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The occult puzzle game.
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries. WELCOME TO UNDERMERE Welcome to Undermere, a quaint town surrounded by hag-infested forests and rugged mountains. You are the Horticulturist, owner of local plant store Strange Horticulture. As a cast of colorful customers come by your shop, you are quickly thrust into an occult mystery stretching back hundreds of years. EXPLORE THE LANDS BEYOND Explore the lands beyond your store to find new plants, but be careful! The dark woods and lakes are not always friendly to a simple herbalist. You might discover powers beyond your wildest dreams - or lose your mind completely. Use context clues to determine which places to visit, and which to avoid! AN EVER-GROWING COLLECTION Using your trusty encyclopedia and clues found on your explorations, you learn more about the strange plants you come across. By identifying each plant, you will be able to use their effects to influence the story -- from hypnotic hallucinogens to powerful poisons. REDESIGN FOR MOBILE The game has been reworked to offer the best experience possible on your mobile device and tablet. Enjoy your interactions with the world of Undermere in the greatest settings.
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Text is extremely small even after zoom in. This game is not for a smartphone. Very disappointed 😞
- Senor Alchambra · v1.1.665
Game is by no comforting and stimulating. I love the multi language support. I only wish the text could be made much larger
- Peace and Love to All Games · v1.0.17
The best ₱100.00 I ever spent. I'm enjoying it so much! Watched your game in Gabs Smolders YT channel and I really liked it. Please continue making these kind of games. Thank you ❤️❤️
- Dani Feliciano · v1.1.665
Played on PC and came to buy the app to support the devs. I'd do the same with the sequel. thanks for the lovely game!
- SR · v1.1.665
fun but too hard and it's no fun when you have to look all the answers up online
- autumn hausman · v1.1.665
Perfect cozy game with occult vibes for plant and puzzle lovers
- Angelina Khoo · v1.1.665
loving this but the puzzles are slightly tricky for me
- Linda Peddie (Liin Pea) · v1.1.665
just finished playing and it took me a good year and a half of game play off and on which I like
- Jeanette Hewabandu · v1.1.665
Really great game. I love the PC version! But this isn't optimized well for mobile. Very small text and jerky touch controls make it a pain. I recommend playing it on PC if you can. If not, the mobile version is still a great experience despite some control issues and I recommend it l.
- Caleb Rush
Fun and relaxing!
- Melissa Rixon · v1.1.665
On day 4. So far a great game for those who like mysteries, identifying plants and fungi that can be easily mixed up with minimal context, and clue based exploration. It feels like the creators put a lot of love into this one.
- Zenn Carnicello · v1.1.665
Beautiful attention to detail!
- Aoibheann E · v1.1.665
Amazing fun game.worth the purchase
- Swati Panda · v1.1.665
This is such a nice and reallyyy engaging game. I love Hellebore. The little details are amazing, and I especially love the graphics of the book lol. I enjoyed identifying the needed plants, and it really is such an interesting plot seen from the eyes of a horticulturist.
- godyedamist · v1.1.665
Been looking forward to playing this but didn't have a gaming pc anymore. it's fantastic. Don't rush, recheck your findings and collect all the plants!
- Victoria Robinson · v1.1.665
i love this game. i love the art style, the creepiness, and having to use clues to identify plants.
- Staffmonster · v1.0.17
Bizarrely boring concept for a "game"
- Myles Drysdale
very fun and good puzzle game
- Fox Fox · v1.1.665
relaxing game working in a plant shop
- Linzi Hill · v1.1.665
As someone who loves plants, creepy stories and games with a slowpaced, engaging storyline, this game has hit all the spots!!! I love the artisitic style, the background music, the characters. My only wish is that I had a tablet vs. playing on my phone. Still playable on a phone but would be amazing on a bigger screen.
- Andrea Kowal · v1.1.665
Last update over a year ago. I wrote a whole review and accidentally hit the X in the corner. Could be 5-star experience. Excellent graphics and characters, but game failed to deliver plants 🪴 or documents so frequently I literally couldn’t finish the story because I was missing so many crucial items that I couldn’t proceed. Will email developers. If you’re still running iOS 15, maybe it will work for you. I’m running 26.1 and it won’t.
