Skip to main content

Strange Horticulture

Strange Horticulture Game Cover
92%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability
92% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Platforms

TabletAndroidPhoneMobile Platform
Buy NowGet on Play Store
Strange Horticulture Game Cover

About Strange Horticulture

Strange Horticulture is a single player puzzle game. It received very positive reviews from players.

The occult puzzle game.

Genres & Tags
Play Modes
Strange Horticulture screenshot
Strange Horticulture screenshot
Strange Horticulture screenshot
Strange Horticulture screenshot
Strange Horticulture screenshot
Strange Horticulture screenshot
Skip Games Like Strange Horticulture

Games Like Strange Horticulture

Looking for games like Strange Horticulture? Here are top puzzle recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Strange Antiquities, The Room: Old Sins or The Room.

Strange Antiquities Image
90%2.4kreviews

Strange Antiquities

2025Casual Role Playing
Nintendo SwitchXbox Series X|SPC+5
Games like Strange Antiquities
The Room: Old Sins ImageThe Room: Old Sins ImageThe Room: Old Sins Image
95%10kreviews

The Room: Old Sins

2018Casual Puzzle
PCTabletAndroid+4
Games like The Room: Old Sins
The Room Image
79%25kreviews

The Room

2014Casual Puzzle
Nintendo SwitchPCTablet+7
Games like The Room
The Room Two Image
94%10kreviews

The Room Two

2016Casual Puzzle
Nintendo SwitchPCTablet+6
Games like The Room Two
Escape Game Collection ImageEscape Game Collection ImageEscape Game Collection Image
94%700reviews

Escape Game Collection

2019Casual Puzzle
TabletAndroidPhone+3
Games like Escape Game Collection
Lost Lands 1 ImageLost Lands 1 ImageLost Lands 1 Image
85%1kreviews

Lost Lands 1

2015Casual Puzzle
TabletAndroidPhone+3
Games like Lost Lands 1
Agent A: A puzzle in disguise Image
87%9.4kreviews

Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

2019Casual Action Adventure
Nintendo SwitchAndroidPlaystation 5+13
Games like Agent A: A puzzle in disguise
Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery Image
91%10kreviews

Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery

2021Casual Puzzle
PCTabletAndroid+6
Games like Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery
The Room Three Image
97%10kreviews

The Room Three

2018Casual Puzzle
PCTabletAndroid+6
Games like The Room Three
A Little To The Left Image
84%12.9kreviews

A Little To The Left

2022Casual Simulation
Nintendo SwitchAndroidPlaystation 5+14
Games like A Little To The Left
More games like Strange Horticulture
Skip User Reviews

Reviews

92%Audience ScoreBased on 466 reviews
story57 positive mentions
grinding4 negative mentions
  • Engaging and unique puzzle gameplay combining plant identification, map exploration, and intriguing story with multiple endings.
  • Beautiful art style, atmospheric music, and relaxing eerie vibe that enhances immersion and enjoyment.
  • Thoughtful design with challenging but fair puzzles that reward close reading, deduction, and attention to detail.
  • UI and controls are not well optimized for mobile devices, making text small and hard to read, and navigation fiddly especially on smaller screens.
  • The game is relatively short with limited replayability beyond obtaining alternate endings; many players desire more content or a sandbox mode.
  • Frequent crashes and performance issues on some mobile devices negatively impact the experience.

  • story

    86 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    66% positive mentions, 31% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions

    The game's story is widely praised for its engaging, intriguing, and atmospheric narrative, featuring multiple endings and choice-driven outcomes that keep players invested. While the main storyline is generally considered well-paced and enjoyable, some players wish for more side quests, longer content, or additional storylines to extend the experience. Overall, the story's blend of mystery, puzzle-solving, and unique themes creates a cozy yet eerie ambiance that complements the gameplay.

    • “A beautiful occult shopkeeping game with an eerie atmosphere, deduction and pattern-recognition puzzles, and a terrific storyline with many choices!”
    • “Strange horticulture is a masterclass in environmental storytelling.”
    • “The story--and multiple endings--was told very well over time, which also helped keep me invested even though it's a relatively simple game.”
    • “I really, really wish there were more mysteries and storylines to go through besides just the one.”
    • “Or maybe make the story way longer so it can be more worth the $6.”
    • “I just expected a longer story, maybe some sidestories.”

  • graphics

    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    64% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely praised for their beautiful, detailed, and charming art style that enhances the game's atmosphere and storytelling. While the visuals are mostly delightful and contribute to immersion, some users note minor issues like small text size and a desire for more dynamic travel visuals. Overall, the artwork significantly enriches the game's engaging and calming aesthetic.

    • “Beautiful, detailed graphics and pleasant sound design.”
    • “The art style is beautiful and all the puzzles are unique in their own way, which prevents it from feeling repetitive.”
    • “Genuinely beautiful artwork and interesting story lines.”
    • “It does have a drawback: the graphics.”
    • “I just wish the placements and visuals flowed a little better.”
    • “If I had any suggestion to make it better, it would be the "travel" portion (there could be visuals attached to it to make it feel as though you actually visited & it could mark it off on the map/save it in a log).”

