficult to comprehend at first. Things like rats don't want to be near owls for example for obvious reasons There's loads of content and from playing the story I can already tell how fun the creative will be if you are into that Many achievements Critiques: Combat is very basic, there's a magic system but don't expect much combat wise Habitats are automatically generated based off of surrounding items, plants ect. The issue is if you have goldfish for example and a frog habitat spawns on it, frogs will keep spawning wanted you to place it in that habitat but goldfish and frogs cant share space. So unless you want to get rid of your goldfish be prepared to be slightly annoyed the whole play through. Animals are similar, automatically spawn after a random amount of time after a habitat of its species is built. This isn't super problematic but I wish they were purchasable optionally so you don't need to wait to populate your areas Some habitats are very annoying to try to get functional, as some have a very small area and you need to get an almost perfect balance of items inside it which doesn't allow for much creative control or any decor in the habitat Basically habitats can be needlessly annoying but that doesn't stop me from heavily recommending especially if they make some fixes. Overall 8/10 game for me. But please fix these habitat issues and make combat a bit more engaging and it'd be near perfect imo

July 2024

Do you desperately want to play more Viva Piñata? Get this game, it is the closest thing you will ever get to Viva Piñata that's not just replaying Viva Piñata. Plant a garden, attract creatures to the habitats you create, unlock upgrades for your tools, decorate, smack off the forces of evil (with magic, not a shovel this time) or whittle away time in sandbox mode. It's comprehensive and will last you for ages.

July 2024

Not gonna lie Steam readers, this has been a pretty low and sad month for me personally. This game is like a warm ray of sunshine for me and it brings a subtle little joy fussing over how to grow and advance. This is something like a garden game mixed with an clicker game with plenty to do while actively playing. Don't be fooled there's a lot of management too but it expects you to slowly learn each creature's do's and don'ts over time. Failure is very soft as long as you're not totally AFK. Terrible title, very solid game.

July 2024

Listen, I hate the term 'cozy game' - I feel as a genre marker it tells me nothing, and most things that people refer to that way just fall flat for me. Horticular is the Finally, Some Good F*cking Food moment of cozy games. There's polish and love in every corner of this game. The different characters and their dialogue is a treat, the tutorials are short and clear and to the point, the sprite work is bright and fun and readable. I can't believe it's taken until Horticular to get another game about making a habitat for animals that doesn't feel like it's constantly pressuring you - there are things to balance and dangers that occur in the game, but I haven't felt like I have to rush and I don't feel like anything will be a fatal mistake if I decide to experiment. It's just such a sweet experience. I'm excited to sink countless hours into this thing!!

July 2024

After years of blood-pressure stabilising, cute-frog exclaiming, Spade and plant upgrading - it's here. I didn't even look at the price for more than 2 seconds, as no matter what amount it was, it was very much a "TAKE MY MONEY!" situation. I played the demo for over 600 hours all up and i knew i was getting something unique and brilliant with the full release. I wasn't wrong! I know this review isn't the most succinct or informative i've ever delivered, honestly Horticular is SUCH a simple game on the outset, yet the way everything is balanced really gives you a run for your money, especially if you ramp up the difficulty level! It's a gardening simulator, but so so so much more than that. It's a biome simulator, but so so so much more than that! All I can say, is GET THE DEMO! You won't regret it :) Thank you, Developer! I have watched your wonderful little project grow into this brilliant, fresh game and thank goodness it did, as it's my 'feel good' game when life is throwing chairs at me. Hal. PS. The frogs' eyes. I'm dying. It's so cute, even after this long.

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-35% 19.50€ 12.67€

8.5

280

Online players

Developer

inDirection Games

Publisher

Slug Disco

Release 11 Jul 2024

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