- Filigranova · v1.0.14
Very captivating and fun game! Was pleasantly surprised by the depth and challenges in the game but very rewarding. Highly recommend!
- Glen Meagher · v1.1.665
such fun, love the intrigue and art
- Safa Saifudeen
The UI is a bit clunky when zoomed which can be frustrating, but everything else is great.
- Gemma Johnson · v1.1.665
Great so far. It genuinely captures my attention rather than just giving me a mindless way to droll time away.
- Jaime Loren · v1.1.665
Great game
- Sonya Felicia · v1.1.665
very potion-crafty but with added spooky drama in the unfolding secrets of the town! very fun :)
- Minou Yuille · v1.1.665
playing this as a mobile game is challenging. more surface area would help. but it is a really cool game. I like to puzzle out the clues. update: I discovered there are some settings you can change to improve things. I prefer the swipe instead of arrows to scroll thru the plants. Thanks!
- shannon smith · v1.1.665
loving this game so far, I can't stay off of it in my free time. Really cozy and chill
- Jessica Ogden · v1.1.665
wish I could buy people this game as a gift on playstore.
- Benjamin Downing · v1.1.665
Engaging and intriguing game. Object and text are too small though. Best played on a large tablet.
- Brian Christopher · v1.1.665
would love to play this game if it didn't crash every couple of minutes reversing all the progress I did that day. I've been trying to do the five plant puzzle and it's crashed four times so its made me start over four times. i do love the game and the art though.
- Lydia Grant · v1.1.665
Love this game
- Corey Van Rensburg · v1.1.665
good fun game
- Steph Reid · v1.1.665
Cosy visual novel detective type game, some hints and descriptions are too vague though.
- Pete Vitale · v1.1.665
amazinggg
- katelynn gordon · v1.1.665
A brilliant, original, beautiful game! Loved it.
- Veneda Goodwin · v1.1.665
it's fun and interesting, i wish there is the 2nd installment, with voiceover, animation, better rack to display the plants, more story and mysteries, plant encyclopedia with colors, and a journal where i can write notes.
- Mae Auditore · v1.1.665
it's a cool, entrancing little treasure hunt
- Michelle P · v1.1.665
I was looking for a game that didn’t have too much stress, but was also interesting plot wise so that it could keep my mind engaged. This game is the perfect mix of that. Highly recommend if you’re looking for something to destress with after a long day.
- 💜Alli💜 · v1.0.17
NICE game with cozy feeling 🌟🪴
- Vicky Parab
What a great game! Engaging, relaxing music, and an adorable void!
- Gabriela Durini · v1.1.665
This game has been delightful. I wish a few things were different but I know it would have taken extra work to create the different storylines and outcomes. I wish you could give anyone anything like a real horticulturist, and deal with the fallout good and bad. I wish you could give Ambrella instead of the Elixir of the Damned to Alden Gregory day 15, or turn customers away altogether. Wonderful game!
- Fae Donegan · v1.1.665
I really enjoyed this game. it was a good mix of easy and hard. I definitely didn't get bored of it at all. It had a good story line with good puzzles :) The only sad part was at the very end when I still had 11 plants to identify. I would have loved it if it ended with 11 customers needing the plants. A free play shop mode would be fun too! like maybe you earn money and can buy recipes or something. Or even a spin off game where you're a proper shop keeper
- Jellybean · v1.1.665
beautiful and fun
- Heidi Cautrell · v1.1.665
fun and very interesting and mysterious there so much to this game than selling flowers I was going to buy it for my switch until I saw it free for mobile
- Alisha Thomson (Lish) · v1.1.665
I love this game so much. I have only just finished day 3 but I feel as though I am going to enjoy it more each day I play.
- Clea Davis · v1.1.665
unique game play with nice story and design. I enjoyed every bit of this game.
- Phương Anh Nguyễn
Engaging and relaxing. I love games that tell a great story, keep you wanting to play and don't involve purchases or alliances to finish. Oh and there is actually a finish. I loved every second of it. I am hoping there will be more like this to come.
