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The Garden Path: A Place of Your Own 🌱

The Garden Path is a place of your own to play and wander in! You choose how to spend your time, whether that be wandering around harvesting plants, finding new spots to songfish, or just chatting with a new friendly face.

You won’t be left without direction, and the Garden gently nudges you towards how to use tools. But afterwards, you’ll need to put your best boots on and grab gardening by the reins (or by the trowel). How the game unfurls is up to you. There are no continuous linear quest lines or main narrative throughline, though there are plenty of delightful characters to meet and chat with.

The Garden Path offers a more meandering and flexible play, than a directed journey. Take your time tinkering with systems. Let curiosity and instinct guide you. Plant whatever strikes your whimsy, like a beautifully curated rose garden or if the impulse strikes, a wild chaos garden. Or perhaps just slowly stroll past the lakes and underbrush, listening to the sounds of birds.



[h2]One Bite at a Time [/h2]

Meant to be a companion to your daily life, The Garden Path can’t be finished in one giant bite. Stop by whenever the urge strikes to see how things have changed since your last visit!

As time progresses in the real world, so does time in the Garden. You will have an opportunity to set the clock in-game, choosing how many hours behind or ahead of real-time it’s set at. You can only do this once, though! While you’re away, new plants will have sprouted and different merchants will roam to and fro.



[h2]A Companion Through Thick and Thin [/h2]

After a long day at work, make a pot of tea, and come back to the Garden to relax or to reflect. If it’s a nice summer day, perhaps take the game outdoors on your Nintendo Switch on the porch or in a park. The game can be cozy and full of mirthful charm, but there is a melancholic and nostalgic patina present, much like a rainy day or the static whirring of a slightly damaged cassette tape. The Garden is a place in which you have the flexibility to shape, but it also grows alongside you over time - and perhaps, can surprise you with a secret or two.

The Garden Path launches on Steam and Nintendo Switch on July 30! šŸ«›PeasšŸ«› wishlist here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638500/The_Garden_Path/

Until next time…
Louis, carrotcake

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Sweet Encounters: Meet Travellers in The Garden šŸµ

Welcome to the mysterious Garden. Armed with a tent, a few items in your bag, and endless curiosity, take your time getting to know the Garden and its visitors. And perhaps... you can also plant seeds of friendships? šŸ’š

The Garden Path is meant for short bursts of play at a time. And every new in-game day brings different travellers to the Garden. If you see a toad, a bear, and other friendly faces roaming around, be sure to say hi. Maybe you’d like to just listen to sarcastic, but endearing, banter from Tabbal the toad. Or perhaps you’d like to check out what wares these travellers have in their bags.

To obtain travellers’ items, you’ll need to trade items. Our game doesn’t have currency like money or gold, and bartering is the way-of-life within it. Every merchant will part with their stock for different goods, like fish, flowers, tea and yes - even bundles of weeds!

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Augustus




One of the first travellers you’ll encounter, Augustus is an Eurasian Brown Bear. He’s earnest and a bit timid, but wholeheartedly enthusiastic about scouting. And we swear by scout’s honor, he’s the most loveable big guy you’ll encounter in the Garden.


Tabbal




Ah, mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the grumpiest of them all? Tabbal, a Turkish Berber toad, brings spunk, impatience, and attitude. He sells mainly spices and botanicals, but occasionally also has rare trinkets in stock.

Caoihme




With her passion for fashion, Caoihme is the Garden’s resident fashionista. She’s an Atlantic puffin from Ireland. Approach Caoihme for antique furniture and to, of course, buy from her large collection of garments, hats, shoes, and more. She can also give gardeners haircuts!

Buttercup




Buttercup’s always equipped with her pickaxe and headlamp as a British Landrace Pig. She’s usually digging underground, but when she pops up, it’s because she’s lost her way and decided to take a break. If you catch Buttercup during her breaks, exchange different soils with her for fine brews.

Bunk




A traveller who knows everything about tea, Bunk is a Japanese macaque from northern Honshu. Her tea knowledge comes from working with a team of tea masters after being adopted as a pet by a tea-loving poet.

She’s on a journey to discover teas of all sorts. Chat with Bunk to experiment with flavors and discover new brews.

We’ll have more travellers to show players in the future, so stay tuned for more info! As always, we appreciate any and all wishlists!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1638500/The_Garden_Path/

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Art Stream: Pride Celebration, Plus... a Surprise šŸ‘€

Dear gardeners,

Our next art stream is in celebration of Pride! šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ

Come hang out with Louis and Kat as they chat and draw. We'll also have a special little surprise during the stream.

See you on Tuesday, June 25 at 10 AM EDT / 3 PM GMT / 4 PM CET.

Join us here or on Twitch!

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Progress Update: Gardening for two šŸ«‚

Dear gardeners,

Invite a dear friend over to garden together in The Garden Path! The local co-op feature has just been added to the beta. Chop wood, admire the flora and fauna, and maybe even just wander alongside each other. Asides from that, we're happy to announce that folks can also play the game in Japanese, Spanish and French in this beta update as well!



If you are a Kickstarter backer that chose Steam as your preferred edition, you should have received a Steam code for access to the beta. If you are not a Kickstarter backer, the other way to play the beta is to purchase it on itchio! Players who purchase the beta will also get the full version of the game when it releases on July 30.




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