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RRP $29.99
It has won numerous awards:
* IFG2018 - Excellence in visual art finalist
* Indie arena gamescom 2018 - Top 5 games
* Big festival 2018 - best art finalist
* BIC2017 - Grand prix finalist
* BIC2017 - Excellende in art finalist
* Game on weekend 2016 - Best of gow winner
* Rocketbeans gamescom2018 - Most innovative
* Freeplay2018 - Excellence visual art finalist
* Play by play - Game from across the ditch finalist
* BIG2017 - Excellence in design winner
* Pax rising 2017 - indie showcase winner
* IGF China - 2015 main competition finalist
* Featured in numerous festivals including; Indie MEGABOOTH (PAX East, West), IndieArena, IGF, IGF China, Out of Index, ACMI, PAX AUS Showcase, Unity Showcase and BIC Fest
Description:
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: the memories they’ve built, what must be let go, and what should never be left behind.
Lost in a mysterious realm where cause and effect are malleable, the friends find that time flows in all directions. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and reach the apex of each isle. Follow the duo as they unpack and explore their significant moments spent together, lighting up constellations and illuminating threads of a bittersweet narrative.
Feedback:
"A miniature meditative masterwork."
- The Guardian
“…that first ‘wow’ experience comes in its opening few minutes, and more keep coming thick and fast as you realise just how clever the time-bending nature of its puzzles really is.”
- NintendoLife
"…full of creative touches and small magical moments."
- GameSpot
"The difficulty of the game was absolutely perfect for me."
- IndieHangover
"A very unique game I absolutely adored. 9.5/10"
- Gaming Boulevard
"A magical journey that’s well worth your time"
- Polygon
Features:
* Vibrant, storybook-inspired art style
* Dreamy tale of adventure, friendship and growing-up
* Gorgeous single player experience with a meaningful story
* Bespoke ingenious puzzles require the manipulation of time to solve
* More than twenty mysterious and surreal garden islands to explore
* Accessible design; simple controls, and no text, speech, time pressure or complex UI
* Playtime: Roughly 2 ~ 4 hours depending on puzzle solving confidence
* Relaxing, ambient soundtrack by feature-artist Tim Shiel
I enjoyed this. One of the few games I've ever finished. It's easy and relaxing, but still uses a little brain. Good length, I think if it'd gone much longer it would have gotten a bit boring.