- Bevan Ransco
The game is fun to play, with lots of puzzles to solve. I haven't noticed any bugs, and there are no ads or extra things to buy.
- LittleRedScars · v1.0.17
Tears
- krissy krissy
great game.
- Elizabeth Thomas · v1.1.665
one of the best games I have played in a long time. Great story and game play I haven't been able to put it down.
- Andrew Ferdowsian · v1.1.665
Very engaging and enjoyable. It took a while to get into it but I played the last 3/4 in 2 binge sessions :)
- Christine Allan · v1.1.665
A fun logic game
- Jacqui Barber · v1.1.665
Awesome!
- Maggie Allman · v1.1.665
awesome💕thoroughly engaging..have had to use hints sometimes as the map is a bit confusing..should have more of these kind of games. lovely flowers and interesting gameplay👍🏻
- Ja /Ja · v1.1.665
I wish I could rate this game higher, but it becomes increasingly unplayable after the halfway point. I tried to play it a while ago on an old phone and rated it higher because I thought my phone was partially to blame. After trying to play it again on a new phone and having the same experience I am now convinced it's the game. The game itself is enjoyable, the mobile version is not optimized and frankly that is unacceptable.
- Dani Bollenbacher
Amazing game but it's REALLY not optimized for mobile. It's janky and crashed my phone several times, plus it consumes HUGE amount of battery. Edit: Actually, forget it. It crashed THREE TIMES just in the past 30 mins, the game is unplayable at this point, even tho I loved it so much that alone has soured my experience tremendously. Paying for jank is a huge frustration. It will remain 1 star until the devs care to optimize it for mobile.
- this or that · v1.1.665
This game is complex and engaging as you move through the story of a horticulturist thrust into a strange plot. The mechanics are familiar but presented in a unique way. There are no microtransactions. Plus, there are multiple endings. It does have a drawback: the graphics. Text is tiny and plants are detailed; zooming isn't enough. Be careful of eye strain. Also, it's right-oriented only, but that's minor. It's a fantastic game!
- Caraiya · v1.1.665
overall it was interesting. i just expected a longer story, maybe some sidestories. the main story was kind of simple
- Lia Kon · v1.1.665
great vibes and mood
- Yervant
Great clues. Very intuitive and enjoyable.
- Emma Pearson · v1.1.665
The mood is perfect and feels like the game should come with a real life black cat. And a secret garden
- Ambi Guous · v1.1.665
the text of this game capitalizes scientific epithets in plant names. I know it's just a game, but it's hard to have fun with such a huge botanical error breaking immersion.
- D G · v1.1.665
whimsical and cute. soothing music and gameplay
- Reagan McCracken · v1.1.665
An absolute gem! The cozy atmosphere, clever puzzles, and beautiful artwork make every moment a joy. A wonderfully unique game that's both relaxing and captivating. ❤️
- S. E · v1.1.665
requires a lot of switching back and forth between the clues and book because you can't name a plant until a customer asks for it. The small print also requires a lot of zooming and scrolling on a phone so it starts to feel repetitive and frustrating. Great premise, but needs work. 3.5 stars
- Amy Wenzl · v1.1.665
Really unique game. Truly enjoyed it.
- Patti B · v1.1.665
Very nice. I got it on Steam and liked it, but since I can't take a desktop computer with me, I thought I would get the mobile version.
- Elena Flores · v1.1.665
Works as well as can hoped for on mobile. Is still the fun game I remeber. Over all great.
- Andrew cassell · v1.1.665
Strangely intriguing game. A little bit puzzle, a little bit mystery, a little bit seek n find. Slow paced and relaxing.
- Lee Diogeneia (True) · v1.1.665
Great, chill and relaxing game. I find myself falling asleep while playing because of the background music. Its a huge help to have no timer, play at your own pace!
