Games like GardenBuddies (Game Jam Edition)

"Garden Buddies" is a charming, local multiplayer game where players compete in different mini-games set in a vibrant garden. The goal is to collect the most points by growing plants, catching bugs, and avoiding various garden hazards. With its simple controls and family-friendly theme, it's a fun and engaging party game for all ages.

"SummerHouse" is a single-player strategy game boasting wonderful gameplay, spectacular graphics, and an exceptional soundtrack. Players craft a neighborhood of cozy homes in various settings with no goals or challenges, creating a dense and highly emotional atmosphere. This small-scale building game is perfect for those seeking relaxation and creativity.

"Rainy Attic Room" is a narrative-driven game where you communicate with a depressed friend in a constantly rainy world. The game encourages players to listen to their friend's story, decorate rooms, and clean to build a bond. It features a unique atmosphere with heart and water themes, and comes with cautions such as not to follow unrealistic or strange content, and to avoid changing the phone's time.

Discover, grow and name your own species of trees. Watch as the seed transforms from a sapling to a majestic tree. Water the tree with your mindfulness, habits and insights. Grow and discover yourself with the help of a stray dog called Samsara.

"Playne is a single-player, open-world game that focuses on improving mental well-being through meditation. With every meditation session, the game's world grows and transforms, providing a delightful and wholesome atmosphere. The game has received rave reviews for its exceptional music, marvelous visuals, and innovative use of gaming conventions to encourage meditation. It has a 96% positive rating on Steam and has been praised for helping players feel calmer and less stressed."

Amaru: The Self-Care Pet is a single-player simulation game that invites players to nurture mindful self-care habits through a charming virtual pet. Featuring a masterful story, engaging gameplay, ingenious graphics, and a delightful soundtrack, the game offers a highly emotional and immersive experience focused on personal well-being.

MakeRoom is a charming single-player simulation game where you design cozy spaces using over 1,100 objects and custom furniture tools. With masterful graphics, an amazing soundtrack, and gentle design requests, it offers both guided and freeform building experiences. Despite being very grinding, it delivers good gameplay and a highly emotional sandbox journey.

Uncover a long forgotten garden, and help it grow anew to attract vegetable inhabitants and curious animal travelers.

You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!

"Land of Screens" is a Point-and-Click Adventure game that follows Holland, a social media-weary individual, seeking real-world relationships. The game satirically explores the modern world's internet culture with challenging scenarios such as attending parties with strangers or joining unfamiliar concert plans. Players must help Holland ditch her virtual life by engaging in face-to-face interactions and forming bonds with new friends, children, and even animals to the tune of synthy chiptune jams.