  • gameplay

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    64% positive mentions, 22% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its unique, engaging mechanics and rewarding puzzle elements, complemented by a lovely atmosphere and intriguing storyline. While generally enjoyable and relaxing, some users find the interface and controls occasionally clunky or fiddly, suggesting room for smoother, more optimized gameplay. Overall, the gameplay offers a fresh, satisfying experience with a strong focus on thoughtful interaction and variety.

    • “The mechanics are tactile and rewarding.”
    • “The gameplay is fun, once you get into it, and the variety of plants that you need to familiarize yourself with is expansive.”
    • “Very enjoyable gameplay, calm relaxing sound effects, love the logic and brain engagement.”
    • “Either way, I just wish it was more engaging than just a couple days' worth of gameplay.”
    • “Some of the mechanics are a bit fiddly as well.”
    • “Clunky mechanics and UI.”

  • atmosphere

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    85% positive mentions, 15% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is widely praised for its rich, eerie, and immersive atmosphere, blending occult and fantasy elements with a unique, story-driven setting. Players enjoy the relaxing yet intriguing vibe enhanced by thoughtful writing and music, although some find certain clues challenging, especially for those with memory difficulties. Overall, it offers a charming and atmospheric puzzle experience that many find fun and engaging.

    • “A beautiful occult shopkeeping game with an eerie atmosphere, deduction and pattern-recognition puzzles, and a terrific storyline with many choices!”
    • “I like the dark atmosphere and the unique setting makes it feel a bit like Papers Please, but with an Edwardian twist.”
    • “Awesome puzzle game, great atmosphere, amazing for the price especially, a great buy.”

  • music

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 42% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The music is widely praised for its soothing, immersive, and relaxing qualities that enhance the game's atmosphere and storytelling. Users recommend playing with sound on to fully experience the cute yet spooky ambiance, which contributes significantly to the game's unique and calming vibe. Minor technical issues with music playback were noted but did not detract from the overall enjoyment.

    • “The music and art style are so spot on and cute/spooky; I recommend playing with sound on to fully immerse yourself in the experience.”
    • “It's incredibly creative, the music is immersive yet relaxing, and the puzzles are so unique!”
    • “From the background music, to the story with multiple endings, and of course Hellbore, this is hands down my favorite puzzle game.”
    • “Unfortunately, on my phone the ambient music stops at times, though it didn't make me want to stop playing.”
    • “I find myself falling asleep while playing because of the background music.”
    • “Calm sounds and music.”

  • optimization

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    38% positive mentions, 24% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The game is generally well-optimized overall, but the mobile version suffers from poor optimization, with an interface that is not well adapted for smaller touchscreen screens. Users find the mobile UI cumbersome and acknowledge it detracts from the gameplay experience.

    • “I didn't have many issues and the game seems optimized.”
    • “Not very optimized for a mobile screen but it works.”
    • “Interface is passable but could be optimized for phones to make gameplay quicker.”
    • “The phone version is very much just vaguely made into a touchscreen game with no optimization for the much smaller screen.”
    • “The mobile version is not optimized and frankly that is unacceptable.”
    • “Amazing game but it's really not optimized for mobile.”

  • replayability

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The game's replayability is mixed, with some players appreciating multiple endings and challenging puzzles that encourage repeated play, while others find the puzzles repetitive and the experience mostly suited for a single playthrough. Overall, it offers a decent amount of replay value through alternate endings and achievements despite limited variability.

    • “Gets the brain-juices flowing for sure, and the replayability is great!”
    • “Lovely game, a good few hours of main storyline and replay value in getting the alternate endings and achievements.”
    • “Despite having multiple endings, the replay value is low; puzzles stay the same and the identity of plants is not randomized.”
    • “There is little replayability, but it is mostly just a one-time playthrough with a good, short storyline.”
    • “Why I've given it 4 stars is both for the length of the game and the replayability.”

  • grinding

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users find the grinding aspect tedious and somewhat frustrating due to repetitive tasks like navigating maps and sorting through numerous items, which can detract from the overall experience despite enjoyable graphics and story.

    • “However, it periodically crashes on my phone, and while most of my progress is saved, it's still extremely tedious and a little frustrating.”
    • “Searching and navigating the map is tedious.”
    • “Pretty graphics and fun story, but getting the different endings seemed too grindy.”

  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's stability is mixed, with no crashes or glitches reported on some platforms, but the mobile version experiences frequent freezes and a buggy, frustrating user interface that hinders gameplay.

    • “With that said, even the mobile version could be improved - the user interface is very buggy and annoying.”
    • “I can only get 30 seconds of play and it freezes.”

  • monetization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a straightforward monetization approach with no microtransactions or ads, providing a relaxed and uninterrupted experience.

    • “There are no microtransactions.”
    • “Chill with no ads”
Skip Game Offers

Buy Strange Horticulture

Skip FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Strange Horticulture is a puzzle game.

Strange Horticulture is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

Strange Horticulture was developed by Plug in Digital.

Strange Horticulture has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Strange Horticulture for its story but disliked it for its optimization.

Strange Horticulture is a single player game.

Similar games include Strange Antiquities, The Room: Old Sins, The Room, The Room Two, Escape Game Collection and others.