Overgrown

About

Overgrown is a fast paced resource management game in which you have to keep a multitude of houseplants alive. Move and water your plants to keep them healthy while avoiding obstacles such as cats and swarms of bugs! Keep your plants in these overgrown houses happy and healthy!

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

73%

Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews

gameplay3 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

The game has a cool concept centered around growing and managing plants, which can be engaging and fun once you get the hang of it.
It features a pleasant art style, nice environment, and fitting music that enhance the overall experience.
As a free-to-play game, it offers solid gameplay mechanics and introduces new challenges as you progress through the levels.

The game suffers from bugs and unclear level goals, making it frustrating to interact with objects and adjust controls.
Visuals are poor, and the control scheme is incoherent, leading to a clunky gameplay experience.
Some players find the game boring and feel that it lacks polish compared to more developed simulation games.

gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
50%
The gameplay is engaging and enjoyable, featuring a solid management system that introduces new mechanics progressively across twelve levels. While some aspects could use more polish, the increasing complexity and pace as players advance keep the experience fun and challenging.
- “An interesting little management game that can be really fun if you end up getting into its gameplay mechanics.”
- “The game looks great; the gameplay experience could be a little more polished in some aspects, but it actually feels solid and fun. The way the game keeps introducing new gameplay mechanics level by level is quite enjoyable.”
- “As you progress through the levels, twelve in total, you'll encounter new mechanics that will add more complexity and require a faster reaction time as more challenges arise to keep your plants alive.”
- “As you progress through the levels, twelve in total, you'll encounter new mechanics that will add more complexity and require a faster reaction time, as more challenges will keep you from keeping your plants alive.”
- “The gameplay is solid, but the required pace increases as you advance through the levels.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
50%
The graphics are a mixed bag, featuring a pleasant art style and well-designed environments, but marred by poor visual quality and a confusing control scheme that detracts from the overall experience.
- “It has a beautiful environment and level design, a pleasant art style, and fitting music.”
- “The graphics are stunning, with vibrant colors and intricate details that bring the world to life.”
- “The art direction is exceptional, creating a visually immersive experience that captivates players.”
- “The visuals are poor, and the interaction with different objects is a confused mess as you need to switch between the E, F, and mouse buttons. The control scheme here is amazingly incoherent for such a simple game.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including bugs that affect control adjustments and unclear level goals, leading to inconsistent interactions with objects. Overall, players report a frustrating experience due to these technical shortcomings.
- “Not a great game - quite buggy. I tried to adjust the controls, and it accepted some but not others. Level goals are unclear, and interactions with objects work... or not.”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable. I lost progress multiple times due to these stability issues.”
- “I experienced constant lag and frame drops, which severely impacted my gameplay experience. Stability is a major concern.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
300%
The optimization aspect of the game is rated between 1 to 3 stars based on player performance in each level, with achievements tied to stage completion, indicating a structured approach to rewarding player efficiency and skill.
- “You are rated from 1 to 3 stars based on your performance on each level, and there are achievements connected to each stage.”
- “The optimization mechanics really encourage you to refine your strategies and improve your skills.”
- “I love how the game rewards you for optimizing your approach to each challenge, making every playthrough feel unique.”
- “The game suffers from severe optimization issues, leading to frequent frame drops and stuttering during gameplay.”
- “I found the loading times to be excessively long, which really detracts from the overall experience.”
- “Despite having a decent PC, I struggled to maintain a stable frame rate, making it frustrating to play.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is well-received, complementing the pleasant art style and enhancing the immersive environment and level design.
- “It has a nice environment and level design, a pleasant art style, and fitting music.”