- Juno Fortis · v1.1.665
clever, difficult, and relaxing ✨
- Cameron Holley-Fowlkes · v1.1.665
it would be better if the gameplay was smoother and zooming in and out not as much of a hassle but it is interesting
- Martine Lelievre · v1.1.665
love it
- Rachelle Anne Galela · v1.1.665
I'm hooked
- O A · v1.1.665
Excellent game! It's a delightful botanical puzzle adventure, enjoyable to play and beautiful art style too. Thank you!
- Bex Rowley · v1.1.665
Puzzle game, providing folks with plants described by a strange book and exploring the map for new plants. It requires attention to detail, but it's interesting and very relaxing so far. Lots of text, so not a great "second screen" game. I'm enjoying the gameplay, and curious about the plot
- Ethel Evans · v1.1.665
fantastic chilling puzzle game
- Xander Honest
lot of fun
- Kady Wisdoman · v1.1.665
excellent game, very fun with good difficulty progression. honestly i recommend a whiteboard or notepad for solving some of the later clues, but its extremely worth the 5 dollars, I have only gotten one ending so far and am back in it again seeking to change that decision, and also to read anything i missed the first time
- Anna Crownover · v1.1.665
Great Puzzle game with a cat to pet.
- Cassandra G.G. · v1.1.665
fun game, incredible story! absolutely love it
- Suzie Massey · v1.1.665
A beautiful occult shopkeeping game with an eerie atmosphere, deduction and pattern-recognition puzzles, and a terrific storyline with many choices! This is one of my favourite games. The devs made another game in the same universe called Strange Horticulture, if you like this I would recommend checking that out too!
- Tharini Suresh
loving the journey so far. Update: Beautiful game. Genuinely enjoyed learning all the data and the story along the way! I loved my experience ♥️
- Leonard Stone · v1.1.665
I was excited when o saw this game cause I liked the esthetic amd liked the idea pf learning about new plants. no tutorials, no guide of any sort just throws you in the game with no idea where to start and the one hint it did give isnt really helpful and after completing the action doesnt progress the game anyways.
- Katheryne Ammerman
im on day 5 and I had to ask reddit for help twice but the storyline was worth it
- Nikki Prible · v1.1.665
Great game!! Love the story and puzzles.
- Sandra Curnutt · v1.1.665
FIRST OF ALL— WOW! What a ride. i played the game for 2 days. o_o this actually stimulated my brain just enough. it's not frustrating when you can't find the right block in the map, it's not frustrating when you can't guess the right plants either. i enjoyed it even when I make a few mistakes. LOVE THE CAT. love the petting. And the lore??? noice. I appreciate the dialogues as well, you really have to read them. it's not too long and boring either. so.. 5 stars and more to this game! 👌🏼
- Liko Cha · v1.1.665
A nice cozy, dark puzzle game. A little hard to read on mobile but zooming in and using the magnifying glass helps and I was able to read everything in the game. A lot of reading, map scanning and plant identification (obviously).
- Katie “KaPow!” · v1.1.665
cute, but no straight forward instructions or guidance
- Bethanee Lynn · v1.1.665
Very good atmosphere but clues can be pretty ambiguous and the target you get in the grave the harder it is to play it you have ADHD or other issues with memory. The game relies *heavily* on you just knowing or remembering things and provides virtually no other way to index knowledge.
- Miriam Malice · v1.1.665
I played this on the switch but I must have prefer it on my tablet. it's a great puzzle game.
- Candi C · v1.1.665
One of my favorite games. Definitely worth the price <3
- Katherine Northrup · v1.1.665
Absolutely perfect
- Angelin Mercy · v1.1.665
Really interesting game. Not like anything I have played before. I am enjoying it.
- Emma Simpson · v1.1.665
Fun, a good amount of lore, honestly a great game for people who like story-based puzzle games
- Dyorvik · v1.1.665
awesome puzzle game, great atmosphere, amazing for the price especially, a great buy.
- Stephanie Valis · v1.1.665
There is nothing like it! From the background music, to the story with multiple endings, and of course Hellbore, this is hands down my favorite puzzle game. You need to be able to read and pick up on context clues. I have beaten this game some many times on steam at this point its an addiction and now I have it on my phone 😂 hoping they bring Strange Antiquities to the phone as well!
- MKK · v1.1.665
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